Ferrum phosphoricum hydricum
Hydrated iron phosphate · Mineral
Ferrum Phosphoricum Hydricum is a right-sided remedy producing malaise, occipito-cervical aching, and sensitivity to cool air. It is indicated in writer's cramp and conjunctivitis, with symptoms aggravated by bending forward.
Key symptoms
- Malaise with feeling as if insufficient sleep obtained
- Aching in occipito-cervical region
- Sensitiveness to cool air with desire for warmth
- Dull right-sided headache
- Every concussion felt as dull painful sensation at base of skull
- Intense heartburn when bending forward with irritating rising
- Writer's cramp; conjunctivitis
Worse (aggravation)
- Bending forward aggravates heartburn and head symptoms
- Cool air worsens symptoms
Better (amelioration)
- Warmth relieves symptoms
- Pressure relieves sacro-iliac pain when walking
Ferrous hydrophosphate. FeH PO4, mixed with an uncertain amount of Ferric phosphate. Trituration.
Clinical
Conjunctivitis. Writer's cramp.
Characteristics
This salt has been proved by Dr. J. C. Morgan. The symptoms resemble those of Ferr. phos. alb. and the other Ferrum preparations. Malaise; feeling as if he had not had sufficient sleep; aching in occipito-cervical region; sensitiveness to cool air and desire for warmth. Right side most affected. Symptoms < bending forward.
1. Mind
Intolerance; annoyed by obstacles.
2. Head
Dull r.─sided headache.─Every concussion (as coughing or hard smacking of lips) is felt as a dull, painful sensation at base of skull.
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