Ipecacuanha Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Ipecacuanha. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Ipecacuanha would be a good bet. The following are the indications of Ipecacuanha, as it relates to cough. Strongest indications are in bold, the next strongest are in italics, and the remaining indications are in a plain typeface. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Ipecacuanha in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Ipecacuanha and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. WORSE, periodically; from veal, moist warm wind, lying down. Relationships Compare: Emetine - principal alkaloid of Ipecacuanha ( A powerful amebicide, but is not a bactericide. Specific for amebiasis; of remarkable value in treatment of amebic dysentery; also as a remedy in pyorrhoea, 1/2 gr. daily for three days, then less. Emetin, 1/2 gr. hypodermically, in Psoriasis. Emetin hydroch. 2X, diarrhoea with colicky, abdominal pains and nausea. Emetin for endameba dysentery. In physiological doses must be carefully watched. May produce hepatization of lungs, rapid heart action, tendency for the head to fall forward and lobar pneumonia. In hematemesis and other hemorrhages, compare: Gelatin (which has a marked effect on the coagulability of the blood. Hypodermically; or if by mouth, a 10 percent. Jelly, about 4 oz., three times a day). Arsenic; Cham.; Puls.; Tart. Em.; Squill convolvulus (colic and diarrhoea.) Typha latifolia - Cat-tail flag (dysentery, diarrhoea) and summer complaint. Euphorbia Hypericifolia - Garden Spurge - (Very similar to Ipecac. Irritation of the respiratory and gastro-intestinal tracts and female organs). Lippia mexicana - (Persistent dry, hard, bronchial cough - asthma and chronic bronchitis). In Asthma, compare: Blatta Orientalis. Antidotes: Arsenic; China; Tab Ac. Complementary: Cuprum; Arn. cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); pain from coughing in wind pipe; cough; comes on suddenly; attacks follow one another quickly; cough; comes on suddenly; consisting of long coughs; cough; persistent; cough; in pleurisy (inflammation of lung lining); cough; racking; cough; racking; evening; ; cough; rattling; cough; rough; cough; short; cough; with snoring; cough; comes on suddenly; night; ; cough; comes on suddenly; evening; ; cough; while lying down; ; cough; while lying down; bed; cough; while lying down; on right side; ; cough; while lying down; on left side; ; cough; in women; during pregnancy; ; cough; movement; cough; from mucus; in chest; ; cough; aged people; ; cough; comes on suddenly; cough; comes on suddenly; morning; ; cough; intermittent; cough; intermittent; morning; ; cough; suffocating; child becomes stiff and blue in face; cough; sensation of sulphur fumes or vapour; cough; when talking; ; cough; tickling; ; cough; tickling; in bronchia; ; cough; tickling; larynx; ; cough; tormenting; cough; violent; cough; walking; ; cough; on becoming warm; in a warm room; ; cough; suffocating; night; ; cough; suffocating; evening; 7 p.m.; ; cough; intermittent; evening; ; cough; intermittent; night; ; cough; intermittent; aged people; ; cough; intermittent; cold drink; cough; intermittent; with vomiting; ; cough; in children; suffocating, child becomes stiff and blue in face; cough; straining; cough; sudden cough; cough; suffocating; cough; suffocating; evening; ; cough; whooping; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages; in wind pipe; ; cough; morning; ; cough; with or after chill or fever; during chill; ; cough; with or after chill or fever; during fever; ; cough; choking; cough; choking; night; ; cough; cold drinks; cough; constant; cough; with constriction feeling; larynx; ; cough; with constriction feeling; from chest; ; cough; croupy; cough; croupy; night; ; cough; from insufficient breathing; ; cough; asthmatic; ; cough; evening; ; cough; evening; in bed; ; cough; evening; 6 to 7 p.m.; ; cough; evening; 7 p.m.; ; cough; evening; after 7 p.m.; ; cough; night; ; cough; in cold air; ; cough; in cold air; walking in; ; cough; in open air; ; cough; in open air; when walking in open air; ; cough; cough from deep down; on breathing in; ; cough; dry cough; cough; hacking cough; cough; hacking cough; from tickling in larynx; ; cough; hollow; cough; when breathing; ; cough; when breathing; deep breathing; ; cough; when breathing; deep breathing; morning, after lying down; ; cough; when breathing; breathing in; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); dryness from coughing; larynx; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); as from dust; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages; bronchia; ; cough; from stomach; ; cough; expectoration; cough; dry cough; evening; loose in morning; ; cough; dry cough; night; cough; dry cough; during fever; ; cough; dry cough; while lying down; ; cough; dry cough; while lying down; side, on; right; cough; dry cough; from tickling in larynx; ; cough; from eating (including certain foods); ; cough; on exertion; physical exertion; ; cough; exhausting cough; cough; exhausting cough; evening; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages; in larynx; ; Ipecacuanha is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Ipecac-root, Ipecac, Ipec