Mercurius praecipitatus ruber

Hydrargyrum oxydatum rubrum.

Mercurous oxide, HgO. Red oxide of mercury or red precipitate.

Preparation for use. Triturations.

Authorities. 1, Hahnemann, R. A. M. L., 1 ; 2, Bartolin, Epist. Men., 1657, from Wibmer, effects of external application ; 3, Langius, op. omnia., I, from Wibmer, external application ; 4, Hoffmann, Med. Rat. Syst., II, from Wibmer, internal administrations; 5, Ploucquet, Comment. Med., 1787, from Wibmer, internal use; 6, Devergie, from Orfila, a young girl took a large dose; 7, Eislet, Gist. Jahrb., 1833 (Frank’s Mag., 1, 771), proving on self, took j, 1, and afterwards 2 grains, morning and evening; 7a, same, subsequently took 3 grains, night and morning, increasing by 1 grain till he took 6 grains at a dose ; 8, Brown, poisoning of a girl, aged sixteen, by 30 grains. Assoc. Med. J., October 27, 1854; 9, Prince, poisoning of a woman, by 2 scruples. Lancet, Nov. 1859 ; 10, same, effects of over 2 drachms; 11, Vogler, Busch, and Outermost, Neu Zeit., 1845, from Both, M. M.; 12, Schwarz, Hufel. J., 1822, from Both ; 13, Keibel, Hufel. J., 1825, from Both; 14, Romans, Petersh. Abhandl., 1825, from Roth.

Mind

Apprehension

Eyes

Fierce, intent look (third day)

Chemosis (fifth day)

(This proving caused a marked improvement, followed by cure of blepharitis, which had lasted for many years)

Face

Remarkable redness of the face and eyes (third day)

Dropsical condition of face

Cheeks and lips enormously swollen

Mouth

Qimis. Inflamed gums

To))ijue. Tongue enormously swollen, and protruding for about an inch

Two holes in the tongue

freuevnl Alontti. The inside of the mouth is coated with a substance like decayed cheese

Ulcers on the buccal mucous membrane

The whole of the anterior portion of the mucous membrane of the cheeks, gums, and under surface of the tongue sloughed away, and four teeth were lost during the operation of syringing. As the parts healed, the jaws became completely closed, owing to the loss of substance and contraction of the cicatrices, so that all nourishment had to be drawn through the teeth. The tongue also became reduced, and firmly adherent to the floor of the mouth and cheeks. The latter adhesions were afterwards divided by incision, but all power of protruding the organ is lost

Very powerful mercurial fetor of mouth

Burning in mouth and throat; the pains in the mouth prevent sleep (fourth day)

Burning pain on the inner surface of the lip, the mucous membrane of which was much swollen and covered with mercurial ulcers

Mouth sore (second day) ; very sore ; flakes of epithelium separated (third day)

A remarkable itching sensation over the whole mouth, without salivation.’®.

Sflliva. Salivation; (fifth day)

Slight salivation

Profuse salivation

Most violent salivation. Blood and saliva of the most fetid odor flowed constantly from mouth, and this state of things continued for a month, in spite of treatment

Throat p. 296

Throat inflamed (second day)

Burning sensation, like hot ashes, on swallowing the powder

Stomach p. 296

Thirst, Unquenchable thirst

Nanfica and Vomiting, Nausea

Vomiting,®®’” (after fifteen minutes), took place five times in three hours

Vomiting, with cutting in the abdomen

Violent vomiting

Obstinate vomiting, ending in throwing up bloody mucus

Blood brought up by vomiting

Two vomitings of blackish blood (third day)

Bloody vomiting, followed by diarrhoea

Very abundant bloody vomiting, followed by syncope

Stomach, Pains in the stomach and in the entire abdomen

Pain at pit of stomach (after two hours and a quarter)

Violent pains in the stomach

Most agonizing pain in stomach, with burning heat and nausea; (after half an hour)

Burning in the stomach

Abdomen p. 296

Occasional pain in left hypochondrium (third day)

The abdomen is distended and painful to contact

Abdomen bard, retracted

Pains over the whole abdomen

Agonizing abdominal pains

Griping colic

Painful colic

Violent colic

Agonizing colic

Extreme sensitiveness of the abdomen, lasting some time after the attack

Rectum and Anus p. 296

Constant urging to stool

Constant urging to stool, which gradually became worse, and spread over the whole intestinal canal, with a constant sensation in the anus as of a glowing hot iron moving up and down

Most excessive tenesmus, with scanty discharge of blood, with cutting-burning pains

Stool p. 296

Excessive diarrhoea

Very violent diarrhoea

Bloody diarrhoea

Frequent purging

Frequent stools, consisting mainly of blood, accompanied by violent cramps

Involuntary greenish and offensive stools

llespiratorg Organs. The larynx is inflamed and swollen even on its outside

Offensive breath

(Paroxysms of suffocation at night on lying down and while falling asleep; he was obliged to jump up suddenly, when it always disappeared)

Chest p. 296

Oppression of the chest

Heart and Pulse p. 296

(Violent palpitation that seemed as if it would burst the chest)

Small, hard pure

Extremities in General p. 296

Involuntary spasmodic contraction of the extremities continued for some time

Inferior Extremities p. 296

Painful cramps in the lower extremities

Generalities p. 296

General trembling (third day)

Tremors

Convulsions

Cramps of the internal organs

Fever p. 296

Skin cold, covered with perspiration,®

Cold sweat