Alfalfa

Alfalfa
(medicago sativa. california clover or lucerne)
* From its action on the sympathetic, Alfalfa favorably influences nutrition, evidenced in
"toning up" the appetite and digestion resulting ingreatly improved mental and physical
vigor, with gain in weight.
* Disorders characterized by malnutrition are mainly within its therapeutic range, for
example, neurasthenia, splanchnic blues, nervousness, insomnia, nervous indigestion, etc.
* Acts as a fat producer, corrects tissue waste.
* Deficient lactation.
* Increases quality and quantity of milk in nursing mothers.
* Its pronounced urinary action suggests it clinically in diabetes insipidus and phosphaturia;
and it is claimed to allay vesical irritability of prostatic hypertrophy.
* The rheumatic diathesis seems especially amenable to its action.
Mind
- It induces mental exhilaration of buoyancy, i.e., a general feeling of well being; clear and
bright, so that all blues are dissipated.
- Dull, drowsy, stupid [Gels.]; gloomy and irritable, worse during evening.
Head
- Dull, heavy feeling in occiput, in and above theeyes, worse toward evening.
- Pain in left side of head.
- Violent headache.
Ears
- Stuffed feeling in eustachian tubes [Kali mur.] at night; patulous in morning.
Stomach
- Increased thirst.
- Appetite impaired, but chiefly increased even tobulimia.
- He must eat frequently, so that he cannot wait for regular meals; hungry in forenoon. [Sul.]
- Much nibbling of food and craving for sweets.
Abdomen
- Flatulence with distention.
- Shifting, flatulent pain along colon several hours after meals.
- Frequent, loose, yellow, painful stools, with burning of flatulence.
- Chronic appendicitis.
Urine
- Kidneys inactive; frequent urging to urinate.
- Polyuria. [Phos. ac.]
- Increased elimination of urea, indican and phosphates.
Sleep
- Slept better than usual, especially in early morning; it induces quiet, reposeful and
refreshing sleep.
Relationship
- Compare : Avena sat.; Dipodium punct.; Gels.; Hydr.; Kali phos.; Phos. ac.; Zinc.
Dose
- The best results are elicited with material doses (5-10) drops of tincture, several times daily.
- Continue its use until tonic effects ensue.