Mercurius vivus

merc-v
Common name: QuicksilverKingdom: Mineral(Allen, Keynotes (1910), p. 184)

This text comes from a classic Materia Medica dating from 1910, now 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 They record what their authors observed and taught, as historical reference for students and practitioners of homeopathy — not current clinical evidence.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.

Relationships

Follows well after:
Belladonna (Allen),
Hepar sulphuris (Allen),
Lachesis mutus (Allen),
Sulphur (Allen)
Followed well by:
Antimonium crudum (Allen),
Iodum (Allen),
Muriaticum acidum (Allen),
Thuja occidentalis (Allen)
Antidoted by:
Aurum metallicum (Allen),
Hepar sulphuris (Allen),
Lachesis mutus (Allen),
Mezereum (Allen),
Nitricum acidum (Allen),
Sulphur (Allen)
Similar:
Asarum europaeum (Allen),
Cantharis (Allen),
Dulcamara (Allen)

As each book states it.

Mercurius vivus in Allen's Keynotes

H.C. Allen · 3rd edition (1910) · Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel

KeynotesMercurius Quicksilver. The Element. Best adapted for light-haired persons ; skin and muscles lax. In bone diseases, pains worse at night : glandular swellings with or without suppuration, but especially if suppuration be too profuse (Hep., Sil.). Cold swellings ; abscesses, slow to suppurate. Profuse perspiration attends nearly every complaint, but does not relieve.

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