Ferrum Sulphuricum
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General EN
Ferrum Sulphuricum.
Sulphate of Iron. Ferrous Sulphate. Iron or Green Vitriol. Copperas. Fe SO4, 7H2O. Trituration of the pure crystals.
Clinical EN
Aphthae. Bulimy. Cardialgia. Chorea. Constipation. Diarrhoea. Eczema. Gall-bladder, pain in. Gastritis. Gonorrhoea. Haemorrhages.
Headache EN
Helminthiasis.
Menorrhagia.
Nettlerash.
Scrofula.
Spasms.
Toothache.
Worms.
Characteristics EN
Ferr. sul. has the leading features of the other Ferrums, but many of the Sulphur characters appear, in the modalities especially. There is < from warmth or warm room (toothache); > from cold air or from ice (toothache) or from fresh air. It is like Sulph. also in acidity and eructations of food in particles.
Other noteworthy symptoms are: Passive haemorrhages. Pain in gall-bladder. Pallor or flushing. Sensation as if all the blood were rushing into head and face.
Sensation of fermentation or purring in stomach. Feeling of general heat and disposition to sweat, with sensation in skin of back as if he wore a stout woollen shirt. Muscular pains or contractions. Local atony; disposition to congestions; nettlerash; aphthae; eczema, with sluggish liver.
Relations EN
Compare: Phos. (regurgitation of food in particles); Cina (worms). Bapt. (pain in region of gall bladder).
Head EN
Severe vertigo; with diarrhoea
Pressing throbbing headache, < in forehead, with ringing in ears, sensation of blood rushing into head and face; face scarlet, glowing;
> in fresh open air;
< warm room.
Ears EN
Pain apparently in walls of meatus auditorius externus.
7, 8.
Teeth and Mouth
Violent tearing toothache; teeth all sound;
> from cold air or application of ice on cheek; headache
Very troublesome soreness of soft palate.
Throat EN
Taste of salt, with smarting in throat.
Stomach EN
Bulimia, cannot be satisfied, thirst not marked
Loss of appetite; aversion to meat
Eructation of flatus and food with acidity
Sickness, with vomiting
Sensation of fermentation, or of a noise or movement like purring of a cat in region of stomach
Cardialgia
Gastritis, with pain after eating, and regurgitation of food by mouthfuls.
Abdomen EN
Pain in region of gall-bladder.—Colicky pains, with flatulence and diarrhoea.
Stool And Rectum EN
Watery, reddish-brown, odourless, painless diarrhoea, with great paleness of skin, emaciation, vertigo, oedema of scrotum and lower limbs, bulimy without thirst, venous murmurs
Constipation
Helminthiasis; tape worms; ascarides.
Urinary Organs EN
Great weakness accompanying Bright's disease.—Bloody urine, with albuminuria.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Oedema of scrotum and lower limbs.—Secondary gonorrhoea.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Menstruation copious, five to six days' duration, with colic before and during the time; headache frequently between periods; pressing throbbing, esp. in forehead, with ringing in ear, rush of blood, scarlet glowing face > in fresh air, < in warm room; often accompanied by toothache.—Metrorrhagia; leucorrhoea.
Back EN
Pain shooting down r. side of back.
Limbs EN
Limbs very painful, esp. feet and calves, where the pain is distracting.—Contractions in arms, hands, and feet.
Upper Limbs EN
Rheumatism and semi-paralysed condition of r. arm and shoulder
Arms bent at elbows, and fingers drawn towards forearm by flexure of wrist
Hands yield to forcible extension, but immediately return to same condition.
Lower Limbs EN
Paralysis of lower limbs
Knees slightly flexed, toes drawn upwards rigidly
Pain in sole of left foot in middle of thick fleshy anterior part, and at same time an aching pain through lower part of leg.