Euphorbia ipecacuanhae
Plant · Euphorbiaceae
Clarke
Euphorbia Ipecacuanhae suits patients who suffer from intense, prolonged vomiting with accompanying vertigo and prostration. The remedy is indicated in gastritis where the emetic action is stronger than that of Ipecacuanha.
Key symptoms
- Active and long-continued vomiting with sense of heat
- Vertigo accompanying vomiting episodes
- Indistinct vision during vomiting attacks
- Prostration following emetic episodes
- Gastritis with intense and prolonged vomiting
John Henry Clarke
A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1900
Ipecacuan Spurge. N. O. Euphorbiaceæ. Powdered root.
Clinical
Gastritis. Vomiting.
Characteristics
E. ipecac. is a more active emetic than Ipecacuanha.
11. Stomach
Active and long-continued vomiting with a sense of heat, vertigo, indistinct vision, and prostration.
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