Iridium metallicum
Remedy of chronic kidney disease and anemia. Intestinal and renal complaints. Anemia with great weakness. Chronic nephritis. Copious pale urine. Croupy cough. Exhaustion.
Source
Prepared from metallic iridium (Ir), triturated and potentised.
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Keynote Symptoms
Chronic kidney disease with copious pale urine. Anemia with profound weakness. Chronic intestinal catarrh. Croupy cough in children. Exhaustion disproportionate to disease. Gummy deposits in eyes on waking.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull, heavy. Exhausted. Irritable.
General Symptoms
Kidney, blood, intestines. Worse from exertion, cold. Better from warmth, rest.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Copious pale urine. Chronic nephritis. Albuminuria.
Eyes
Gummy deposits on waking. Burning.
Stomach
Chronic intestinal catarrh. Diarrhea.
Respiratory
Croupy cough. Hoarseness.
Extremities
Great weakness. Anemia. Exhaustion.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth, rest
Worse From
Exertion, cold, night
Constitutional Type
Not constitutional. Used for chronic kidney disease and anemia.
Clinical Indications
Chronic nephritis, anemia, exhaustion, croupy cough, intestinal catarrh
Comparative Materia Medica
Phosphorus has kidney involvement with hemorrhage. Arsenicum has kidney disease with restlessness. Solidago is a kidney tonic.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Metallic iridium is biologically inert and non-toxic. One of the least reactive metals. Safe in all potencies.
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