SBL Ferrum metallicum

Common Name: Iron
Preparation: Triturations of pure metal and carbonate; solution of the acetate is used to make the medicine.

Primary Benefits and Uses

Ferrum Metallicum, derived from iron, is particularly useful for conditions arising from loss of animal fluids or prolonged hemorrhage. This remedy improves weakness that persists after significant blood loss, and enhances the body’s ability to assimilate and utilize iron from the diet. It’s highly beneficial for pallor, particularly in the skin and mucous membranes, often alternating with flushes and rushes of blood to areas like the face, chest, and head.

Ferrum Metallicum also regulates menstrual irregularities, especially in teenage girls with absent or delayed menstruation, and is indicated for pain and sufferings that occur during rest.

Symptoms Treated with Ferrum Metallicum

Mind and Head:

• Frequent hammering, pulsating headaches, often with a hot head and cold extremities.
• Palpitations and dyspnea (shortness of breath) with great weakness.
• The patient may feel excitable, impulsive, and changeable.
• Congestive headaches due to excitement, cold exposure, or lasting from three to four days or even a week.

Eyes, Ear, Nose:

• Redness of the eyes with venous stasis and swelling of eyelids, accompanied by pus-like discharge.
• Ringing in the ears with sensitivity to sound.
• Nosebleeds with headaches during menstruation and scabs forming inside the nose.

Stomach and Abdomen:

• Eructations (burping) of food, particularly after eating, and bitter taste in the mouth with food regurgitation.
• Vomiting of food, especially immediately after midnight, ceases when the stomach is empty.

Female Complaints:

• Dragging sensation in the lower abdomen, as if the organs would fall out.
• Weakness and relaxation of the genital organs.
• Profuse, early, or prolonged menstruation.

Rectum and Stool:

• Painless diarrhea.
• Itching at the anus (especially from ascariasis at night).
• Blind and fluent hemorrhoids.

Urinary Complaints:

• Incontinence of urine, particularly in women, with spurts of urine when coughing.

Extremities:

• Pain during rest, which is a characteristic symptom of Ferrum Metallicum.
• Violent, tearing, shooting pains with cramps in limbs, especially after walking in the open air, with a sickly fatigue feeling.
• Cracking in joints and muscular pain in the left deltoid.
• Swelling of feet with drawing pain.
• Restlessness when still; must keep limbs moving for relief.

Skin:

• Paleness of the skin over the whole body.
• Burning sensations in different parts of the skin.

General Symptoms:

• Ferrum Metallicum is effective for anemia and helps in blood regeneration.
• Works well when there is no repair or slow recovery from exhausting diseases.
• Symptoms worsen from sitting still, cold washing, midnight, and eating; better from rising slowly, walking slowly, and warmth.
• Also helps with physical and mental weariness, as well as muscle flabbiness and relaxed muscles.
• Prostration with irregular and rapid pulse can be alleviated by Ferrum Metallicum.

Dosage Instructions:

• Take 5 drops in half a cup of water, three times a day.
• Alternatively, use globules and take three times a day or as prescribed by a physician.

Precautions:

• Maintain a 15-minute gap before or after meals when taking the medicine.
• Pregnant or breastfeeding women should consult a homeopathic practitioner before use.
• Avoid tobacco and alcohol during the course of treatment.

Side Effects:

• No significant side effects reported when taken as prescribed.
• Homeopathic remedies do not interfere with other forms of medication, including allopathy and Ayurveda.

Terms and Conditions:

Homeopathic remedies are based on symptom similarity, and results may vary depending on the individual’s condition. Consult a physician before purchasing and refrain from self-medication.