{"id":13642,"remedy_name":"Ferrum Phosphoricum (HMT)","remedy_type":"Remedy","alternative_names":["Phosphate of Iron"],"miasm":"Tubercular Miasm","temperament":"Neutral","aggravation_time":"Neutral\/Anytime","keynote_indications":"Ferrum Phos  331\n\nFerrum Phos is a compound of phosphor us and iron and is a natural\ncomponent of the red blood cells. A de ficiency of Ferrum Phos is also\nconsidered as a deficiency of iron in the blood.  Ferrum Phos is the\nbest remedy for iron deficiency anaemia .  Open air causes\ndiscomfort to the patient of Ferrum Phos, thus the patient has a cold\nconstitution. Due to the presen ce of phosphorus, some symptoms\nresemble those of this element.  The patient does not have any specific\nfear but is usually somewhat rest less, disgusted and in a state of\nmental confusion.  There is a lot of weakness as well.  Ferrum Phos\ngiven in homoeopathic potency works wonders in correcting a lack of\nblood and associated weakness.\n\nThe patient catches a cold when exposed to the cold weather.  His face\nis flushed and feverish.  There is distaste for meat and milk.  The\npatient likes to eat those things that may enhance the appetite.  Such a\npatient usually gets sour eructations . Piles develop at the anal margin\nand the stools are mixed with thin  blood, there may be dysentery.  If\nthere is coughing, it causes stress  and incontinence of the urine in\nwomen, which will dribble invol untarily. The phosphorus compounds\nare useful in patients with a thin , dilute blood who have the tendency\nto bleed.  For Haemophiliac patients, there are three useful remedies:\nPhosphorus, Acid Phos and Ferrum Phos.\n\nPhosphorus in homoeopathic potencie s has the capability to thicken\nblood (haemoconcentration).  If the blood becomes too thick, it can be\ndangerous and cause heart attack.  It is very important that phosphorus\nshould not be blindly c ontinued for a long time.   Patients who take\nPhosphorus, Acid Phos and Ferrum P hos must get their blood tested\nevery two to three months.  The normal coagulability (thickness) of\nblood prevents spontaneous blee ding. The thickness is however\nacceptable only to a limit.  Once it becomes too thick, then the\nPhosphorus should be stopped to let the blood become thin and flow\nbetter.  If the blood becomes too thin, this remedy should be restarted.\n\nIn the patients of Ferrum Phos, muscles on the back can get strained\neasily and result in permanent discomfort on lifting even a light\n\nFerrum Phos  332\nweight.  Millefolium has a similar tendency.  Both are good to combat\nbleeding tendencies.  The anaemic patient has a tendency to get angry\neasily.  He starts sweating and the whole body trembles.  His anger is\ndirected towards himself.  He becomes emotional very easily.\nSometimes he is happy and at other times he starts talking nonsense.\nThis symptom of unstable temper is due to the combination of\nphosphorus and iron.  The patient of  Ferrum Phos likes to remain\nalone and does not want to face other people.  He cannot tolerate\nnoise.  Sometimes he yells out but th is is not his normal temperament.\nSuch patients usually talk less and like to remain aloof.\n\nCold air relieves the headache.  The headache is more severe while\ngoing up the stairs, and sometimes th e patient experiences temporary\nloss of vision due to the lack of blood (anaemia).  When the patient\ntries to sit up suddenly or when he is climbing the stairs, the headache\nbecomes worse due to lack of fl ow of blood to the brain.  The\nheadache is felt above the eyes.  The nape of the neck and the temples\nache as well.  There is splitting head ache affecting half of the head.\nThe eyesight may be lost temporarily.  This symptom is also found in\nthe remedies associated with excessive blood accumulation such as\nGelsemium. In Gelsemium it is not due  to the lack of blood but due to\nthe localised increase of blood pressure (congestion).  Similarly, it can\nhappen in the case of Belladonna. But in Ferrum Phos, it is due to a\ndeficiency of blood, and not enough blood reaching the he ad.  This is\nsimilar to the remedies causing vascular congestion leading to the loss\nof vision.