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Ferrum Group Homeopathy Medcines
Dr.Satheekumar.P.K BHMS,MD(Hom)
Medical Officer, Dept. of Homoeopathy, Govt. of Kerala

GENERAL FEATURES OF FERRUM

Suited to weak, anaemic persons with irregular distribution of blood and great pallor of lips and mucous membrane.
(Consequently great fatigue and breathlessness and every motion will set up the symptoms)
Anaemia under the mask of plethora and congestion.

Blood anaemia: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met
Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos Ferrum acet
Ferrum .c Ferrum cit Ferrum rub
Ferrum. o. r Ferrum pic

Haemolytic anaemia: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met
Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos Ferrum sulp

Anaemia due to nutritional imbalance: Ferrum. met and Ferrum. Phos
General weakness: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met
Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos

Mentally suited to anxious people with great irritability and anger.
Anxiety Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. metFerrum. mur Ferrum. Phos
Anxiety after eating: Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos
Anxiety with fear:   Ferrum. ars Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Anxiety future about: Ferrum. acet Ferrum. Phos
Anxiety at night: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Physical anxiety:     Ferrum. ars Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos Ferrum iod
Anger:  Ferrum. ars Ferrum. mag Ferrum. metFerrum. mur Ferrum. Phos
Contradiction from: Ferrum. ars         Ferrum. met
Vexation from: Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Violent anger: Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos

General depression and sadness.Fer. ars Fer. iod Fer. metFer. mur Fer phos
Ferrum group of medicines has depression when alone which is aggravated in evening hours.

Specific action over the glandular system and hence suited to scrofulous constitution.
Fer. iod Fer. met Fer. mur
Fer phos Fer sul

Most of them are right sided.
Fer. iod: Pain abdomen drawing from above navel down right side. Pain in right breast. Painful drawing in tendons and back of right hand. Rheumatic pain- right side.
Fer. phos hydricum: Dull right sided headache. Painful smarting in edges of right eyelids. Sticking in right ear as from large pointed stick on going to bed.
Fer. mur: Mainly a right sided medicine, causing neuralgia and headache of the right side of the face and head. Rheumatism of right shoulder.
Fer phos: Affection of right shoulder. Right-sided headache. Heaviness of eyelids especially right. Right-sided facial neuralgia. Throat affection right sided.
Fer sul: Pain shooting down right side of back. Rheumatism and semiparalysed condition of right arm and shoulder.
Fer picricum: Pain in right side of neck and down right arm.

Easily bleeding tendency or haemorrhagic diathesis.
Haemorrhage of many kinds-
Causations—from over fullness of blood vessels or
From vasomotor paralysis or
From delicacy of the vessels.
Bleeding general: Fer. ars Fer. iod Fer. met
Fer. mur Fer phos
Blood does not coagulate: Fer. met Fer. mur Fer phos
Thermal reaction –Ferrum group medicines are predominantly chilly.
According to Gibson Miller Ferrum met and Ferrum ars are chilly and Ferrum iod –hot.

According to Synthesis Repertory

CHILLY	GRADE	HOT	GRADE
Ferrum met	3	Ferrum met	1
Ferrum ars	2	Ferrum iod	1
Ferrum phos	1	Ferrum phos	1

All types of menstrual irregularities
Frequent too early too soon: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod
Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos    Ferrum acet
Too late: Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Profuse: Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur
Ferrum. Phos     Ferrum rub Ferrum. sulph
Amenorrhea: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos
Blood usually bright red or dark: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. metFerrum. phos

Restless sleep from frightful, unpleasant and anxious dreams.
Ferrum met: Anxious tossing of numerous dreams.
Ferrum iod: Dreams of thieves and fighting with them. Dreams that he has grown very large.
Ferrum mag: Dreams immediately after lying down and waking with a start.
Ferrum phos: Restless sleep with anxious dreams. Dreams of quarelling.
Anxious dreams: Ferrum. ars   Ferrum. met Ferrum. phosFerrum iod
Eyes half open during sleep.Fer. met Fer. mur Fer phos
Edema : both internal and external.
External: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Internal: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos

