Mercurius iodatus ruber

Mercurius iodatus ruber. Mercuric iodide. Hgl. Trituration.

Clinical

Antrum, pain in. Asthma. Coryza. Diphtheria. Eczema. Eyes, inflammation of. Haemorrhoids. Laryngitis. Liver, syphilis of. Malaria. Nose, pol3rhus of ; diseased bones of. Parotitis. Post-nasal catarrh. Quinsy. Rheumatism. Spleen, enlarged. Syphilis. Testicles, syphilitic enlargement of. Typhus fever.

Characteristics

Merc. bin. was introduced and proved by the American Provers' Union in 1856, and is an important addition to the mercurial group. It acts more intensely on the lymphatic glands and cellular tissue than Merc, v., which it otherwise closely resembles. It has been extensively tested in throat affections. It acts more on the left side, or primarily on the left. The symptoms are < on empty swallowing; also < on swallowing food. Cases have been recorded in which small doses of Merc. bin. 3X or 2x have cut short an attack ci asthma ; or, if taken at bed-time, have prevented an expected attack from developing during the night. The explanation proffered is that Mercury, and especiy its iodides, render the blood incapable of holding in solution large quantities of uric acid and urates, which are presumably the irritant factor in an asthmatic attack. But the pathogenesis of Merc. bin. has oppressed breathing, and if the general Merc, conditions are present it is quite capable of acting dynamically. — Headache is < in open air. Eyes < by bright light ; psoric eye affections. Right side of nose is inflamed. The Liver, spleen, and pancreas are ected ; and also the bladder and male sexual organs. Wandering rheumatism. Troublesome dreams. It ads well in old cases of syphilis, particularly in persons of lax fibre, scrofulous, and those who have taken much Mercury. The symptoms are < after sleep. < After dinner. < Afternoon and evening. Open air > head. Getting warm walking > deafness. Cold air, cold washing, getting wet <. Touch and pressure <. U'—Antidoted by: Hep. Compatible after: Bell. Compare : In syphilitic eruptions, Bad., Carb. an., Nit ac. Ophthalmia Jequirity. Wandering rheumatism, K. bi. < After sleep; left to nffttj Lacti. Dreams of water, Merc, protiod. In affections of antrum, Mg. c, Merc. c.

Causation p. 457

Wetting. Washing floor. Weather changes.

Mind p. 457

The head is worse ; but he is good-humoured, even merry. — Low-spirited ; disposed to cry.— Ill-humoured and bad taste on waking in morning.

Head p. 457

Vertigo ; everything seems to reel round her.— Sensation as if bound by a tight cord in frontal region. — Dulness in head and slight pressing pain in l. side, as during coryza ; > walking in open air. — Pain in head with heat— Great heat in vertex with pulsation, ii p.m.— Small pustules on head. — Pain in bones of head, chiefly occipital— Syphilitic tumour in brain.

Eyes p. 457

Inflammation, with burning, watering ,* < bright light.— Albuginea inflamed and painful. — Psorophthalmia ; trachoma ; granular lids ; pannus.

Ears p. 457

Hearing dull ; > evenings ; ears close for a few moments at a time ; coryza.— Earache (r.). — Wax increased. — Itching in both ears. — Swelling oi parotid and neighbouring glands.

Nose p. 457

Coryza: with headache; dull, hearing, > getting warm walking ; r. side nose hot, swollen ; much sneezing and running from head ; hoarseness. — Whitish yellow or bloody discharge; affection of posterior nares, with raw sensation ; nasal bones diseased ; turbinated bones swollen. — Hawks mucus from posterior nares. — Crusty eruption on wings of nose. — (Polypus l. side.)

Face p. 457

Pressive sticking ; heavy aching in upper jaw. — Aching pain in l. cheek and l. eye, which seems slightly inflamed. — Parotitis (r.).— Lips slimy and sticky on waking.- Eczema rubrum on chin.

