Aletris farinosa
Plant · Nartheciaceae
Aletris Farinosa is suited to anaemic, relaxed females — particularly chlorotic girls and pregnant women — who are tired all the time and suffer from uterine prolapse, leucorrhoea, and rectal distress. The patient presents with marked anaemia, weakness of the entire organism, and an inability to concentrate the mind, accompanied by fainting and vertigo.
Key symptoms
- Constant tiredness and profound weakness, especially in anaemic females
- Premature and profuse menses with labor-like pains
- Prolapse of uterus with bearing-down sensation and pain in right inguinal region
- Habitual tendency to abortion; muscular pains during pregnancy
- Leucorrhoea due to weakness and anaemia
- Least food causes distress; disgust for food
- Large, hard, difficult stool with great pain
- Fainting spells with vertigo
- Vomiting during pregnancy
Stargrass
An anæmic, relaxed condition, especially of the female organism, is portrayed by this remedy. The patient is tired all the time, and suffers from prolapsus, leucorrhœa, rectal distress, etc. Marked anæmia. Chlorotic girls and pregnant women.
Mind
Power and energy weakened. Confused feelings. Cannot concentrate mind. Fainting, with vertigo.
Mouth
Much frothy saliva.
Stomach
Disgust for food. Least food causes distress. Fainting spells, with vertigo. Vomiting during pregnancy. Nervous dyspepsia. Flatulent colic.
Rectum
Loads up with feces-paretic condition. Stool large, hard, difficult, great pain.
Female
Premature and profuse menses, with labor-like pains (Bell; Cham; Kali c; Plat). Retarded and scanty flow (Senecio). Uterus seems heavy. Prolapse, with pain in right inguinal region. Leucorrhœa due to weakness and anæmia. Habitual tendency to abortion. Muscular pains during pregnancy.
Relationship
Compare: Helonias; Hydrastis; Tanacet; China.
Dose
Tincture to third potency.
Star Grass Blazing Grass. Colic Root. Unicorn Root. (United States.) N. O. Hæmodoraceæ. Tincture of root.
Clinical
Abortion. Anæmia. Colic. Constipation. Convulsions. Debility. Dysmenorrhœa. Dysuria. Endometritis. Fever. Hæmorrhoids. Hysteric colic. Indigestion. Leucorrhœa. Menorrhagia. Myalgia. Pregnancy, vomiting of. Sterility. Uterus, pain in; prolapse of.
Characteristics
Alet. far. is said to be the most bitter of all plants. It is characterised by weariness of body and mind. Want of appetite, especially in connection with Uterine disorders. The least food distends the stomach. There are fainting attacks with vertigo. Emaciation is marked in some cases. Disgust for food, nausea; constipation. Obstinate vomiting of pregnancy. Many symptoms appear in the uterine sphere: uterine atony, menses profuse and premature with labour-like pains or amenorrhœa, debility, from loss of fluids, protracted illness. Menorrhagia, black clots, fulness and weight. Leucorrhœa, with debility. Sterility. Habitual tendency to …
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