Mercurius corrosivus
as Cyrus Maxwell Boger recorded it in A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica, 1931
Mercurius sublimatus corrosivus
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Keynotes
Violent effects. Burning, internal; throat, stomach, rectum, neck of bladder, kidneys, etc. Inflammation, with swelling and constriction. Constriction of throat, rectum, bladder, etc. Cracks, on palms, soles, angles of mouth, etc. Erosive discharges; acrid, fluent coryza, lachrymation, etc. Phagedena. Syphilis. .................... Anxious and restless; rocks hard. Difficult thinking. Disturbed speech. Stupid. Aching temples, < looking sidewise. Photophobia. Iritis. Keratitis. Gluey nasal discharge. Swelled nose. Pale about mouth. Patchy tongue. Nightly toothache. Red, swollen uvula. Astringent, taste, regurgitation, etc. Sore, painful swelling in l. throat, < heat; sharp pains into ears, < pressure. DYSPHAGIA. Insatiable thirst. Vomits slime and blood. Cramp in epigastrium. Distended, sensitive stomach. Gastritis. Cutting colic. Painful flatulence. Continuous urging to stool and urine (Canth. Lil-t. Sabi.); A NEVER GET DONE FEELING. SCANTY, BLOODY, SHREDDY OR SLIMY STOOLS, WITH TORMENTING TENESMUS. Passes pure blood or bloody water. Bleeding kidneys. Dysentery. Spasm of rectum, during coition. HOT URINE, PASSED DROP BY DROP, or scanty, frequent, dribbling; < sitting. Urethra bleeds after urinating. Nephritis; slow; of pregnancy. Cystitis. Gonorrhœa. Phimosis. Chordee. Hard chancres. Breathes as through a metallic tube. Cold skin. Chilly, after stool. Sweats from every motion; partial; < forehead and lower parts; foul, at night.
Worse
AFTER: URINATING. STOOL. Swallowing. Night. Cold. Autumn. Hot days; cool nights. Acids.
Region
RECTUM. Bladder. Eyes. THROAT: Uvula. Fauces. Palate. Kidneys. Bones (Flat).
Relationships
Related: Ars. Canth. Merc-p-r.
What the other books say about Mercurius corrosivus
The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.
- Mercurius corrosivus in Boericke — The concise clinical Materia Medica that most Indian colleges teach from, in full.
- Mercurius corrosivus in Allen's Keynotes — The few symptoms that, when genuinely present, point at one remedy and not its neighbours.
- Mercurius corrosivus in Kent — Kent teaching a class, one remedy at a time — fewer remedies, far more on each.
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Create a free accountCite this page. Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Mercurius corrosivus — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boger/mercurius-corrosivus. Author died 1935: public domain in India. The catalogue records 1931; a 1931 edition is public domain in the US from 1 Jan 2027 at the latest — the edition this transcription follows is not stated in the file. Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.