Ferrum

We may think of this remedy on seeing a very weak and very much debilitated person.

Fiery red; sallow-colored; reddish-yellow; red spots on the checks.

Gastric.-- Vomiting in general; of blood; of what has been eaten; in whooping cough, where the child vomits food with every coughing spell.

Painless diarrhoea, particularly if it be with undigested food; undigested feces; stool with ascarides.

Sexual.-- Female : Metrorrhagia, especially when accompanied by a very red face; menses profuse; acrid leucorrhoea.

Great variability of the mind; expectoration bloody, and blood-streaked. Plethora; bleeding from inner parts; congestion of blood to single parts: swelling and distension of blood vessels. Affections of the left lower extremity; of the upper arm; of the shoulder-joint; in young weakly persons; bloatedness and paleness of the skin; chlorosis. Tendency to get fat; inclination to motion; pain like labor pains; darting from above downward; debility.

Worse.-- In the night, particularly after midnight; from changing the position; on beginning to move; lying down, from fat food; abuse of Peruvian bark; while resting; on beginning to walk; from ascarides.

Better.-- On leaning against anything; from moving; from continued motion; from moving affected part; when walking.

Remedies following:-- Acon., China, Conium, Lycop., Phosphor., Pulsat., Sulphur .

China, Pulsat., Thea .