Ign, Ignatia Amara

Core theme

• Excitability / Irritability + Internal conflict = Hysteria

Mind

Irritability

• Her quickness affects you too and you feel that should be careful not to upset her.
• With increased irritability, the patient does not want to be visited.
• Illusion: I have no hope of solving my problem anymore. Because there is a conflict that cannot be solved. You cannot satisfy him with any argument.
• She is Oversensitive to all external stimuli (Sensory and emotionally)
• Sense of smell is sensitive and sharp
• Sensitive to pain (Cham) (Ign ₳ Nux-v)

Internal Contradictions

• Ign is the Queen of these contradictions.
• The patient's own modalities are also conflicting. Her modalities are strange and sometimes abnormal.
• You can usually find the starting point of the pathology

Hysteria

• Ign is the Queen of Hysteria
• Uncontrollable hysteria plus psychosomatic symptoms
• Changing continuously
  • A lot of change in the soul and body
  • Even she changes the subject while talking.
  • Fluctuating character, unstable mood, sudden mood changes (Coff, Croc, Nux-m)

Clinic

• Ign rarely gives Agg so don't be afraid of high potency. 10M or 50M in acute attacks
• Main symptoms are :
• Hysteric symptoms such as Resistant cough , Insomnia , Anorexia nevrosa , Globus hystericus, Nervous headaches
• Grief complications
• Other entities: Bell's palsy , Uveitis , Proctitis, Rectal prolapse

Resistant cough

• Her cough doesn't respond to any remedy
• You do not find any convincing reason for it, means that you are faced with a psychosomatic disorder.
• Agg the more he coughs: More a person coughs, the desire to cough and irritation in the airways increases accordingly.
• In psychology Cough means resistance or protest and this is the core hidden theme of Ign.
• Dry, hacking, and spasmodic cough
• Constant cough and there is severe irritation in the larynx and trachea
• Sensation of dust in the throat – pit.
• Intense and violent cough can make a person sweat excessively and feel exhausted.
• Warm drinks tend to worsen the cough.

Insomnia

• Wakes up with bad sleep and may not sleep again.
• Sleeplessness due to depression, grief, worries, care, sadness, and anxious thoughts.
• Light / Restless sleep, Tosses and frequently changes position in bed
• Sleepwalking (Somnambulism)
• Children who wake up from sleep, crying and trembling.
• Disturbed sleep by a nightmare

Anorexia nevrosa

• They have no appetite. They deny their desire for certain things and foods.
• She did not cope by herself.

Throat

• Eating solid stuff relieves throat pain.
• A constrictive sensation in the middle of the throat is a chief accompanying symptom.
• Tonsillitis, white spots on tonsils, ulcers on tonsils, as well as follicular tonsillitis.
• Sore throat with sharp pain. Pain may extend to the ear.

Globus hystericus

• Feeling of Lump/ Tightness/ Mass/ Spasm/ Suffocation
• As a sign of suppressed sadness, but he cannot or does not want to relieve himself by crying.
• Sighing involuntarily (Lach) with a feeling of weakness and fainting, empty stomach that does not improve with eating (Hydr, Sep)
• Effects of humiliation, shame (Staph)
• He likes to swallow to get some relief from his pain and problem.
• Ign is important at the level of the perception and not at the level of the mind/ Cognition
• She is unable to swallow

Nervous headaches:

• They put nails in the head (Coff, Nux-v, Thuj) (Ign ₳ Nux-v)
• Pain gets better with pressure (This is a good example of Paradoxical space of Ign)
• Feeling of mass and plug in Ign is general.

• Headaches following anger
• Congestive pressing or tearing Headaches
• Headaches that arise from the abuse of smoking, inhaling or smelling tobacco, alcohol, and coffee.
• Periodical headaches (weekly, fortnightly or monthly)
• Headaches amel by warmth, rest, or while eating.

Grief

• Grief has different stages: (1) Denial (2) Self-blame (3) Blaming others (4) Depression (5) acceptance
• If the patient is stopped in any theses stages, you should start the treatment.
• Ign could be used blindly in any grief but remember that unlike Allopathy, here we should not give such blind remedies.
• Grief does not necessarily require Ign, and we should also think of other remedies with the understanding of the space. Nat-m, Caust, Aur, Hyos, Op, Clac-sil. (Ign ₳ Nat-m)
• Therefore you as a homeopath should consider the sense of patient in order to prescribe the appropriate remedy. This is the definition of Subjectivity, the main difference of Homeopathy and Conventional medicine. You may give an acute Grief remedy (such as Ign) to a mother who has lost her son 20 years ago, because her wound is still fresh. Or give a chronic Grief remedy (Such as Nat-m) to a girl for her disappointed love that is occurred yesterday but she is crying for herself because she is reviewing the story of her misery.

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Bell's palsy

• Ign covers neuralgic and stinging pains well.

Uveitis

• Blurred vision, redness of the eyes, pain in the eyes, flickering of the visual field and sensitivity to light

Rubrics

• MIND - INSANITY - menses - copious, with sep
• MIND - EMOTIONS - respiration; with complaints of: Acon, arg-n, ars, CHAM, coff, IGN, NUX-V

Ignatia is commonly known by the name St. Ignatius. It is a plant that belongs to the family Loganiaceae. The seeds of the plant are used to extract the homeopathic medicine. This plant is native to the East Indies, China, and the Philippine Islands. It is one of the best natural antidepressants and has no side effects.

