Ipecacunha

 Ipeca

• Source : Vegetable kingdom 
• Common name : Ipecac root
• Family : Rubiaceae
• Prover : Dr. Hahnemann 
• Miasm : Psora 
• Temperament : Irritable 
• Diathesis : Haemorrhagic 
• Thermal : chilly 

Pathogenesis 

• Ipeca PROVOKES AND CURES VOMITING. 
• Its chief action is on Pneumogastric Nerve. 
• As the name suggests, it acts on both pneumo - related to lungs and gastric - related to stomach.
• It produces spasmodic irritation in both the parts. 
• First it affects of respiratory system and causes asthma or related complain later on it affects on the GIT and causes nausea and vomiting. 
• Where it can cause constant and persistent nausea with or without vomiting. 
• Sometimes bright red haemorrhage from natural orifices can also be seen due to spasms. 

Respiratory system 

• Ipeca is indicated where the chest is loaded with mucus. 
• Which leads to rapid wheezing sound and rattling sound (ant.t.).
• All these symptoms are as similar as pneumonia.
• It leads to suffocating cough. 
• Resulting in whooping cough, breathlessness, paleness or blueness etc. 
• Something bright red haemorrhage may occur due to spasms. 

G. I. T. 

• Thirstlessness is well marked (aeth., puls., gels., ars. in chronic stage, apis except chill stage). 
• Clean / slightly coated tongue. 
• Thirstlessness is well marked but there is profuse saliva in oral cavity. 
• Stomach : it is useful in diseases which commence with continuous nausea and vomiting.
• Stool : green as grass, with white mucus, bloody, fermented, foamy like frothy molases. 
• Cutting pain across the abdomen from left to right.