Aloe socotrina

Aloe socotrina
(socotrine aloes)
* An excellent remedy to aid in re-establishing physiological equilibrium after much dosing,
where disease and drug symptoms are much mixed.
* There is no remedy richer in symptoms of portal congestion and none that has given better
clinical results, both for the primary pathologicalcondition and secondary phenomena.
* Bad effects from sedentary life or habits.
* Especially suitable to lymphatic and hypochondriacal patients.
* The rectal symptoms usually determine the choice.
* Adapted to weary people, the aged, and phlegmatic, old beer-drinkers.
* Dissatisfied and angry about himself, alternating with lumbago.
* Heat internally and externally.
* Has been used successfully in the treatment of consumption by giving the pure juice.
Head
- Headache alternates with lumbago, with intestinal and uterine affections.
- Disinclination to mental labor.
- Aches above forehead, with heaviness in eyes, must partially close them.
- Headache after stool.
- Dull, pressive pain; worse from heat.
Eyes
- Compelled to make small during pain in forehead.
- Flickering before eyes.
- Redness of eyes with yellow vision.
- Pain deep in orbits.
Face
- Marked redness of lips.
Ears
- Cracking when chewing.
- Sudden explosion and clashing in left ear.
- Tinkling as of some thin, shivered, metallic globe in head.
Nose
- Coldness of tip.
- Bleeding in morning on awakening.
- Full of crusts.
Mouth
- Taste bitter and sour.
- Tasteless eructations.
- Lips cracked and dry.
Throat
- Thick lumps of tough mucus.
- Varicose condition of veins in pharynx.
- Dry, scrapy feeling.
Stomach
- Aversion to meat.
- Longing for juicy things.
- After eating, flatulence, pulsation in rectum. and sexual irritation.
- Nausea, with headache.
- Pain in pit when making false step.
Abdomen
- Pain around navel, worse pressure.
- Fullness in region of liver, pain under right ribs.
- Abdomen feels full, heavy, hot, bloated.
- Pulsating pain around navel.
- Weak feeling, as if diarrhoea would come on.
- Great accumulation of flatus, pressing downwards, causing distress in lower bowels.
- Sensation of plug between symphysis pubis and oscoccygis. with urging to stool.
- Colic before and during stool.
- Burning, copious flatus.
Rectum
- Constant bearing down in rectum; bleeding, sore,and hot; relieved by cold water.
- Feeling of weakness and loss of power of sphincter ani.
- Sense of insecurity in rectum. when passing flatus.
- Uncertain whether gas or stool will come.
- Stool passes without effort, almost unnoticed.
- Lumpy, watery stool.
- Jelly-like stools, with soreness in rectum afterstool.
- A lot of mucus, with pain in rectum after stool.
- Haemorrhoids protrude like grapes; very sore andtender; better cold water application.
- Burning in anus and rectum.
- Constipation, with heavy pressure in lower part of abdomen.
- Diarrhoea from beer.
Urinary
- Incontinence in aged, bearing-down sensation andenlarged prostate.
- Scanty and high colored.
Female
- Bearing down in rectum, worse standing and during menses.
- Uterus feels heavy, cannot walk much on that account.
- Labor-like pains in loins; extend down legs.
- Climacteric haemorrhage.
- Menses too early and too profuse.
Respiratory
- Winter coughs, with itching.
- Difficult respiration, with stitches from liver to chest.
Back
- Pain in small of back; worse moving.
- Stitches through sacrum.
- Lumbago alternating with headache and piles.
Extremities
- Lameness in all limbs.
- Drawing pains in joints.
- Soles pain when walking.
Modalities
- Worse early morning; summer; heat; in hot, dry weather; after eating or drinking.
- Better. from cold, open air.
Relationship
- Complementary : Sulphur. compare : Kali bich.; Lycop.; Allium sat.
- Antidotes : Opium; Sulph.
Dose
- Sixth potency and higher.
- In rectal conditions, a few doses of the third, then wait.