Prover name: Dr. P.C. Mazumder of Calcutta
Guiding symptoms:
- Acalypha indica is an infalliable remedy for haemorrages especially haemoptysis in our Materia medica.
- A drug having a marked action on the alimentary canal and respiratory organs.
- It is indicated in incipient phthisis, with bard, racking cough, bloody expectoration, arterial haemorrhage, but no febrile disturbance.
- Very weak in the morning, gains strength during day.
- Progressive emaciation.
- Morning aggravation.
Particularis:
Respiratory symptoms:
- Acalypha indica is employed in the beginning of phthisis associated with hard, dry and severe cough followed by bloody expectoration.
- Expectoration of pure bright red and not profuse blood comes on in morning and dark clotted in afternoon.
- Cough most violent at night.
- There is dullness of chest percussion and severe pain in chest with progressive emaciation.
- Constant and severe pain in chest.
- Night sweet and evening rise of temperature.
- Pulse soft and compressible.
- Burning in pharynx, esophagus, and stomach.
- It is indicated in incipient phthisis with hard, racking cough, bloody expectoration, arterial hemorrhage but no febrile disturbance
- Worse in morning and at night.
Gastrointestinal symptom:
- Burning in intestines.
- Sensation of weight in stomach.
- Spluttering diarrhoea with forcible expulsion of noisy flatus, bearing down
- Pains and tenesmus.
- Rumbling distention, and griping pain in abdomen.
- Rectal haemorrhage; worse in morning.
Skin of Acalypha:
- Jaundice.
- Itching and circumscribed furuncle-like swellings.
Modalities:
- Worse; in morning.
Relationship:
- Compare: Millefol; Phosphor; Acetic acid; Kali nit.
Dose:
- Third to sixth potency.
