Mercurius corrosivus

Common name: corrosive sublimate.

Its action is very similar to that of Mercurius Sol., only much intensified (R.).

Syphilitic diseases of men (Fluor-Ac., Kali-B., Kali-I., Nit-Ac.) (A.).

Tearing in the periosteum, as from intermittent fever, with sensation of heat about the head.

Salivation of salty taste-a very valuable indication for the Sublimatus.

Swelling of the upper lip (Apis, Bar-C., Bell., Calc., Hep., Nat-M., Nit-Ac., Staph., Sulph.).

Useful in painful and acute swelling of the mammary glands and the nipples (Bell., Graph., Phyt.).

Cystitis (Apis, Bell., Canth.) (B.).

Brick-dust-like sediment in the urine (Lyc., Sars.) (A.).

Bright's disease (especially during pregnancy) (Apis, Canth., Phos., Sep.) (A.).

Urine hot, burning, scanty or suppressed (A.).

ALBUMINOUS URINE (Apis) (A.).

Dysentery and summer complaints of intestinal canal, occurring from May to November (A.).

Chilliness from the least motion, with cutting in the abdomen and tenesmus.

DYSENTERY IS MORE FAVOURABLY EFFECTED BY THE SUBLIMATUS THAN BY ANY OTHER HOMOEOPATHIC PREPARATION AS YET USED.

BLOODY, FREQUENT MOTIONS OF DYSENTERY AT ONCE benefited-THAT STATE OF DIARRHOEAL DISEASE TERMED "THE BLOODY FLUX" IN THE LATE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; ALSO GREEN MOTIONS CONSISTING OF MUCUS, LIKE SCRAPINGS OF THE INTESTINES WITH CONTINUED CUTTING IN THE ABDOMEN, TENESMUS AND CLOTTED BLOOD.

TENESMUS OF THE RECTUM, NOT RELIEVED BY STOOL (ameliorated by stool-Coloc., Nux-V., Sulph.) (A.).

A NEVER-GET-DONE FEELING IN THE RECTUM (DURING AN EVACUATION) (B.).

Chilly after stool (Canth., Dios., Petr.) (B.).

INCESSANT AND PERSISTENT TENESMUS (A.).

Passes pure blood, or bloody water (Phos.) (B.).

Stool: Hot (Aloe, Cham., Sulph.); scanty (Aloe, Nux-V., Sulph.); bloody (Canth., Kali-P., Lach., Nit-Ac.); slimy (Aloe, Nux-V.); and offensive (Bapt., Carb-Ac., Lach.) (A.).

Great burning at the anus (Sulph.) (D.).

Colicky pain before, during and after stool (N.).

Nightly toothache (B.).

Gums are apt to be purple, swollen and spongy (Plb.) (Bl.).

The uvula is swollen, and there is intense burning, worse from pressure (D.).

Constriction of the throat; swallowing causes spasm (Bell.) (D.)

Gluey nasal discharge; swelled nose (Graph., Kali-B.) (B.).

Patchy tongue (B.).

Intense inflammation of the vulva (C.).

Paraphimosis (Coloc., Lach., Merc., Nit-Ac., Rhus-T.) (K.)

Syphilis in all its various manifestations (Aur., Fluor-Ac, Kali-B., Kali-I., Lach., Merc., Nit-Ac.).

ULCERS, WITH CORRODING AND ACRID PUS (Nit-Ac.) (A.).

PHAGEDENIC CHANCRES (Ars., Aur-M-N., Caust., Kali-P., Lach., Nit-Ac., Sulph.) (K.).

GANGRENOUS OR SPREADING ULCERS (Ars.) (K.).

Spasms of the rectum, during coition (B.).

Gonorrhœa: Second stage; greenish discharge; worse at night; great burning and tenesmus (A.).

The urethral orifice is red and swollen (Canth., Sulph.) (Bl.).

Gonorrhœal ophthalmia (Arg-N., Kali-S., Puls.)

Swelling of the testicles after suppressed gonorrhœal disease (Puls.).

Urethra bleeds after urinating (Hep.) (B.).

Tenesmus of the bladder, with intense burning in the urethra; urine in drops, with great pain (Canth., Tereb., Thuj.) (A.).

Great tenesmus of the rectum and bladder at the same time (N.).

BLOODY URINE (Ars., Both., Canth., Coc-C., Crot-H., Ham., Mill., Phos., Puls., Sec., Squil., Tereb., Uva, Vesp.) (A.).

Excessive photophobia and lachrymation (Euphr.); the discharges are acrid, excoriating the lids and cheeks; pains very severe, especially at night (Aur., Hep., Nit-Ac.) (N.).

Tearing in the bones around the eye (D.).

ULCERATION OF THE CORNEA, WITH TENDENCY TO PERFORATION (Sil.) (D.).

Albuminuric retinitis (Phos.) (Br.).

IS ALMOST A SPECIFIC FOR SYPHILITIC IRITIS.

Keratitis (Fluor-Ac., Kali-B., Nit-Ac., Sil.) (B.).

Insatiable thirst (Ars., Nat-M., Phos., Sulph.) (B.).

Vomits slime and blood (Kali-B., Kreos., Lach., Phos.) (B.).

Gastritis (Ars., Bism., Phos.) (B.).

Sweats from every motion (Bry., Calc., Chin.) (B.).

Foul perspiration at night (Hep., Nit-Ac., Psor., Sil.) (B.).

Throat intensely inflamed, swollen, burning, with swollen gums, which bleed easily (N.).

Ozæna, with perforation of the septum nasi (Aur., Fluor-Ac., Kali-B., Nit-Ac.) (Br.).

Surface cold and covered with profuse perspiration, especially on the forehead (Camph., Verat.) (C.).

AGGRAVATION: In the evening; at night; in the open air; from motion; from fat food; from acids; from cold; during autumn; during hot days and cool nights; after urination, stool or swallowing; and from pressure.

AMELIORATION: While at rest; and from warm application.

RELATIONSHIP: Antidotes: Hep., Nit-Ac. and Sil.

Similar to: Ars., Aur., Bism., Canth., Kali-B., Kreos., Lach., Merc., Nit-Ac., Phos., Sil., Tereb. and Thuj.