Ferrum

Cantharid, Carbo veg. Dulcamara.

xxvin

LIST OF THE COMPARED REMEDIES.

LTCOPODnJM.

Femim.

Kali carbon. Lachesis. Magn. muriat. Muriat. acid. Natrum. Petroleum.

Platina. Piumbum.

Stannnm. Stapiiisagria.

Fluor, acid.

Hepar s. c.

Ignatia.

lodium.

Predora. W.^A^ side; particularly /oitrrr/^^^ Predom. lefl side; particularly Zoirer left and upper left side. and upper right side.

Want of irritability Increased bodily irritability.

Skin and muscles rigid Skin and muscles lax.

Blood coagulates slowly, or not at all . . Blood coagulates quickly.

Rending and piercing pain upwards . . . Rending and piercing pain downwards.

Paralysis more frequent than apoplexy . . Apoplexy more frequent than paralysis.

Pulse quick, small and weak '. . . . . Pulse full and hard.

Heat, with aversion to uncover .... Heat, with inclination to uncover.

Heat increased by motion Ileat abating when moving.

Chill without thirst Chill with thirst.

Fear — Dejection — Indifference — Malice — Changing mood; sadness or cheerfulness;

Greediness. particularly cheerful one evening, sad the

next — Haughtiness.

Insensibility — Delirium — Imbecility — In- Fear of apoplexy — Rarely delirium.

sanity.

Ailments from fright, grief, or from vexa- Ailments from anger.

tion with dread, fear, reserved displeasure

or vehemence.

Vertigo when walking over an open space. Vertigo when walking over water.

Complaints predom. on the loioer eyelids . Complaints predom. on the upper eyelids.

Catamenia too soon Catamenia predom. too late.

Desire for sour things Loathing sour things.

Difficult, interrupted expiration, with deep Difficult inspiration.

inspiration. Expectoration predom., but not constant; Expectoration almost constant ; only in the

only during the day. morning.

Straining the eyes aggravates Straining the eyes improves oftener than

aggravates.

Spirituous liquors aggravates Improved by wine, except such as are termed:

acid wines*. Quite as often better as worse in bedf . . Generally worse in bed.

Predomin. Tvorse

Predomin. better

In dry weather, when lying on the back, from drinking cold water, from cold diet generally, being un- covered, from bodily exertion, after breakfast, from exerting tbe mind or the eyes.

Predomin. better

Predomin worse

In wet weather, when lying on tbe side, from warm diet, wrapping up, when standing, and on an

empty stomach.

N.B. Are antidotes to each other, and follow each other well. C.Hg.

* Ferrnra also cures maoia^a-pntn in conformable cases ; but this is caused much less fre<inpntly by wine than beer or brandy. H Gr. Even beer does not, if used without alternatini? it with alcoholic drinks. C.Ug. t The voarmth of the bed generally improves, while the rest in bed aggravates.

Upper left, lower right side — Piercing pain upwards.

Hternorrhages, blood dark, coagulates neither easily nor entirely. (Comp. Apis.)

External parts grow black

Ulcers very ichorous, also somewhat in- flammatory (and very sensitive).

Pulse small, quick, and hard; more quiet after meals ; irregular.

Sweat on upper part of body

Sweat increased while speaking ....

Distention of veins of hands

Upper right, lower left side — Piercing pain downwards.

Hfemorrhages; blood light-colored; coagu- lates easily.

Red parts grow white.

Ulcers impure, pale, cedematous.

Pulse full and hard.

Sweat often confined to lower part of body. Sweat lessened while speaking. Distention of veins of feet.

Mood indifferent; peevish; sad; hopeless — Cheerfulness or dejection ; particularly also

Amorousness — Absent-mindedness. alternating cheerful one evening, sad the

next.

Mental excitement — Fancies Changing mood — Rarely delirium.

Ailments from vexation — Apoplexia ncr- Ailmoats from anger — Apoplexia san-

vosa. guinea.

Nocturnal blindness At night, capability to see in the dark, with

hysteric persons.

Aversion to warm food ....... Inchnation for warm food.

Appetite for sour things Aversion to sour things.

Impotence Sterility.

Catamenia too soon and too profuse . . Catamenia generally too late, but profuse.

