Ferrum Iodatum – Iron Iodide

The attenuations are prepared from metallic iron and iodine, FeI₂, MW: 309.6.

The main indications are:

Glandular enlargement. Tubercular infections of the eyes. Hypertrophy of the prostate.

Ferrum Iodatum has a typical pain in the throat “as if from splinters”. Purulent conjunctivitis with photophobia, and a swollen nose with copious mucous discharge also point to Ferrum Iodatum, as does a sensation as if one cannot bend down on ac- count of fullness and pressure below the sternum, although one has had only a little to eat. On sitting, there is also a sensation as if something were pushing upwards.

The German Monograph-Preparation Commission for the Homoeopathic Field of Therapy has, under the Preparation Monograph for Ferrum iodatum, published the following indication(s) in the German Bundesanzeiger (German Federal Gazette) for ferrum iodatum: goiterous disorders in cases of hyperthyroidism; renal inflamma- tions; chronic swelling of the lymph glands; uterine displacement.