Mercurius Corrosivus

▲   GENERAL

General

Mercurius Corrosivus salt leads all other remedies in tenesmus of the rectum, which is incessant, and is not relieved by the stool. The tenesmus often involves the bladder as well. Bright’s disease. Gonorrhoea; second stage, with continuous tenesmus. Destroys the secreting portions of the kidneys. This process is slow, but sure. Albuminuria in early pregnancy ( Phosphorus ^Phosph. later and at full term).

Dose

Sixth potency. In solution 1: 1000, hypodermically injected under conjunctiva in choroiditis with progressive myopia. Stops immediately the severe aching pain behind eyeballs (Dr. G. D. Halle.)

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

WORSE, evening, night, acids.

Better

BETTER, while at rest.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Arsenicum Album ^Ars.; Lachesis ^Lach.; Leonurus - mother-wort (Influences pelvic organs, allays spasm and nervous irritability, promotes secretion and reduces febrile excitement. Valuable in suppressed menses and LOCHIA; dysentery; vomiting, frightful pains in abdomen, violent thirst. Tongue dry and cracked). Monsonia - An African plant belonging to the Geraniaceae - (Used for dysentery in material doses).

Antidotes

Antidote: Calcium sulphide is antidotal to Bichloride poisoning. Use intravenous injection of 7 1/2 grains in 7 1/2 oz. boiled water.

▲   HEAD

Head

Delirium, stupor

Coldness

Headache

Frontal pain, congestion of head, with burning in cheeks

Drawing pain in periosteum of skull.

Scalp

Skin and scalp; perspiration; forehead

▲   EYES

Eyes

Pain behind eyeballs, as if forced out

Phlyctenulae; deep ulcers on cornea

Excessive photophobia and Acrid lachrymation

iritis, ordinary or syphilitic ( Give in association with atropine locally for prevention of adhesions.) Pain severe at night; burning, shooting, tearing

Little tendency to pus formation

IrisMuddy in color, thick, and neither contracts nor dilates

Retinitis albuminuric, ophthalmia neonatorum

Lids odematous, red, excoriated

Severe burning

soreness of the eyes.

Inflammation

syphilitic

wounds; iris

night

syphilitic

Pain; night

Tears; acrid smell (strong and sharp)

▲   EARS

Ear

Violent pulsations

Fetid pus.

Inflammation

▲   FACE

Face

Swollen

Red, puffy

Lips black, swollen

Sordes

Facial neuralgia within the bones.

Lips; turned out lips; swollen

Perspiration; cold

Skin; out-breaks on skin; syphilitic

▲   NOSE

Nose

Ozaena, with perforation of septum nasi ( Kali)

bich.) Rawness and smarting in nostrils

Post-nasal swelling, mucous membrane dry, red, and covered with bloody mucus.

Catarrh

Discharge

Excessive coryza

Running or blocked nose (coryza); running, wet

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Pyorrhoea

Ptyalism

Odour (halitosis, bad breath); offensive

Pain; sore

Thrush (whitish flakes)

Gums and teeth

Teeth loose

Gums purple, swollen, and spongy

Bleeding

gums

gums; easily

Discoloration

gums; pale

gums; purple

Gangrenous; gums

Swelling; gums

Gums; spongy

Teeth; looseness

Saliva

Salivation

Saliva; thick and sticky

Salivation

Tongue

Tongue swollen and inflamed

Discoloration; tongue; yellow; dirty

Taste

Taste salty and bitter.

Taste; salty

Palate

Swelling; palate (roof of mouth); soft palate (back of roof of mouth)

▲   THROAT

Throat

Red, swollen, painful, intensely inflamed

uvula swollen

swallowing painful

Most pain is Post-nasal with sharp pains to ears

burning pain, with great swelling; worse, slight external pressure

All glands about thorax swollen.

Choking, constricting; gullet

Pain

swallowing; liquids

burning

on pressure

gullet

gullet; on pressure

rawness

gullet

Spasms, convulsions etc.

on swallowing; forcing to retch

gullet

on swallowing

Swallowing

constantly

constantly; from choking

constantly; eating

constantly; from spasm in throat

Swelling

uvula (lobe at back of mouth)

Ulcers

spreading

throat at back of mouth

uvula (lobe at back of mouth); spreading

▲   CHEST

Chest

Pain; stitching, sudden, sharp

Swelling; breast; nipples

Respiration

Pain in larynx as cut with knife

Aphonia

Cough, with bloody expectoration

Pulse rapid and intermittent

Stitches through side of chest.

Difficult (dyspnea)

▲   SKIN

Skin

Abnormal growths

wart-like growth

cauliflower-like fungus; syphilitic

ulcers; syphilitic

warts

Out-breaks on skin; syphilitic

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back

Curvature of spine (scoliosis)

lies on back with knees pulled up

Pain; night

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Epigastrium very sensitive.

Bruised sensation; caecal region and transverse colon painful

Bloated; very painful to least touch.

Abscess; in liver

Inflammation; appendicitis

Pain; right side, above hip

Swelling; groin region; glands

Bladder

urge to urinate, but producing nothing

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire); constant

urination; dribbling (by drops)

urination; feeble stream (slow)

urination; forked stream

Stomach

desires, cravings; cold drinks

Vomiting

Incessant, green, bilious vomiting

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Dysentery

Pain

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during diarrhoea

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during dysentery

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; before stool

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; during stool

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing; after stool

Urging, desire to stool (see pain

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); constant

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); frequent

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing); after stool

Stool

Dysentery; tenesmus, not relieved by stool; incessant

Stool hot, bloody, slimy, offensive, with cutting pains and shreds of mucous membranes.

Black

Bloody

Frequent

Green

Hot

Mucous, slimy

bloody

green

Odour; offensive

Pasty, mushy

Small (see long and narrow)

Yellow

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Intense burning in urethra

Urine hot, burning, scanty or Suppressed; bloody, Greenish discharge

albuminous

tenesmus of bladder

Stabbing pain extending up urethra into bladder

Perspiration after urinating.

Strong and sharp (acrid)

Albuminous (white, thick)

during pregnancy

Bloody

Burning (includes hot)

Ejecting lumps; epithelial

Colour

brown

dark

greenish

pale

Scanty

Sediment

mucous

sand; red (brick-dust)

Thick

Urethra

Gonorrhoea; urethra orifice red, swollen; glans sore and hot

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; strong and sharp (acrid)

haemorrhage

itching

with gonorrhoea

pain; gnawing, biting; during urination

pain; burning

during urination

pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; extending backward

pulsation

ulceration; passage

Male

Male

Penis and testes enormously swollen

hot; penis; head (glans)

sensitiveness; penis; head (glans)

ulcers; penis

at tip

hard

head (glans)

foreskin

Genitals

Chancres assume phagedenic appearance

Discharge greenish, thick.

Male

suppurating (producing pus); under the foreskin

ulcers; spreading

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Pulling up limbs

Swollen; foot; fluid accumulation

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Chilly from slightest exposure

Profuse perspiration; surfaces cold.

During movement

On rising up

Stooping

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Position

on back

limbs pulled up

Sleepiness, tiredness

Sleeplessness, insomnia

Perspiration

Cold

Generalities

Haemorrhage

Lying down; lying on back

Pain

burning externally; internally

sore, bruised; internally

sudden, sharp; internally

Pressure

Swelling

of affected parts

glands

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

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