Ignatia Amara

Mind, Sadness and sighing with sobs and tears and will not be comforted, wants to be alone. Silent grief

Mind, Amiable disposition if feeling well; every little emotion disturbs them

Mind, Incredible changes of mood; jesting and laughter changing to sadness and tears

Head, Throbbing pain in the occiput, worse from pressing at stool, smoking or the smell of smoke

Head, Headache as if a nail were driven out through the side; relieved by lying on it

Head, Headache agg. when smoking tobacco or taking pinch of snuff, or from being where another is smoking

Face, Sweats on the face while eating

Mouth and Throat, In talking or chewing they bite themselves in the cheek or tongue

Mouth and Throat, Sore throat; stitching or sticking pains only between the acts of deglutition; better swallowing solids

Stomach, Weak, empty, gone feeling at pit of stomach, not amel. by eating; involuntary sighing; must take a long breath

Stomach, Thirst with the chill

Stomach, Extreme aversion to tobacco smoke

Stomach, Feeling of flabbiness in stomach; stomach and intestines seem to hang down relaxed

Anus and Stool, Prolapse of the rectum from moderate exertion at stool

Anus and Stool, Course stitches from anus deep up into the rectum

Anus and Stool, Contractive sore pain in the rectum as from blind piles, lasting two hours after a stool

Anus and Stool, Sore pain in anus without reference to stool

Urinary Organs, Frequent and abundant discharge of watery urine (hysterical women)

Female Sexual Organs, Pruritus vulva with itching extending up into vagina (Swope)

Respiratory Organs, Frequent sighing or desire to take a deep breath

Respiratory Organs, Every time he stands still during a walk he coughs

Respiratory Organs, Cough does not decrease the irritation, the longer he coughs the more the irritation to cough increases

Respiratory Organs, Gets sleepy after every coughing spell

Extremities, Convulsive jerkings of arms and legs, or single jerks of limbs on falling asleep

Extremities, Single convulsive jerks of arms or legs, especially on falling asleep

Chill, Fever and Sweat, Shaking chill with redness of the face

Chill, Fever and Sweat, Chill relieved by warm room or hot stove; weak empty feeling at pit of stomach not decreased by eating; sighing

Generalities, Spasmodic affections of children consequent on being put to sleep soon after punishment

Generalities, Single jerks of limbs on falling asleep

Generalities, Ailments from suppressed grief

Generalities, Chorea following fright, grief, punishment and other mental shock, sometimes convulsions

Generalities, The remedy of great contradictions (paradoxicalities), roaring in ears amel. by music, piles amel. when walking, sore throat feels amel. when swallowing, empty feeling in stomach not amel. by eating, cough agg. more he coughs, cough standing still, amel. walking, spasmodic laughter from grief, thirst during chill, none during fever, color changes in the face, etc.

Generalities, Twitching and jerking of single muscles

Causes and Modalities, Change of position amel. the pains

Causes and Modalities, Ailments from mortification, bad news, grief or suppressed mental suffering

Causes and Modalities, Agg. between the acts of deglutition

Constitution and Temperament, Especially suitable to nervous hysterical females, of a mild but easily excited nature; also, nervous children