Mercurius vivus
Mercury (quicksilver, element Hg) · Mineral
Nash
Mercurius Vivus suits individuals of weakened constitution with a syphilitic or scrofulous taint who are sensitive to both heat and cold. The available text focuses on its use in corrosive coryza with bone pains and chilliness, representing the acute mercurial catarrhal state in epidemic or common cold presentations.
Key symptoms
- Fluent corrosive coryza with much nasal swelling
- Lachrymation accompanying catarrhal complaints
- Chilliness with sore throat and bone pains
- Epidemic or common colds with mercurial character
Eugene Beauharnais Nash
Regional Leaders · 1901
Nose
Coryza fluent, corrosive, with much swelling, lachrymation, chilliness, sore throat and pains in the bones; epidemic forms, or common colds.
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