FERRUM METALLICUM
Source indications
Boericke's Materia Medica
- young weakly persons
- anmic and chlorotic
- pseudo-plethora
- flush easily
- cold extremities
- oversensitiveness
- worse after any active effort
- weakness from mere speaking or walking
- pallor of skin
- pallor of mucous membranes
- pallor of face
- alternating with flushes
- orgasms of blood to face
- orgasms of blood to chest
- orgasms of blood to head
- orgasms of blood to lungs
- irregular distribution of blood
- muscles flabby and relaxed
- irritability
- slight noises unbearable
- excited from slightest opposition
- sanguine temperament
- vertigo on seeing flowing water
- stinging headache
- ringing in ears before menses
- hammering headache
- pulsating headache
- congestive headache
- pain extends to teeth
- cold extremities with headache
- pain in back of head
- roaring in neck
- scalp painful
- must take down the hair
- watery eyes
- dull red eyes
- photophobia
- letters run together
- fiery-red face
- flushed face from least pain
- flushed face from least emotion
- flushed face from least exertion
- red parts become white
- bloodless face
- puffy face
- mucous membrane relaxed
- boggy nose
- anmic nose
- pale nose
- pain in teeth
- teeth relieved by icy-cold water
- earthy taste
- pasty taste
- taste like rotten eggs
- voracious appetite
- absolute loss of appetite
- loathing of sour things
- attempts to eat bring on diarrha
- spits up food by the mouthful
- eructations of food after eating
- no nausea with eructations
- nausea after eating
- vomiting after eating
- vomiting immediately after eating
- vomiting after midnight
- intolerance of eggs
- distention in the stomach after eating
- pressure in the stomach after eating
- heat in stomach
- burning in stomach
- soreness of abdominal walls
- flatulent dyspepsia
- undigested stool
- stool at night
- stool while eating
- stool while drinking
- painless stool
- ineffectual urging
- stool hard
- backache after stool
- cramping pain in rectum
- prolapsus recti
- itching of anus
- itching of anus in young children
- involuntary urine
- worse urinary symptoms daytime
- tickling in urethra extending to bladder
- menses remit a day or two then return
- discharge of long pieces from uterus
- women who are weak
- women who are delicate
- women who are chlorotic
- women with a fiery-red face
- menses too early
- menses too profuse
- menses last too long
- menses pale
- menses watery
- sensitive vagina
- tendency to abortion
- prolapse of vagina
- chest oppressed
- breathing difficult
- surging of blood to chest
- hoarseness
- cough dry
- cough spasmodic
- hmoptysis
- pain in occiput with cough
- palpitation
- worse palpitation movement
- sense of oppression
- anmic murmur
- pulse full
- pulse soft and yielding
- pulse small and weak
- heart suddenly bleeds into the blood vessels
- heart suddenly draws a reflux
- pallor of surface
- rheumatism of the shoulder
- dropsy after loss of vital fluids
- lumbago
- better lumbago slow walking
- pain in hip-joint
- pain in tibia
- pain in soles
- pain in heel
- pale skin
- skin flushes readily
- skin pits on pressure
- general coldness of extremities
- head hot
- face hot
- chill at 4 am
- heat in palms
- heat in soles
- profuse sweat
- debilitating sweat
- better walking slowly about
- better after rising
- worse while sweating
- worse while sitting still
- after cold washing aggravation
- after overheating aggravation
- midnight aggravation