Alumina

Latin name: Alumina

Short name: Alum

Common name: Aluminium Oxide | Alumina | Oxide of Aluminium | Argilla

Primary miasm: Sycotic Secondary miasm(s): Psoric, Syphilitic

Kingdom: Minerals

Family: Inorganic Oxide

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Symptomatology
Remedy Information
Differentiation & Application

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Mind

The mental picture of Alumina is one of slowness, indecision, and confusion. The mind feels paralysed—unable to act or decide without great effort. There is a marked fear of losing control of the mind, or of going insane [Kent]. Time seems to move too slowly, creating a sense of agonising delay. The patient may have a dual personality feeling, as if their thoughts and actions are not their own. Sadness, melancholy, and irritability without cause are common. They may cry easily, yet feel emotionally numb. Memory is weak; they forget words while speaking or what they are about to do. Thoughts come slowly; responses delayed. Lack of volition is a keynote—they may know what to do but cannot bring themselves to do it. Children may be passive, overly polite, and obedient to the point of self-neglect [Clarke].

Sleep

Unrefreshing sleep. Wakes tired and dull. Sleep disturbed by dreams or urination. Dreams anxious, disconnected. Yawning and drowsiness during the day. Children grind teeth in sleep.

Dreams

Dreams of falling, danger, or confusion. Dreams vivid, yet leave no clear impression. Dreaming of past events or future worries. Dreams induce physical restlessness.

Generalities

Slowness, dryness, and suppression dominate the Alumina picture. Every process—mental, physical, eliminative—is delayed or difficult. Suited to delicate, chilly, sensitive individuals with neuralgic weakness, especially in children and the elderly. Worse from suppression—of emotions, discharges, or eruptions. A prominent remedy in chronic constipation, skin disorders, mental confusion, and spinal debility. Often indicated in early senile states or vaccination-related weakness.

Fever

Chilliness without thirst. Internal coldness. Heat flushes alternating with cold limbs. Low-grade fever with mental apathy. Fever during suppressed eruptions or menses.

Chill Heat Sweat

Chilliness even in warm rooms. Cold hands and feet. Heat in face, with cold limbs. Profuse night sweats. Sweat offensive or sour-smelling.

Head

Dullness and heaviness of the head, especially in the forehead. Vertigo, especially in the morning, < closing eyes. A peculiar sensation as if a band were tightly encircling the head. Headaches in the vertex or occiput, worse from mental effort or stooping. Hair falls out, especially during washing or combing. Scalp dry, sensitive to touch and cold air. A sense of coldness on top of the head may occur. Neuralgic pains from back of head to eyes.

Eyes

Dryness, burning, and itching in eyes. Vision blurred, worse in artificial light. Lids stick together on waking. Feeling of a foreign body under the lids. Lachrymation on going out into cold air. Photophobia, especially in the morning. Twitching of eyelids. Weakness of ocular muscles—cannot fix gaze. Reading causes eye fatigue and mental confusion.

Ears

Dryness and itching in ears. Cracking and roaring noises, as if cellophane crinkled. Difficult hearing, especially in left ear. Sensation as if ears were stopped. Noises worsen with exertion. Stitching pains deep in ear canal.

Nose

Dryness of nasal passages, often with scabs and bleeding. Obstructed nose in dry weather. Fluent coryza in early morning. Discharge thick, yellow, sometimes offensive. Loss of smell after colds. Crusting at nostrils. Children pick at nose persistently.

Face

Pale, expressionless, often anxious. Twitching of facial muscles. Facial neuralgia on the left side. Lips dry, cracked, and peeling. Pimples and eruptions on cheeks and chin. Tension of facial skin as if bound tight.

Mouth

Mouth dry, even with thirst. Tongue feels numb, heavy, or clumsy. Speech slow and deliberate. Taste altered, metallic or bitter. Teeth may ache without obvious cause. Tongue coated, thickly white or yellow. Aphthae on tongue or inside lips. Excessive salivation in some cases.

Teeth

Toothache from cold air or hot drinks. Gums recede and bleed easily. Teeth feel loose or elongated. Grinding of teeth in children. Decay progresses silently, without pain until late stage.

Throat

Great dryness, especially in the morning. Swallowing difficult unless aided by liquids. Pain extends to ears. Feeling of a lump in throat, worse on empty swallowing. Rawness, roughness, and scraping. Constant desire to clear throat. Worse from talking. Chronic hoarseness in speakers.

