Jatropha curcas
Remedy of cholera-like diarrhea with vomiting. Simultaneous vomiting and purging. Cholera morbus. Gushing watery diarrhea. Cramps. Cold sweat. Collapse. Gurgling in intestines.
Source
Prepared from the seeds of Jatropha curcas (Euphorbiaceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Cholera morbus — simultaneous vomiting and purging. Gushing watery diarrhea. Cramps in extremities. Cold sweat. Collapse. Gurgling in intestines before stool. Rice-water stool. Burning in stomach.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious, prostrated. Fearful.
General Symptoms
Cholera-like. Worse from eating, drinking. Better from rest, warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Stomach
Violent vomiting. Burning. Nausea.
Rectum
Gushing watery diarrhea. Rice-water stool. Gurgling before.
Extremities
Cramps. Cold sweat. Collapse.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, warmth
Worse From
Eating, drinking
Constitutional Type
Acute cholera states.
Clinical Indications
Cholera morbus, simultaneous vomiting and diarrhea, cramps, collapse
Comparative Materia Medica
Veratrum album has cholera with cold sweat on forehead. Camphor has icy collapse. Cuprum has violent cramps.
Safety Information
Camphor.
Jatropha seeds are highly toxic — contain curcin (a lectin) causing severe GI irritation, violent purging, liver/kidney damage. Used for biodiesel. Use ONLY potentised forms.
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