Indigo tinctoria
Remedy of epilepsy and worm convulsions. Epilepsy with aura — undulating sensation from legs upward. Worm convulsions. Gloomy, depressed. Sciatica. Used for epilepsy in sensitive, sad individuals.
Source
Prepared from indigo dye extracted from Indigofera tinctoria (Fabaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Epilepsy — aura of undulating, wave-like sensation rising from legs to head. Worm convulsions. Depression — gloomy, sad, weeping. Sciatica. Hair falls out. Epilepsy in sad, sensitive individuals.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Gloomy, depressed, weeping. Sad. Sensitive.
General Symptoms
Nervous system. Worse from emotions, worms. Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Epilepsy — aura undulating from legs upward. Convulsions. Vertigo.
Abdomen
Worm convulsions. Colic from worms.
Extremities
Sciatica. Undulating sensations.
Modalities
Better From
Rest
Worse From
Emotions, worms, evening
Constitutional Type
Sad, sensitive epileptics.
Clinical Indications
Epilepsy (undulating aura), worm convulsions, depression, sciatica
Comparative Materia Medica
Artemisia vulgaris has epilepsy without aura. Bufo has epilepsy with genital aura. Cina has worm convulsions with irritability.
Safety Information
Nux vomica.
Indigo dye is of low toxicity. Used as a textile dye for millennia. Safe in potentised forms.
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