Ferrum picricum
as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927
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General
Picrate of Iron Is 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; e g, the 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
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.
Dose
Second and third trituration.
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Create a free accountCite this page. William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Ferrum picricum — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/ferrum-picricum. Published 1927: public domain in the US (since 2023) and in India (author died 1929). Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.