ALUMINA
Keynote / Introductory Description
Dryness of mucous membranes and skin with paretic states and characteristic constipation.
Modalities
Worse afternoon, potatoes, morning and warm room. Better open air, cold washing and damp weather.
Dose / Potency
Sixth to thirtieth and higher.
Relationship
Compare: Aluminum chloridum, Secale, Lathyrus, Plumbum. Antidotes: Ipecac, Chamomilla.
Compare
Aluminum chloridum, Secale, Lathyrus, Plumbum
Complementary
Bryonia
Mind
Low spirited, fears insanity, identity confusion, hurried, suicidal thoughts.
Head
Burning stitching headache, vertigo, worse morning, scalp numb and hair falls.
Eyes
Yellow vision, cold eyes, dry burning lids, ptosis, strabismus.
Ears
Humming and plugged eustachian tubes.
Nose
Pain at root, diminished smell, sore nostrils, crusts and ozena.
Face
Dry sensation, boils, pimples and facial flushing after eating.
Mouth
Sore mouth, bad odor, bleeding gums and jaw pain.
Throat
Dry sore throat with plug sensation and tenacious mucus.
Stomach
Abnormal cravings, heartburn, meat aversion and oesophageal constriction.
Abdomen
Painter-like colic and left-sided abdominal complaints.
Rectum
Hard dry stool, straining and constipation.
Urine
Paretic bladder and difficult urination.
Male
Excessive desire, emissions and prostatic discharge.
Female
Early scanty menses and acrid leucorrhoea.
Respiratory
Morning cough, hoarseness and chest constriction.
Back
Gnawing pain and paralytic weakness.
Extremities
Paralyzed limbs, numb heels, tender soles and brittle nails.
Sleep
Restless dreams and morning sleepiness.
Skin
Dry chapped itching skin with scratching till bleeding.
General Description
ALUMINA
Oxide et Aluminum-Argilla
A very general condition corresponding to this drug is dryness of mucous membranes and skin, and tendency to paretic muscular states. Old people, with lack of vital heat, or prematurely old, with debility. Sluggish functions, heaviness, numbness, and staggering, and the characteristic constipation find an excellent remedy in Alumina. Disposition to colds in the head, and eructations in spare, dry, thin subjects. Delicate children, products of artificial baby foods.
Mind.--Low-spirited; fears loss of reason. Confused as to personal identity. Hasty, hurried. Time passes slowly. Variable mood. Better as day advances. Suicidal tendency when seeing knife or blood.
Head.--Stitching, burning pain in head, with vertigo, worse in morning, but relieved by food. Pressure in forehead as from a tight hat. Inability to walk except with eyes open. Throbbing headache, with constipation. Vertigo, with nausea; better after breakfast. Falling out of hair; scalp itches and is numb.
Eyes.--Objects look yellow. Eyes feel cold. Lids dry, burn, smart, thickened, aggravated in morning; chronic conjunctivitis. Ptosis. Strabismus.
Ears.--Humming; roaring. Eustachian tube feels plugged.
Nose.--Pain at root of nose. Sense of smell diminished. Fluent coryza. Point of nose cracked, nostrils sore, red; worse touch. Scabs with thick yellow mucus. Tettery redness. Ozena atrophica sicca. Membranes distended and boggy.
Face.--Feels as if albuminous substance had dried on it. Blood-boils and pimples. Twitching of lower jaw. Rush of blood to face after eating.
Mouth.--Sore. Bad odor. Teeth covered with sordes. Gums sore, bleeding. Jaw pain chewing.
Throat.--Dry, sore; food cannot pass, oesophagus contracted. Splinter or plug sensation. Thick tenacious mucus. Constant need to clear throat.
Stomach.--Craving for chalk, charcoal, dry food, tea-grounds. Heartburn and constriction. Aversion to meat. Potatoes disagree. Can swallow only small morsels.
Abdomen.--Colic like painter's colic. Groin pressure toward sexual organs. Left-sided complaints.
Stool.--Hard dry knotty stool with no desire. Dry sore rectum. Great straining. Constipation in infants and aged. Diarrhoea on urinating.
Urine.--Paretic bladder; must strain to urinate. Kidney pain with confusion. Frequent urging and difficult starting.
Male.--Excessive desire. Emissions during stool. Prostatic discharge.
Female.--Menses early, scanty and exhausting. Acrid ropy leucorrhoea, burning, better cold washing.
Respiratory.--Morning cough. Hoarseness, aphonia, wheezing. Chest constricted. Talking aggravates.
Back.--Stitches and gnawing pains. Paralytic weakness.
Extremities.--Paralyzed feeling in arms and legs. Staggers. Numb heels. Tender soles. Brittle nails. Paralysis of lower limbs.
Sleep.--Restless dreams. Sleepy in morning.
Skin.--Chapped, dry, itchy skin. Must scratch till bleeding. Brittle nails and fingers.
Modalities.--Worse afternoon, potatoes, morning, warm room. Better open air, cold washing, evening, damp weather.
Relationship.--Compare: Aluminum chloridum, Secale, Lathyrus, Plumbum. Complementary: Bryonia. Antidotes: Ipecac, Chamomilla.
Dose.--Sixth to thirtieth and higher.