LOBELIA INFLATA Q

Adven Lobelia inflata (Indian Tobacco)

A key homoeopathic medicine for asthma, gastric irritation with nausea, and vagus-mediated respiratory distress

Prepared from Lobelia inflata, this remedy acts prominently on the respiratory system, vagus nerve, and gastrointestinal tract, making it especially valuable in asthmatic conditions with marked nausea and epigastric weakness.

Key Indications

Respiratory Distress & Asthma (Core Sphere)

• Useful in Asthma with chest constriction and dyspnea
• Sensation as if chest is oppressed or heart would stop
• Asthma preceded by epigastric weakness and prickling sensations
• Helps in shortness of breath, wheezing, and constricted respiration
• Useful in senile emphysema with fatigue and respiratory weakness

Gastric Irritation with Nausea (Keynote)

• Marked nausea with faintness at pit of stomach
• Profuse salivation with nausea and vomiting
• Useful in Dyspepsia with acidity and flatulence
• Helps in morning sickness with persistent nausea despite appetite
• Cannot tolerate smell or taste of tobacco (characteristic)

Cardio-Respiratory Sensations

• Oppression in chest with anxiety and weakness
• Sensation of cardiac stoppage or constriction
• Relief sometimes from movement (e.g., rapid walking)

Headache & Nervous Prostration

• Vertigo with fear of death and faintness
• Headache associated with gastric disturbance
• Useful in nervous exhaustion with cold sweat and collapse tendency

Mouth, Throat & Salivary Symptoms

• Profuse saliva with burning or acrid taste
• White-coated tongue with tenacious mucus
• Throat pain radiating to ear in inflammatory states

Skin & General Sensitivity

• Sudden pallor with cold sweat, especially during nausea
• Prickling, itching skin during systemic disturbance
• Hypersensitivity during respiratory or gastric episodes

Urinary & Systemic Features

• Deep red urine with sediment
• Associated with toxic or metabolic disturbance

Back & Postural Relief

• Pain in sacrum, sensitive to touch
• Relief when sitting and leaning forward (important modality)