Acalypha indica
Remedy of hemoptysis — coughing up bright red blood in the morning, dark clotted blood in the evening. Incipient tuberculosis with hemorrhage. Dry hacking cough followed by hemoptysis. Progressive emaciation.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Acalypha indica (Euphorbiaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Hemoptysis — bright red blood in morning, dark clotted blood in evening. The alternating character of blood is the hallmark. Dry hacking cough followed by hemorrhage. Incipient tuberculosis. Progressive emaciation with chest symptoms. Chest spluttering. Blood from lungs.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Anxious about hemorrhage. Dull.
General Symptoms
Respiratory hemorrhage. Worse morning (bright), evening (dark). Better from rest.
Physical Symptoms
Respiratory
Hemoptysis — bright red in morning, dark clotted in evening. Dry hacking cough. Spluttering in chest. Incipient TB.
Rectum
Bloody stool. Spluttering. Dark blood.
Modalities
Better From
Rest
Worse From
Morning (bright blood), evening (dark blood), exertion
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for hemoptysis with alternating bright/dark blood.
Clinical Indications
Hemoptysis (alternating bright morning/dark evening), incipient TB, dry cough with bleeding
Comparative Materia Medica
Millefolium has bright painless hemorrhage. Phosphorus has bright hemorrhage with thirst for cold. Ferrum phosphoricum has early inflammatory hemorrhage.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Indian nettle is mildly irritating. Used in Ayurveda for respiratory conditions. Low toxicity. Safe in all potencies.
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