BAPTISIA TINCTORIA

BAPTISIA TINCTORIA

BAPTISIA TINCTORIA (Wild Indigo).

Wild Indigo. Is a plant which grows in woods and hills of USA. It belongs to the Natural Order of Leguminoscae.

It is a specific remedy for the following conditions:

Typhoid Fever: rapid prostration; fetid exhalations and discharge; breath; stool, urine, perspiration, ulcers. With spoor or stupor, falls asleep while being spoken to or in the midst of his answer. Cannot go to sleep because she cannot get herself together head and body feel scattered about in the bed; tosses about to get the pieces together. In whatever position the patient lies, the parts rested upon feel sore and bruised; decubitus in typhoid.

Influenza :  rapid prostration; great soreness of body; the parts rested upon feel sore and bruised.

Diarrhea of children, especially when very offensive.

Dysentery of old people: stool offensive.

Sore throat: can swallow liquids only; least solid food gags. Gangrenous sore throat and mouth. Cancrum oris. Sore mouth of children and mother. Putrid sore throat.

Painless sore throat; tonsils, soft palate and parotids dark red, swollen.

Diphtheria: rapid development; great prostration; soreness of body; can swallow liquids only; offensive discharges.

Paralysis of deglutition: from diphtheria, scarlet fever or typhoid fever.

Appendicitis: great soreness in the right iliac fossa; so sore and tender, no bigger than a fist.

Involuntary urine and stool in acute infectious diseases.

Trembling of tongue and trembling of hands in acute infectious fevers.

Brain fag: aversion to mental exertion and want of power to think.