Ferrum magneticum
Remedy of bone diseases and weakness. Caries of bone. Exostoses. Painful swelling of bones. Fistulae. Used for chronic bone conditions resistant to other remedies.
Source
Prepared from magnetite (Fe3O4), natural magnetic iron oxide, triturated.
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Keynote Symptoms
Bone diseases — caries, exostoses, chronic swelling. Fistulae. Weakness. Used for stubborn bone conditions when other remedies partially help. Combines iron (blood, strength) with magnetic properties. Chronic periosteal involvement.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull from chronic illness.
General Symptoms
Bones. Worse from cold, damp. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Extremities
Bone caries. Exostoses. Painful swelling. Fistulae.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, damp
Constitutional Type
Chronic bone disease.
Clinical Indications
Bone caries, exostoses, fistulae, chronic bone disease
Comparative Materia Medica
Hecla lava has bone overgrowth. Silicea has bone caries with suppuration. Calcarea fluorica has bony hardening.
Safety Information
Not established.
Magnetite is non-toxic. Iron oxide. Used in traditional medicine. Safe in all potencies.
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