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No pains have been taken to keep distinct Merc. sol. and Merc.
viv., and I do not find it practicable to attempt to separate them. Though
Merc. sol. was the preparation Hahnemann proved, he recommended
Merc. viv. as a superior preparation for homeopathic prescribing
in his preface to the proving. There is no difference between the symptoms of
the proving so far as the general characteristics are concerned.
Merc. Viv. Is worse by heat and worse by cold, worse at night,
profuse sweat accompanying nearly all complaints and which does not relieve,
it may even aggravate. The mercurial patient is offensive, breath excessively
fetid, sweat offensive, mawkish, sweetish.
There is tremor of head, of hands, of tongue. Tremors commencing in the finger.
It is the tremor of weakness and paralysis, and as described by B. Cooper it
may attack the heart and cause sudden death on the smallest effort. Short of
this there is great tendency to fainting, extreme exhaustion after a stool.
The tremors may become jerkings and even convulsions. Extreme restlessness.
The mind is as weak and tremulous as the body, everything is done hastily. Hurried
and rapid talking. On the other hand: slow in answering questions, loss of memory,
of will power.
• Embarrassment.
• Absent-minded.
• Imbecility.
• Time seems to pass slowly.
• Desire to flee.
• Homesick.
• Suicidal.
• Murderous.
"Worse lying on right side" is a very characteristic condition of
Merc., and when present Merc. should always
be considered.
Along with the liver the stomach is disordered. Sweets disagree, aversion to
meat, wine, brandy, beer, coffee, greasy food, butter.
There is the characteristic flabby, coated, teeth-indented tongue, foul breath,
and intense thirst. Throat dry and forepart of tongue moist. Merc.
is rarely indicated when the tongue is dry. Sliminess is a general characteristic.
Slimy stools, stools acrid, knotty, containing pus, viscid. Just before stool
a sick, painful, faint feeling comes on. During stool there is tenesmus, or
tenesmus and no stool. Dysentery with much straining, never-get-done feeling
when there is no more to come. Diarrhea with slime. Aching, tearing, and out-pressing
in the bones.
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