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Kent's Lectures on Materia Medica

Aletris Farinosa (Aletris)

অ্যালেট্রিস ফ্যারিনোসা (alet)

A pale, worn-out woman whose relaxed uterus fills, gushes and clots, and who only wants to lie down and rest.

Source
Root of the star grass or unicorn root, Aletris farinosa
Kingdom
Plant
Thermal
Kent gives no thermal state; he gives great debility, a wish to lie down all day, and involuntary urine always brought on by catching cold
Main spheres
Uterus and female reproductive organs, Uterine hemorrhage, Stomach in pregnancy, Rectum and constipation, Bladder
Kent's lecture
362 words, about 2 min
The remedy in one minute

Meet the Aletris Farinosa Patient

Kent calls Aletris a most useful and neglected remedy for the complaints of women, especially those predisposed to hemorrhages. The uterus fills with blood until it is distended, then expels its contents in large clots, followed by copious bleeding with or without painful contractions. The period may be copious and then trail into a watery oozing between periods, now and then breaking into a gushing flow with black clots. The cause, Kent insists, is a relaxed or debilitated uterus. Weakness of the reproductive organs is the guiding feature, with repeated abortion, a bruised feeling about the ovaries, especially the right, and bearing down as if the pelvic contents would escape, much worse while walking.

The whole woman shares this weakness. She has a pale, sickly, chlorotic face and would like to lie down all day and do nothing but rest. When such a patient becomes pregnant she suffers vomiting and colic, for the stomach is as weak as the reproductive organs; Kent puts Aletris in the place of Kreosote here when the symptoms agree. There is disgust for food, nausea and obstinate indigestion. The bowel is equally sluggish: most inveterate constipation, with a very large, hard stool that is hard to expel and violent pains in rectum and anus.

Keynotes

What Kent Wants You to Remember

  1. Copious uterine hemorrhage with large clots

    The uterus fills until distended, then expels large clots followed by copious bleeding. It may follow abortion or come with menstruation.

    Copious bleeding from the uterus is characteristic

    Kent
  2. Bleeding from a relaxed, debilitated uterus

    Kent traces the hemorrhages to slackness and weakness of the organ itself. The bleeding comes with debility of the whole individual.

    The hemorrhages of this medicine are particularly due to a relaxed or debilitated state of the uterus.

    Kent
  3. Reproductive weakness is the guiding feature

    Repeated abortion, bruised feeling in the ovaries, especially the right, and bearing down as if the pelvic contents would escape. Much worse while walking.

    Weakness of the reproductive organs may be said to be the guiding feature

    Kent
  4. Oozing between periods; bleeding at the climacteric

    A copious flow is followed by watery oozing between periods, now and then gushing with black clots. Kent finds it useful at the critical period when hemorrhage attends.

    this remedy is useful at the critical period when it is attended with hemorrhage.

    Kent
  5. Pale, chlorotic, longing only to rest

    The face is pale, sickly and chlorotic. She would lie down all day and do nothing but rest.

    The patient has a pale sickly chlorotic face, would like to lie down all day and do nothing but rest.

    Kent
  6. Vomiting of pregnancy in the weak woman

    The stomach is as weak as the reproductive organs, so pregnancy brings vomiting and colic. Kent puts Aletris in the place of Kreosote here when the symptoms agree.

    this remedy must take the place of Kreosote in the vomiting of pregnant women, when the symptoms agree.

    Kent
  7. Inveterate, painful constipation

    The stool is very large and hard, most difficult to expel. Violent pains are felt in the rectum and anus.

    There are violent pains in the rectum and anus.

    Kent
  8. Involuntary urine from catching cold

    In Kent's case urine escaped when coughing, sleeping or walking, a symptom of many years. Aletris cured it entirely.

    This involuntary escape of urine was always brought on by catching cold.

    Kent
At a glance

The Picture on One Screen

Mind

  • Would like to lie down all day
  • Wants to do nothing but rest
  • Exhausted, unable to speak from flow

Generals

  • Predisposed to hemorrhages
  • Great debility of the individual
  • Pale, sickly, chlorotic face
  • Relaxed, weak uterus and stomach
  • Complaints brought on by catching cold

Worse

  • Walking (bearing down)
  • Coughing, sleeping, walking (urine escapes)
  • Catching cold
  • Pregnancy (vomiting and colic)
  • After abortion; with menses
  • Climacteric period

Better

  • No amelioration stated by Kent
  • Longs to lie down
  • Longs for rest

Desires and aversions

  • Disgust for food
  • Nausea
  • Obstinate indigestion
  • Copious frothy eructations with vomiting

Where it acts

  • Uterus and ovaries
  • Uterine hemorrhage
  • Stomach in pregnancy
  • Rectum and anus
  • Bladder
Differential

Do Not Confuse It With

Kreosotum

The only remedy Kent compares in this lecture: before Aletris was known, Kreosote was the most promising remedy for copious frothy eructations with vomiting. In the vomiting of pregnant women Aletris must take its place when the symptoms agree, above all when the stomach is as weak as the reproductive organs.

