Alumen


Alumen signs and symptoms of the homeopathy medicine from the Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by J.H. Clarke. Find out for which conditions and symptoms Alumen is used…


      Potassic-Aluminic Sulphate. Potash Alumina K2 SO4 Al2SO4 24H2O. Trituration of the pure crystals.

Clinical

Alcohol, effects of. *Anus, *affections of. Bronchitis. Catarrh. Cancer. Chilblains. *Colic. Constipation. Cough. Diabetes. Diarrhoea. Dysentery. *Eczema. *Eyes, *affections of. Eyes, operations on. Gleet. Gonorrhoea. Haemorrhages. Hoarseness. *Lead colic. Leucorrhoea. *Locomotor ataxy. Noma. Oesophagus, stricture of. *Paralysis. Polypus. Pruritus. Scurvy. Skin, rough.

Strabismus. Teeth, operations on. Throat, affections of. Typhoid, Haemorrhage in. Ulcers. Uterus, affections of. Uvula, relaxed. Vaginismus.

Characteristics

The well-known astringent action of *Alumina gives a leading indication for its use in practice. Sensations of dryness and contraction are prominent in various parts. I have frequently removed with it constipation of the most aggravated kind, as in cases of cancer of uterus and rectum. Stools as hard as stones is the leading indication. No desire for Stool for days. Contractive sensation in abdomen and pelvis, and retraction of abdomen as in lead colic. Paralytic states with the sensation as if bound with a tight band. On the other hand, it is equally available for the states of relaxation, which corresponds with its secondary action: sluggish action of muscles, Haemorrhages of various kinds, large clots in typhoid, relaxed mucous membranes, relaxed uvula, hoarseness and bronchial affections, diarrhoea. Catarrhal conditions prevail throughout the remedy. The *Alumina patient is very sensitive to cold, exposure to air roughens and chaps the skin. Slight scratches bleed. Bleeding after tooth extraction. There is a tendency to indurations whenever inflammations occur, hence: scirrhous indurations, indurated glands. Pains are insupportable. Attacks come and go suddenly, periodic. Many complaints come on during sleep. There is nightmare. Turning on right side better vertigo. Lying on right side brings on palpitation. There is sensitiveness to all sorts of weather changes, and especially to cold. W. P. Wesselhoeft has cured bronchitis characterized by scraping from upper sternum to throat, with free expectoration of thick, yellow mucus, paroxysmal cough, morning cough with gagging, aching in chest and in the lower part of the back in region of lower ribs. A peculiarity was the profuse expectoration with the scraping, for scraping coughs are usually dry. *Cepa had helped the preliminary sneezing and coryza.

Relations.

*Antidoted by: Chamomilla (cramps in abdomen), Nux-v., Ip. (nausea and vomiting), Sulphur *Antidote to: Lead poisoning, calomel and other mercurials, Aloe (vomiting blood). *Similar to: Alumina, Alum, Aloe. (rectum), Caps. (long uvula), Ferrum (relaxed abdominal walls, prolapsed uterus), Kali-bi. (stringy discharges), Mercurius (prolapsed uterus, vagina, rectum, tenesmus), Merc-c., Mur-ac., nitricum acidum, Nux-v., Opium, Platina (lead poisoning), Plb., Rat., Stann., Sulphur, Sul-ac., Zinc (eyes).

Causation

Bad news. Operations on eyes, on teeth.

Mind

Unpleasant news cause nervous tremors. Lectophile.

Head

Vertigo, lying on his back, with weakness in pit of stomach, better opening eyes, better turning on right side. Headache better drinking cold water. Burning pain and weight on vertex better ice-cold cloths pressed on the part.

Eyes

Right eye squints towards nose. Prolapse of iris after cataract operation. Sees double by candle-light.

Ears

Purulent otorrhoea.

Nose

Nasal polypus left side with rough skin all over the face and body and neuralgic headache. Lupus or cancer on nose.

Mouth

Teeth loose. Gums swollen, inflamed, spongy. Teeth and gums rather scorbutic. Profuse Haemorrhage after extraction of tooth. Tongue dry (black), burning in evening, our feeling, stitches worse at tip (scirrhus of tongue). Spreading ulcers in mouth, noma. Profuse ptyalism.

Throat

Tonsils inflamed. Uvula elongated, relaxed. Spasm of oesophagus, liquids can scarcely be swallowed. Prickly sensation both sides of throat and great dryness with constant desire to drink. Scraping in throat with cough. Throat covered with mucus, causing cough. Spitting up of a coagulated lump of blood morning after rising. Enlarged indurated tonsils from frequent colds.

Stomach

Vomits large quantities of glairy mucus or tough, colourless slime, and often everything he eats, blood, habitual haematemesis in hard drinkers. Sinking sensation better by eating. Burning heat better by drinking cold water. The pain is better by pressing on stomach.

Abdomen

Colic worse by walking, with fullness and heaviness. (Potter’s colic, lead colic.) Abdomen retracted, better from pressure.

Stool and Anus.

No desire for Stool for days. Violent, ineffectual urging to Stool. Stool hard as stones. Difficult Stool, with some blood and subsequent beating in anus. Diarrhoea ichorous, mixed with blood of an offensive odour, great exhaustion. Very exhausting diarrhoea. Masses of coagulated blood in typhus. Putrid dysentery. Pains from rectum going down thighs. After Stool: scarcely endurable pain with scirrhous induration in rectum. Itching in anus all evening.

Urinary Organs

Urine voided with difficulty. (Diabetes mellitus.) Oily iridescent film on urine.

Male Sexual Organs

Erections while at dinner. Frequent emissions. Gonorrhoea, gleet. Shooting pain from middle line of belly, as along a thread, down into penis. Cutting pain in left side of penis.

Female Sexual Organs

Affections of left ovary (with constipation), insupportable pain. Weight and prolapse of uterus. Indurations, ulcerations, of uterus, even scirrhus. Copious leucorrhoea. Leucorrhoea and emaciation, with yellow complexion. Menses scanty, watery. *During menses hands weak. Vagina very sensitive, and narrowed by swellings of various size (vaginismus). Pruritus. Flooding after childbirth, sore, inflamed nipples, cancer of the breasts.

Respiratory Organs

Hoarseness worse from talking. Aphonia. Croup and bronchitis. Cough from tickling in larynx caused by talking. Scraping from upper sternum to larynx, thick, yellow sputa, paroxysmal cough. Ropy sputa. Atonic haemoptysis.

Heart

Pain from heart to lower part of right leg. Strong pulsation through whole body.

Skin

Proud flesh, chilblains, indolent ulcers. (This remedy is particularly applicable to old people.).

Fever

Slow pulse. Furious delirium.

John Henry Clarke
John Henry Clarke MD (1853 – November 24, 1931 was a prominent English classical homeopath. Dr. Clarke was a busy practitioner. As a physician he not only had his own clinic in Piccadilly, London, but he also was a consultant at the London Homeopathic Hospital and researched into new remedies — nosodes. For many years, he was the editor of The Homeopathic World. He wrote many books, his best known were Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica and Repertory of Materia Medica