Ferrum picricum Anhang
[William Boericke]
Considered a great remedy to complete the action of other medicines. The
symptom that specially calls for it is failure of the function of an organ
under exertion (voice fails after public speaking). Acts best in dark-haired
patients, plethoric, with sensitive livers. Warts and epithelial growths; corns
with yellowish discoloration. Senile hypertrophy of the prostate. Epistaxis.
Chronic deafness and tinnitus due to gout. Meatus dry. Pseudo-leucæmia.
Ears: Deafness before menses. Crackling in ears and
low-pitched voice. Vascular deafness. Dental neuralgia, radiating towards ears
and eyes. Humming in ears as from telegraph wires. Tinnitus.
Stomach: Indigestion, furred tongue, headache after
meals, especially in bilious, dark-haired persons.
Urinary organs: Pain along entire urethra. Frequent
micturition at night, with full feeling and pressure in rectum. Smarting at
neck of bladder and penis (Barosma). Retention of urine.
Extremities: Pain in right side of neck and down right
arm. Locomotor ataxia, ocular stage. Hands covered with warts.