Ferrum Magneticum

▲   GENERAL

General

Small warts on hands.

PHARMACY - Ferr-ma. Loadstone. Ferrum magneticum. Sesquioxide of Iron. A black oxide of iron. Historical dose: All potencies, third potency.

Homeopathic

HOMEOPATHIC -- Ferr-ma. produces paralytic weaknesses like the other Iron preparations of which this is the most peculiar: After perspiring during a moderate walk, weakness and lassitude, which seem to proceed from the abdomen. As with Ferrum, there is worse during a meal, flatulency, grumblings, movements in abdomen with urgent diarrhea after a meal.

The abdominal sufferings are felt more on the left side. Very abundant and frequent emission of fetid wind. Many rectal and urinary symptoms are recorded. The appearance of warts may indicate that Ferr-ma. is related to the sycotic constitution. Marked symptoms in intestinal tract. Pain in nape of neck. Paralytic weakness. Small warts on hands.

Pains and itchings, some of which reappear at intervals of four weeks. Prickings, lancinations, tingling and itching in different parts. Paralytic weakness, difficulty of movement and relaxation of muscles. Excessive lassitude. Trembling in the legs and arms. Fatigue on taking the slightest exercise.

Clinical

CLINICAL - Amaurosis. Diarrhea. Flatus. Ganglions. Paralysis. Rheumatism. Vision, disorders. Warts. Whitlow.

Comments

COMMENTS - Ferr-ma. relieved (after Spig.) and old man suffering from chronic rheumatism of the nape of the neck with irritable disposition.

Also a case of compound capsular cataract in a gouty patient. A third patient had rheumatism of both thighs, coming on after violent exercise. This patient was treated in two attacks. In the first attack he received Arn. first and then Ferr-ma. In the second, Ferr-ma. was given at once and the effect was speedy and marked.

The fourth patient has a very unpleasant experience with the medicine. He suffered from a mercurial neurosis and was very sensitive to medicines. One of the symptoms which led to its being given was a painful contraction of the posterior cervical muscles, against which no remedy Teste had tried had produced any effect.

Ferr-ma., four globules in a tumbler of water, two tablespoonfuls every day, was the prescription. The first tablespoonful, which was taken in the morning, seemed to produce a sensible improvement. A quarter of an hour after the second dose, which was taken at 4 p.m. the sight became dim, a halo of fire, red and violet, was seen first in front of the right and afterwards in front of the left eye.

Soon after, this halo, which formed a circular zigzag-shaped line, became narrower and narrower. Finally produced such a complete blindness, that the patient assured Teste he was unable to distinguish night from daylight. This lasted one hour and did not pass off entirely until after a meal.

FERRUM MAGNETICUM

For two days and nights the patient, who was a brave and strong man and whom I had seen bear the most painful surgical operations without uttering a sound, suffered to such an extent that he uttered heart-rending cries.”

Camph., Puls. and Bry failed to relieve, the first rather aggravated. Rhus-t. effected some relief. But it did not prevent the recurrence, for eight days in succession of the visual phenomena, though with less intensity then the first time, at irregular intervals, generally 6 or 7 a. m. and sometimes even at night in perfect darkness.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

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COMPARE - (1) Ferr., Elect., Galv., Magn. arct., Magn. aust.

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▲   MIND

Mind

MIND - Indecision and long reflection before undertaking anything. Indolence, slowness of movement. Air of importance and self-sufficiency. Irascibility.

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

haughty

indecisive

Hopeful

Talking, conversation; dislike of talking, desire to be silent, taciturn; after eating

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

▲   HEAD

Head

Head - Pulsative headache, by fits. Circumscribed headache in the morning, generally on right side. Headache on stooping, on moving the arms and on going up stairs. Itching in the scalp. Eruption of small painful on the scalp. Falling off of the hair.

Pulsating; intermittent

Headache

Pain, headache

from certain movements; from stooping

pain in small spot

Scalp

Skin and scalp; out-break on skin; painful

▲   EYES

Eyes

Eyes - Darkness before the right eye, which causes it to wink. Pressive pain on the eyelid, which impedes the sight. Swelling of the lower lid, which makes the eye appear smaller. Pricking itching in the canthi. Painful sensibility of the lachrymal sac with profuse lachrymation.

Eyebrows; out-breaks on skin around eyebrows

Itching; corner

▲   EARS

Ears

Ears - Pullings in the ears and the pharynx during deglutition. Itching, wringing and cold lancinations in the auditory duct. Tingling in the ears.

Ear

Pain

on swallowing

pulling in ear

swallowing

pinching in

stitching, sudden, sharp; cold stitches

Tingling

▲   FACE

Face

Face - Face dejected with general heat, followed by redness of the face. Heat of the face. Itching and tingling in the face and on the lips. Eruptions on the forehead in the eyebrows, at the root of the nose, on the cheeks, the lips and the chin.

Heat

Pain; sudden, sharp

Skin

discoloration; pale; after stool

discoloration; red

itching (see skin)

out-breaks on skin

cheeks

chin

forehead

Sunken

Tingling

lips

▲   NOSE

Nose

Nose - Sneezing with stoppage of one nostril and catarrh.

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza); blocked; one-sided

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Mouth - Accumulation of water and saliva in the mouth. Itching sensation in the posterior part of the palate.

Teeth

Teeth - Bleeding of the gums, when slightly pressed upon. Painful sensibility of the teeth during mastication.

Gums and teeth

Bleeding; gums

Teeth

feel as if on edge

pain; while eating; from chewing

Saliva

Salivation

Palate

Itching; palate (roof of mouth)

▲   THROAT

Throat

Throat - Bitter and rancid taste in the pharynx, on hawking. Sensation as if mucus were adhering to the uvula. Lancinations in the throat. Pressure in the esophagus, as if too much had been swallowed at one time.