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Alumina is the oxide form of aluminium (Al₂O₃), a white, odourless, tasteless powder. It is widely distributed in nature as bauxite and is refined industrially for various uses. In homeopathy, the trituration of pure aluminium oxide is used to create the remedy. Although aluminium in large doses is neurotoxic, in potentised form it addresses profound disturbances in nerve conduction, perception, and volition.

Used extensively in ceramics, as an abrasive, in glass manufacturing, and as an ingredient in deodorants and antacids. Aluminium compounds are also used in water purification.

First proved by Hahnemann in the Chronic Diseases and extensively developed by Hering, Allen, and Clarke. The proving revealed an unusual action on the mind, reflexes, mucous membranes, and motor coordination.

Nervous system – especially brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves
Mind and will – indecision, slowness, confusion
Mucous membranes – dryness, sluggish secretion
Rectum – inactivity, dry stool, straining
Skin – chronic eruptions, itching < warmth
Throat – dryness, difficulty swallowing without fluid
Female organs – leucorrhoea, prolapse
Children and the elderly – slow development or degenerative states
Left side – more commonly affected

Damp weather
Moderate warmth
In the evening (mental state)
After stool (partial relief of confusion)
Application of cool water (to itching skin)
Lying down (relieves weakness)
Drinking warm fluids with solids (aids swallowing)

Morning (mental dullness, confusion)
Dry weather or heated rooms
Mental exertion
Constipation, suppression of discharges
Emotional suppression (fear, grief held in)
Touch (skin hypersensitive)
After vaccination or suppression of eruptions
Before or during menses (worsens most symptoms)

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Plumbum metallicum – Paralysis and constipation, but more destructive and sudden
Silicea – Similar slowness, but with more coldness, suppuration, and sensitivity
Baryta carbonica – Slowness in children and elderly, but more fearful and withdrawn
Gelsemium – Dullness and trembling, but more acute, with less dryness
Nux vomica – Constipation with urging, versus Alumina’s absence of urge

Complementary: Bryonia, Silicea, Lycopodium
Antidotes: Chamomilla, Ipecac
Follows well: Sulphur, Calcarea
Precedes well: Sepia, Phosphorus
Inimical: Zincum (in some cases)

Alumina expresses the essence of delayed expression and internal dryness. The patient cannot act, think, or eliminate without great effort. They feel paralysed by indecision, both physically and mentally. Constipation without desire, skin eruptions with dryness, and mental apathy with anxiety form the core triad. The theme of suppressed vitality—emotions held in, eruptions repressed, elimination blocked—underlies the remedy’s entire profile. Whether in the slow child, the confused elder, or the hypersensitive adult, Alumina restores motion and clarity when the body and soul are dry, heavy, and inert.

One of the top remedies for constipation with no urge
Useful in neuralgic weakness after vaccination or suppression
Effective in chronic dry eczema with itching < warmth
Excellent for children who are slow to develop, especially if quiet and obedient
Often indicated in early senile dementia or paralytic weakness
Consider for post-convalescent fatigue where functions remain sluggish

Mind

Confusion of mind
Indecision, cannot act without advice
Fear of insanity
Duality of thought

Rectum

Constipation, no desire
Stool dry, hard, must be removed manually
Atony of rectum

Skin

Dryness, itching, < warmth
Eruptions, crusty, chronic
Chapped hands

Extremities

Heaviness, weakness
Numbness, crawling
Trembling of hands

Generalities

Slowness in action and thought
Worse from suppression
Worse dry weather
Sensitive to cold

Samuel Hahnemann – Chronic Diseases: Original proving, focus on constipation, mental symptoms, dryness
C. Hering – Guiding Symptoms: Emphasised rectal inactivity, dual personality, and neuralgic aspects
William Boericke – Pocket Manual: Clear modalities and use in skin and nervous complaints
James Kent – Lectures on Homeopathic Materia Medica: Deep mental picture—slowness, fear of madness
John Henry Clarke – Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica: Expanded detail on children, skin symptoms, and sluggish elimination

Alumina

Mind

Sleep

Dreams

Generalities

Fever

Chill Heat Sweat

Head

Eyes

Ears

Nose

Face

Mouth

Teeth

Throat

Chest

Heart

Respiration

Stomach

Abdomen

Rectum

Urinary

Food

Male

Female

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Extremities

Skin

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Mind

Sleep

Dreams

Generalities

Fever

Chill Heat Sweat

Head

Eyes

Ears

Nose

Face

Mouth

Teeth

Throat

Chest

Heart

Respiration

Stomach

Abdomen

Rectum

Urinary

Food

Male

Female

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Extremities

Skin

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