Ferrum Arsenicicum

▲   GENERAL

General

Enlarged liver and spleen, with fever; undigested stool; albuminuria. Simple and pernicious anaemia and chlorosis. Skin dry. Eczema, psoriasis, impetigo. Use 3x trituration.

▲   MIND

Mind

Aversions, dislikes; open air

Conscientious about things of little importance

Dazed

Death; thoughts of death

Excitement

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome)

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome); from contradiction

indecisive

indifference, apathy, etc.

irritability

laughing

mirth, hilarity, liveliness, etc.

mood; alternating mood

mood; changeable, variable mood

quarrelsome, argumentative

remorse

excessively religious (see anxiety, despair, fear)

sensitive, oversensitive

to noise

serious

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

evening

weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting)

Hysteria

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

impaired thinking; confusion

morning

on waking

evening

Insecure, uncertain, scared

anxiety

anxiety; night

anxiety; of conscience (as if guilty of a crime)

anxiety; with fear

anxiety; during fever

fear

in a crowd

of death

of evil

of people

Memory; forgetful

Quiet, peace (or lack of); feeling of tranquillity

Restlessness, nervousness

night

forcing out of bed

tossing about in bed

Talking, conversation

obstinate

dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn

of others

Unconsciousness

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Tendency to fall over

During headache

From looking at.; with eyes turned downward

With nausea

On rising

While standing; with staggering

With obscuring of vision

▲   HEAD

Head

Coldness

Congestion (see pulsation)

fullness

Constriction, tension (see also pulling, pressing)

Empty, hollow sensation

Hot

with coldness of feet

flashes of heat

Pulsating

forehead

back of head (occiput)

temples

top of head (vertex)

Headache

Heaviness (see pain

pressing)

pressing); forehead

Pain, headache

morning

afternoon

evening

air

open (see walking in open air)

affected by certain foods and drinks (improved, brought on or aggravated); after eating

with catarrh

cold applications

from cold (including cold parts); from cold air

with running or blocked nose

on coughing

hammering pain

with high or low temperature; headache during the chill

in women; before period

in women; during period

from certain movements; on moving head

from certain movements; shaking head

recurring headache

pulsating

sitting

sudden pain or sudden increase of pain

in forehead

right side

evening

above eyes

back of head (occiput)

sides; one side

sides; right

temples

right

and forehead

top of head (vertex)

boring, digging, screwing; temples

bursting

pulling

pressing (see bursting, pulling)

outward

forehead

temples

top of head (vertex)

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure

stitching, sudden, sharp

temples

tearing, rending

Shocks, blows, jerks, etc. (see jerking pain, pulsation, plug, nail)

Scalp

Hair; falling

Skin and scalp; itching

▲   EYES

Eyes

Lids

opening eyes difficult

stuck together; night

Discoloration

redness

redness; lids

yellow

Discharges of mucus or pus

Inflammation

glandular swellings

Infected

Pain

aching

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

as from something in eye; like sand in eye

Paralysis; optic nerve, total blindness, without eye damage (amaurosis)

Protrusion

Sunken

Swellings

lids

Tears

Vision

Dim

▲   EARS

Ear

Discharges from ear

offensive smelling

Itching; in ear

Noises in ear

humming

ringing

roaring

singing

Pain

stitching, sudden, sharp

Hearing

Impaired

▲   FACE

Face

Heat

hot flashes

Appearance as if dead (see sunken)

Lips

discoloration; pale

dryness

Pain

Perspiration

Skin

discoloration; bluish; circles around eyes

discoloration; earthy

discoloration; greenish (see iron deficiency anaemia (greenish-yellow discoloration))

discoloration; pale

discoloration; red

during chill

discoloration; sallow

discoloration; sickly colour

discoloration; yellow

shiny skin; waxy

Swelling

▲   NOSE

Nose

Catarrh

Discharge from nose

blood

crusts, scabs, inside

wearing away skin

greenish

containing pus

watery

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza)

Sneezing

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Bleeding

Gangrenous

Gums and teeth

Bleeding; gums

Swelling; gums

Saliva

Dryness

Salivation

Tongue

Discoloration; tongue; white

Numbness; tongue

Pain; burning, raw and smarting; tongue

Taste

Taste

bitter

flavourless

putrid

sweetish

▲   THROAT

Throat

Catarrh

larynx

trachea (wind pipe)