Hawks often

Mucus; bitter

Pain

pressing

pressing; gullet

sudden, sharp

▲   CHEST

Chest

Chest - Tearing and lancination in the left side of the chest, when breathing. Sensation of emptiness in the chest.

Coldness; sides; left

Sensation of emptiness

Heart; palpitations; when pulling up chest and throwing back right arm

Pain; tearing; sides; left

Lungs

Lungs - Frequent hawking of mucus. Dry cough after dinner, proceeding from an irritation in the trachea, as if one had swallowed dust.

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Respiration

Pain; tearing; sides; when breathing in

▲   COUGH

Cough

Dry cough; from eating

From eating (including certain foods)

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

as from dust

in wind pipe

from irritation in air passages; in wind pipe

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Hawked up; mucus

▲   SKIN

Skin

Skin - Itching and tingling in different parts, especially in the evening, mitigated by scratching, but appearing in other parts. Red spots, sometimes of a bright red or bluish red, some disappear on being pressed. Small warts (on the hands).

Discoloration; red; spots; fiery red

▲   BACK AND NECK

Neck

Neck - In the morning, pain in the nape of the neck, as if from having lain in an inconvenient position.

Pain

neck; morning

Back

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; on breathing

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Abdomen - Movements and grumbling in abdomen. Loose evacuations with much flatulency, especially left side with pullings in legs. Abundant and frequent emission of fetid flatus.

Kidneys - Urine red and copious, which becomes the color of clay after having stood some time.

Stomach - Flatulence during a meal, afterwards fatigue and burning pain in epigastrium, especially on breathing. Nausea. Abortive risings.

As if something were in abdomen (movements, lumps, etc.); movements in abdomen; while eating

Noises from abdomen

rumbling; while eating

rumbling; after stool

Restlessness, uneasiness, etc.

Skin

itching

itching; scratching

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Rectum - Urgent want to evacuate with expulsion of flatus only. On expelling the flatus there escapes a small liquid evacuation. Itching and shooting in the anus. Tingling and itching in the rectum.

Diarrhoea; after eating

Flatulence; offensive

Involuntary stool; on passing flatulence

Itching; like insects crawling on skin in anus

Tingling

Unnoticed stool

Urging, desire to stool (see pain

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); after dinner

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); after eating (see diarrhoea)

Stool

Soft

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Colour; clay; when standing up

Copious

Male

Male - Itching and lancination in the scrotum and in the extremity of the glans. Increase of sexual desire with and without erection or absence of all sexual desire, yet without importance.

Male

itching; penis; head (glans)

itching; scrotum

pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; penis; head (glans)

Genitals

sexual passion; increased; without erection

sexual passion; lacking

Female; sexual intercourse; aversion to

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Limbs - Cramp-like or paralytic pullings or jerking pullings in the forearms and in the hands. Pain, as from dislocation in the wrist. Paralytic pulling in the right arm. Small warts on the back of the hands and on the wrist. Whitlow. Dryness and tension in the hands. Acute lancination in the knee. Ganglion of the foot. Tingling and pricking in the heels. Starting in the soles of the feet. The little toe is painful.

Cramps

forearm

hand

Heat; hand

Movements and positions

jerking; foot; on sole of foot

trembling

hand; after exercise

twitching; toes; first toe (large toe)

Pain

lower limbs; evening

lower limbs; evening; in bed

hip; morning

hip; night

hip; lying on painful side

foot; touching

burning; fingers; first

burning; thigh; near genital organs; male

pulling; upper arm

pulling; forearm

right

paralytic

pulling; wrist; intermittent

pulling; thumb; comes on suddenly

pulling; hip

pulling back the leg

lying on painful side

pressing; forearm

pressing; hip

pressing; toes; fifth toe

as if sprained; foot

stitching, sudden, sharp; fingers; joints

stitching, sudden, sharp; thigh

stitching, sudden, sharp; knee

stitching, sudden, sharp; foot; heel

stitching, sudden, sharp; toes

first toe (large toe)

Pulsation, throbbing

fingers

thumb; tip of

Skin

discoloration; ankle; red; streaks

itching; like insects crawling on skin; foot; heel

itching; foot; sole of foot

warts; wrist

warts; hand

Stiffness; knee

Tension, tightness

hand

hip

leg; calf; morning

Tingling, prickling, asleep (see numbness); foot; heel

Weakness; knee; after rising

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Temperature - Shivering and cold in the side opposite to that on which the patient has lain. Heat, as if a catarrh were developing itself with lassitude and down-cast eyes. Internal heat with perspiration and slow pulse after washing the body. The pulse is slow and small. Perspiration on the slightest exercise. Sweat in the morning on the body and on the occiput. Sweat of an acid smell, as in measles.

Sides, one-sided; side not lain on

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep

Sleep - Violent and noisy yawnings with accumulation of water in the mouth. Drowsiness with prompt sleep on lying down or even when seated. Absurd dreams at night. Dreams immediately after lying down, waking with a start, coldness which causes trembling. Inclination to remain in bed in the morning. After rising, weakness in the knees.

Sleep and dreams

Falling asleep; sitting

Position; arms over head

Sleepiness, tiredness; while sitting

Waking; sudden

Yawning

▲   APPENDIX

History

HISTORY - Caspari is the authority for Ferr. magnet. Teste, who puts, Ferr-ma. in the Arnica group along with Ledum, Croton, Rhus-t. and Spig., has had some experience with it. Sycotic constitution.

Sources

SOURCES - Boericke. Clarke.

▲   GENERALITIES

Generalities

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness); after eating

after stool

walking

in the house

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