Aloe socotrina
(Aloe socotrina · Socotrine aloes)
The remedy of the uncertain bowel. In the materia medica, Aloe is associated with a full, heavy, hot abdomen, urgent morning stools and a weak, untrustworthy sense of control in the rectum.
Source
The dried juice of the leaves of the Socotrine aloe
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Aloe.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Rushes to the bathroom early in the morning or right after eating or drinking
An insecure feeling in the rectum; unsure whether gas or stool will pass
Full, heavy, hot, bloated abdomen with much wind
Swollen, tender hemorrhoids like a bunch of grapes, eased by cold water
Tends to feel better
Cold water and cool applications
Cool, open air
Passing gas or stool
Tends to feel worse
Early morning
Hot, dry weather
After eating or drinking
Sedentary life
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Aloe socotrina)
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Sulphur
(Sulphur)
Classically complementary; Sulphur also drives out of bed early with urgent stool, within a warmer, broader constitutional picture.
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Podophyllum
(Podophyllum peltatum)
Podophyllum’s morning stool is profuse, gushing and exhausting; Aloe’s is marked by weak control and heaviness.
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Nux vomica
(Strychnos nux-vomica)
Nux vomica strains with frequent, unsuccessful urging; Aloe struggles to hold back.
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Side-by-side comparisons
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From the classic texts
“Constant bearing down in rectum; bleeding, sore, and hot; relieved by cold water. Feeling of weakness and loss of power of sphincter ani.”
“Adapted to indolent, "weary" persons; averse to either mental or physical labor; mental labor fatigues. Old people; especially women of relaxed, phelgmatic habit.”
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