IGNATIUS BEAN STRYCHNOS IGNATII

IGNATIUS BEAN (Strychnos ignatii P. J. Bergius) X

Synonym:
- S. tieute Lesch.

Activities (Ignatius Bean) :
- Alexeteric (f; WOI); Aphrodisiac (f; IHB); Bitter (1; PH2); Curare (f; HHB; WOI); Nervine (f; WOI); Psychoanaleptic (1; PH2); Stimulant (f; EFS); Tonic (f; EFS; HHB; WOI); Toxic (1; EFS; HHB; PH2); Vermifuge (f; MAD).

Indications (Ignatius Bean) :
- Angina (f; MAD); Anorexia (f; MAD); Asthma (f; DEP; WOI); Blepharosis (f; MAD); Cholera (f; WOI); Climacteric (f; MAD); Colic (f; MAD); Cramp (f; HHB; MAD; PH2); Cystosis (f; MAD); Depression (f; MAD; PH2); Dropsy (f; DEP; WOI); Duodenosis (f; HHB); Dysmenorrhea (f; MAD); Dyspepsia (f; MAD); Dystonia (f; HHB); Enterosis (f; HHB); Esophagosis (f; MAD); Gastrosis (f; HHB MAD); Headache (f; MAD); Hemorrhoid (f; DEP; HHB; WOI); Hyperchlorhydria (f; MAD); Hypochondria (f; MAD); Impotence (f; IHB); Malaria (f; MAD); Migraine (f; HHB; MAD); Myosis (f; PH2); Neurasthenia (f; MAD); Neurosis (f; MAD); Prolapse (f; MAD); Rheumatism (f; DEP; WOI); Syncope (f; MAD; PH2); Ulcer (f; HHB; MAD);
Worm (f; MAD).

Dosages (Ignatius Bean) :
- 1 - 2 grains for asthma (DEP); maximum single dose 100 mg seed; maximum daily dose 300 mg seed (HH2; MAD; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Ignatius Bean) :
- Not covered (AHP). One bean can poison (1.5 mg strychnine = 30 - 50 mg seed) and generate anxiety, backache, enhanced reflexes, equilibrium disorders, heightened sense perception, pain, and stiff neck; then comes convulsions, dyspnea, and twitching. Lethal dose ca. 50 mg strychnine (1 - 2 g seed) (PH2).