(Phosphate of Iron)
In the early stages of febrile conditions, it
stands midway between sthenic activity of Aconite and
Belladonna, and the asthenic sluggishness and
torpidity of Gelsemium. The typical Ferrum
phosphoricum subject is not full blooded and robust, but nervous,
sensitive, anemic with the false plethora and easy flushing of Ferrum. Prostration marked; face more active than Gelsemium. The superficial redness never assumes the
dusky hue of Gelsemium. Pulse soft and flowing; no
anxious restlessness of Aconite. Susceptibility to
chest troubles. Bronchitis of young children. In acute exacerbation of
tuberculosis, a fine palliative of wonderful power. Corresponds to
Grauvogl's Oxygenoid Constitution, the inflammatory, febrile, emaciating,
wasting consumptive. | ||
| Head. Soreness
to touch, cold, noise, jar. Rush of blood to head. Ill effects of sun heat.
Throbbing sensation. Vertigo. Headache better cold
applications. | ||
| Eyes. Red,
inflamed, with burning sensation. Feeling as of sand under lids. Hyperemia
of optic disc and retina, with blurred vision. | ||
| Ears. Noises.
Throbbing. First stage of otitis. Membrana tympani red and bulging. Acute
otitis; when Belladonna fails, prevents
suppuration. | ||
| Nose. First
stage of colds in the head. Predisposition to colds. Epistaxis;
bright red blood. | ||
| Face. Flushed;
cheeks sore and hot. Florid complexion. Facial neuralgia; worse, shaking
head and stooping. | ||
| Throat. Mouth
hot; fauces red, inflamed. Ulcerated sore throat. Tonsils red and swollen.
Eustachian tubes inflamed. Sore throat of singers. Subacute laryngitis with
fauces inflamed and red (2X). After operations on
throat and nose to control bleeding and relieve soreness. First stage of
diphtheria. Ranula in vascular, sanguine constitutions. | ||
| Stomach.
Aversion to meat and milk. Desire for stimulants. Vomiting of undigested
food. Vomiting of bright red blood. Sour
eructations. | ||
| Abdomen. First
stage of peritonitis. Hemorrhoids. Stools watery, bloody, undigested. First
stage of dysentery, with much blood in discharges. | ||
| Urine. Urine
spurts with every cough. Incontinence. Irritation at neck of bladder.
Polyuria. Diurnal enuresis. | ||
| Female. Menses
every three weeks, with bearing-down sensation and pain on top of head.
Vaginismus. Vagina dry and hot. | ||
| Respiratory.
First stage of all inflammatory affections. Congestions of lungs.
Hemoptysis. Short, painful tickling cough. Croup. Hard, dry cough, with
sore chest. Hoarseness. Expectoration of pure blood in pneumonia.
Cough better at night. | ||
| Heart.
Palpitation; pulse rapid. First stage of cardiac diseases. Short, quick,
soft pulse. | ||
| Extremities.
Stiff neck. Articular rheumatism. Crick in back. Rheumatic pain in
shoulder; pains extend to chest and wrist. Whitlow. Palms hot. Hands
swollen and painful. | ||
| Sleep. Restless
and sleepless. Anxious dreams. Night sweats of anemia. | ||
| Fever. Chill
daily at 1 p.m. All catarrhal and inflammatory fevers; first
stage. | ||
| Modalities.
Worse, at night and 4 to 6 a.m.; touch, jar, motion, right side.
Better, cold applications. | ||
| Relationship.
Compare: (Oxygenoid Constitution: Acon.; Chin.; Ars.; Graph.; Petr.); Acon.; Gels.; Chin. | ||
| Dose. Third to
twelfth potency. |