Malarial diseases, with diarrhœa, dysentery, anæmia, feeble digestion, are the general conditions suggesting this remedy. Characteristics are the gone sensation in stomach and sinking in abdomen, with debility. A tonic after exhausting fevers.
Remedy Origin / Source
Natural
Clinical Applications
Compare: Similar in action to Alstonia constricta , the bitter bark or native quinine of Australia. Ditain (active principle, is anti-periodic, like quinine, but without unpleasant effects). Cinchona (similar in diarrha, chronic dyspepsia and debility). Hydrastis; Fer cit et chin .
Key Symptoms & Indications
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Malarial diseases, with diarrha, dysentery, anæmia, feeble digestion, are the general conditions suggesting this remedy. Characteristics are the gone sensation in stomach and sinking in abdomen, with debility. A tonic after exhausting fevers.
Physical Symptoms
Abdomen
Violent purging and cramp in bowels. Heat and irritation in lower bowels. Camp diarrha, bloody stool, dysentery ; diarrha from bad water and malaria. Painless watery stools (Phosph ac). Diarrha immediately after eating.
Mentions in Classic Materia Medicas
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ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS
Abdomen
Violent purging and cramp in bowels. Heat and irritation in lower bowels. Camp diarrhœa, bloody stool, dysentery; diarrhœa from bad water and malaria. Painless watery stools (Phosph ac). Diarrhœa immediately after eating.
Relationship
Compare: Similar in action to Alstonia constricta, the bitter bark or native quinine of Australia. Ditain (active principle, is anti-periodic, like quinine, but without unpleasant effects). Cinchona (similar in diarrhœa, chronic dyspepsia and debility). Hydrastis; Fer cit et chin.
Dose
Tincture to third potency. Locally, for ulcers and rheumatic pains.
ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS
(Dita Bark)
PHARMACY - alst-s. Alstonia scholaris. Dita bark. Satwan.
N. 0. Apocynaceae. India. Tincture of the bark.
Historical dose: Tincture and all potencies.
CLINICAL - Anemia. Cramps. Debility. Diarrhea. Dysentery. Indigestion. Intermittent fever. Malaria. Ulcers.
HERBAL - Alstonia scholaris is an exceedingly bitter herb. It grows in India and the one from Malabar are probably similar in effects to Alstonia constricta. Dita in the active principle is anti-periodic like quinine, but without unpleasant effects. A tonic after exhausting fevers. Topically used for ulcers and rheumatic pains.
HOMEOPATHIC - Malarial diseases with diarrhea. Dysentery, anemia, feeble digestion. are the general conditions suggesting this remedy. Characteristics are the gone sensation in stomach and sinking in abdomen, with debility.
Diarrhea immediately after eating. Diarrhea from bad water. Cramps in bowels with violent purging. Irritation and heat in lower bowels. Camp diarrhea. Bloody stool. Dysentery. Diarrhea from malaria. Painless watery stools (Ph-ac.).
RELATIONS
Compare:
(1) Similar in action to Alstonia constricta, the bitter bark of native quinine of Australia.
(2) Ars., Chin. - similar in diarrhea, chronic dyspepsia and debility.
(3) Hydr., Ferr-cit., Chin.
REFERENCES - Boericke. Clarke.
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Remedy Profile
- Type Remedy
- Common Name N/A
- Origin Source Natural
Dosage & Potency
Tincture to third potency. Locally, for ulcers and rheumatic pains.
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