Alnus rubra

 Alnus rubra, Tag Alder; and Alnus glutinosa, сommon Alder of Europe. N. O. сupuliferae. Not to be confounded with certain of the Rhamnaceae, which are also popularly called Alders. Tinctures of the bark, and of the young shoots.

 Amenorrhoea. Glands, enlarged. Gleet. Haemorrhage. Herpes. Impetigo. Leucorrhoea. Prurigo. Psora. Rheumatism. Scrofula. Syphilis.

 Alnus is an unproved remedy. The bark-tincture of Alnus rubra is used by eclectics as an alterative in scrofulous conditions, in chronic skin affections, rheumatism, syphilis, gravel, and gleet. The plant grows in swamps and marshes. Among its indications are: Leucorrhoea with erosions which bleed easily; amenorrhoea with burning pains from back to pubis. Haematuria. сooper, who has used a fresh plant tincture of A. glutinosa, gives: Pain in rectum after stool ; and heaviness in head as after being drunk the night before as having been produced by it. Hale gives as particularly indicating it: Eruptions on the skin alternating with diseased conditions of mucous membrane.

 Compare: Hamam., Stilling., Phytol., Kali i., Merc., Nux v., вapt. Alternating conditions, Alo., Pod., Kali bi.

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