Mercurius cyanatus
merc-cyaCyanide of Mercury Acute infections, pneumonia, nephritis. Its action is similar to that of the toxines of infections diseases. Great and rapid prostration, tendency toward hæmorrhages, from the different orifices, of dark fluid blood, cyanosis, rapid respiration and heart action, albuminuria and twitching and jerking of muscles. Typhoid pneumonia. Livid states from great struggling, where suffocation is imminent and paralysis of lung threatening; great sweat. Affects most prominently the buccal… Read on in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, General ↓
These texts come from 4 classic Materia Medicas dating from 1899 to 1931, reproduced in full because they are in the public domain. They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence. Nothing on this page is medical advice: for any health problem, see a qualified doctor.
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Relationships
- Complementary:
- Apis mellifica (Boger)
- Related:
- Lachesis mutus (Boger)
As each book states it.
A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica
Cyrus Maxwell Boger · 1931
Words in capitals are Boger's highest grade.
Mercurius cyanatus — Keynotes
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Mercurius cyanatus — Keynotes. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-15e7d45a-5372-49af-abf8-50dc4d92d1c5.
Early, rapid and extreme prostration; with tremor, coldness and cyanosis. Putridity. Rapid, local destruction. .................... Cutting pains in throat or larynx. Much thick, or grayish membrane in throat. Septic diphtheria; of soft parts; has prophylactic value. Enlarged tonsils. Early and complete anorexia. Croupy cough. Cough causes suffocation. Weak heart. Sweatiness.
Mercurius cyanatus — Worse
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Mercurius cyanatus — Worse. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-dda35cd5-d4c0-4845-8304-8be5170efcf2.
Swallowing. Speaking.
Mercurius cyanatus — Region
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Mercurius cyanatus — Region. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-e5299eed-706b-4a6e-9df9-245b8490e376.
MOUTH. THROAT. Larynx. Glands. Capillaries. Nerves.
Mercurius cyanatus — Relationships
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Cyrus Maxwell Boger. A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica. 1931. Mercurius cyanatus — Relationships. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-be9ab8f9-b937-4504-ae31-30d544f9bbb7.
Related: Lach.
Allen's Keynotes
H.C. Allen · 3rd edition (1910) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel
Mercurius cyanatus — Keynotesp. 187
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H.C. Allen. Keynotes and Characteristics with Comparisons of Some of the Leading Remedies of the Materia Medica. 3rd edition (1910). Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel. Mercurius cyanatus — Keynotes, p. 187. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-2022e3cc-2778-492d-821f-cef5785da2cb.
Mercurius cyanide
Cyanide of Mercury. Hg{CN2)-
Malignant diphtheria with intense redness of fauces and great difficulty of swallowing; pseudo-membranous formation extends all over fauces and down throat ; putrid, gangrenous diphtheria, with phagedenic ulceration; membranous croup.
Great weakness; extreme prostration; cannot stand up from weakness.
When it corresponds to the genus epidemicus, like every other remedy, is effective as a prophylactic.
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
William Boericke · 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927)
Mercurius cyanatus — General
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — General. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-cbcf46a2-83fa-4ac4-a6d1-c9d973963a2f.
Cyanide of Mercury Acute infections, pneumonia, nephritis. Its action is similar to that of the toxines of infections diseases. Great and rapid prostration, tendency toward hæmorrhages, from the different orifices, of dark fluid blood, cyanosis, rapid respiration and heart action, albuminuria and twitching and jerking of muscles. Typhoid pneumonia. Livid states from great struggling, where suffocation is imminent and paralysis of lung threatening; great sweat. Affects most prominently the buccal cavity. This, together with marked prostration, gives it a place in the treatment of diphtheria, where it has achieved unquestioned great results. Malignant types, with prostration. Coldness and nausea. Syphilitic ulcers when perforation threatens.
Mercurius cyanatus — Head
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — Head. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-0e1984a3-8aa9-4c82-95da-6ae07602477a.
Great excitement, fits of passion; fury; talkativeness. Atrocious headache. Eyes sunken; face pale.
Mercurius cyanatus — Mouth
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — Mouth. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-dae97e28-3412-4e97-b325-c4e00eb45f36.
Covered with ulcerations. Tongue pale. Free salivation. Fetor of breath. Pain and swelling of salivary glands. Astringent taste. Ulcerations of mouth have a gray membrane.
Mercurius cyanatus — Throat
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — Throat. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-b6307469-0f77-4d47-bee8-389f6ecbd4e2.
Feels raw and sore. Mucous membranes broken down, ulcerated. Looks raw in spots, especially in public speakers. Hoarseness, and talking is painful. Necrotic destruction of soft parts of palate and fauces. Intense redness of fauces. Swallowing very difficult. Dark blood from nose. Diphtheria of the larynx and nose (Kali bich).
Mercurius cyanatus — Stomach
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — Stomach. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-26886d9e-b2a8-40f4-9548-a031ad5d960e.
Nausea, vomiting, bilious, bloody; hiccough; abdomen painful, tender to pressure.
Mercurius cyanatus — Rectum
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — Rectum. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-2d67d43d-94fb-4a63-ac56-774cf06aa6b5.
Intolerable pain. Redness around anus. Frequent hæmorrhage; stools with tenesmus. Discharge of fetid liquid with gangrenous odor. Black stools.
Mercurius cyanatus — Urinary
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — Urinary. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-b0128f32-a095-4ef5-9aa5-d4dd266dc9d1.
Amber color, painful, albuminous, scanty. Nephritis with great debility and chilliness. Suppression of urine.
Mercurius cyanatus — Skin
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — Skin. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-079ae9ec-fb4b-4ac9-adf6-f3cc5fc9f0b7.
Moisture, with icy coldness.
Mercurius cyanatus — Dose
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William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Mercurius cyanatus — Dose. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-f4497d5b-4516-41de-b5af-52b755f7c220.
Sixth to thirtieth potency. Aggravation is apt to occur from potencies below the sixth.
Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica
James Tyler Kent · 2nd edition (preface dated 1 September 1911)
Mercurius cyanatus — Lecture
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James Tyler Kent. Lectures on Homœopathic Materia Medica. 2nd edition (preface dated 1 September 1911). Mercurius cyanatus — Lecture. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/mercurius-cyanatus#s-bb544978-a01e-4f56-bff4-0ed78c5833af.
Mercurius Cyanatus
Given a Merc. base and diphtheria, when the membrane is greenish and inclined to spread through the nose and involve a large surface, the Cyanide of Mercury is needed.
It has exudation more marked than any other form of Mercury.
Malignant forms of diphtheria, rapidly forming, and with phagedenic ulceration.
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