Mercurius Solubilis

Abbrev.: MERC

Dose

Gentle Pills monograph

6C–200C according to depth; repetition governed by the nightly aggravation pattern.

Generalities

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All complaints flare with extremes of temperature — neither heat nor cold tolerated; glandular and bone involvement; nightly bone pains.

Introduction

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Human thermometer: every state fluctuates with heat and cold, with profuse offensive sweat that brings no relief.

Mind

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Hurried, restless speech and pace; weakness of memory; loss of will power with timidity turning to sudden impulses; suspicion of being watched.

Modalities

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Worse: night, warmth of bed, both heat and cold, sweating, lying right side. Better: moderate temperature, rest.

Mouth

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Offensive breath; teeth loosen and ache worse at night; gums spongy, bleeding; copious salivation; tongue flabby with teeth-marked border.

Nose

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Acrid coryza making nostrils and upper lip sore; sneezing worse warmth of bed; chronic ozoena with crusts.

Relationships

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Compare Hepar sulph (chilly suppurative without the sweat-relief paradox), Silicea (similar glands, more withdrawn); complementary Belladonna, Calcarea.

Skin

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Offensive sweat without amelioration; itching worse warmth of bed; suppurative tendencies with lymphatic swelling.

Throat

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Constant inclination to swallow; rawness worse empty swallowing in some phases; quinsy with sweating that fails to relieve.

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

Published by Gentle Pills under CC0 1.0 — original wording, dedicated to the public domain. Not a substitute for the primary texts.

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.