# Aletris Farinosa

## Remedy Classification
- **Type:** Herbal Remedy
- **Miasm:** Psoric Miasm
- **Temperament:** Neutral
- **Aggravation Time:** Neutral/Anytime

## Keynote Indications
Star grass is said to be the most bitter of all plants. Aletris farinosa particularly affects the 
female organs. Produces an anemic,  relaxed condition, especially of the female organs. Useful for chlorotic 
girls and pregnant women. 
Many symptoms appear in the uterine sphere including uterine atony. Sensation of weight in uterine region 
and tendency to prolapse. Hemorrhages. Menorrhagia , black clots, fullness and weight. Menses are profuse 
and premature with labor-like pains or amenorrhea, debility from loss of fluids, protracted illness. Leucorrhea 
with debility. Obstinate vomiting of pregnancy. Habitual tendency to miscarriage. Inferti lity. 
Characterized by weariness of body and mind. The patient is fatigued and tired all the time,  suffers from 
prolapse, leucorrhea, rectal distress, etc. Marked anemia. Fainting attacks with vertigo. Sensation of weight in 
occiput as if it would draw the  head back. Parts feel heavy. Lack of appetite, in connec tion with uterine 
disorders. Disgust for food, nausea, constipation. The least food distends the stomach. Marked emaciation.

## Modalities (Aggravations / Ameliorations)
Better from passing flatus. Better bending backwards. Worse from loss of fluids.

## Symptoms by System

### Mind
- Alfalfa induces a mental exhilarat ion of buoyancy.
- Cheerfulness.
- Vivaciousness.
- A general feeling of 
well being, feels clear and bright, so that all blues are dissipated.
- Exhilaration.
- Mirth, hilarity, liveliness.
- Clearness of thoughts.
- Morose, sulky, cross, fretful, ill humored, peevish.
- Sadness, despondency, melancholy.
- Depression from 
disappointed love.
- Hypochondriasis.
- Aversion to mental work.
- Bad dreams from emotional causes.
- Bulimia.
- Prostration of mind, mental exhaustion, brain fag.
- Dull, drowsy, stupid (Gels.), gloomy and irritable , worse 
during evening.
- Slowness.
- Mental dullness, sluggishness.
- Difficulty thinking and comprehending.
- Alfalfa induces a mental exhilarat ion of buoyancy.
- Cheerfulness.
- Vivaciousness.
- A general feeling of 
well being, feels clear and bright, so that all blues are dissipated.
- Exhilaration.
- Mirth, hilarity, liveliness.
- Clearness of thoughts.
- Morose, sulky, cross, fretful, ill humored, peevish.
- Sadness, despondency, melancholy.
- Depression from 
disappointed love.
- Hypochondriasis.
- Aversion to mental work.
- Bad dreams from emotional causes.
- Bulimia.
- Prostration of mind, mental exhaustion, brain fag.
- Dull, drowsy, stupid (Gels.), gloomy and irritable , worse 
during evening.
- Slowness.
- Mental dullness, sluggishness.
- Difficulty thinking and comprehending.

### Head
- Weight in occiput, as if it would draw the head backwards.
- Vertigo with fainting, sleepiness, vomiting 
or purging.
- Kidneys - Involuntary urination on walking fast or sneezing.
- Weight in occiput, as if it would draw the head backwards.
- Vertigo with fainting, sleepiness, vomiting 
or purging.
- Kidneys - Involuntary urination on walking fast or sneezing.

### Ears
- Feel as if open through from one to the other.

### Mouth
- Much frothy saliva.

### Chest
- Cough before menses.

### Stomach & Abdomen
- Want of appetite, disgust for food.
- Least food causes distress.
- Flatulent colic.
- Nervous dyspepsia.
- Obstinate vomiting of pregnancy.
- Nausea better by coffee, by dinner with pressure in forehead.
- malnutrition, including neurasthenia, syphilis, insomnia, or nervous digestion.
- Anorexia nervosa.
- Cancer with 
emaciation.
- Failure to thrive in children.
- Deficient breast -milk, it increases the quality and quantity of milk in nursing 
mothers.
- If a baby has failure to thrive, give Alfalfa to the mother and child, the breast milk improves, the mother 
gets stronger and the baby gains weight.
- Pronounced urinary action.
- Diabetes in sipidus and phosphaturia.
- Useful to allay the bladder irritability of 
prostatic hypertrophy.
- Rheumatic diathesis.
- Weakness, enervation, exhaustion, prostration, infirmity.
- Muscle weakness.
- Convulsive movements.
- Desires 
sweets.
- Sympathicotonia.
- Worse in the evening, from 6 to 9 p.m.
- A concentrated Alfalfa tincture should exercise an influence similarto that of Avena sativa.
- An herbal infusion 
used in three cases produced the same results as the alcoholic preparations.
- Distension.
- Flatulence with distention.
- Pain from passing flatus.
- Shifting, flatulent pain along colon 
several hours after meals.
- Frequent lo ose, yellow, painful stools with burning flatulence.
- Colitis.
- Chronic 
appendicitis.
- Inflammation, peritonitis, enteritis.
- Dropsy, ascites, with scanty urination.
- Cramping, griping pain.
- Passing flatus aggravates.
- Want of appetite with weakness.

### Urinary & Genital
- Premature and profuse menses with labor -like pains  (Bell., Cham., Kali - c., Plat.).
- Menorrhagiaprofuse, black with clots.
- Retarded and scanty flow (Senec.).
- Copious menses followed by 
copious, watery oozing between periods.
- Leucor rhea white, stringy, due to weakness and anemia.
- Uterus 
seems heavy.
- Prolapse uterus with pain in right inguinal region.
- Habitual tendency to miscarriage.
- Mus-
cular pains during pregnancy.

### Extremities
- Chronic rheumatism.
- Dropsy.
- Leg (right) feels paralyzed below knee, numb, could not bear weight on 
 
 
it.

### Neck & Back
- Backache.