Alumina silicata
Aluminium silicate · Mineral
Alumina Silicata is a deep-acting constitutional remedy suited to chronic degenerative conditions of the nervous system, spine, and brain. Patients exhibit marked constriction, venous distension, and progressive weakness with formication, and may suffer from epileptiform attacks and spinal weakness.
Key symptoms
- Constriction as a marked general symptom, especially of orifices
- Aching and burning in the spine with general weakness
- Formication, numbness, and pain in all limbs
- Epileptiform convulsions
- Coldness during pains
- Congestion of the brain with constriction of the scalp
- Spasmodic cough with purulent viscid expectoration
- Heaviness, jerking, and numbness of extremities with venous distension
Worse (aggravation)
- Cold air
- After eating
- Standing
Better (amelioration)
- Warmth
- Fasting
- Resting in bed
Andalasite rock-Alumina 63, Silica 37 parts
Deep acting remedy for chronic complaints of brain, spine and nerves. Constriction is a marked general symptom, also constriction of orifices. Venous distention. Weakness, especially spinal. Aching and burning in spine. Formication, numbness, pain in all limbs. Epileptiform convulsion. Coldness during pains.
Head
Congestion of brain. Constriction of scalp. Pain in head, better heat, perspires. Pain in eyes, flickering. Frequent coryzas. Swelling and ulceration of nose.
Respiratory
Catarrh of chest, pain, raw feeling. Feeling of great weakness in chest. Stitching pains. Spasmodic cough with purulent viscid expectoration.
Extremities
Heaviness, jerking, numbness, aching and pains.
Skin
Formication along course of nerves, veins feel full and distended. Sore to touch and pressure.
Modalities
Worse, cold air, after eating, standing. Better, warmth, fasting, resting in bed.
Dose
Higher potencies. -Lower triturations.
Phatak's chapter on Alumina silicata is available in the app.
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