What is Ignatia?
Ignatia is used in homeopathy for nerve-related disorders and upsets as well as for complaints caused by emotional stress.
The nickname “means of contradictions” characterizes both the area of application and the typical Ignatius person: suppressed anger, repressed grief and disappointment trigger mental, psychological and physical exhaustion. Positive and negative sensations alternate in rapid succession, but cannot be shown and trigger contradictory symptoms. Thus, feeling cold increases thirst, nausea is relieved by eating, and grief is increased by comfort.
Leading symptoms
- Conflicting Symptoms
- Thirstlessness during fever
- Ailments from grief
- sigh
- Tobacco smoke intolerance
- Sore throat better from eating, worse from drinking or swallowing empty
- Purgatory vomiting in children
- Constipation with violent urging to stool
- Easily offended, easily hurt feelings
- aversion to consolation
- mood swings
- lump in the throat
- homesickness
Information about the agent
How do you recognize patients who need Ignatia?
Those affected have high expectations of themselves and those around them and react with insult and withdrawal if these are not met. You have an unstable soul and a quick mind; However, as individuals, they show an extremely contrasting physiogomy: while some appear slim, delicate and cultivated, the others have a coarse physique, tend to be overweight and are very hairy.
Modalities
Ignatia is indicated for all typical symptoms that are ameliorated or aggravated by the following modalities:
Improvement:
- meal
- change location
- lie on the painful side
- deep breathing
- warmth
- urination
Deterioration:
- alcohol
- in the morning
- aggravation
- excitement
- contact
- think about the complaints
- coffee
- cold
- grief
- nicotine
- mental stress
- Care for
What are typical uses for Ignatia?
- grief
- depressive moods
- migraine
- cramps
- upset stomach
- lump in the throat
- menstrual cramps
- sleep disorders
Areas of application in detail
Lose weight
Severe irritability / nervousness
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Appetite decreased
Aversion to food, with a lump in the throat, often from grief. Aversion to fruit and tobacco smoke.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Depressive moods
in silent grief from hurt feelings or lovesickness. One wants to hold back tears, which leads to sobs. The mood is changeable combined with hysterical reactions. Physically, there may be muscle twitching and spasms in the face, neck and chest.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Headache migraine
slow onset, nagging headache, as if skull would burst. Mostly in the temple and forehead area. Triggers are stress, worry and grief.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Grief / sadness
severe mood swings associated with hypersensitivity. Patient cannot get over a loss. Silent sorrow, homesickness, lovesickness. Patient sighs a lot.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Gastrointestinal complaints
sensitive stomach with stomach cramps. When you eat, you feel as if every bite gets stuck in your throat. Frequent flatulence and ineffectual urge to defecate. Patient suffers from mood swings, is irritable and tearful, everything upsets his stomach. Aggravated by emotional stress such as fear and/or grief.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Bad breath/taste, worse
Bad breath with a sour taste in the mouth and profuse salivation alternating with acid regurgitation.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Irritability, anger
Rapid excitability to the point of hysteria, triggered by grief or jealousy. Patient tends to blame himself, is easily hurt and offended.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Sleep disorders
very light sleep from fresh grief. Patient yawns frequently and sighs a lot.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Pregnancy/birth
Severe mood swings with tears. Fruit and the smell of cigarettes make you very nauseous.
Dosage: 3 times a day 3 globules in the potency D6
Application information
Presentation of Ignatia
Ignatia is offered in potencies 6X – 12X; Potencies up to and including 3D require a prescription due to the alkaloids strychnine and brucine.
Ignatia dosage
In the case of severe psychological symptoms or acute psychological trauma, up to twelve globules or twenty drops of Ignatia D12 are given every hour. As soon as improvement occurs, the dose is initially reduced to five globules or drops three times a day, then to three globules three times a day.
Lighter mood swings are counteracted with three times five globules D6 or D12.
Heartburn and cravings are treated with Ignatia D6. If necessary, take five globules. In the case of very severe symptoms, three globules can be given every hour until the symptoms improve.
Ignatia effect
Ignatia acts on the central nervous system, the mind, the muscles and the gastrointestinal tract.
Ignatia in pregnancy
Ignatia can be given for constant acid cravings and heartburn. Mainly, however, Ignatia is indicated for severe mood swings during pregnancy. It is suitable for nervous pregnant women prone to depression, anxiety and hysteria. There is an emotional state of shock when there is a risk of a miscarriage due to an unstable psyche.
Ignatia for the baby
Ignatia helps nervous, restless and skittish babies. They are hypersensitive to noise. During the day they startle at a loud noise and are difficult to calm down. At night, they startle themselves at the slightest sound and can hardly sleep again. The remedy helps babies who suffer from severe hiccups after drinking. Hiccups are particularly bad after lunch.
Ignatia babies experience a difficult teething period with vomiting, diarrhea and cramps.
The remedy is helpful for childhood dry coughs, which get worse the longer the baby coughs.
Ignatia may also be indicated when a child feels abandoned by their parents when a sibling is born. The children are subject to great mood swings and react hysterically. They cry loudly and cannot be comforted. They get very angry when corrected.
Ignatia for horse, dog and cat
Ignatia is a helpful remedy for animals when mental health issues are at the forefront. The loss of a caregiver or familiar surroundings can lead to Ignatia animals withdrawing completely and not being comforted.
The feeling of a lump in the throat also seems to be observed in the animals. The animals stretch their necks out and seem to constantly want to swallow something. If this behavior is observed, Ignatia can be helpful.
Side Effects of Ignatia
No side effects have been recorded, so that Ignatia can also be administered during pregnancy and breastfeeding if the symptoms are appropriate.
Expertise for homeopaths
Supplemental Funds
- Aurum metallicum
- sodium chlorate
- Phosphoric acid
- Pulsatilla
- sepia
Good next
- Arsenicum album
- belladonna
- Calcium carbonicum
- China officinalis
- cocculus
- Potassium phosphoricum
- Lycopodium
- Nux vomica
- Pulsatilla
- Rhus toxicodendron
- sepia
- Silicea
- sulfur
- zincum metallicum
Incompatible/hostile
- coffee
- tobacco
Antidotes
- Acidum aceticum
- Arnica
- belladonna
- camphora
- cocculus
- coffee
- Nux vomica
- Pulsatilla
Similar/Related remedies
- Cimicifuga
- Nux vomica
- sepia
Typical potencies: Ignatia is often used in the potencies 6X, 12X, 30C and 200C, more rarely in the 30X and 1000C potencies.
Prescription: To D3
fabric type: Poisonous Seeds
