What is Ignatia about?
Ignatia Amara Natural Health, April, 1999 by Kirsten Whatley THIS HOMEOPATHIC REMEDY TREATS SYMPTOMS OF GRIEF AND DEPRESSION. WHAT IT IS Ignatia amara is a homeopathic remedy derived from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean (Strychnos ignatii), a tree found in the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia. HEALING CLAIMS Ignatia, sometimes referred to as “homeopathic Prozac,” treats acute stages of grief, most often resulting from a sudden loss, abuse, romantic disappointment, or emotional trauma, and the physical ailments that result. These commonly include digestive disorders, mood swings, anxiety, headaches, insomnia, muscle spasms, a lump in the throat, and hemorrhoids. THE EVIDENCE Ignatia has not yet been subjected to modern scientific trials or research, although it was added to Materia Medica (the equivalent of the Physician’s Desk Reference for homeopathic medicine) after a successful “proving” in the early 1800s. (A proving involves giving a particular substance to a numbe
