Acalypha Indica Homeopathy – Acalypha Indica Uses

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Haemoptysis of bright red blood in the morning; dark and clotted in the afternoon and evening

Source: Vegetable kingdom

Synonyms: Indian nettle

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Prover: Dr Tinnere

Diathesis: Haemorrhagic

Introduction and History: There is great controversy about the first prover of this medicine. According to Dr. N.M. Chowdhary, ‘This remedy was first proved by Dr P.C. Mazumdar of Kolkata, ‘ where as Dr S.C. Ghosh, in his ‘Drugs of Hindoosthan says that, ‘ Dr C.F. Tonnere, a French homeopath made a proving of Acalypha indica and called our attention to this plant as a valuable remedy’. It is an infallible remedy for haemorrhages, especially haemoptysis.

Habit and Habitat: India.

Preparation and Parts Used: Tincture is prepared from the fresh plant.

Constitution and Physiognomy: It is suited to tubercular constitutions. Haemorrhagic diathesis.

Seat of Action (Pharmacodynamics): Alimentary canal, respiratory organs, skin, stomach and intestines.

Physio-pathological Changes (Pathology)

  1. It acts on the alimentary canal producing spluttering diarrhoea and noisy flatus.
  2. It acts on the respiratory organs producing haemoptysis, bronchitis.

Characteristic Physical Guiding Symptoms

Keynote: There is dry, hard, racking cough followed by haemoptysis, worse in the morning and at night.

Generalities: Patient feels very weak in the morning, gains strength during the day, has progressive emaciation.

  1. Respiratory: Constant and severe pain in the chest; also burning in the pharynx, oesophagus and stomach.
  2. Discharge: Blood is bright red and not profuse in the morning; dark and clotted in the afternoon.
  3. Diarrhoea: Spluttering diarrhoea with forcible expulsion of noisy flatus, bearing down pains and tenesmus.
  4. Rectum: There is rectal haemorrhage, aggravated in the morning.
  5. Skin: Appears jaundiced; also itching and circumscribed furuncle-like swellings
  6. Pulse: Pulse is soft and compressible.

Important Characteristic Features

Respiratory complaints: It is a very useful remedy for respiratory complaints. There is a dry, hard, racking cough followed by haemoptysis, worse in the morning and at night. Constant and severe pain in the chest; also burning in pharynx, oesophagus and stomach. Discharge of haemoptysis is bright red and not profuse in the morning; dark and clotted in the afternoon.

Acalypha Indica General Modalities

Aggravation: In the morning and at night.

Amelioration: In open air.

Dosage: Dr T.F. Allen recommends 10 drops of tincture in severe cough.

Therapeutic Value: Cough, Diarrhoea, Flatulence, Haemoptysis, Haemorrhage, Incipient phthisis, Jaundice.

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