Predominant labor-pains weak or ceasing , Spasmodic labor-pains.

Breath cold — Expectoration not cons.tant; Breath hot — Expectoration rather constant;

during day and evening. in the morning.

Pituitous consumption of drunkards . . . Consumption in consequence of erethic chlo- rosis.

Moving suffering part aggravates or im- Always improved by moving suffer'g part..

proves.

Better or worse from eating meal; . . . Worse from eating meat.

"Worse or better from letting diseased limb Belter from letting diseased limb hang

hang down. down.

Wor^e aftei vomitin<2: ....... Better or worse after vomiting.

Remission afternoon and evening . . . Remission during day and before mid- night. Ailments from Sulphur, Calcarea, Mercu- Ailments from abuse of Cinchona or Ar- rius, Yeratrum or Coffea. senic.

Predomin. i^rorse — -— — -^~ ^^ •— "— -~-~ Predomin better

After breakfast, from mental aud bodily exertion, when leaning against anything, lying on back, from

drinking wine--, and while moving

Predomin. better -— — -^^ — — -- Predomin. worse

After sleep, on an empty stomach, from bending diseased part backwards, aud during rest.

N.B. The aggravation of Cinchona-complaints, when lying on back, is apparently contradicted by two recenf cures (one of prolaps. uteri, and the other of Empyema). However, we cannot attach great importance to these cases, as lying on belly became unbearable on account of mechanical conditions. Neither can we attach importance to another cure with Cmchona, where bending the head back (when lying on belly) relieved relatively, because only in this way the patient could avoid lying on back, aud also avoid the aggrav. caused by enveloj^ iug the head (with the bedding).

* Wine improves Ferroin-complaints only when it is not acid.

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Light hair

Congestion to internal parts; feels as if the blood was stagnated.

Petechige

Hferaorrhages, dark

j\poplexia nervosa

Paralysis of central origin; generally on both sides.

Reactive spasms more frequent than para- lysis.

Great mobility

Involuntary or convulsive motions . . .

Sudden attacks of neuralgia in the involun- tary muscles, with active congestions.

In the bones soreness, pressure, tearing,

rending, as if broken. Glands swollen, aching, and as if bruised

Bruised pain internally

External parts grow black

Dropsy in consequence of organic diseases Skin dough-like, soft or without elasticity Torpid I nervous) chlorosis, particularly dur- ing hot weather, or after abuse of Iron. Skin bluish or shrunken

Eruptions squamous, shilfery or itch-like, or

pimply. Pulse predominantly slow, small, and weak. Thirst, particularly during heat and sweat .

Park hair.

Congestion to external parts; as if the

blood was agitated.* Varices.*

Haemorrhages, light blood. Apoplexia sanguinea. Consecutive paralysis ; generally one-sided.

Paralysis more frequent than spasms.

Nervous excitability.*

Desire to move.*

Gradually increasing neuralgia in the volun- tary muscles; worst during rest or on beginning to move ; xmthout or with pas- sive congestion.

In the bones less hardness, disposed to soften, to bend ; fractures slowly uniting.*

Glands swollen, with rending, tearing pains.*

Bruised pain in external parts.

Red parts become white.

Dropsy in consequence of oligaemia.

Over-sensitiveness of skin.*

Erethic chlorosis, particularly during cold weather.

Skin pale, yellowish, sallow, dirty, withered, flabljy, or viscous.*

No eruptions, only yellow or brown spots, sore to the touch.*

Pulse full and hard.

Thirst, particularly during chill.

Fear of loss of reason — Anxiousness — Maliciousness.

Ailments from hearing bad news, from fright,

or from fear with vexation. Insensibility — Insanity

Pupils predominantly dilated — Cataract. .

Inchnation for cold dishes

Nausea in throat, stomach, and abdomen .

Tomiting; bilious, or slimy, or waterv, or fetid.*

Diarrhoea with pains, seldom painless, often green, frothy, streaked with blood.

Haemorrhoids, with moderate, but long-last- ing bleeding.

Anus very sensitive to touch; tickling as of ascarides.

Urine generally dark (with acid.) . . .

Retention of urine

Inflammation of glans penis

Fear of apoplexy — Mood changing; irri- table; alternating; cheerful one evening, sad the next.

