Mercurias Sulphoricus

Hydrargyrum oxydatum sub-sulphuricum. Yellow precipitate. Turpeth mineral. HgS04ago. [There is not a little confusion at)Out the identity of this drug in the books. Turpeth is correctly eiven by Allen as HgS04ago. Hering) who proved and introduced it, calls it Turpethum and Turpeth mineral but f;gives the formula HgS04. The Pharmacopana of the American institute of Homoeopathy describes the white sulphate, HgSO, under the heading Mercurius sulphuricus, but says it is " mentioned in Allen's Encyclopedia,"vol. vi., p. 325 ; whereas it is Turpeth, the yellow precipitate, which is there spoken of.] Trituration.

Clinical

Dropsy. Dysuria. Hydrothorax.

Characteristics

Lippe is the chief clinical authority for this medicine. He considers it as important as Ars. in dropsies of the chest The symptoms on which it has been prescribed are clinical, and have been well confirmed. Among them is this : '' Pain in right chest extending to scapula ; he can scarcely breathe ; < 4 to 5 p.m." When Merc. sul. acts well, says Lippe, " it produces a profuse watery diarrhoea with great relief to the patient." It is particularly suited to hydrothorax depending on liver or heart affections. Other confirmed symptoms are : &>redness of tip of tongue. (Œdema of legs. Scanty and scalding urine, but dear. Among the Conditions of Merc. sul. the most peculiar is : < In afternoon ; 4-5 p.m. > By profuse diarrhoea (dyspnoea). After diarrhoeic stools there is numbness of legs.

Relations p. 478

Coffifcirg ; Cinnabar., aethiops antimonalis, and other Mercuries. Also in hydrothorax, Ars. < Afternoon, Lyc. Dropsy, Dig.

Mind p. 478

Low-spirited ; with chilliness and yawning. — Ill-hamoar after eating.

Head p. 478

Sensation of giddiness while standing, after headache.— Fulness in head with occasional stitches. — Soreness and heaviness through head (after breakfast and when walking about.)— Violent itching of hairy scalp throughout the proving.

Eyes p. 478

Oppression over eyes. — Eyes < from sunlight

Ears p. 478

Burning in ears and in face, after a chill.

Nose p. 478

Sneezing ; in sunshine ; with fluent coryza. — Swelling and soreness of tip of nose. — Itching of nose.

Face p. 478

Pale, anxious countenance. — Swelling of parotid gland.

Mouth p. 478

Gums and palate dark bluish (black), ulcerated margins. — Mouth clammy, and full of mucus in morning. — Burning, smarting, stinging pain on tip of tongue (l. side, in evening). — Tongue : Greenish yellow down middle ; coated white heavily ; yellowish at root ; the enlarged papillae stand up like red points, with flat taste in mouth and a reduced pulse, — Lips, gams, fauces, mouth, and tongue swollen ; look dry and black. — Salivation. Q. Throat. — Heat and sensation of constriction in throat — Dryness of tongue and throat. — Burning in mouth and throat.

Stomach p. 478

Violent yellow vomiting. — Stomach so irritated nothing would stay on it an instant. — Pain ; weit in stomach ; tenderness. — Vomiting and diarrhoea.

Abdomen p. 478

Coldness or burning in abdomen. — Woke i a.m. with severe pains along duodenum to umbilical region. — Soreness in inguinal glands.

Stool and Anus p. 478

After drinking coffee, pain in abdomen as if diarrhoea would set in. — Stools soft and earlier in morning than usual — Sudden and violent pressing to stool while walking compelling him to stand still, causing an anxious perspiration ; later the stools are forcibly gushing out in a hot, burning stream of yellow water ; followed by great debility, hiccough and belching. — After the diarrhoeic stools sensation of fulness as from congestion to legs, esp. feet, they feel numb when standing. — Violent purging ; rice-water motions, some yellow.

Urinary Organs p. 478

Diminished secretion of urine, does not micturate frequently, but has constant pressure ; urine dark, becoming turbid with a scum on it. — Increased secretion of urine, without a sediment — Urine scanty and scalding, but clear.

Male Sexual Organs p. 478

Gonorrhoea and syphilitic diseases, with great congestions to the parts. — Swelling of testicles. — Involuntary emission and lascivious dreams.

Respiratory Organs p. 478

Roughness in throat and hoarseness. — Sensation of heat in larynx. — Increased expectoration of mucus from larynx and trachea.

Chest p. 478

Burning in chest. — Pain in chest prevents him from breathing. — Pain in r. side of chest, extending to scapula can scarcely breathe, < from 4 to 5 p.m. — Pressure on chest — D3dyspnoea ; in children ; hydrothorax. stt. Upper Limbs. — Numbness in l. forearm and hand, later numbness in r. hand. — Hands icy cold with blue nails. — Stiffness in arms.

Lower Limbs p. 479

Pain in knees and lameness, esp. when walking. — Foot-sweat with soreness at ends of the nails. — Ulcers on ankles.

Generalities p. 479

Most pains feel as if a dull stick pressed on the parts and were moving in diverse curved lines ; feels as if this pain were in the bones. — Debility with sleepiness. — Rheumatic pains.

Skin p. 479

Induration of the glands.— Psoriasis : lepra.

Sleep p. 479

Frequent yawning and great sleepiness in afternoon.— Sleeplessness after midnight. — Awakens with headache in morning.

Fever p. 479

Chilliness running up back, with yawning and depression of spirits, followed by dull pain in forehead, burning in face and ears and

Fever p. 479

Chilliness, restlessness, and heaviness in upper part of abdomen, frequent yawning and diminished secretion of urine (afternoon).