Choking, constricting

Sensation of something in throat; lump

Feels hot

Mucus

in the air passages

larynx

trachea (wind pipe)

Pain

swallowing; on swallowing

burning

air passages

rawness

sore

Roughness; air passage

Swallowing; difficult

Voice

hoarseness

lost

▲   CHEST

Chest

Anxiety

Catarrh

Constriction, tension

heart

Fullness

Heart

palpitations

palpitations; night

palpitations; anxiety

Heat

Inflammation; lungs

Lungs; haemorrhage (see expectoration)

Movements in and of chest; spasms of chest

Murmurs

Oppressed feeling

evening

Pain

during a cough

sides

breast bone

sore, bruised

from coughing

stitching, sudden, sharp

coughing

Respiration

Asthma attack

night

after midnight

Difficult (dyspnea)

evening

night

with cough

while lying down

Interrupted; coughing

Rattling

▲   COUGH

Cough

Morning

after rising

Evening

in bed

Night

before midnight

In cold air

In open air

when walking in open air

Asthmatic

With or after chill or fever; during fever

Drinking; after drinking

Dry cough

evening

From eating (including certain foods)

Exhausting cough

When breathing; deep breathing

Sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages

from irritation in air passages; in wind pipe

Loose

While lying down

bed

must sit up

Movement

On rising

Intermittent

When talking

Tickling

larynx

in wind pipe

Whooping

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Daytime only

Morning

Night

Bloody, spitting of blood (see chest haemorrhage)

streaked with blood

Greenish

White

Yellow

Copious

Difficult

Mucous

Noticeable smell; offensive smell

Containing pus

Noticeable taste

nauseous

sweetish

Thick

and sticky

▲   SKIN

Skin

Coldness

Discoloration

pale

red; spots

yellow, jaundice, etc.

Dry

Abnormal growths

ulcers

ulcers; burning

warts; withered

Pain; burning

Sensitive

Becomes sore when lying down; feeling

Swelling

fluid in tissues

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back and neck

Pain

sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back)

Neck

neck

Stiffness; neck

Back

Coldness

Pain

during stool

in women

during period

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between

lumbar (lower half of back)

aching

tearing

Pulsating

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Constriction

Enlarged; spleen

Hard

Heat

Heaviness

Inflammation

Noises from abdomen; gurgling

Pain

night

during cough

in women; during period

comes on suddenly

warmth

lower part of abdomen

liver

sides

pressing; before stool

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.; lower part of abdomen

Restlessness, uneasiness, etc.

Skin; itching

Swelling

from watery fluid; abdominal cavity

liver

spleen

Tension

Bladder

pain

urge to urinate, but producing nothing

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); constant

urination; involuntary, incontinence; night, bed wetting

Kidneys; pain

Stomach

anxiety

constriction

desires, cravings; bread

desires, cravings; sour, acids, etc.

burping, belching; after eating

burping, belching; ineffectual and incomplete

burping, belching; bitter

burping, belching; foul

pain; after drinking; cold drinks

pain; pressing; after eating

pulsation

without thirst

Eating

Pain; after eating (including certain foods)

Stomach

appetite; ravenous, excessive; without enjoying food (see aversion to food)

aversion to certain foods or drinks; meat

burping, belching; tasting like food

Nausea

nausea; before eating

nausea; after eating

nausea; in women; during pregnancy

Vomiting

vomiting; morning

vomiting; night

vomiting; on coughing

vomiting; after drinking

vomiting; after eating

vomiting; during headache

vomiting; in women; during pregnancy

vomiting; blood

vomiting; sour

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Constriction, contraction, closure, etc.

Diarrhoea

morning

afternoon

night

after midnight

after certain foods or drinks; from drinking water

after cold drinks

while teething

after eating

movement

painless

Haemorrhage from anus

Haemorrhoids

external

large

Involuntary stool

Moisture

Pain

during stool

burning; during stool

burning; after stool

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during stool

Prolapse

during stool

Urging, desire to stool (see pain; urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); after stool

Stool

Strong and sharp (acrid), corrosive, wearing away skin

Bloody

Brown

Copious

Frequent

Hard

Food appears to be passed undigested (lientery)

Mucous, slimy

Watery

brown

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Albuminous (white, thick)

