Ferrum sulphuricum

Sulphate of Iron. Ferrous Sulphate. Iron or Green Variol Copperas. Fe SO4, 7H.O. Trituration of the pure crystals. Ounces—Aphthae. BulioEiy. Cardialgia. Chorea. Constipation. Diarrhoea. Eczema. Gall-bladder, pain in. Gastritis. Gonorrhoea. Haemorrhages. Headache. Helminthiasis. Menorrhagia. Nettlerash. Scrofula. Spasms. Toothache. Worms.

Characteristics

FfT. suL has the leading features of the other Ferrums, but many of the Sulphur characters appear, in the modalities FERRUM SULPHURICUM 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 gallbladder. 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 p. 777

Compare : Phos. (regurgitation of food in particles) ; Cina (worms). Bapt. (pain in region of gall bladder).

Head p. 777

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 p. 777

Pain apparently in walls of meatus auditorias externus.

Mouth p. 777

Violent tearing toothache ; teeth all sound ; > from cold air or application of ice on cheek ; headache.—- Very troublesome soreness of soft palate.

Throat p. 777

Taste of salt, with smarting in throat.

Stomach p. 777

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 mouth uls.

Abdomen p. 777

Pain in region of gall-bladder. — Colicky pains, with flatulence and diarrhoea.

Stool and Anus p. 777

Watery, reddish-brown, odourless, painless diarrhoea, with great paleness of skin, emaciation, vertigo, œdema of scrotum and lower limbs, bulimy without thirst, venous murmurs. — Constipation. — Helminthiasis ; tape worms ; ascarides.

Urinary Organs p. 777

Great weakness accompanying Bright s disease. — Bloody urine, with albuminuria.

Male Sexual Organs p. 777

Gdema of scrotum and lower limbs. — Secondary gonorrhoea. Id. Female Sexual Organs.— 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.

Neck and Back p. 777

Pain shooting down r. side of back.

Limbs p. 777

Limbs very painful, esp. feet and calves, where the pain is distracting. — Contractions in arms, hands, and feet

Upper Limbs p. 777

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 p. 778

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.