Ferrum - A Short Ancestral Analogy
Neelam.
Materia Medica.
` Ferr
Iron is widely found all over the world. It belongs to the minerals kingdom. The metallic element Iron has Atomic number 26, Atomic weight 55.847, Symbol Fe. This crude Iron when triturated, is converted into dynamised Ferrum, a very useful remedy in Homoeopathic materia medica. There are similarities between the remedy picture of Ferrum and physical properties of Iron, as will be clear from the following table ;.
IRON FERRUM.
DRUG PICTURE.
Iron is silver or dark grey : Ferrum is indicated for
dark coloured dark & pale complexion
Hard, not easily bent : Firm, obstinate
Solid : Strong-willed , determined
Tough : Doesnt weep readily
Good conductor of heat : Better by warmth, desire for. warm food.
Iron gets corroded : Sensitive to cold
when exposed
to the environment
When Iron strikes with a : Anger,contradiction from solid substances it gets warm.
Iron has a very high : Unyielding, not submissive
melting point
Iron salts react with acids : Aggravated by sour food
Iron is used for making : Dreams of battles, dreams
weapons, rods,etc. of fighting.
F-E-R-R-U-M-M-E-T-A-L-L-I-C-U-M.
F = FIRMNESS.
E = EXCITED BY SLIGHT OPPOSITION.
R = RIGHT, INSISTS THAT SHE IS, ALWAYS.
R = RESTLESSNESS, BED, TOSSING ABOUT IN.
U = UNPLEASANT DREAMS.
M = MOROSE, MENSES AFTER.
E = EXTREME PALENESS, EXTREME WEAKNESS.
T = TRIFLES SEEM IMPORTANT.
A = ANGER, CONTRADICTION FROM ANXIETY AS AFTER COMMITTING A CRIME.
L = LAUGHING IMMODERATELY.
L = LONGING FOR WARM FOOD.
I = IRRITABILITY, NOISE FROM, EVEN CRACKING NEWSPAPER DRIVE HIM TO DESPAIR.
C = CONFIDENT.
U = UNYIELDING.
M = MILK AGGRAVATES MOVEMENT GENTLE AMEL.
