Kaolinum
Remedy of dysentery and GI inflammation. Diarrhea with mucus. Intestinal catarrh. Used historically as antidiarrheal. Tenesmus. Chronic colitis.
Source
Prepared from purified kaolin (Al2Si2O5(OH)4), triturated.
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Keynote Symptoms
Dysentery — diarrhea with mucus and blood. Intestinal catarrh. Tenesmus. Chronic colitis. Used as antidiarrheal (Kaopectate). Abdominal pain with diarrhea. Nausea.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, anxious.
General Symptoms
GI. Worse from eating, cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Rectum
Dysentery — mucous bloody diarrhea. Tenesmus. Chronic colitis.
Stomach
Nausea. Abdominal pain.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Eating, cold
Constitutional Type
Chronic colitis patients.
Clinical Indications
Dysentery, chronic colitis, intestinal catarrh, mucous diarrhea
Comparative Materia Medica
Mercurius corrosivus has dysentery with tenesmus. Aloe has colitis with insecurity. Arsenicum has dysentery with burning.
Safety Information
Not established.
Kaolin is non-toxic. Used in anti-diarrheal medicines and pottery. Safe in all potencies.
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