Strychnos ignatii
St. Ignatius Bean
Key Characteristics
Effects of grief, disappointment, suppressed emotions; sighing; globus hystericus; paradoxical symptoms; spasms, twitching; worse from consolation.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
C
Potency Scale
C
Acute Dosing
30C every few hours for acute grief, disappointment, or emotional shock with sighing and globus; 200C in profound grief.
Chronic Dosing
30C weekly to monthly for chronic effects of grief or suppressed emotion; ascend potency for deep, long-standing grief states.
Notes
Paradoxical symptoms and worse from consolation are characteristic; the patient often sighs frequently.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C every 2-3 hours for acute grief, disappointment, or hysterical symptoms with sighing; reduce as emotional state stabilises.
Chronic
200C weekly for chronic grief, brooding, or paradoxical symptoms; 1M under supervision.
Notes
The grief remedy — sighing, sobbing, paradoxical symptoms (e.g. swallowing large things easily, small with difficulty), sensation of a lump in the throat. Worse from grief, coffee, tobacco; better from eating.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Nervous
Materia Medica
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Effects of grief, disappointed love; silent grief, brooding; sighing; hysterical; changeable moods; rapid alternation; sensitive; worse from consolation; paradoxical; desire for solitude; tearful; silent; brooding; suppressed emotions; spasms from grief.
Headache, as if nail driven in; one-sided; worse grief; better warmth; congestive; heavy; vertigo; headache from worry; pressing; better lying.
Eyes weak; photophobia; lachrymation; styes; worse grief; better warmth; convulsions with staring; twitching of lids; dim sight; eyes red.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Strychnos ignatii.
- Complementary
- Follows well
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- Inimical
- Antidote
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