Homeo Encyclopedia logo
Homeo Encyclopedia
🩸

Ferrum Bromatum

3XFerr-br
Ferrum Bromatum · Bromide of Iron · "The Nervous Anaemia Iron Salt"
MineralRarePsoricClarke 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.

🎯 Acts primarily on the female reproductive system, the head, and the digestive tract in anemic or debilitated states.
📖 Clarke writes:
Bromide of Iron. Fe Br2. Trituration. Solution.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Spermatorrhoea with anaemia, debility, and depression
General feeling that she might die
Heaviness and discomfort in the uterus, so severe it interfered with work
Leading Mental & Emotional Indicators
Depression
Feeling that she might die
Unconscious moaning after stool
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Distinct symptoms in the head and eyes
Dead, numb feeling of the scalp
Dry mouth and nose, relieved by coryza
Diarrhoea
Burning in urethra when urinating
Sticky, excoriating leucorrhoea
Weight and discomfort in uterus
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Dead, numb feeling of the scalp extending from occiput to vertex.
Clarke
Sticky, excoriating leucorrhea accompanied by uterine heaviness.
Clarke
Dryness of nose and mouth relieved by coryza.
Clarke
Unconscious moaning after diarrheic stool.
Clarke
Waking at 2 a.m. with a sudden, fleeting fear of death.
Clarke
Severe internal pressure in the occiput with sensation of ears being pressed outward.
Clarke
Head feels enlarged in all directions.
Clarke
Burning, smarting pain in the urethra during urination.
Clarke
Heavy feeling in the eyes with drooping eyelids.
Clarke
Diarrhea with bloody mucus and tenesmus.
Clarke
🩺 Systems & Indications
Clarke Exclusive
🧠Mind
Consider for states of depression and anxiety, specifically when waking at night with a fear of death.
Woke at 2 a.m. with the feeling that I might die, which lasted for a few moments and passed away. Recurred three different mornings at the same hour (9 o'clock).
🔑 Modalities
Clarke Exclusive
Worse from
Waking
fear of death
dry tongue
Better from
Coryza
dryness of nose and mouth
📚 Sources & References
Clarke's DictionaryBoericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

Compiled from classical homeopathic texts in the public domain. Click any active source badge to open the original text. For educational and reference purposes only. Always consult a qualified homeopath for treatment.