Ferrum Metallicum
Iron · Abbrev.: Iron
Extremities
William Boericke 1922
Pain in back of head, with roaring in
William Boericke 1922
oversensitiveness; worse after any active effort. Weakness from mere speaking or walking though looking strong. Pallor of skin, mucous membranes, face, aUernating with flushes. Orgasms of blood to face, che.n, head, lungs, etc. Muscles flabby and relaxed.
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Watery, dull red ; photophobia ; letters run together.
Face
William Boericke 1922
F'iery-red and flushed from least pain, emotion, or exertion. Red parts become ivliile, bloodless and piifiFy.
Female
William Boericke 1922
Menses remit a day or two, and then return. Discharge of long pieces from uterus. Women \^ho are weak, delicate, chlorotic, yet have a fiery-red 332
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
Best adapted to young weakly persons, anaemic and chlorotic, with pseudo-plethora, who flush easil} *• cold
Head
William Boericke 1922
Vertigo on seeing flowing water. Stinging headache. Ringing in ears before menses. Hammcr'ini], pulsating, congestive headache; pain extends to teeth, with cold
Mind
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Irritability. Slight noises unbearing. Excited from slightest opposition. Sanguine temperament.
Nose
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Mucous membrane relaxed, boggy, anzemir, I)ale.
Rectum
William Boericke 1922
prolapsus recti; itching of anus, e.specially young children. Urine. — Involuntary; worse daytime. Tickling in urethra extending to bladder.
Stomach
William Boericke 1922
Voracious appetite, or absolute loss of appetite. Loathing of sour things. Attemids to eat l>ring on diarrhoea Spits up food by the mouthful. IF/jo.f.] Eructations of food after eating, without nausea. Nausea and vomiting after eating. Vomiting immediately after eating. Vomiting after midnight. Intolerance of eggs. Distention and pressure in the stomach after eating. Heat and burning in
William Boericke 1922
Soreness of abdominal walls. Flatulent dyspepsia. \Carho; Arg. nit.] Stool. — Undigested, at night, while eating or drinking, painless. Ineffectual urging; .stool hard, followed by backache or cramping pain m
Teeth
William Boericke 1922
relieved by ice-cold tenter. Earthy, pasty taste, like rotten eggs.
References
This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:
- James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
- Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
- Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain
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