Homoeopathy — Page 333
Ferrum Phos 333 Lack of blood or anaemia is a definite symptom. During pregnancy , Ferrum Phos should be administered to women as a tonic. For this purpose, the combination of Ferrum Phos, Calcarea Phos, and Kali Phos is very useful. In the first few months of pregnancy, the tendency of abortion is stopped and in the last two to three months of pregnancy, it helps in the development of the baby. These, however, should not be used continuously but should be resumed after an interval. This regimen does not cause any harm, rather it is useful. In Ferrum Phos, the appetite sometimes decreases a lot and at other times increases to the extent that it knows no bounds. These two extremes are the symptoms of Ferrum Phos. The pregnant women like to take harmful things, and dislike those that are useful for their body. There is a dislike for meat. In this situation, Ferrum Phos is useful. After food intake, there is retching or nausea. The nausea of pregnancy is usually severe and obstinate. Ferrum Phos alone will help but rarely. There are many other remedies for nausea, particularly related to pregnancy of which one should have full knowledge. I have tried a new remedy called Pipli, which is prepared from the leaves and the burnt ashes of the tree called Pipal. This has proved very effective in the stubborn type of nausea of pregnancy. In my view, the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy is sometimes caused by allergy. Some pregnant women develop an allergy to the baby developing in their wombs. Their nausea is very severe and prolonged. In the USA, it has been found during research that 40% of the women, who abort, do it due to an allergy against their own baby. In other words, the body’s defences attack the embryo. If it was not due to the three coverings around the embryo i. e. the placenta, the uterine wall and the outer covering of the uterus, the embryos would be aborted. The Holy Quran has mentioned this saying: We have placed the embryo in a safe and secure place under the three protective coverings (Chapter 39, Sura Al-Zumar: 7). If the defensive mechanism around the foetus is weaker than the attacking power, the pregnancy would certainly be lost. In some institutions, the scientists have discovered ways to balance the internal and the external defence systems. At present, this treatment is very costly. However, a great majority of women who were able to receive this treatment delivered their babies successfully.