Ailments from anger.

Delirium more infrequent than with Cu- prum.

Pupils predominantly contracted — Amau- rosis.

Inclination for warm dishes.

Seldom nausea.*

Vomiting; sour, or bloody, or of worms.*

Painless diarrhoea, often after the meals;

of undigested food; sometimes acrid.* Hsemorrlioids, with copious bleeding, or

oozing of ichor.* Anus itching; tearing pains with itching

and gnawing; prolapsus.* Urine alkaline. Involuntary urination. Painfulness of vagina.*

(Continued.)

Catamenia oftener too scanty, than profnse. With the catamenia asthma; the blood is

viscous. Sexual desire excited in women, lessened in

men* — Impotence. Promnting conception; produces abortion

in larc^e doses. Scrofulous and scirrhous swellinj^ in the

uterus or the mammae, with pains. Leucorrhcea not observed even with uterine

diseases. Cold in the head fluent or stopped up, with

sleepy i>apins:. Breath cold — Respiration with moist sound. Respiration unequal, wslow or frequent ])ant-

ing, or quick with rattling in the chest. Congestive asthma, improved when lying

down.

Coush generally without expectoration, ('or with sputa of a metallic taste, or tough dark blood.*)

Cough better from drinking cold water, worse from eating.

Inflammation of lungs with redness of roof of mouth, cold, moist skin, sour sweats, simultaneous bronchitis or pleuritis, and sudden attacks of suffocation.

Idiopathic heart disease, acute or chronic .

Predom. compl. on fore arm and hand, Talso in elbow, finger, point of finger, hollow of knee, ankle joint, instep, sole of foot.)

Catamenia ])reval. profuse.

Before the catamenia. laljorlike pains, the blood watery or in lumps.*

Sexual desire excited in men, lessened in women* — Sterility.

Impeding conception; insensibility durin*^ coition : prevents abortion in potencies.*

Pains below the uterus, dryness of vagina, pains in os tincoe on lying ; bcar'g down.*

Leucorrhcea mild, milky ; or itching, sharp, with soreness,*

Cold in the head, with bloody, puruloid, greenish, whey-like, slimy, sharp di.scli.*

Breath hot— Bespir'n pred. with dry sound.

Respiration anxious, loud without rattling, except in children.*

Asthma after loss of fluids, or after itch, partic. in winter and at night, worse when lying on back and in horizontal position, bettered by moderate exertion of the body, and by uncovering the chest.

C'gh gener'y with expector., (of sweetish or putrid taste, or streaked with blood, sour- ish, In'lious, or of bright blood coagul'd.* )

Cough excited by drinking, often improved by eating.

Inflammation of lungs with roof of mouth white ; dry skin and gradually increasing oppression.

Consecutive heart disease with charactefts-

tics of chlorosis. Predom. complaints on upper arm and foot,

f also in shoulders, shoulder joint, hip joint,

knee, and toes.*)

Remission of complaints during day . . Remis. durinrj day and before midnight f.

Worse from exerting the eyes Generally better fr. exerting the eye-sight.

Ailments from Aurum Ailments from Arsenic, Iodine, or China.

Worse from spirituous liquors Better from wine, when not acid, but worse

from drinking beer.|

Predomin. worse ^ «• "' Predomin better

From continued motion, partic. of the STiflTerinsr part ; or in the head, bv pndden exf^rtion of the mind, or the body, iJ when walkins fast and running ; when ascending ; when sitting erect ; when lying on back ; and from nncovering.

Predomin. better --— — """^ — — Predomin. ■%v«»rse

During rest; when standing; after lyins: down ; when lyine; in hed ; when descendinir; when sitting bent forward ; when lying on side ; from wrapping uv ; and during sweat.

N.B. All that is marked * has been added by C.Hg.

t With Cuprum, the symptoms occurring between reidnieht and nooa aro more nnmeroos than those occarring between noon and midnight, in the proportion of two to one ; with Ferrum the inverse prop irtion obtains*

I In suitnl3!e cases Ferrum cures delirium tremens ; however the latter is generally caused by beer or brandy ; rarely by wine. Compare note * to Ars. and Ferr.