\n\nIn Ferrum Phos, there is catarrh of the Eustachian tubes.  (These are\nthe tubes that lead from inside the throat towards the ears).  The\ncatarrhal secretions are mixed with blood, which is due to the bleeding\ntendency in the Ferrum Phos patie nts.  The children usually get\nnosebleeds.  If the patient of Ferrum Phos has bleeding from the lining\nof the mouth and the gums, it is red in colour as in Millefolium.  The\ntonsils swell and there is irritation in the throat due to bleeding,\nburning and inflammation, causing di fficulty in swallowing.  These\nare the symptoms of Ferrum Phos . These symptoms are common in\nmany other remedies, so the diagnosis for Ferrum Phos cannot be\nbased on these findings alone.  The patient has to be observed and\nstudied overall.\n\nFerrum Phos  333\nLack of blood or anaemia is a definite symptom.  During pregnancy,\nFerrum Phos should be administered to women as a tonic .  For this\npurpose, the combination of Ferrum Phos, Calcarea Phos, and Kali\nPhos is very useful.  In the fi rst few months of pregnancy, the\ntendency of abortion is stopped and in the last two to three months of\npregnancy, it helps in the developm ent of the baby.  These, however,\nshould not be used continuously but should be resumed after an\ninterval.  This regimen does not cause any harm, rather it is useful.  In\nFerrum Phos, the appetite sometimes decreases a lot and at other times\nincreases to the extent that it knows no bounds.   These two extremes\nare the symptoms of Ferrum Phos. The pregnant women like to take\nharmful things, and dislike those th at are useful for their body. There\nis a dislike for meat.  In this situation, Ferrum Phos is useful.\n\nAfter food intake, ther e is retching or naus ea.  The nausea of\npregnancy is usually severe and obs tinate.  Ferrum Phos alone will\nhelp but rarely.  There are ma ny other remedies for nausea,\nparticularly related to pregnanc y of which one should have full\nknowledge.  I have tried a new remedy called Pipli, which is prepared\nfrom the leaves and the burnt ashes of  the tree called Pipal.  This has\nproved very effective in the stubborn type of nausea of pregnancy.\n\nIn my view, the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy  is sometimes\ncaused by allergy.  Some pregnant women develop an allergy to the\nbaby developing in their wombs. Th eir nausea is very severe and\nprolonged.  In the USA, it has been found during research that 40% of\nthe women, who abort, do it due to an  allergy against their own baby.\nIn other words, the body\u2019s defences attack the embryo.  If it was not\ndue to the three coverings around th e embryo i.e. the placenta, the\nuterine wall and the outer covering of the uterus, the embryos would\nbe aborted.  The Holy Quran has mentioned this saying: We have\nplaced the embryo in a safe and secure place under the three\nprotective coverings (Chapter 39, Sura Al-Zumar: 7).\nIf the defensive mechanism around th e foetus is weaker than the\nattacking power, the pregnancy would certainly be lost.\n\nIn some institutions, the scientists have discovered ways to balance\nthe internal and the external defe nce systems.  At present, this\ntreatment is very costly. However, a great majority of women who\nwere able to receive this treatment delivered their babies successfully.\n\nFerrum Phos  334\nI have found Pipli to be very useful in controlling nausea during\npregnancy. It may also prevent abortion by combating allergy\ntowards the foetus.  However, this needs further research and\nexperimentation on a wider scale by homoeopaths all over the world.\nI would like Pipli to be tried in different potencies and carefully\nobserved to see what kind of patie nts it works on, and on what kinds\nof patients it does not.  I request  the homoeopaths that whosoever\nexperiments on this new remedy should inform the Ahmadiyya\nMuslim Central Homoeopathy Board at:\n16 Gressenhall Road,\nLondon\nSW18 5QL\nUK\n\nThe symptoms of Ferrum Phos aggravate by touch, jolt and\nmovement. The cold applications offer relief.\n\nPotency: Biochemic 3x to 12x\nHomoeopathic 30 or Higher","modalities":"","symptoms_by_system":[],"schema_version":"1.0","api_provider":"Allahshafi"}