Sabina

Kent does not compare Sabina in this short lecture; it is listed only as a fellow uterine hemorrhage remedy to study beside it. Choose Aletris by Kent's own marks: bleeding from a relaxed, debilitated uterus that fills and expels large clots, with debility of the whole woman.

Sepia

Kent does not compare Sepia in this lecture; it is listed only for study of bearing down states. The Aletris bearing down, as if the pelvic contents would escape, is much worse while walking and goes with a pale chlorotic face and a wish to lie down all day.

Self-test

Test Yourself

Answer in your head first, then tap to check. Come back tomorrow and try again: spaced recall is how keynotes stay.

1What does Kent call the guiding feature of Aletris?

Weakness of the reproductive organs. It shows as repeated abortion or hemorrhages with debility of the individual.

2Describe the Aletris uterine hemorrhage.

The uterus fills with blood until distended and expels its contents in large clots, followed by copious hemorrhage with or without painful contractions. Kent attributes it to a relaxed or debilitated uterus.

3What happens between the menstrual periods?

After a copious flow there is a watery oozing, now and then dilating into a copious gushing flow with black clots.

4Why does the pregnant Aletris patient vomit, and which remedy does Aletris replace here?

Her stomach is in the same weak condition as her reproductive organs. Kent says Aletris must take the place of Kreosote in the vomiting of pregnant women when the symptoms agree.

5Tell Kent's case of the night hemorrhage.

A violent hemorrhage came on in the middle of the night; the patient woke unable to speak, exhausted from the flow, and was cured by Aletris 45m. Her urine loss on coughing, sleeping or walking, present many years and brought on by catching cold, was also entirely cured.

6What is the Aletris constipation like?

Most inveterate and painful, with a very large, hard stool most difficult to expel. There are violent pains in the rectum and anus.

Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)

Aletris Farinosa by J. T. Kent

Complete and unabridged, with a faithful Bangla translation. Switch on parallel reading to see both languages paragraph by paragraph.

Uterine Hemorrhage and Weakness

This most useful and neglected remedy has been frequently indicated in the complaints of women, especially in those predisposed to hemorrhages; uterine hemorrhages particularly whether it be after an abortion or in connection with menstruation. Copious bleeding from the uterus is characteristic; hemorrhages when the uterus fills with blood until it becomes distended, and its contents are expelled in large clots, followed by copious hemorrhage with or without painful contractions.

এই অত্যন্ত উপযোগী অথচ অবহেলিত ঔষধটি নারীদের কষ্টে প্রায়ই নির্দেশিত হয়েছে, বিশেষ করে যারা রক্তস্রাবপ্রবণ তাদের ক্ষেত্রে। বিশেষভাবে জরায়ুর রক্তস্রাবে, তা গর্ভপাতের পরেই হোক বা ঋতুস্রাবের সঙ্গে সম্পর্কিত হোক। জরায়ু থেকে প্রচুর রক্তপাত এর বৈশিষ্ট্য। এমন রক্তস্রাব, যখন জরায়ু রক্তে ভরে ফুলে ওঠে, আর তার ভেতরের জিনিস বড় বড় চাপ বাঁধা রক্তের দলা হয়ে বেরিয়ে আসে। এর পরে প্রচুর রক্তস্রাব হয়, বেদনাদায়ক সংকোচন থাকুক বা না থাকুক।

A copious menstrual flow followed by watery oozing during the intermenstrual period, now and then dilating into copious gushing flow with black clots; this remedy is useful at the critical period when it is attended with hemorrhage.

প্রচুর ঋতুস্রাব। এর পরে দুই ঋতুর মাঝের সময়ে পানির মতো চুইয়ে পড়া স্রাব চলে। মাঝে মাঝে তা বেড়ে কালো রক্তের দলাসহ প্রচুর ধারায় বেরিয়ে আসে। ঋতুবন্ধের সংকটকালে রক্তস্রাব দেখা দিলে এই ঔষধ উপযোগী।

The hemorrhages of this medicine are particularly due to a relaxed or debilitated state of the uterus. Weakness of the reproductive organs may be said to be the guiding feature; agony. Weakness of the uterus with repeated abortion or hemorrhages with debility of the individual. Bruised feeling in the region of the ovaries, particularly in the right. Bearing down in the region of the uterus if the contents of the pelvis would escape. Much worse while walking.

