Mercurius Bromatus
Allen, The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica, 1874, Vol. VI, p. 235
1. Mercurous bromide, HgBr (white, insoluble). “ Bromuret.”
2. Mercuric bromide, HgBr^ (crystallizable, soluble). “Bromide.”
Preparation, Triturations.
Aidhorities. 1, Dr. Hering, Inaug. Diss., 1838, Hygeia, 8, 547, effects of
to 1 grain of Bromide, and of 3 to 4 grains of Bromuret of Mercury; 2, Werner, from Hering, effects of ^ to 1^ grains of Bromide and 4 to 6 grains of Bromuret; 3, Heimerdinger, Inaug. Diss., from Hygeia, 10, 439, effects of ^ of a grain and larger doses of the Bromide of Mercury.
Mouth
Increased salivation
Increased secretion of saliva,k
Very nauseous taste,k
Very disgusting metallic taste
Disagreeable sensation in the pharynx,k
Very raw, scraping sensation in the pharynx, provoking cough,k
Stomach p. 236
Eructations
Nausea
Vomiting
Vomiting, with painful effort and most violent griping pain in the abdomen
Violent efforts to vomit and obstinate vomiting of tenacious, and afterwards of bloody mucus
Violent painful vomiting (after half an hour)
Burning pains in the stomach and pharynx
Pressure m the stomach
Amelioration p. 236
The abdomen is drawn back to the vertebral column, very sensitive to touch
Griping in the abdomen
Slight pressure and pains in the intestines
Coliclike pains
Most violent colic and painful tenesmus
Stool p. 236
Frequent stools, with colic and rumbling in the bowels
Thin stools repeated four times in a few hours, quite watery
Pasty stools
Several pasty stools
Urinary Organs p. 236
Increased secretion of urine
Respiratory Organs p. 236
Difficult respiration
Chest p. 236
Heaviness in the chest
Pulse p. 236
Slow small pulse
Generalities p. 236
Great weakness
Mind p. 236
A large number of boils on various parts of the body, especially in the left axilla and left arm, where he had rubbed in the drug; they were very painful and would not heal; when one of these boils heals other appear in its place; he had not rest day or night
Fever p. 236
Perspiration over the whole body, with great apprehensiveness during the violent pains