LOBELIA

Homeopathy

LOBELIA

Lobelia inflata
Indian tobacco, puke weed.

Key Uses:

Breathlessness and asthma accompanied by great anxiety

Nausea with giddiness

Vomiting with profuse perspiration

Origin : Found in North America, especially the eastern and central US.

Background : This plant was used by native Americans as a tobacco substitute, and to induce vomiting or expectoration.

Preparation : The whole, fresh plant in flower, including the seeds and roots, is finely chopped and macerated in alcohol.

Remedy Profile : This remedy is most appropriate for people who have an overexaggerated anxiety about their health, particularly those who fear death from a disease of the heart or lungs. It is commonly prescribed for breathlessness and asthma accompanied by great anxiety. Characteristic symptoms include a rattling sound in the chest, despite the presence of little or no mucus, and a feeling of oppression and constriction in the chest. Further symptoms may include excessive salivation, retching, hiccuping, a sensation as if there is a lump in the throat, nausea, and a sinking feeling in the stomach. Nausea with giddiness, and vomiting with profuse perspiration, may also be helped by this remedy.

Symptoms Better : For warmth; for rapid movement; for small amounts of food.

Symptoms Worse : After sleep; for the least movement; for bathing in cold water; for smoking tobacco; for beer.