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+ | ====== MERCURIUS CYANATUS ====== | ||
+ | <span tc1>{{anchor:s1}}Mercurius Cyanatus.</span> | ||
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+ | <span grade2>{{anchor:s2}}Cyanide of Mercury. {{anchor:s3}}Hg (CN2).</span> | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s4}}Of this form of Mercury no regular proving has been made; the symptoms are toxicological and clinical. | ||
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+ | ====== CLINICAL AUTHORITIES. ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s6}}- <span grade2>Keratoiritis syphilitica</span>, Nunez, Norton's Ophth. {{anchor:s7}}Therap.; <span grade2>Ulceration of tonsils</span>, Richards, Raue's Rec., 1872, p. 100; <span grade2>Follicular tonsillitis</span>, (2 cases), Strong, Trans. Hom. Med. Soc. Pa., 1882, pp. 169, 170; <span grade2>Diphtheritis</span> (several hundred cases reported), Von Villers, B. J. H., vol. 34, p. 147; <span grade2>Diphtheria</span>, Kuechler, Raue's Rec., 1870, p. 151; Beck, Raue's Rec., 1873, p. 8; Roguin, Raue's Rec., 1873, p. 86; Von Villers, Raue's Rec., 1875, p. 86; Grubenmann, Raue's Path. and Therap., p. 304; Ockford, Times Retros., vol. 3, p. 79; Jousset, B. J. H., vol. 29, p. 176; Trager, B. J. H., vol. 34, p. 169; Hirsch, Oehme's Therap., p. 53; Richards, Oehme's Therap., p. 57; Villers, Oehme's Therap., p. 55; Ganz, Oehme's Therap., p. 57; (50 cases) Martin, Trans. Hom. Med. Soc. Pa., 1878, p. 320; Burt, Trans. Hom. Med. Soc. Pa., 1878, p. 321; Allen, Hom. Phys., vol. 5, p. 164; Billig, Allg. Hom. Ztg., vol. 110, pp. 34, 45; Hansen, Allg. Hom. Ztg., vol. 113, p. 37. | ||
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+ | ====== MIND. [1] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade2>{{anchor:s9}}Excessive ill humor, after eating a little too much.</span> | ||
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+ | ====== SIGHT AND EYES. [5] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade3>{{anchor:s11}}Keratoiritis syphilitica; much inflammation and severe nocturnal pains.</span> | ||
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+ | ====== TEETH AND GUMS. [10] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s13}}Gums swollen and covered with a white, adherent layer, under which is found a violet border. | ||
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+ | ====== TASTE, SPEECH, TONGUE. [11] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s15}}Tongue pale, with a yellowish streak on base; swollen, with red edges. | ||
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+ | ====== INNER MOUTH. [12] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade3>{{anchor:s17}}Lips, tongue and inside of cheeks dotted with ulcerations and covered with a greyish white coating.</span>\\ {{anchor:s18}}Inflammation of whole buccal cavity; salivation, fetid breath, great pain on swallowing. | ||
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+ | ====== PALATE AND THROAT. [13] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade3>{{anchor:s20}}Great redness of fauces, with difficulty of swallowing.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s21}}Ulcerations of middle of palatine arch, with inverted edges, uneven and callous, whole palate, columns of velum and tonsils swollen and of a pale color; breath of a repulsive odor.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s22}}~</span> <span grade3>Chronic laryngitis.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s23}}Suffering since morning with severe sore throat; feels very weak; pulse 120; skin hot and dry; deglutition painful; frequent pains darting from throat to ear and head; tonsils greatly inflamed and enlarged; next day much ulcerated; ulcers deep and many of them filled with greenish yellow pus.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s24}}Tonsils red and swollen; right tonsil agg.; whitish spots on right tonsil and one or two on left; sick at stomach, eyes heavy, headache.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s25}}~</span> <span grade3>Follicular tonsillitis.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s26}}Left tonsil swollen, with a few whitish spots thereon; high fever; thirst; headache; later both tonsils swollen and of a dusky red color.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s27}}~</span> <span grade3>Follicular tonsillitis.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s28}}A white, opaline layer forms on columns of velum palati and tonsils; on inside of right cheek a round ulcer with greyish base, borders as if cut out and surrounded by great redness.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s29}}Pseudo-membranous formation extends all over fauces and down throat.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s30}}Diphtheria maligna, with phagedenic ulceration.