Ignatia Cured Cases


Clinical cases which were cured by the homeopathic medicine Ignatia in Constantine Hering’s practice. Published in the book Model Cures….


57. Melancholy after deep mortification; heaviness of the head; very great weakness of the memory; forgets everything except dreams; hardness of healing; sees everything as if through a fog sits; quietly, with a vacant gaze, always thinking of the mortification endured, and knowing of what passes around him; prefers to be alone; thinking of the mortification endured prevents him from going to sleep as early as usual; restless sleep, starts during sleep, much dreaming; pain in the left hypochondria increased by pressure and continuous walk, Loses his hair. Face colourless, hollow; voice low, trembling with distortion of the face; does not like to talk; no desire to eat or drink; appetite is very soon satisfied. Always feels cold, especially in the evening. Very weak; staggering walk; walks carefully. Increased stool and urine: Ignat.- ATTOMYR

58. Suppressed menstruation with melancholy. Indifference to things she loved best. Sits alone and weeps, imagines things, especially she might go crazy. On all parts crawling sensation as if gone to sleep, as if she had no feeling in epigastrium. Sleep unrefreshing and disturbed by dreams: Ignatia.- GROSS

59. After catamenia which came at the right time, symptoms of insanity. She believes herself married and pregnant, is tormented by remorse for imagined crimes; seeks constantly to escape and drown herself. Terrible anxiety from rush of blood to the head and heart. Is only quiet when lying undisturbed and brooding over her troubles which she rehearses in a doleful tone. If disturbed, she screams, strike and tears things, crying all the while “I am neglecting my duty, breaking my oath!” Face pale and distorted: Ignat.- GROSS

60. A little girl had, after a great fright which almost produced convulsions, copious diarrhoea, worse at night, painless with much wind, emaciated, great nervousness: Ignat.- GROSS.

C. Hering
Hering got the degree of M. D. from the University of Wuezburg with highest honours. The theme of his thesis was "De'Medicina Futura" (The medicine of future). Hering left Germany for West Indies and finally arrived at Philadelphia in Jan, 1833. He established a homeopathic school at Allentown, Pennsylvania, commonly known as "Allentown Academy". Soon he became very popular as a physician. He is known as the 'Father of Homeopathy' in America.