Materia Medica

Alumen

Common Potash Alum

The clinical application of this remedy points to its bowel symptoms. both in obstinate constipation and in hamorrhage from bowels in the course of typhoid - one phase of the paralytic rerakncss of the muscles in all parts of the body. Tendency to induration is also marked, a low form of tissue-making is favored. Hard- ning of tissues of tongue, rectum, uterus, etc.; ulcers with indurated base. Adapted to old people, especially bronchial catarrhs. Sensation of dryness and constric- tion. Mental paresis; dysphagia especially to liquids. Tendency to induration.

Head

Burning pain as of weight on top of licad; better by pressure of hand. Vertigo, with weakness in pit of stomach.

Throat

Throat relaxed. Mucous membrane red and swollen. Cough. Tickling in throat. Tendency to throat colds. 1 linlargcd and indurated tonsils. Burning pain down the cesophagus. ( Complete aphonia. Every cold settles in throat. Constriction of cesophagus. [Bapt.]

Stool

Itching in anus. Long lasting pain and smart- ing in rectum after stool; also haemorrhoids. Yellow, like ar infant's. Hemorrhage from bowels.

Rectum

(onstipation of the most agyravatcd kind. No desire for stool for days. Violent ineffectual urg- ing to stool. No alility iu expel stuol. Marble-like masses pass, but rectum still feels full.Itching after

Female

Tendency to induration cf neck of uterus and mammary glands. [Carb. an.; Con.] Chronic yel- low vaginal discharge. C Chronic gonorrhoea, yellow, with little lumps along urethra.1 Aphthous patches in vagina. [Can!.] Menses watery.

Respiratory

Hrmoptysis, great weakness of chest ; difficult to expel mucus. Copious, ropy morning ex- pectoration in old people. Asthma.

Heart

Palpitation, from lying dozwn on right side.

Extremities

Weakness of all muscles, especially arms and legs. ( Constricted feeling around limbs.

Skin

Ulcers, vith indurated base. To be thought of in indurated glands, epithelioma, etc.; veins become 39 continued inflammatory irritations. Glands infiame and harden. Alopecia.

Modalities

IWorsc, cold except headache, which is relieved by cold.

Dose

First to thirtieth potency. The very highest potencies have proved efficacious. Powdered alum, 10 grains, placed on tongue, said to arrest au attack of asthma.