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Ferrum Pernitricum

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Ferrum Pernitricum · Nitrate of Iron · "The Iron Nitrate Salt"
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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 primarily as a tonic and restorative for chronic digestive disturbances and respiratory issues in weakened individuals.
📖 Clarke writes:
Pernitrate of Iron. Fe2 6NO3. Dilutions of the Ferri Pernitratis Liquor of B. P.
👤 Characteristics
Sphere of Action & Core States
Used in diarrhoeas of India
Lienteria
Diarrhoea of phthisis
Diarrhoea in feeble and nervous females
Scrofulous children with enlarged glands and obstinate ophthalmia
Indicated in cases presenting marked features of Ferrum and Nitricum acidum
Temperament & Physical Profile
Feeble and nervous females
Scrofulous children
Florid complexion
Key Characteristics & Guiding Symptoms
Cough, with florid complexion θ
Enlarged glands
Obstinate ophthalmia
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Chronic diarrhea, especially in the context of phthisis or wasting diseases.
Clarke
Lienteria, where food passes through the bowels undigested.
Clarke
Cough accompanied by a surprisingly florid or flushed complexion.
Clarke
Obstinate ophthalmia in children with scrofulous tendencies.
Clarke
Enlarged lymphatic glands in scrofulous subjects.
Clarke
Diarrhea occurring in feeble and nervous females.
Clarke
Useful when symptoms of both Ferrum and Nitric acid are present.
Clarke
📋 Clinical Indications

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

DiarrhoeaEyes, affections ofGlands, affections ofLienteria
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📚 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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