Bloody

Burning (includes hot)

Cloudy

when standing up

Colour

dark

red

Copious

Scanty

Sediment; mucous

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); pain; burning

pain; burning; during urination

Male

Male; thick emission from penis

Female

Female

vaginal discharge

vaginal discharge; strong and sharp (acrid), wearing away skin

vaginal discharge; thin, watery

vaginal discharge; white

Womb

inflammation; womb

pain; womb (see abdomen, pain)

prolapse; womb

Genitals

inflammation

irritation; itching

metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding)

pain; burning

Menses

period; amenorrhoea (suppression or absence of period)

period; bright-red

period; copious

period; dark

period; frequent

period; painful; and difficult (dysmenorrhea)

period; pale

period; protracted

period; scanty

period; suppressed

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Coldness

upper limbs

hands

lower limbs; foot

Contraction of muscles and tendons

fingers

toes

Cramps

hand

thigh

calf

foot

sole

Heaviness

tired limbs

foot

Numbness (see tingling); hand

fingers

leg

foot

Pain

rheumatic

joints

gouty

upper limbs

rheumatic

shoulder

elbow

wrist

hand

lower limbs

sciatica (pain radiating from back along back of thigh)

sciatica (pain radiating from back along back of thigh); night

thigh

paralytic

knee

ankle

foot

heel

aching

pulling

upper limbs

pulling; thigh

sore, bruised

upper limbs

stitching, sudden, sharp

shoulder

hip

thigh

tearing; shoulder

tearing; upper arm

tearing; thigh

Restlessness

lower limbs; leg

Skin

chicken pox (see swelling); lower limbs

discoloration; fingers; nails; blueness

Stiffness

joints

upper limbs

hand

fingers

lower limbs

knee

foot

Swollen

upper limbs

hand

knee

ankle

foot

Weakness

paralytic

joints

knee

ankle

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Morning

Noon

Evening

Night

In bed

Periodic, recurring

recurring daily

recurring every third day

Trembling and shivering

Afternoon

Evening

Night

after midnight

Fever without chill

afternoon

evening

night

With chill

Dry heat

Intense heat

Intermittent, chronic

with enlarged liver

with enlarged spleen

Internal heat

with external chill

Heat comes on after sleep

▲   INJURIES AND ACCIDENTS

Injuries and accidents

Poisoning; poisoning by quinine

▲   GENERALITIES

Fatigue

Lethargic, tired

Sleep and dreams

Dreams; anxious

Restless

Sleepiness, tiredness

afternoon

evening

Sleeplessness, insomnia

night

from before midnight

night; with sleepiness

Waking; early

Convulsions

Convulsions

epileptic

continuous contraction

Perspiration

Daytime

Morning

Night

During anxiety

In bed

Clammy

Cold

From coughing

After eating

During slight exertion (see walking)

Long-lasting

While lying

On movement

Odour

offensive

sour

Profuse

morning

During sleep

After waking from sleep

Staining the linen; yellow

During stool

Other symptoms worse while perspiring

Generalities

Morning

Afternoon

Evening

Night

before midnight

after midnight

Aversion to open air

Open air

Anaemia

as from iron deficiency - greenish yellow skin

General physical anxiety

Blood vessels

excited, rapid blood flow

veins and arteries swollen from inner pressure

varicose veins

Dehydration

Physical exertion

Eating and food

after eating

butter

cold drinks

fat

sour

vinegar

Emaciated (extremely thin)

Faintness, fainting

Fluid build up

external

internal

excess of blood, or other fluids

Haemorrhage

Inflammation

indurated (hard from inflammation)

glands

Jar, stepping

Jerking; muscles

Lying down; lying down

Movement; movement of affected part

Movement

Numbness; internally; of suffering parts

Pain

pulling

paralytic

pressing; externally

sore, bruised

sudden, sharp; externally

tearing; externally

Periodic, recurring

Perspiration gives no relief

Pulsation

Relaxation of muscles

During sleep

After sleep

Standing

Swelling; glands

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); cold feeling; lack of vital heat

hot feeling

flushes of heat

upwards

cold in general

cold air

from becoming cold

entering a cold place

tendency to catch cold

Trembling; externally

Twitching; twitching, involuntary movements (chorea)

Walking

walking slowly

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

paralytic

from perspiration

walking

From wind; cold wind

In winter

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