- Source :- Mineral kingdom
- Common Name :- Iron
- Family :- Ferrum
- Prover :- Dr. Hahnemann
- Miasm :- Psora and Syphilis
- Temperament :- Plethoric and Anemic
- Diathesis :- Hemorrhagic
- Thermal :- Chilly
- Duration of action :- 4 to 6 weeks
- Active Principle :- Ferrum
- Inimical to :- China
- Side affection :- Left side more than right
INTRODUCTION
It is one of the great constitutional remedies. :- Hahnemann says, “Ferrum is suited to weak, anemic, and debilitated patients.”
GUIDING SYMPTOMS
- Weakness with tendency to flushes of heat and palpitations.
- Anemia with red face, pale mucous membranes.
- Hammering headache with pulsation, worse from noise, motion, and night.
- Pale face alternating with red, easily flushing.
- Craving for sour and indigestible things.
- Diarrhea with undigested food particles, worse after eating or drinking.
- Weakness and prostration from loss of vital fluids.
- Sensitive to noise, slightest opposition irritates.
- Wandering pains with swelling and stiffness in joints.
- Worse from rest, better from slow motion.
MIND / MENTAL SYMPTOMS / PSYCHOLOGY
- Irritability and nervousness.
- Fearful and easily excited.
- Weeping mood, sadness without cause.
- Alternating moods of irritability and cheerfulness.
- Lack of self-confidence, easily discouraged.
GASTROINTESTINAL
- Desire for sour, pickled, and spicy foods.
- Vomiting immediately after eating.
- Painful bloating and eructations.
- Stomach feels full and heavy, even after light meals.
- Constipation with hard, knotty stools.
- Diarrhea with painless, watery stools.
MENSES
- Profuse, prolonged, and early menstruation.
- Weakness and paleness during menses.
- Intermittent flow with weakness.
ANEMIA
- Pale, sickly complexion with easy flushing.
- Weakness and palpitations after slight exertion.
- Anemia from chronic hemorrhages.
- Loss of appetite and desire for stimulating food.
HEMORRHAGES
- Bright red bleeding from any orifice.
- Epistaxis, hemoptysis, metrorrhagia, with pale face and cold limbs.
- Hemorrhoidal bleeding with weakness and palpitations.
FEVER
- Chilly even in warm rooms.
- Fever with periodic flushes of heat, red face, and cold extremities.
- Weakness after fever, profuse sweat at night.
RESPIRATORY
- Dyspnea, worse while lying down.
- Cough with expectoration of blood-streaked mucus.
- Oppression of chest, worse at night and after eating.
GASTROINTESTINAL
- Desire for sour, pickled, and spicy foods.
- Vomiting immediately after eating.
- Painful bloating and eructations.
SKIN
- Erythema with easy flushing.
- Small boils and eruptions on face.
MEMORIZING TIPS
- F – Flushing of face, easily irritated
- E – Easily bleeding from nose or gums
- R – Red face with anemia
- R – Restless at night with palpitations
- U – Unbearable headache, hammering pain
- M – Mood swings, irritable and sad
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