Aloe Socotrina
Dewey, Essentials of Homœopathic Materia Medica, 1894, p. 135
Questions
What is Aloes ?
It is a native of Africa, and our tincture is from the inspissated juice. Its alkaloid is Aloin, and it is a component part of most purgative pills.
What is the general action of Aloes ?
Acts most prominently in the region of the liver. Has many symptoms of portal and uterine congestion.
What is the Headache ?
Dull headache across the forehead or a weight on the vertex; heaviness in the eyes and nausea.
What are the characteristic indications for Aloes in Diarrhoea?
There is a sudden urging to stool in the early morning, accompanied with a great deal of flatus and great weakness of the sphincters; the patient loses confidence in them and fears that stool will pass with the flatus. What are the indications toi Aloes in Hemorrhoids ?
They protrude like a bunch of grapes after each stool, and are relieved by the application of cold water and aggravation by motion.
How does Aloes compare with Collinsonia in Hemorrhoids?
Collimonia most always has Constipation and Aloes Diarrhoea.
What are the symptoms of Aloes in Dysentery?
The stools are of a jelly-like mucus and covered with blood, accompanied by griping in the epigastric region.