Acalypha indica

by Timothy F. Allen — The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica

Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.

Acalypha Indica, Linn.

Nat. order , Euphorbiaceæ.

Preparation , Tincture from the plant.

Authority.

Dr. Tonnère, of Calcutta. (See Am. Hom. Rev., vol. 2, and A. H. Z., 61, 104, and 77, 31.)

Severe fit of dry cough, followed by spitting of blood (from 10 drops of the tincture).*

Acalypha indica across the other classic books

Acalypha indica appears in 6 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“Indian Nettle A drug having a marked action on the alimentary canal and respiratory organs. It is indicated in incipient phthisis, with hard, racking cough, bloody expectoration, arterial hæmorrhage, but no febrile disturbance. Very weak in the morning, gains strength during day. Progressive emaciation. All…”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Cupameni. Indian acalypha. (East Indies.) N. O. Euphorbiaceæ. Tincture of fresh plant. Cough / Diarrhœa / Flatulence / Hæmoptysis The chief employment of this Euphorbian has been in violent dry cough followed by bloody expectoration. Expectoration of pure blood in the morning, and dark clotted blood in the evening…”
Guernsey — The leading characteristics — a compact bridge from repertory result to remedy study.
“Often called for in hæmorrhage of the lungs. Chest.--Constant pain. Dulness on percussion. Cough, with bloody expectoration. Hæmoptysis. Emaciation.”
Hale — The introduction story — early pathogenetic and clinical evidence for medicines new to Hale's generation.
“(Indian Acalypha.) A plant found in the East Indies. Proved by Dr. Tonnere, of Calcutta. An indigenious species grows in the south, the A. Yirginiana, used by the people in asthma and croup. Botanical Description. — We have three American species, homely weeds, growing in fields and open places, found in flower in…”
Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Acalypha Indica Linn. Euphorbiaceæ. A weed common in the East Indies, like nettle. Proved and applied by Tonnere, of Calcutta, and Payne, of Bath. Holcombe's cure. Gloomy and despairing, but very unwilling to die. θ Hæmoptysis. Leucorrhœa, sometimes thick, sometimes watery. θ Consumptive patient. Cough, with bloody…”

Acalypha indica in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Acalypha indica in 10 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXPECTORATION (5), CHEST (2), COUGH (1), MIND (1), STOMACH (1).

CHEST - HAEMORRHAGE
EXPECTORATION - BLOODY,spitting of blood
EXPECTORATION - BLOODY,spitting of blood - morning
CHEST - HAEMORRHAGE - coagulated
EXPECTORATION - BLOODY,spitting of blood - bright-red
EXPECTORATION - BLOODY,spitting of blood - dark
EXPECTORATION - MORNING
STOMACH - APPETITE - increased (hunger in general)
MIND - SADNESS,mental depression
COUGH - DRY

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Acalypha indica across the other classic books

Acalypha indica appears in 6 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.

“Indian Nettle A drug having a marked action on the alimentary canal and respiratory organs. It is indicated in incipient phthisis, with hard, racking cough, bloody expectoration, arterial hæmorrhage, but no febrile disturbance. Very weak in the morning, gains strength during day. Progressive emaciation. All…”

Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.

“Cupameni. Indian acalypha. (East Indies.) N. O. Euphorbiaceæ. Tincture of fresh plant. Cough / Diarrhœa / Flatulence / Hæmoptysis The chief employment of this Euphorbian has been in violent dry cough followed by bloody expectoration. Expectoration of pure blood in the morning, and dark clotted blood in the evening…”

Guernsey — The leading characteristics — a compact bridge from repertory result to remedy study.

“Often called for in hæmorrhage of the lungs. Chest.--Constant pain. Dulness on percussion. Cough, with bloody expectoration. Hæmoptysis. Emaciation.”

Hale — The introduction story — early pathogenetic and clinical evidence for medicines new to Hale's generation.

“(Indian Acalypha.) A plant found in the East Indies. Proved by Dr. Tonnere, of Calcutta. An indigenious species grows in the south, the A. Yirginiana, used by the people in asthma and croup. Botanical Description. — We have three American species, homely weeds, growing in fields and open places, found in flower in…”

Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.

“Acalypha Indica Linn. Euphorbiaceæ. A weed common in the East Indies, like nettle. Proved and applied by Tonnere, of Calcutta, and Payne, of Bath. Holcombe's cure. Gloomy and despairing, but very unwilling to die. θ Hæmoptysis. Leucorrhœa, sometimes thick, sometimes watery. θ Consumptive patient. Cough, with bloody…”