§ Cuprum relieves the effects of violent mental exertion, or emotioti, with bodily exertion and want of sleep : while Ferrum cures a great many effects of continaed bodily exertion, (similar to Arsen.) At the same time Ferram hat Improv. from mental ezertioa.*

lod.

Lefl side — Dark hair — Increased irrita- bility. Apoplexy — Aversion to open air ....

Tension in internal, rending pain in external

parts. "Warts

Pulse full aud hard; sometimes intermit- ting.

Thirst, particnlarly during chill .... Sweat, lessened when speaking ....

TJglit side* — Light hairf — TVant of irrita- bility.

Yery rarely paralysis — Inclination for open air.

Tension in external, rending pain predom. in internal parts.

Corns. C.Hg.

Pulse different; generally quick, full, and hard, particularly accelerated by every motion.

Thirst, particularly during sweat.

Sweat, increased while sj leaking.

Alternating cheerful one evening, dejected the next — Haughtiness Quarrelbome- ne^s — Consequences of anger.

Temperament sanguine choleric .

Generally loss of appetite . . .

Aversion to meat

Predominant sterility

Catamenia prevalently too late .

Kespiration predom. witli dry sound

Expectoration in the morning . .

Complaints predom. on ankle . .

Cheerfulness or depression of spirits - Fear — Gentleness — Consequences of amor- ousness.

Temperament phlegmatic.

Hunger predominant.

Inclination for meat.

Predominant impotence.

Catamenia prevalently too soon.

Respiration predom. with moist sound.

Expectoration in the evening.

Complaints predominant on wrist.

Bemission during day and before mid- Reivhsston forenoon and before midnight.

night. Worse while perspiring Worse after perspiring.

Predomin. worse

Predomin. better

lu the open air, from cold and in cold weather, during rest, -while standing and sitting, particularly when sitting bent forward, after lying down, J and when lying on side.

Predomin. better

Predomin. Tvorse

In-ioors, from warmth and in warm air, from motion, running and bodily exertion, when sitting erect,

and when lyiug on back.

N.B. With iodine we very rarely find the over-sensitiveness of Ferrnm to pain, and rarely also the

numb sensation in sufl'ering parts.

* Ferrum as weU as lodinm seem to have the direction of symptoms from left to right side. C.Hg.

t According to Boeninghausen. But lodium corresponds much more to the complaints of persons with black eyes ami dark hair, while iJromium much oltener is indicated with blue eyes aud light hair. t'. Hg.

J Both remedies have aggravation in but, but with Ferrum this is more a consequence of rest, with Iodine of warmtk of bed.

Ferrum,

Lycopodium.

Left side — Dark hair — Inclinat. for motion. Jiightside — Tji<j:litliair — Aversion to motion.

IJa.Muorrlia<;os, blood ligliL-rud — I'uiii in the Haemorrhages, blood dark— Paiu arises on parts lain on. the side not lain on.

Merriness predominant; also alternating Mood cheerful or sad; anxious; serious; merry one evening, sad the next. peevish; distrustful; malicious; avari-

cious; amorous.

Tehemence — Quarrelsomcnesa Unconsciousness — Absent-mindedness —

Fancies — Insanity — Imbecility.

Pulse full & hard ; sometimes intermitting. Pulse accelerated somewhat only in the

evening and after meals.

Thirst, particularly during chill .... Thirst is wanting only during chill, often

ajipears after sweat.

Capability of hysteric patients to see at night Nocturnal blindness. in the dark.

Diarrhcea ]>redominant Costiveness predominant.

Involuntary discharge of urine predom. . . Retent. of urine more freq. than incontinence.

Respiration preval. with dry sound . . . Respiration preval. with moist sound.

Expectoration in the morning Expectoration morning and evening.

Complaints predominant on upper arm . . Complainis predominant on fore-arm.

Remission during day and before midnight Remission forenoon and after midnight.

Worse when looking at running water , . Worse when look'g at anyth'g turn'g round.

Almost always aggrav. in bed Worse or better in bed.

Aim. always iraprov. when gett'g out of bed. Worse or better when getting out of bed.

Better when sitting down Better or worse when sitting down.

Worse when rising from a seat .... Worse or better when rising fron^ a seat.

