Alstonia scholaris
Remedy of malarial debility and diarrhea. Chronic diarrhea with debility. Post-malarial weakness. Anemia. Fever alternating with diarrhea. Night sweats. Emaciation.
Source
Prepared from the bark of Alstonia scholaris (Apocynaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Malarial debility — chronic weakness after malaria. Diarrhea with debility. Anemia. Night sweats. Emaciation. Fever alternating with bowel symptoms. Useful in tropical fevers with weakness.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, depressed. Exhausted.
General Symptoms
Malarial debility. Worse from cold, exertion. Better from warmth, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Rectum
Chronic diarrhea with debility. Post-malarial diarrhea. Watery, exhausting.
Fever / Chill / Perspiration
Malarial fever with debility. Night sweats. Alternating fever and diarrhea.
Extremities
Weakness. Emaciation. Anemia.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, rest
Worse From
Cold, exertion
Constitutional Type
Post-malarial debility. Chronic diarrhea patients. Tropical fever convalescence.
Clinical Indications
Post-malarial debility, chronic diarrhea, anemia, night sweats, tropical fever recovery
Comparative Materia Medica
China has malarial debility with periodicity. Arsenicum has diarrhea with restlessness. Ferrum has anemia with flushing.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Alstonia bark contains alstonine and other indole alkaloids. Used in Ayurveda for malaria and diarrhea. Moderate toxicity in large crude doses. Safe in potentised forms.
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