As a remedy, it is primarily used for emotional disturbances, depression, effects of grief, and mental shock (as from loss of near and dear ones).     

Clinical Indications

Depression, grief, sadness, weeping spells, fright effects, mood swings, worries /stress, mental shocks, mood swings, insomnia, headache, cough, premenstrual syndrome, postpartum depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, tonsillitis, a sensation of having a lump in the throat, twitchings, tremors, amenorrhea, piles, convulsions, worms.

Scope as a Homeopathic Remedy

1. Conditions of the Mind

This medicine carries a wide scope to treat many complaints related to the mind. It works very well to treat depression and runs no risk of causing dependency. The chief action of this remedy revolves around mental symptoms and ‘loss.‘ It works very well in cases of depression along with sadness caused by a recent event. The person needing this medicine shows a desire for loneliness and may have weeping spells.

Often called the ‘Natural Prozac,’ its effectiveness in treating depression associated with suppressed grief has been proven through clinical practice. The medicine is known to help remove subconscious imprints of grief from the mind. Its use for treatment is indicated in cases of clinical depression where grief is more apparent than rage.

It is symptoms like these that point towards the effectiveness with which this remedy can be used to treat depression. There are no violent fits of rage or overly reactive behavior involved; it works best for people who are unable to express themselves and turn their grief inwards. Overthinkers and emotionally sensitive people who brood silently on their own are the ones who need this medicine. A ‘paradoxical mental state’ is often indicative of this medicine, where the affected person displays rapid mood swings – moving from happiness to melancholy in a short span of time. The emotional disposition of the affected person is of primary importance.

On the surface, the person may seem normal; in fact, it is not uncommon for people with depression to carry on with their daily routines and responsibilities with no signs of a problem. But this disorder works under the veneer of everyday living and manifests in the form of low energy levels, lack of interest in hobbies and things that used to be pleasurable, persistent mood swings, unexplained weight loss or weight gain, changed sleeping patterns and a general feeling of unhappiness. Behavioral changes due to depression are also common – the person may not feel like going out, be unable to complete work and handle responsibilities, withdraw from friends and family, rely on sedatives or alcohol and lack the motivation to pursue pleasurable activities.

Apart from depression, it also helps in cases of

Twitching / Jerking

• Twitches, spasms, tremors, and convulsions.
• Trembling and jerking in the limbs is present.
• Twitching: Face, lips, eyelids is prominent.
• Convulsions from grief or fright in adults,
• Convulsions in children during dentition are treated well.
• Seizure: A cold and pale body, a fixed staring look, stiffness, backward bending, clenched thumbs, and distorted facial muscles.
• Seizure, twitch, chorea and constriction
• Twitching / Jerking of the left eyelid is very common, up to 90%
• Sleep jerking: Jumping up / Jerking in sleep (Zinc)
• Biting the lips or tongue while talking or chewing

GI tract

• Gastric ailments caused by worries, grief, and depression.
• IBS linked with depression and grief: Cramps in the abdomen, Empty sensation in stomach, Flatulent colic.

Colic

• Colic agg with coffee or sweets.
• The abdomen gets distended, causing difficulty in breathing.
• Feel as if the abdomen would burst.
• Nausea, vomiting of bile and mucus and constipation
• Constant, ineffectual urging to pass stool, and the anus tends to constrict.
• Constriction of the anus after passing stool arises.

Diarrhea

• Diarrhea that develops as a result of emotional stress like grief
• Painless diarrhea
• Alternating diarrhea and constipation

Hemorrhoids, Proctitis, Rectal prolapse

• Piles, especially in cases where the rectum prolapses from moderate straining at stool.
• Piles with sharp pain during a cough
• Prolapsed piles after every stool + Iching and stitching pain in the rectum
• Rectal pain agg by standing and walking, and amel from sitting.

• Stenosis, hemorrhoids, pain and burning, prolapse with excretion, Urging and tenesmus
• Prolapse with slight straining or bending or lifting a load (Nit-ac, Podo, Ruta)
• Hemorrhoid accompanied by upward stabbing pains (Nit-ac)
• Hemorrhoid pain remains for hours after defecation (Rat, Sul, Peon, Nit-ac)
• Travel constipation with many urging, mostly in the upper part of the stomach (Verb)

Worms

• Including threadworms and ascarides, cause itching in the anus, are also treated with it.

Female Ailments

• Menstrual irregularities that arise primarily from grief
• Suppressed periods or excessive menstrual bleeding resulting from grief.
• PMS: Irritability, mood swings
• Postpartum depression.
• Leucorrhea: Corrosive, and purulent
• Bearing down pains may be present with the leucorrhea.
• Dyspareunia or a sore pain in the vagina during intercourse is also treated with Ignatia.
• Miscarriage that arises from grief, or fright.

Keynote Indications

Depression with classic symptoms like sadness, sighing, sobbing, weeping, loneliness and brooding.

Ailments following sudden shocks like fears, disappointed love affections, and sudden bad news

Cares, worries, tensions, stress, frustrations of daily life activities

Grief struck individuals definitely need this medicine to recover from the effects of grief, like from the loss or death of someone dear.

Sudden mood swings from happiness to sadness, for example, laughter followed by weeping.

Sleeplessness from grief, sadness, and worrying excessively.

Amenorrhea, or the suppression of menses due to grief.

Headaches as a result of grief, or excessive Alcohol, coffee, and tobacco smoking.

Prolapsed piles with every stool needing manual replacement, sharp pain or itching rectum accompanies.