Worse when sitting bent forward; better Genera//*/ better when sitting bent forward,

when sitting erect. worse when sitting erect.

Worse when stooping Generally better when stooping.

Almost always aggrav. when assuming an Better or worse when assuming an erect po-

erect position. sition.

Worse when descend'g ; bett. when ascend'g. Generally as with Ferr. ; somet's the oppos.

Worse when bend'g diseas'd part backwards. Pred. worse when bend diseas'd part sidew's.

Better or worse when stretching out dis- Worse when stretching out diseased limb ;

eased limb, and when drawing it up. better when drawing it up.

Worse when lifting diseased limb, better (renera//?/ better when lifting diseased limb,

when letting it hang down. worse when letting it hang down.

Better or worse after meals Predominant worse after meals.

Worse or better after drinking .... Worse after drinking.

Better from wine, when it is not acid . . Worse from drinking wine.

Better or worse from smoking Worse from smoking.

Worse or better from talking Worse from talking.

Worse growing cold, better growing warm. Bett. (resp. worse) fr. grow'g cold or warm.

Worse in cold weather; better in warm air. Better (resp. worse) in cold weather or in

warm air.

Predomin. worse

Predomin. better

From cold, on an empty stomach, from warm diet,* ont-dnors, and when walking out-doors, when stooping, and setting bent forward, when lilting diseased limb, and when closing the eyes.

Predomin. better

Predomin. worse

From warmth, after breakfast, from cold diet, after meals, in-doors, when sitting erect, when letting diseased limb hang down ; when opening the eyes, from drinking wine, from mental exertion, reading and writing, from straining the eyes, and from bodily exertion, walking fast, running, etc.

* With Lycopodium the formula "internal chiU with external heat" corresponds to the improvement from cold, and from warm diet, while the formuK-v " external chill with iuterual heal" is mure applicahle to Ferrum.

Ferrum. Pulsatilla.

Lefl side; part, lower left, upper riglit Higlit side-, i^sltHc. lower right, iipjjer left

side. side.

Inclination for motion — Aversion to open Aversion to motion — Inclination for open air. air,

Warts. , Corns. C.Hg.

HjBmorrhages, blood light-red — Apoplexia Hceraorrliages, blood dark — Apoplexia ner- sanguinea. vosa.

Pu].9e full and hard Pulse generally frequent, small, and weak.

Thirst, partic. during chill "Want of thirst predora., but constant only

during chill; thirst, partic. before and after chill; less frequently between heat and sweat.

Alternating, cheerful one evening, sad the next — Haughtiness — Irritability — Vehe- mence.

Ailments from anfrer

Faculty of hysterical patients to see at night

in the dark. Styes on upper lids . . Generally loss of appetite Aversion to sour things .

A'omit sour

Diarrhcea painless . . .

Cataraenia generally too profuse and of

long* duration. Expectoration predom.; morning. . . .

Worse after midnight, morning and evening.

Worse after coughing

Worse after bodily exertion

Better from wine when it is not acid, but

worse from beer. Worse after sleep

Fear — Calm, lachrymose sadness of mild dispositions — Indifference — Distrust — Peevishness — Boldness — Avarice — Amorousness.

Con.^equences of excessive joy, fright, grief, mortification, or of vexation with fright, dread or fear — Unconsciousness — Ab- sent-mindedness— Fancies,

Nocturnal bhnJness.

Styes on upper and lower lids. C.Hg.

Generally hunger.

Appetite for sour things.

Vomit, bitter oftener than sour.

Diarrhoea generally painful.

Catamenia too scanty and of short duration.

Expectoration predom.; morning and dur- ing day.

Worse afternoon, evening, and before mid- night.

Worse while coughing.

Often aggrav, by mental exertion. C.TTg.

Worse from spirituous liquors, mostly from brandy.

Worse or better after sleep.

Predomin. worse

Predomin. better

Out-doors, in cold weather, from growing cold, from washing and moistening diseased part, and from

sour things.

Predomin. better -- — ""^ ^ -"^ "-"^ ~~^ Predomin. worse

In-doors, on warm days, from growing warm, and from drinking wine.

Butii reuieJ.es, given in X° after Cataineuia, brought it on again.

C.Hg.