Botanical Index No. 535

Ignatius Bean

strychnos ignatii

Medicinal Actions

Climacteric, Colic

Primary Conditions Treated

Angina Anorexia Asthma Blepharosis Cholera Cramp Cystosis Depression Dropsy Duodenosis Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Dystonia Enterosis Esophagosis Gastrosis Headache Hemorrhoid Hyperchlorhydria Hypochondria Impotence Malaria Migraine Myosis Neurasthenia Neurosis Prolapse Rheumatism Syncope Ulcer Worm

General Dosage

1–2 grains for asthma; maximum single dose 100 mg seed; maximum daily dose 300 mg seed.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. One bean can poison 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.

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