Teeth p. 457

Fine stinging in teeth ; painful jerks.— Toothache < by chewing; < after eating; with ill-humour. — Gums swollen, excessively tender.

Mouth p. 457

Profuse flow of saliva, and aching in teeth of lower jaw.— Taste : bitter ; slimy ; metallic— Mucous membrane inflamed with burning. —Mucous patches.— Nodules,— Boils in mouth.

Throat p. 457

Much phlegm in throat and nose ; hawks it out. — Sensation of a lump in the throat, with disposition to hawk it out ; hawks up a hard, greenish lump.— Throat feels as if scalded on waking.— Inflammation and swelling of l. tonsil, velum elongated causing cough, next day both tonsils involved (l. to r.).— Painful swelling of tonsils and submaxillary glands. —Fauces dark red.— Diphtheritic patches, and superficial ulcers in throat- Diphtheria r. side < from empty swallowing ; throat sensitive to touch.— Tubercular sore throat ID. Appetite— Thirst for small quantities.— Wants food more salted.

Stomach p. 457

Heartburn after dinner.— Loud and bitter belching.—

Skin p. 457

Pain in epigastrium on pressure.

Abdomen p. 458

Aching and fulness in r. hypochondria. — Sudden cutting in liver. — Heavy pain in liver, pancreas and spleen. — Transient drawing pain followed by lameness in l. hypochondrium ; l. waist feels sore on bending.— Enlarged malarial spleens and livers.— Abdomen distended at navel ; sore to pressure. — Colic ; uneasy sore feeling. — Buboes.

Stool and Anus p. 458

Stool : copious, yellow brown, and somewhat watery, and coated with mucus and slightly bloody ; preceded by colic, urging and slight tenesmus remained. — Pain in anus as if piles would appear. — Inveterate piles.

Urinary Organs p. 458

Bright* s disease. — Ulcers in bladder. — Frequent urgent desire. — Increased flow of urine ; thick and dark when passing ; red.

Male Sexual Organs p. 458

Desire, esp. on going to sleep ; emissions. — Sensitiveness of r. testicle and cord.— harp shooting stitches in end of penis through glans. — Gonorrhoea ; discharge free and mucoid ; patches of induration along urethra. — Hard, red swelling in front of prepuce, and painless hard chancre in centre. — Sarcocele of l. testide; sjrphilis. — Boot, discharging for years ; indolent chancre.

Female Sexual Organs p. 458

Yellowish leucorrhoea. — Stony hardness of fibroid tumour. — Great soreness in whole breast.

Respiratory Organs p. 458

Cough: from elongated uvula; with sore throat ; with a little loose, whitish, slimy sputum. — Profuse yellow sputum. — Hoarse and husky, after getting a little wet in a shower.

Chest p. 458

Constriction across chest — Catching pain under r. breast, oppressing breathing. — Swelling of bronchial ands from atmospheric changes.

Heart p. 458

Sticking pain in heart

Neck and Back p. 458

Swollen neck glands, with toothache, scarlatina, &c. — Spine sore and painful.

Limbs p. 458

Rheumatic pains, now here, now there, mostly muscular.

Upper Limbs p. 458

Rheumatic pains in shoulder-joint. — Axillary ands suppurate. — Strained feeling in middle of humerus as if atx>ut to break. — Palm of l. hand cracked, homy, several oozing rhagades.

Lower Limbs p. 458

Aching in tx>nes from hips to ankles. — Pains from calves up to sacrum. — Unbearable pains in legs towards evening, > on moving. — Pain of S3syphilitic ulceration in front of leg.

Skin p. 458

Pustules, with inflamed base, sore to touch ; itching slightly, scab over, but pus oozes. — Small fissures and cracks. — Lupus. — Condjdomata. — Freckles ; liver spots. — Syphilitic eruptions and ulcers.

Sleep p. 458

Dreams : frightful ; of travelling ; swimming ; lascivious. — Symptoms appear or are < on waking.

Fever p. 458

Intense shivering, then feverishness; copious sweat at night. — Fever with grippe.