Aloe Socotrina

General

Aloe.

Mind And Disposition

Anxiety and ebullition. Restlessness, fear, fear of man. Bad humor, especially in cloudy weather. He is dissatisfied and angry about himself ; more so when he is constipated or when he augers from pain ; better in the open air.

Aversion To Labor

Children chat and laugh.

Head

Giddiness and starts. Giddiness, with anxiety when moving ; he feels as if he were sitting too high (after dinner). Dulness in the forehead, with chilliness. [10] Pressure in the forehead and vertex, as from a weight. Pressing pain above the eyes. Congestions to the head, compelling one to sit up. Stitches above the eyebrows. Pressing out of the temples, with flickering before the eyes and heat in the face. [15] Stitches in the temples at every step. Headache after pain in the abdomen ; after (an insufficient) stool ; worse from heat, better from cold. Sensitiveness of the scalp (in small spots). With the pain in the forehead the eyes become smell.

Eyes

Congestion to the eyes ; pressure in the orbits.

Ears

Earache. Stitches in the ears ; first in the left ear, afterwards in the right ear. Internal and external heat of the ears. Cracking in the ears when reading aloud.

Nose

[25] Redness of the nose in the open, cold air. Coldness of the point of the nose. Bleeding of the nose in bed after awaking. Dryness of the nose in the morning, in bed.

Face

Heat of the face when excited, or during headache.

Mouth

Lips dry, peeling of, cracked, bleeding. Yellow ulcers on the tongue. Tongue painful. When moving the tongue, stitches from below to the tip. [35] Dry tongue and mouth, with increased thirst and greater redness of the lips. Tongue red and dry.

Teeth

Great sensitiveness of a decayed molar tooth (lower) right side.

Throat

Throat rough, scraped, hot, as if burnt. Pain, when yawning, masticating solid food ; worse in the evening, and in the morning, when awaking. [40] Thick lumps of tough mucus in the throat.

Appetite and Taste. Taste bitter, sour, like ink. Aversion to meat ; desire for juicy things (fruits). Hunger unusually keen in the evening. Thirst while eating, after eating, and during the night. [45] After eating flatulency, pulsations in the rectum, and sexual irritation.

Stomach

Pain in the stomach after drinking water. Sour things disagree with him. Vomiting of blood. Eructations ; tasteless, bitter, sour. [50] Pain in the pit of the stomach from a mis-step.

Abdomen

Tension in the region of the liver. Pain in the liver, when standing ; stitches in the liver, when drawing a long breath. Congestion to the abdomen, (portal system). Sensation of fulness, heaviness, heat and inflammation. [55] The whole abdomen is painfully sensitive to the touch. Bloated abdomen, more on the left side, or along the colon, worse after eating. Pulsation in the region of the navel. Pain around the navel, worse from pressure. Rumbling in the abdomen. [60] Discharge of much flatulency, burning, smelling offensive, relieving the pain in the abdomen, after each meal, in the evening and morning, before stools. Cutting in the abdomen, with disinclination to go into the open air, which relieves the pain. The abdominal walls are painful when rising, pressing to stool, when touched, and when standing erect. Heaviness, fulness, and pressing downwards in the pelvis.

Stool And Anus

Sudden or continued desire to go to stool.

Continuous Desire To Go To Stool

Desire for a stool after each meal. Rumbling and cramp in the abdomen, before and during stool. The hard stool falls opt without being noticed. Involuntary soft stool, while passing wind. [70] With the diarrhoea flatulency, pinching in the abdomen, pain in the back and rectum, and chilliness. Stools like mush-thin, bright yellow, gray, hot, undigested. During the stool, congestion to the head and red face, or hunger. Heaviness, heat, pressing, burning in the rectum. Mucus and blood in the faeces. [75] Itching, burning, pulsations, pain as from fissures, at the anus. Haemorrhoidal tumors protrude like bunches of grapes, very painful, sore, tender, hot, relieved by cold water.

Urine

Increased secretion of urine, especially at night.

Sexual Organs

Men. Increased sexual desire. Worse after awaking, after eating, in the evening. Erections in the morning, and after passing water. [80] Involuntary emissions during the siesta, towards morning, followed by sexual excitement, micturition and stool, and restless sleep. Penis shrunk, and testicles cold. Women. Fulness and heaviness in the region of the uterus. Labor-like pains drawing into the legs. Catamenia too early, and too profuse. [85] During menstruation, headache, which is relieved by the application of cold water ; ear-ache, pain in the small of the back, pressing down in the rectum. Fullness in the pelvis. Fluor albus.

Chest

Congestion to the chest. Breathing impeded by stitches in the left side of the chest.

Back

Pain in the small of the back, worse when sitting, or when awaking at night, better when moving about.

Extremities

Cold hands, with warm feet.

Conditions

[100] Aggravation. When standing erect, or from sitting still, (small of the back). Drinking vinegar, (colic). From motion, (nausea, pain in the abdomen). In the afternoon, especially the symptoms of the mucous membranes. Amelioration, from cold water, (head). When walking.