HomeoRemedyFerrum phosphoricum
Phosphate of iron
Main symptoms
- In the early stages of febrile conditions, it stands midway between sthenic activity of Aconite and Bell, and the asthenic sluggishness and torpidity of Gels.
- The typical Ferr. Phos. Subject is not full blooded and robust, but nervous, sensitive, anaemic with the false plethora and easy flushing of Ferrum.
- Extreme weakness marked; face more active than Gels.
- The superficial redness never assumes the dusky hue of Gels.
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- Pulse soft and flowing; no anxious restlessness of Acon.
- Susceptibility to chest troubles.
- Bronchitis of young children.
- Corresponds to Grauvogl's Oxygenoid Constitution, the inflammatory, febrile, emaciating, wasting consumptive.
- In pale, anaemic subjects, with violent local congestions.
- Haemorrhages, bright from any orifice.
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Symptoms by body part
Head
Soreness to touch, cold, noise jar. Rush of blood to head. Ill effects of sun-heat. Throbbing sensation. Dizziness. Headache better cold applications.
Eyes
Red, inflamed, with burning sensation. Feeling as of sand under lids. Hyperaemia of optic disc and retina, with blurred vision.
Ears
Noises. Throbbing. First stage of otitis. Membrana tympani red and bulging. Acute otitis; when Bellad. Fails, prevents pus formation.
Nose
First stage of colds in the head. Predisposition to colds. Nosebleed; 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 belching.
Abdomen
First stage of peritonitis. Stools watery, bloody, undigested. First stage of dysentery, with much blood in discharges.
Urinary
Urine spurts with every cough. Incontinence. Irritation at neck of bladder. Polyuria. Diurnal bed-wetting.
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. Coughing up blood. Short, painful tickling cough. Croup. Hard, dry cough, with sore chest. Hoarseness. Phlegm coughed up 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 joint and muscle pain. Crick in back. Rheumatic pain in shoulder; pains extend to chest and wrist. Infected fingertip. Palms hot. Hands swollen and painful.
Sleep
Restless and sleepless. Anxious dreams. Night sweats of anaemia.
Fever
Chill daily at 1 p.m. All with mucus and inflammatory fevers; first stage.
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