Jalapa (Mother Tincture)

Common Name:  Ipomoea purga (Hayne), Concolvulus purga (Winderoth), Exogonium purga (Benth), Jalap.

Causes & Symptoms for Jalapa

• Jalapa helps in many gastro intestinal conditions like colic, diarrhea and flatulence. 
• There is pain in right hypochrondrium with pinching and griping sensation. 
• Jalapa also helps in watery diarrhea when the stools are thin and muddy in nature. 
• Abdomen is distended and the anus is sore.
• There is great weakness, fainting fits, excessive uneasiness and tossing about of limbs.
• There is better of pain by eructations of frothy matter and flatulence.

Mind

There is Great restlessness with anxiety.

Head

Jalapa is useful in Violent headache.

Pain in head, smarting in skin of forehead is relieved by it.

Ears

Jalapa relieves Humming in ears.

Face

It is useful in complaint of Dryness of lips.

Mouth

Biting and smarting of tongue indicate Jalapa.

Stinging on tongue and in fauces can be checked by Jalapa.

Stomach

Flatulent and frothy eructations with abatement of pain is well relieved by Jalapa.

It relieves Nausea.

Abdomen

It relieves Pain in right hypochondrium.

Severe griping, cutting pain in bowels, worse at night indicates Jalapa.

Jalapa relieves Pain in middle of abdomen and in region of left superior flexure of colon.

Flatulent rumbling in bowels can be checked by it.

It is well indicated in Colic: violent pain in small intestines, as if abdomen would be cut to pieces.

Jalapa is helpful in complaints of Inflammation of intestines.

Stool and Anus

Stools: violent, excessive, bloody, watery, with weak pulse, sour smelling, with great restlessness and anxiety.

Before and during stool: cutting colic.

Jalapa relieves Pain in sigmoid flexure of colon.

Soreness of anus also relieved by Jalapa.

Jalapa is helpful in Diarrhoea in infants: child is quiet all day, but screams and tosses about all night (severe cutting, griping pain in bowels).

Infantile diarrhoea, general coldness, blueness of face is well checked by Jalapa.

Urinary Organs

Jalapa is useful in Pain and pressure in region of bladder.

Male Sexual Organs

Thrilling sensation in urethra while urinating.

Back

Jalapa is useful in Severe pain about superior margin of left scapula.

Limbs

Jalapa relieves Aching in arms and legs, most right side.

It relieves Pain in thighs.

Smarting on inside edge and at root of left great toenail, with heat, tearing, and pulsation.

Jalapa is useful in Pain large joint of great toe.

Burning of soles of feet is relieved by Jalapa.

Generalities

Jalapa is useful in Fainting fits, weakness.

Excessive uneasiness and tossing about of limbs is relieved by Jalapa.

Side effects of Jalapa 

There are no such side effects. But every medicine should be taken following the rules as given. 

It is safe to take the medicine even if you are on other mode of medication like allopathy medicines, ayurvedic etc. 

Homeopathic medicines never interfere with the action of other medicines.

Dosage and rules while taking Jalapa 

Take 10 drops in half cup of water three times a day.

We recommend you to take under physicians guidance.

Precautions while taking Jalapa

Always keep a gap of 15 minutes before or after meals when you take medicine.

If pregnant or breastfeeding, ask a homeopathic practitioner before use. 

Avoid eating tobacco or drinking alcohol during the course of medication.