Mercurius Dulcis

Calomel · Abbrev.: Calomel

Dose

William Boericke 1922

Third to sixth trituration. For palliative (non-homoeopathic) purposes, to secure evacuation of bowels, two or three-grain doses of first decimal trituration, repeated several times every hour.

Ears

William Boericke 1922

Otitis media; dosure of Eustachian tube, ear troubles of scrofulous chiMren; memhrana tympani retracted, thickened and immovable.

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

I Has marked effect cm catarrhal mflammation of ear, i and useful in Eustachian catarrh, deafness. Diarrhoea, with soreness of anus. Prostatitis. Remittent bilious attacks. Pallor, flabby bloatcdncss, and turgid flaccidity. Inflammation with plastic exudate. Especially indicated in systems disposed to remittent bilious fevers; in peritonitis and meningitis with plastic exudate.

Mouth

William Boericke 1922

Offensive breath; salivation; sore gums. Ulcers. Tongue black. Constant flow of dark, putrid saliva ; very offensive. Ulceration of throat, with dysphagia. Granular pharyngitis.

Skin

William Boericke 1922

Flabby and ill nourished. Swollen glands. Phargedaenic ulcers. Copper-colored eruptions.

Stomach

William Boericke 1922

Nausea and vomiting. Cyclic vomiting of infants. [Cup. ars,; Iris.] Stool. — Scanty, bloody mucus, with bile, and constant desire, without tenesmus. Dark-green, watery, with griping. Anus sore and burning. Dysentery; small stools of mucus and blood, covered with bile.

References

This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:

James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain

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Reminder: this information is published for qualified practitioners. Patients must not self-medicate — homeopathic prescribing depends on the complete individual symptom picture, which only a doctor can evaluate. Please visit a homeopathy doctor.