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s31}}Diphtheria; excessive deposit of a tough, whitish grey membrane, often extends over whole throat and even over roof of mouth; aphthae on tongue and lips, with a thick, yellowish white scab, very painful, forming ulcers, salivation quite marked; almost total loss of speech; solids are swallowed better than liquids, which escape through nose; membrane often extends into nose.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s32}}Great chilliness, with dry heat of skin; severe cutting pains when attempting to swallow; heaviness in head; constricting pains between scapulae; prostration; loss of appetite; thirst; restless sleep; anxiety on swallowing on account of pain; offensive odor from mouth; submaxillary gland swollen and sensitive; edema of soft palate; white membrane on tonsils; tongue dry, white in centre; pulse 130, full; delirium at night.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s33}}~</span> <span grade3>Diphtheria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s34}}High fever, with pains in throat, particularly when swallowing; soft palate very red; right tonsil swollen; small spot on right tonsil as large as pea, covered with a coating looking like a small ulcer, giving tonsil an appearance as if about to suppurate as in an ordinary case of tonsillitis; next day, however, submaxillary glands became swollen and on third day false membrane appeared on posterior wall of pharynx, on right side.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s35}}~</span> <span grade3>Diphtheria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s36}}Exudate white, yellow, or any shade between; adynamic fever; collapse at commencement of disease.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s37}}~</span> <span grade3>Diphtheria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s38}}Entire mucous membrane of mouth and fauces dark red and considerably swollen; on left side of velum a deep, diphtheritic ulcer, with sharp cut edges, surrounded by ring of exudate; on mucous membrane many very small exudate patches; tip of tongue dark red; papillae filiformes much swollen; middle and back part of tongue covered with dirty yellow coating; swallowing exceedingly difficult; face has an apathetic, anxious expression; on upper half of body a profuse, viscous perspiration, which is cold on forehead and cheek; radial pulse on right arm scarcely perceptible, on left threadlike, 140; extreme prostration; no appetite.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s39}}~</span> <span grade3>Diphtheria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s40}}Boy, aet. 4, lives in a cellar tenement; one brother and sister have just died of diphtheritis; tonsil, velum palati and fauces much swollen, dark red and thickly covered with exudate; great difficulty in swallowing; hoarse voice; rough, dry cough, with anxiety; skin hot and dry; pulse 130, small; great weakness, apathy, emaciation.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s41}}~</span> <span grade3>Diphtheria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s42}}A man in last stages of consumption; extreme emaciation and weakness, so that he can hardly speak; for last six days diphtheritis; skin like parchment, dry; extremities cool; liquid stools; entire mouth and fauces covered with one mass of soft, greyish green exudate, of which some portions can be easily removed, leaving an easily bleeding surface; after 24 hours swallowing amel.; feels better and looks better; mouth and fauces almost free from exudate; usual tuberculous expectoration, which had stopped for several days, commenced again; one day later mouth and fauces perfectly healthy; strength gaining; died of tuberculosis ten days later.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s43}}Girl, aet. 7, blonde, well built, never sick; had been coughing for a week; for four days had sore throat, expectorating, after violent efforts, glairy mucus; for three days suffocative paroxysms woke her during night, with barking cough; child sitting up; muscles of face contracted; face cyanosed; skin burning; eyes injected and staring; voice extinguished; laryngo-tracheal whistling; nasal cavities obstructed by false membranes; submaxillary glands engorged; saliva flows constantly from open mouth; tonsils, velum palati, etc., covered with false membranes, has refused all food for twenty-four hours. {{anchor:s44}}(Complementary Hepar and Phosphor.).</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s45}}Child lay on its back, with hanging under jaw and half-closed eyes; sopor, but when spoken to easily roused; mouth and fauces completely covered with whitish grey exudate; dry lips bleed a little on opening mouth; nose stopped up; swallowing impossible; can utter only a few croaking sounds; emaciation and flabbiness of muscles; extreme weakness; skin hot and dry; pulse excessively weak and so fast that it cannot be counted; urine scant and dark, without sediment; no stool for two days.