এই ঔষধের রক্তস্রাব বিশেষভাবে জরায়ুর শিথিল বা দুর্বল অবস্থা থেকে হয়। প্রজনন অঙ্গের দুর্বলতাকেই এর পথনির্দেশক বৈশিষ্ট্য বলা যায়; যন্ত্রণা। জরায়ুর দুর্বলতার সঙ্গে বারবার গর্ভপাত, অথবা রোগীর সার্বিক দুর্বলতার সঙ্গে রক্তস্রাব। ডিম্বাশয়ের অঞ্চলে থেঁতলে যাওয়ার মতো অনুভূতি, বিশেষ করে ডান দিকে। জরায়ুর অঞ্চলে নিচের দিকে ঠেলে নামার অনুভূতি, যেন বস্তিগহ্বরের ভেতরের সবকিছু বেরিয়ে আসবে। হাঁটার সময় অনেক বেশি বৃদ্ধি।

An attack of hemorrhage that came on with great violence in the middle of the night, the patient waking, unable to speak, so exhausted from the flow: was cured by Aletris 45m. This patient lost her urine when coughing, sleeping or walking, and this symptom which has been present many years was entirely cured by Aletris. This involuntary escape of urine was always brought on by catching cold.

একবার মাঝরাতে প্রচণ্ড তীব্রতায় রক্তস্রাবের আক্রমণ হয়েছিল। রোগী জেগে উঠেছিল, কিন্তু স্রাবে এতটাই অবসন্ন ছিল যে কথা বলতে পারছিল না। অ্যালেট্রিস ৪৫এম পোটেন্সিতে সেটি আরোগ্য হয়েছিল। এই রোগীর কাশির সময়, ঘুমের মধ্যে বা হাঁটার সময় প্রস্রাব বেরিয়ে যেত। বহু বছর ধরে থাকা এই লক্ষণটিও অ্যালেট্রিসে সম্পূর্ণ আরোগ্য হয়েছিল। ঠান্ডা লাগলেই সবসময় এই অনিচ্ছাকৃত প্রস্রাব বেরিয়ে যাওয়া শুরু হতো।

Stomach and Constipation

Disgust for food; nausea; obstinate indigestion.

খাবারে বিতৃষ্ণা; বমিভাব; একগুঁয়ে অজীর্ণ।

The patient has a pale sickly chlorotic face, would like to lie down all day and do nothing but rest. Such debilitated patients when they become pregnant, suffer from vomiting and colic; the stomach seems to be in the same weak condition as the reproductive organs.

রোগীর মুখ ফ্যাকাশে, রুগ্ণ, ক্লোরোসিস-আক্রান্তের মতো (রক্তাল্পতাজনিত ফ্যাকাশে-সবুজাভ)। সে সারাদিন শুয়ে থাকতে চায়, বিশ্রাম ছাড়া কিছুই করতে চায় না। এমন দুর্বল রোগী গর্ভবতী হলে বমি ও পেটের শূলবেদনায় ভোগে। মনে হয় পাকস্থলীও প্রজনন অঙ্গের মতোই দুর্বল অবস্থায় রয়েছে।

Most inveterate constipation.

অত্যন্ত পুরোনো, একগুঁয়ে কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য।

Until this remedy was known, Kreosote was the most promising remedy for copious frothy eructations with vomiting; this remedy must take the place of Kreosote in the vomiting of pregnant women, when the symptoms agree.

এই ঔষধটি জানার আগ পর্যন্ত বমির সঙ্গে প্রচুর ফেনাযুক্ত ঢেকুরের জন্য ক্রিয়োজোটই ছিল সবচেয়ে আশাপ্রদ ঔষধ। লক্ষণ মিললে গর্ভবতী নারীদের বমিতে এই ঔষধকে ক্রিয়োজোটের জায়গা নিতে হবে।

There are violent pains in the rectum and anus. Stool very large and hard, most difficult to expel. Painful constipation.

মলাশয় ও মলদ্বারে প্রচণ্ড ব্যথা থাকে। মল খুব বড় ও শক্ত, বের করা অত্যন্ত কঠিন। বেদনাদায়ক কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য।

Original text: James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905), public domain. Section headings, light punctuation fixes, study notes and the Bangla translation: IZ Homeo.

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