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Alnus Rubra

30C / QAlnus

Red Alder · Oregon Alder · "The Glandular Remedy"

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🎯 It acts as a stimulant to nutrition and metabolism, specifically targeting skin conditions, glandular swellings, and digestive issues caused by poor gastric secretion.

📖 Boericke writes:

(ALNUS)

Has some reputation as a remedy for skin affections, glandular enlargements, and indigestion from imperfect secretion of gastric juice. It stimulates nutrition, and thus acts favorably upon strumous disorders, enlarged glands, etc. Ulcerated mucous membranes of mouth and throat. Fingers covered by crust caused by pustules, disagreeable odor. Indigestion from imperfect secretion of gastric juice.

👤 Constitution

•Individuals with a tendency toward glandular swelling, strumous (scrofulous) conditions, and chronic skin issues.

🩺 Systems & Indications

♀️FEMALE

Indicated for gynecological conditions involving cervical erosions and painful menstrual irregularities.

Leucorrhoea, with erosions of cervix, bleeding easily.

Amenorrhoea, with burning pains from back to pubis.

💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

Tincture to third potency

Mother Tincture

Primary Dosage

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Alnus Rubra is listed in 22 rubrics across 7 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 2 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Skin7 Female Sexual System6 Generalities4 Stomach2 Locomotor System1 Mouth1 Male Sexual System1

See all 22 rubrics for Alnus Rubra →