Alfalfa
Medicago Sativa. California Clover or Lucerne
Abdomen
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Flatulence with distention. Shifting, flatulent pain along colon several hours after meals. Frequent, loose, yellow, painful .stools, with burning of flatulence. Urine. — Kidneys inactive ; f t equent urging to urinate. Polyuria. [Phos. ac.] Increased elimination of urea, indican and phosphates.
Compare
William Boericke 1922
Avena sat.; Dipodium punct.; Gels.; Hydr.; Kali phos.; Phos. ac.; Zinc.
Dose
William Boericke 1922
The best results are elicited with material doses (5-10) drops of tincture, several times daily. Continue its use until tonic effects ensue.
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Stuffed feeling in eustachian tubes [Kali mur.] at night; patulous in morning.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
From its action on the sympathetic, Alfalfa favorably influences nutrition, evidenced in “toning up” the appetite and digestion resulting in greatly improved mental and physical vigor, with gain in weight. [Hydr.] Disorders characterized by malnutrition are mainly within its therapeutic range, for example, neurasthenia, splanchnic blues, nervousness, insomnia, nervous indigestion, etc.' Its pronounced urinary action suggests it clinically in diabetes insipidus and phosphaturia ; and it is claimed to allay vesical irritability of prostatic hypertrophy. The rheumatic diathesis seems especially iimenable to its action. ALFALFA — ALLIUM CEPA 31 Mitid. — It induces mental exhilaration of buoyancy, i. e., a general feeling of well being; clear and bright, so that all blues are dissipated. Dull, drowsy, stupid [Gels.] ; gloomy and irritable, worse during evening.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Dull, heavy feeling in occiput, in and above the eyes, worse toward evening. Pain in left side of
Sleep
William Boericke 1922
Slept better than usual, especially in early morning; it induces quiet, reposeful and refreshing
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Increased thirst. Appetite impaired, but chiefly increased even to bulimia. He must eat frequently, so that he cannot wait for regular meals ; hungry in forenoon. [Sul.] Much nibbling of food and craving for sweets.
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
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