# Aloe (HMT)

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Remedy
- **Alternative Names:** Socotrine – Aloes
- **Miasm:** Tubercular Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
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This medicine is prepared from a plant called Kanwar Gandal  in
Urdu.  Its main characteristics ar e flatulence, diarrhoea and the
tendency to vomit.  Hundreds of medi cines can be used in this kind of
symptom complex, but they have th eir own additional, distinctive
features as well.  In Aloe an d Lycopodium, typically, one gets
diarrhoea after ingesting oysters.  Aloe should also be considered
along with Lycopodium wherever a patient suffers from diarrhoea
after eating seafood.  In the patien ts of Aloe and Lycopodium, the
abdomen is bloated in the right lo wer part.  Generally, homoeopaths
suggest one of the three remedies for distension of the abdomen:
Carbo Veg for the fullness and distension in the upper part,
Lycopodium for the distension of the right lower abdomen and China
when the whole of abdomen is tense.  However, distension of the
abdomen is also a symptom of other homoeopathic medicines, which
will need to be used as indicated.  The above three have been
mentioned in most homoeopathic books as quick fixes for immediate
use.  Prolonged abdominal distension may lead to colicky pains.  In
emergency situations, especially if  the condition of the patient is
deteriorating fast, the standard fo rmula as detailed above should be
adopted.  Nevertheless, real, lasting relief wi ll only be offered by a
proper constitutional remedy.

Nux Vomica is very useful when the intestinal movement is
sluggish.  Carbo Veg will be more appropriate if the patient passes
offensive wind.  In the Carbo Veg patient, there is a spasm at the
pyloric end of the stomach due to hyperacidity .  The food becomes
stagnant and decays.  The stomach becomes distended with foul
smelling gas.

China is useful in abdominal dist ension only where other signs of
China are also present,  i.e., pati ent has dryness in constitution and
generally displays signs of the ill effects of Malaria.  Sometimes, the
wind or gas becomes trapped in th e intestines due to a lack of
digestive secretions from the stomach, liver, pancreas and the
intestines.  China is especially useful in this kind of distension.

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Returning to the main subject of Aloe, ingestion of seafood,
especially oysters, is immediately followed by diarrhoea .  Along
with nausea and vomiting , the patient suffers from headache,
starting from the forehead.  The eyes are red, heavy and difficult to
open.  The lips are dry.  Chewing
produces an audible noise in the
ears.  Sometimes, Aloe patients bleed  from the nose as they wake up
in the morning.  The mouth tastes bitter.  Typically, there is pain under
the ribs on the right side.  Loose mo tions are associated with gripe.
The piles hang in bunches and feel burni ng hot.  Cold applications
offer relief.  If the patient is constipated instead of having loose
motions, the lower part of the abdom en feels severely tense.  Meat
does not bother the patient of Aloe, ye t the patient does not like to eat
it.

Aloe women experience aggravation of their symptoms during
their menstruation period.  Walking and standing becomes difficult.
The uterus feels full and heavy due to pelvic congestion.  The periods
appear earlier than usual and are excessive (Menorrhagia).

Another sign of Aloe is irritati on of the throat and coughing.  The
joints ache.  The symptoms are worse in the morning, more so in the
hot, dry weather.  The cold weather and open air offer relief.  Mostly
the symptoms start or intensify after food intake.

Adjuvant: Sulphur
Antidotes: Sulphur, Opium
Potency: 30

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