Lobelia inflata
(Lobelia inflata · Indian tobacco)
A remedy of nausea and a tight chest. In the materia medica, Lobelia inflata is associated with extreme nausea and faintness at the pit of the stomach, often with a constricted, oppressed feeling in the chest.
Source
The flowering herb of Lobelia inflata, a North American wildflower
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Lob.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Extreme nausea and vomiting, with a weak, faint, indescribable feeling at the pit of the stomach
Profuse saliva and sweating with the nausea, sometimes with a good appetite
Tightness and a sense of weight in the chest, oddly better for walking fast
Classically linked to the aftermath of too much tea, tobacco or drink
Tends to feel better
Rapid walking (chest)
Warmth
Toward evening
Tends to feel worse
Tobacco and tobacco smoke
Slightest motion or exertion
Cold, especially cold washing
Afternoon until midnight
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Lobelia inflata)
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Tabacum
(Nicotiana tabacum)
Both have deathly nausea with pallor and sweat; Tabacum wants to be uncovered and is icy cold.
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Ipecacuanha
(Cephaelis ipecacuanha)
Ipecacuanha’s nausea persists with a clean tongue; Lobelia’s comes with faintness and weakness at the stomach.
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Antimonium tartaricum
(Antimonium tartaricum)
Both oppressed in the chest; Antimonium tartaricum has a loud rattle of mucus, Lobelia a tight, constricted feeling.
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From the classic texts
“Languor, relaxation of muscles, nausea, vomiting and dyspepsia are the general indications that point to the use of this remedy, in asthma and gastric affections.”
“Faintness, weakness and an indescribable feeling at epigastrium, from excessive use of tea or tobacco.”
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