Ferr, Ferrum Metallicum

Sankran's view

Dreams: His parent is introducing him to someone and is compelling him to marry this person, despite very strong objections from the prover.

• Being compelled to do something against one’s wishes.
• Fighting against it.
• Guilt of not obeying the parents.

• Obstinate, Contradict, disposition to
• Ailments from anger
• Ailments from scorn

Phatak’s view

• Always in the right: He becomes rigid and stiff in his attitude. He sees his parents as intruding into his territory and puts up a strong defence to prevent this. This defence itself becomes a performance.
• Iron is used in gates, fences, helmets, battle tanks, shields of armour. All these objects are used to protect, to prevent things from the outside from intruding into one’s territory.

• Ferr patients have to protect and defend both themselves and their families. And so, they perform by defending.
• They are always at war, fighting to defend themselves and their families.

Compared with

• Nicc is similar to Ferr
• Both defend themselves and perform to defend their families.
• This theme of defense and protecting oneself is also strong in Cupr and Zinc

Other dreams

• Dreams of battles, of fights, of wars, also of falling into the water
• Dreams of seeing dead friends and relatives
• Dreams of seeing the old school again.

Clinic

• Children remedies
• Anemia, Anorexia, Anorexia nervosa (Ferr ₳ Nat-m)
• Shoulder arthritis (Sul) with Joint dryness (Ferr ₳ Sang)
  • Both agg by raising the arm
  • Both agg at night

• Sciatic remedy: Gentle motion amel
• Obesity

• Sensitive / Excitable and allergic to many substances.
• Their main craving is tomatoes.

		Modalities	Accompanied by
Headache	Pressive / Congestive / Bursting Throbbing / Hammer-like (Ferr ₳ Lyc) Sharp and stinging pain Continuous headache even for 2 to 3 days Headaches - CONSTANT, continued - two or three days Locality (Forehead eminence, Temples)	Worse by: Night, Rest, Sitting quietly , During menses. Better by Slow motion, Walking slowly, Summer, Occupation Agg with walking in Open / Cold air Due to Profuse bleeding (Chin ₳ Ferr) Amel by washing the face	Accompanied by Cold feet Accompanied by Thirst but hate to drink Food - THIRST, general - aversions, drinks - headache, during Headaches - DRINKING, from - aversion for

		Generality	GI tract
Anorexia nervosa	Increased or absolute loss of appetite Great aversion to food Loathing of sour things (Opposite to Ign) (Ferr ₳ Ign) Weakness from mere speaking or walking though looking strong. Flushes of blood to face, chest, head, lungs, etc. Muscles flabby and relaxed: Young weakly persons, anemic and chlorotic, with pseudo-plethora, who flush easily n Attempts to eat bring on diarrhoea. Spits up food by the mouthful (Phos).	Cold extremities Over-sensitiveness: Slight noises unbearable. Worse after any active effort. Irritability: Excited from slightest opposition Pallor of Skin/ Mucous membranes/ Face, alternating with flushes.	Eructations of food after eating, without nausea. Nausea and vomiting after eating. Vomiting immediately after eating. Vomiting after midnight. Intolerance of eggs. Distention and pressure in the stomach after eating. Heat and burning in stomach. Soreness of abdominal walls. Flatulent dyspepsia.

Obesity	*Obesity + Anemia + Puffy face + Pitting of flesh Young, weakly Chlorotic / Anemic persons Pseudo-plethoric patients who flush easily and have cold extremities Weakness even on speaking or walking though looking strong. Pallor of skin, mucus membranes and face.	Worse by: Night, Rest, Sitting quietly , During menses. Better by Slow motion, Walking slowly, Summer.

Rubrics

• Ailments from anger, vexation.
• Ailments from scorn, being scorned.
• Anxiety of conscience, as if guilty of crime.
• Company, aversion to, friends or intimate.
• Contradict, disposition to.
• Contradiction, intolerant of.
• Delusion, war, being at.
• Dictatorial.
• Haughty.
• Obstinate.
• Quarrelsome.
• Strength increased, mental.
• Fear, crossing a bridge or place, of.
• Fear, crowd, in a.
• Fear, misfortune, of.
• Fear, evil, of.
• Irritability, from noise such as even from crackling of newspapers, drives him to despair.
• MIND - HAUGHTY - look, self-contented  Ferr-ma, Ferr