SBL Ignatia Amara(Dilution)

Tincture and trituration of the seeds is used for medicinal preparation.

Common Name: St. Ignatius Bean, Faba indica

Causes & Symptoms for SBL Ignatia Amara

• Ignatia is especially suited to sensitive, delicate women and children.
• Twitching or spasms, or convulsions from exciting or depressing emotions, fright indicates Ignatia.
• especially if caused by fright or grief on the mental side, or teething or worms.
• Anyone suffering from suppressed, deep grief, with long drawn sighs, much sobbing, Ignatia works well.
• Ignatia has a good action over motor and sensory nerves, Twitching of muscles of face and lips.
• Uncontrollable laughter alternating with outbursts of tears.
• Hiccough worse by eating, or smoking, or emotional disturbances

Mind and Head

Ignatia is suitable to changeable, moody disposition, easily frightened, Anger, followed by quiet grief and sorrow.

The least contradiction excites rage and passion, with redness of face.

Painful sensation of expansion in the head, as if the cranium were going to burst, Head better lying on painful side.

Headaches are aggravated by coffee, smoking, the abuse of snuff, inhaling tobacco smoke, alcohol.

Headaches terminate with a profuse flow of urine.

Pressive headache, especially above the root of the nose, and often accompanied by inclination to vomit, worse or better by stooping

Eyes, ear, nose

Redness of the eyes, Convulsive movements of the eyes, and of the eyelids is relieved with Ignatia.

Swelling in the upper lid, with enlargement of the (bluish) veins, the eyelid is turned upward.

Swelling of the parotids, with shooting pain, Itching in the ears.

Nostrils excoriated and ulcerated, with swelling of the nose, stoppage of one nostril, dry coryza, with dull headache.

Mouth and throat

Pain and suffering in the throat, Convulsive starting and distortion of the muscles of the face

Sore throat; stitches when not swallowing; better, eating something solid. 

The longer the cough lasts the more the irritation to cough increases. 

Pains in the sub maxillary glands,  Ulceration of one of the corners of the mouth is relieved with Ignatia.

Inflammation, swelling, and induration of the tonsils, with small ulcers.

Stomach and abdomen

All gone, weak, empty sensation in stomach not better by eating.

Periodical attacks of cramp in the stomach, which disturb sleep at night, and are worse by pressure on the part affected.

Heaviness and pressure in the pit of the stomach is relieved with Ignatia.

Shooting sensation of burning and pressure, or swelling and hardness in the region of the spleen.

Periodical cramp-like pains in the abdomen is relieved with Ignatia.

Sensation of weakness and trembling in the abdomen.

Stool and Anus

Piles, prolapses, soreness and pain after stool, pains shooting up into abdomen.

Shooting pains up the rectum; constricting pain at anus worsened after stool, better whilst sitting is relieved with Ignatia.

Hard evacuations, with frequent ineffectual efforts.  Itching and tingling in the anus.