Ignatia (HMT)

Ignatia is an excellent treatment for depression. Women who have the

constitution of Ignatia are very sensitive in nature. Although

extremely pleasant and affable, they are very frail and tender. They

in various diseases and physical ailments. It is not surprising that

circumstances, the patient should be treated with Ignatia.

One obvious symptom of Ignatia is that the patient cannot drink

delicately tuned, coffee amplifies her symptoms. It becomes

extremely difficult for the patient to take even one or two sips of

openly. Instead, she torments herself in solitude or becomes

extremely sallow. Staphysagria patients also tend to keep their anger

suppressed. When the condition becomes out of control, this results in

physical ailments. Similar is the case in Ignatia. If an Ignatia patient

is taunted or laughed at in a social gathering, she will quietly tolerate

suppressed emotions.

one very strongly , resulting in far reaching bad effects on the health

of the person. Ignatia can be very useful to avert this from happening.

In my experience, I have found Ignatia to be very useful in the

long lasting ill effects. However, if the ill effects have already been

well established, then Ignatia is of no use. Under these circumstances,

Ambra Grisea, Silicea and Natrum Mur will prove to be more

effective.

Sometimes the woman quivers or may shudder when nervous. This

This unconsciousness is not a sign of epilepsy but a sign of their

nervous weakness. This unconsci ousness, superficially resembling

epilepsy, is merely an indication of her being high-st rung and is a

unconscious amidst a thick crowd. A very strange symptom of Ignatia

is that a patient reacts overjoyed wh en she was expected to be angry,

and behaves angrily when in fact she was expected to be happy on

swollen, she does not feel any discomfort. In short, Ignatia will be the

essential part of the treatment of a woman expressing conflicting

retching before it. It is amazing about Ignatia that if the patient

and indigestible. A light soft di et will however, aggravate the

Ignatia is going to be effective in a given situation, it is so

immediately.

condition. As soon as a few pellets are placed in the mouth, the

words, Ignatia is full of surprises regarding its action as well as its

ailments.

The Ignatia patient is often in despair and depressed . She does not

want to see or meet anybody. She loses her memory , develops

patient is not treated with Ignatia in time, she may become completely

insane. Once, she becomes insane, Ignatia is useless. Instead, Natrum

Aurum, Hyoscyamus, Lachesis, etc., the Ignatia patient believes that

she is guilty of having committed gr ievous sins that are absolutely

unforgivable.

provides her comfort.

The neuralgic pain over the face is also susceptible to treatment with

sour. The patient may suddenly b ecome thirsty or lose thirst

unexpectedly.

One should never argue with an Igna tia patient. The patient will

respond to a positive argument with irrelevant talk, and will keep on

prolonging the conversation unnecessar ily. It is best to leave her

alone.

Ignatia patients do not sleep soundly. As soon as they retire to sleep,

dispel their sleep. Such a wo man may often stop menstruating

go into spasm, while the feet and ankles hurt.

Adjuvants: Natrum Mur, Silicea

mental anguish and restlessness. In this situation, a single dose of

Ignatia will relieve her anger and save her from the ill effects of her

reaction to grief and sorrow. In hot countries, often women may fall

ailments. For instance, if her joints have become stiff, red hot and

In a patient of Ignatia, swallowing relieves the throat discomfort .

Local pressure relieves the pain. The patient tends to sleep on the

happens to feel nauseated, he feels relieved on eating something hard

aggravates the problem, which in turn makes the cough linger on for a

Mur works better.

The body of the Ignatia patient is always cold, yet she desires to drink

cold water. The patient is disinter ested in taking regular food. Rest

The Ignatia ailments become worse in the morning and in the open,

while they subside on eating, resting or changing sides.

become easily stricken with grief, which affects their mind, resulting

women who have the nature of Ignatia become mentally ill due to

grief. Sometimes, such a patient becomes hysterical. Under these

coffee. Since the patient’s mind is already very sensitive and

coffee. When mentally agitated, th e patient cannot e xpress her anger

mental anguish and restlessness. In this situation, a single dose of

In Ignatia, the patient feels the grief of the death of a child or a dear

treatment of recent grief or bereavement , as well as to prevent its

may lead to convulsions followed by unconsciousness like hysteria.

reaction to grief and sorrow. In hot countries, often women may fall

forms of response to mental and physical stresses.

hysteria and has a suspicious mind. She firmly believes that

something dreadful is going to happen to her. She remains fearful of

either the muscles start to violently contract or the grief and worries

altogether or the periods become tardy, due to grief and mental shock.

it. But when she returns home, she will develop severe headache,

In Ignatia, the patient feels the grief of the death of a child or a dear

hearing good news. Similarly surp rising is her reaction to physical

painful side. The headache feels as if a nail has been driven into the

head. Pressing the painful side over the pillow also reduces the pain.

producing a noise like snoring. Ignatia works wonderfully well in this

spasmodic constriction of the thro at disappears at once. In other

something dreadful is going to happen to her. She remains fearful of

the death of her relatives or may even have such visions. If such a

In an Ignatia patient, all sorts of co mplaints related to vision may be

present. Spots appear before the eyes . Irregular lines wave in front

of the eyes. The eyesight becomes weak and the eyes begin to hurt.

it. But when she returns home, she will develop severe headache,

In Ignatia, the patient feels the grief of the death of a child or a dear

hearing good news. Similarly surp rising is her reaction to physical

painful side. The headache feels as if a nail has been driven into the

head. Pressing the painful side over the pillow also reduces the pain.

producing a noise like snoring. Ignatia works wonderfully well in this

spasmodic constriction of the thro at disappears at once. In other

something dreadful is going to happen to her. She remains fearful of

the death of her relatives or may even have such visions. If such a

In an Ignatia patient, all sorts of co mplaints related to vision may be

present. Spots appear before the eyes . Irregular lines wave in front

of the eyes. The eyesight becomes weak and the eyes begin to hurt.

In a patient of Ignatia, swallowing relieves the throat discomfort .

condition. The cough resulting from the irritation of the throat further

aggravates the problem, which in turn makes the cough linger on for a

long time. If during the cough, the patient is given a dose of Ignatia, it

will stop the cough surprisingly fast. It is my experience that if

An Ignatia patient may sometimes develop constriction of the throat,

In Ignatia, like Cocculus, the patient vomits but there is no nausea or

happens to feel nauseated, he feels relieved on eating something hard

The patient feels painful cramps in the abdomen. The hands and feet

Ignatia is an excellent treatment for depression. Women who have the

women who have the nature of Ignatia become mentally ill due to

reaction to grief and sorrow. In hot countries, often women may fall

altogether or the periods become tardy, due to grief and mental shock.

ailments. For instance, if her joints have become stiff, red hot and

Ignatia. The facial muscles twitch. The taste of the mouth becomes

either the muscles start to violently contract or the grief and worries