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Ferrum Arsenicicum

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Ferrum Arsenicicum · Arsenite of Iron · "The Anaemia-Chlorosis Iron Salt"
MineralUncommonPsoricClarke only

Exclusively Documented in Clarke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Clarke's Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts as a deep-acting tonic for chronic anemia and malarial-type fevers involving organ enlargement.
📖 Clarke writes:
Arseniate of Iron. Triferric diarsenate. Fe3 2As O4.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Anaemia
Enlarged liver and spleen with fever
Albuminuria
Emaciation and debility
Heat intense and prolonged with slight burning of the whole body
Malarious conditions
Temperament & Physical Profile
Anaemic girl
Robust, healthy man (pre-illness)
Pale, jaundiced, emaciated (post-illness)
Boy, aged 15
Leading Mental & Emotional Indicators
Disinclination to work
Disinclination to leave his bed
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Enlarged spleen with high fever of a continued type
Face flushed and sweaty during fever
Face pallid during intermission
Constipation
Colliquative diarrhoea, stools consisting of undigested matter and mucus
No thirst during any stage of the fever (except in specific cases)
Voracious appetite, but no digestion
High fever generally appearing in afternoon
No chill
Copious sweat without much relief to fever
Indurated liver and spleen, slightly tender to pressure
Organs enlarged to the point of leaving no room for food
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Enlarged and indurated liver and spleen with continued fever.
Clarke
Extreme emaciation and debility.
Clarke
Face flushed and sweaty during fever, but pallid during the intermission.
Clarke
Absence of thirst during any stage of the fever.
Clarke
Disinclination to work or even leave the bed.
Clarke
Stools consisting of undigested matter and mucus.
Clarke
Intense and prolonged heat with slight burning of the whole body.
Clarke
Obstinate constipation or colliquative diarrhea.
Clarke
Copious sweat that provides little relief to the fever.
Clarke
Voracious appetite with poor digestion.
Clarke
📋 Clinical Indications

Conditions Clarke associates with this remedy — no detailed symptom-by-system breakdown exists for this entry.

AnaemiaBright's diseaseChlorosisLiver, enlargement ofSpleen, enlargement of
Open in Clarke
🔑 Modalities
Clarke Exclusive
Worse from
Afternoon
fever
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Arsenicum Album
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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