General aggravation at night.
Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. metFerrum. Phos
Intolerance of egg (Aversion to egg) or aggravation from egg.Ferrum met and Ferrum mur.
Initially Ferrum promote the appetite and invigorate the digestion.
Increased hunger: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met
Ravenous hunger: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. metFerrum. Phos
Later gland become exhausted by over stimulation and then there is loss of appetite
Loss of appetite: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. metFerrum. Phos

15. General paralytic weakness with difficulty of movement and relaxation of the muscle.
Ferrum met: Great lassitude and general weakness (almost paralytic) produced even by speech, often alternating with anxious trembling of the whole body.
Ferrum mag: Paralytic weakness with trembling in the legs and arm.
Ferrum iod: Rheumatic, bruised, paralyzed feeling in right upper arm and shoulder.
Ferrum mur: Paralytic tearing in shoulder joint, arm, clavicle and muscle making it impossible to lift arm. Ferrum ars

16. Rheumatism of shoulder joint – particularly right shoulder joint
Rheumatic pain in shoulder: Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos

Ferrum met: Shooting tearing pain in the shoulder joint. Cracking in the shoulder joint.
Ferrum phos: Acute rheumatism of right shoulder joint. Red swollen and very sensitive. Rheumatism of wrist.
Ferrum picr: Rheumatic arthritis. Pain right side of neck and down right arm.
Ferrum iod: Rheumatic bruised, paralyzed feeling in right upper arm and shoulder.
Ferrum mur: Paralytic tearing in shoulder joint, arm, clavicle and muscle making it impossible to lift arm. Acute inflammatory rheumatism of right shoulder joint. Pain deep in socket preventing motion.
Ferrum sul: rheumatism and semi paralyzed condition of right arm and shoulder.

17. Hyper pyrexia of various types
Dry heat: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. phos
Intermittent: Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos
Chronic intermittent: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met
Rheumatic fever: Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Typhoid: Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur
Tuberculosis infection: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. mur  Ferrum. Phos Ferrum acet
Ferrum met: fever with shivering of short duration. Shivering in the evening or night with violent thirst. Chill with thirst and red-hot face. Dry heat stage with inclination to throw off all covering. Followed by copious perspiration.
Ferrum phos: All catarrhal and inflammatory fevers- first stage. Chill daily at 1 pm.
Ferrum ph. Hydr: Heat and dryness of face and palm while sitting.
Ferrum ars: Continued fever with enlarged spleen. Face flushed and sweats during fever. But during intermission the face is pallid. No thirst during any stage of fever.
Ferrum mur: Cold in a warm room about noon. Heat 3to 4 pm.
Ferrum mag: Shivering and cold in the side opposite to that on which the patient has lain.

18. Specific action over the liver and spleen and causes for their enlargement.
Spleen enlarged: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod         Ferrum. met
Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos Ferrum acet
Liver enlarged: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met   Ferrum. phos

19. Vomiting after eating or drinking and vomiting of pregnancy
Vomiting (general) Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Food: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. phos
Drinking after: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Eating after: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos

20. Aversion to meat and aggravation from meat
Aversion to meat: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod   Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur Ferrum. Phos
Aggravation from meat: Ferrum. ars Ferrum. iod Ferrum. met Ferrum. Phos
Aggravation from fat Ferrum. ars Ferrum. met Ferrum. mur
(Desire for meat: Ferrum. met and Ferrum mur)

21. General aggravation from rapid motion and amelioration from gentle motion
Ferrum met Ferrum mur Ferrum phos

22. Profuse cold perspiration from slightest exertion and perspiration aggravate the general weakness.
Ferrum met Ferrum ars Ferrum iod
Ferrum phos