Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

Another affection over which this remedy has marvelous power is traumatic neuritis, often metwith in a stump after amputation. The pains are almost unbearable, rapidly exhausting the strength ofthe patient.ALOE SOCOTRINA [aloe] [Kent’s]Aloe, much like < Aesculus, has a peculiar engorgement of the veins, causing stiffness andfullness throughout the body,but the greatest disturbance is in the veins of the portal system, with greatfullness in the region of the liver, and abdominal, rectal and intestinal fullness. This is associated withhemorrhoids. It has abdominal pains that drive him to stool like Nux vomica, cutting, cramping painsaround the navel. Pains about the navel that shoot down towards the rectum, cutting like knives.Dysenteric and diarrhoeic troubles. In the attacks of diarrhoea there is gushing of thin, yellow,offensive, excoriating feces, which burn like fire, and the anus is sore. He holds the stool withdifficulty, does not dare take his mind off the sphincter because as soon as he does so the stool willescape. He cannot let the least quantity of flatus escape, because with it there will be a rush of feces.With the Aloe diarrhea the abdomen is distended with gas, causing a feeling of fullness and tightness.and he must go often to stool. Little ones. soon after they begin to walk, will drop all over the carpet,involuntarily, little yellow drops of mucus and faeces.The mother sometimes punishes the little ones, but they cannot help it, they cannot hold thestool, as it is passed involuntarily. There is a lack of control of the sphincter. This state is not alwaysconfined to diarrhea, because sometimes children will go around dropping, involuntarily, little, hard,round marble-like pieces of stool. They do not even know the stool has passed. There is relaxationabout the rectum and protrusion of the anus, with bleeding piles. Every mouthful of food hurries him tostool; drinking water will often hurry him to stool. Diarrhoea from eating oysters out of season. Youmight be disposed to give Lycopodium, because in the text books poisoning from oysters is laid downunder Lyc. I do not know that you would be justified in saying poisoning from oysters in season isLyc., and out of season is Aloe, but there is a tremendous poisoning effect about oysters in the hotweather and in the breeding season that is not found at any other time. A great many people becomenauseated, bloat up, purge tremendously, vomit everything for several days after eating oysters. Now,when that group of symptoms is present Lycopodium will cure it and will remove the tendency to getsick from oysters. But if you notice those who get sick have a cholera-like trouble from eating oystersin the hot season, you will find that that is where Aloe is the remedy.This remedy is not well proved. hence I have first referred to the things it is used for clinically.It is more nearly related to Sulphur in its venous condition than to any other remedy. If you studytogether, side by side Kali bi., Sulphur and Aloe, you will be astonished at their wonderful relation tothe stomach and bowels.Among the few mental symptoms we notice, "She knew she would die in a week". "Life is aburden". "Disinclined to move". Very little is brought out by which we can distinguish it; only a fewthings common to many remedies are given. The Aloe patient is extremely excitable when under theinfluence of pain, and the pains are generally in the abdomen. Colic-like pains, flatulent pains in theabdomen, that drive to despair; he becomes extremely irritable and excited in his attacks of colic. Alittle symptom that is somewhat striking is, "Hates people, repels everyone".The head congestion which occurs during the bowel disturbance, is a sort of venous stasis suchas is found in the portal system."Headache across forehead". "Headaches aggravated from heat, ameliorated from coldapplications". Aggravation from heat and relief from cold runs through Aloe. He wants to be in a coldroom; feels hot and flushed; the skin is often hot and dry; he wants to be uncovered at night in bed;burning of the extremities, hot hands and cold feet, or cold hands and hot feet; these alternate. The headfeels hot and he wants something cool upon it. This is from the heat of the surface, not fever.Sensation of heat in the surface, feeling of congestion and fullness of the surface of the body;fullness and engorged veins all over the body. Bleedings are common in this remedy, venous oozingsfrom the nose the bowels the bladder; bleeding in general. The veins become varicose and the skin ishot. Much heat in the orifices of the body; the eyes, mouth and throat are hot and burn. There is asensation of dryness, burning and excoriation about the anus.Under "Eating and Drinking" we find "Soon after supper growling in abdomen" There arecolicky pains in the bowels from eating and drinking when there is no diarrhoea, even when there is astate of constipation.This remedy is useful for the complaints of old beer drinkers.Diarrhoea brought on from drinking beer. In persons who have a diarrhoea every time theydrink beer you will most likely find that. Aloe will agree with the symptoms, but sometimes it will be