Homoeopathy — Page 332
Ferrum Phos 332 weight. Millefolium has a similar tendency. Both are good to combat bleeding tendencies. The anaemic patient has a tendency to get angry easily. He starts sweating and the whole body trembles. His anger is directed towards himself. He becomes emotional very easily. Sometimes he is happy and at other times he starts talking nonsense. This symptom of unstable temper is due to the combination of phosphorus and iron. The patient of Ferrum Phos likes to remain alone and does not want to face other people. He cannot tolerate noise. Sometimes he yells out but this is not his normal temperament. Such patients usually talk less and like to remain aloof. Cold air relieves the headache. The headache is more severe while going up the stairs, and sometimes the patient experiences temporary loss of vision due to the lack of blood (anaemia). When the patient tries to sit up suddenly or when he is climbing the stairs, the headache becomes worse due to lack of flow of blood to the brain. The headache is felt above the eyes. The nape of the neck and the temples ache as well. There is splitting headache affecting half of the head. The eyesight may be lost temporarily. This symptom is also found in the remedies associated with excessive blood accumulation such as Gelsemium. In Gelsemium it is not due to the lack of blood but due to the localised increase of blood pressure (congestion). Similarly, it can happen in the case of Belladonna. But in Ferrum Phos, it is due to a deficiency of blood, and not enough blood reaching the head. This is similar to the remedies causing vascular congestion leading to the loss of vision. In Ferrum Phos, there is catarrh of the Eustachian tubes. (These are the tubes that lead from inside the throat towards the ears). The catarrhal secretions are mixed with blood, which is due to the bleeding tendency in the Ferrum Phos patients. The children usually get nosebleeds. If the patient of Ferrum Phos has bleeding from the lining of the mouth and the gums, it is red in colour as in Millefolium. The tonsils swell and there is irritation in the throat due to bleeding, burning and inflammation, causing difficulty in swallowing. These are the symptoms of Ferrum Phos. These symptoms are common in many other remedies, so the diagnosis for Ferrum Phos cannot be based on these findings alone. The patient has to be observed and studied overall.