Comparison Alumina with Phosphorus

[Frans Vermeulen]

Phosphorus is not mentioned in the relationship-rubrics [compare, antidote, inimical, etc.] of Alumina. Both elements, however, have much in common.

Physiologically, Aluminium appears to be rather selective in disturbing the phosphorus balance in the body, resulting eventually in phosphate depletion.

Therapeutically, aluminium salts are used to reduce phosphate absorption in patients with chronic kidney failure. Elementary phosphorus

[the colourless or 'yellow' modification] glows in the dark and combusts spontaneously upon exposure to air. To prevent spontaneous ignition phosphorus is stored under

water [in dark bottles] [compare: < or > darkness; > cold drinks]. Without its protective film of oxide, aluminium would also flare up in the air and burn with a blinding flame [compare: > open air]. The oxide layer is like an armour, neither allowing penetration from the outside nor escape from the inside [the Alumina patient has difficulties in both expressing himself and reacting to external impulses]. The similarity even includes their names. Phosphorus means light-bearer, while Alumina proves to be a-luminant, without giving light. This implies that in both the issue of light, or clearness, plays a major role. They are both on the same curve, but just on opposite ends, at least as far as the drug picture is concerned.

Homoeopathically, Alum. and Phos. share many rubrics, such as:

Anxiety on waking at night. - Vertigo after eating. - Pressing frontal headache > open air. Electric-like shocks through head. - Changing colour of face. - Long, narrow stool. - Excessive sexual desire. - Tickling sensation in air passages on talking. - Palpitation of heart on waking. - Incoordination of lower limbs. - Itching on becoming warm in bed. - Weakness [and trembling] from hunger. - Weakness after menses. - Twilight >. - Salt food <. Main symptoms CONFUSION OF MIND, AS TO HIS IDENTITY.

• "A numb feeling in the head as if his consciousness was outside of his body; when he says anything, he feels as if another person had said it; and when he sees anything,

as if another person had seen it, or as if he could transfer himself into another and only then could see." [Hahnemann]

• "Groans at night, and says it is not him, and wants them to stop." [Guernsey]

• "The disturbance and confusion of the sphere of comprehension, the ability to form ideas and decisions is characterized through the restraint of imagination. On this basis arises the impulse for murder, for example, at the sight of the knife, of blood, etc." [Leeser]

• "The situation of Alumina arises from conflict between parent and child where the child is not being given identity. Whatever the child does they say no, not this. His identity and individuality has been broken down, whatever the child says is not right - you are no one, you know nothing and then comes despair. I don't know what to do,

I don't know what I am, I don't know who I am. I don't know what I want, I don't know what I want to be and I am so small, I am so timid, completely dependent on parent." [Sankaran] Yielding disposition - obstinacy. • "His real identity is being suppressed, is being pushed in, so he has to mould himself according to what people want."

[Sankaran]

• "Aluminium oxide is the hard substance that forms on Aluminium that gives the hardness to the metal since Aluminium is the soft, easily malleable metal. The feeling of Alum. inside is too soft and easily mouldable so that there is no identity. So he needs to be hard and rigid to keep up his identity. In the coped up state the Alum. patient can be quite hard and rigid."

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