Acalypha indica
by Constantine Hering — The Guiding Symptoms of our 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Historical reference for practitioners and students.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. Euphorbiaceæ.
A weed common in the East Indies, like nettle. Proved and applied by Tonnere, of Calcutta, and Payne, of Bath. Holcombe's cure.
MIND [1]
Gloomy and despairing, but very unwilling to die. θ Hæmoptysis.
Leucorrhœa, sometimes thick, sometimes watery. θ Consumptive patient.
COUGH [27]
Cough, with bloody expectoration. θ Tuberculosis.
Violent dry cough, followed by bloody expectoration.
Hæmoptysis.
Hæmoptysis : expectorates pure blood in morning, dark lumps (clotted) in evening. Cough most violent at night. θ Tubercular deposits in apex of lung.
INNER CHEST AND LUNGS [28]
Dulness in chest on percussion. θ Hæmoptysis.
Constant and severe pain in chest. θ Hæmoptysis.
HEART, PULSE AND CIRCULATION [29]
Pulse small and depressed.
Pulse from 100 to 120. θ Hæmoptysis.
TIME [38]
Night : cough most violent.
Morning : expectorates pure blood.
Evening : expectorates dark clotted blood.
FEVER [40]
Slow fever.
TISSUES [44]
Progressive emaciation. θ Hæmoptysis.
RELATIONS [48]
Collaterally related to all Euphorbiaceæ ; especially to Mercurialis annua and Mancin .