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s46}}~</span> <span grade3>Diphtheria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s47}}Tongue dark red and almost black; very offensive breath; saliva thin and fetid; profuse epistaxis; glands swollen and cellular tissue of neck infiltrated; excessive weakness.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s48}}~</span> <span grade3>Diphtheria.</span>\\ <span grade3>{{anchor:s49}}Swelling of parotid glands and tonsils; exudate has appearance of honey comb, dirty in color.</span> <span grade2>{{anchor:s50}}~</span> <span grade3>Diphtheria. {{anchor:s51}}[Obs. "If remedy is given in stage of invasion (of diphtheria), i. e, before exudate is deposited, it will not appear at all; as a prophylactic it is equally effective; paralysis and other after diseases have not been observed after use of this drug. {{anchor:s52}}Several physicians have never seen any result from it, because they gave the 2d and 3d trit. or dil., which is much too strong, or rather, not sufficiently developed". {{anchor:s53}}--Allg. Hom. Ztg., vol. 88, p. 92.]</span> | ||
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+ | ====== EATING AND DRINKING. [15] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade2>{{anchor:s55}}After eating too much, ill humor.</span> | ||
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+ | ====== STOOLS AND RECTUM. [20] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade3>{{anchor:s57}}Malignant or putrid dysentery.</span> | ||
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+ | ====== URINARY ORGANS. [21] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade3>{{anchor:s59}}Bright's disease.</span> | ||
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+ | ====== REST. POSITION. MOTION. [35] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s63}}Attempting to swallow: severe cutting pains.\\ {{anchor:s64}}Child lay on its back, with hanging under jaw and half closed eyes.\\ {{anchor:s65}}Cannot stand up from great weakness. | ||
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+ | ====== NERVES. [36] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade4>{{anchor:s67}}Great weakness, cannot stand up; prostration extreme.</span> | ||
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+ | ====== TIME. [38] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s69}}Since morning: suffering with severe sore throat.\\ {{anchor:s70}}Night: delirium; suffocative paroxysms woke her. | ||
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+ | ====== ATTACKS, PERIODICITY. [41] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s72}}Nightly: pains in eyes.\\ {{anchor:s73}}First day small spots on right tonsil; second day submaxillary glands swollen, on third day false membrane appeared.\\ {{anchor:s74}}For two days: no stool.\\ {{anchor:s75}}For last six days diphtheritis; after twenty-four hours swallowing amel.; expectoration which had stopped commenced again; one day later mouth and fauces perfectly healthy. | ||
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+ | ====== LOCALITY AND DIRECTION. [42] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s77}}Right: tonsil red and swollen; whitish spot on tonsil; inside of cheek round ulcer; false membrane on side; radial pulse scarcely perceptible.\\ {{anchor:s78}}Left: one or two spots on tonsil; tonsil swollen; on side of velum a deep diphtheritic ulcer; threadlike pulse. | ||
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+ | ====== SENSATIONS. [43] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s80}}Border of ulcer as if cut out; tonsil looks as if about to suppurate.\\ {{anchor:s81}}Pain: in head; in throat.\\ {{anchor:s82}}Severe pains: in eyes at night.\\ {{anchor:s83}}Great pain: on swallowing.\\ {{anchor:s84}}Cutting pains: when attempting to swallow.\\ {{anchor:s85}}Darting pains: from throat to ear and head.\\ {{anchor:s86}}Soreness: of throat.\\ {{anchor:s87}}Constricting pains: between scapulae.\\ {{anchor:s88}}Heaviness: in head. | ||
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+ | ====== SKIN. [46] ====== | ||
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+ | <span grade3>{{anchor:s90}}Skin moist and cold.</span>\\ {{anchor:s91}}Diphtheritic scarlatina; swelling of glands around throat; great redness of fauces, with difficulty of swallowing; complete suppression of urine; great sensation of coldness; extreme prostration and frequent fainting. | ||
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+ | ====== STAGE OF LIFE, CONSTITUTION. [47] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s93}}Girl, aet. 3, sickly, scrofulous, of a scrofulous mother and an old syphilitic father; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s94}}Boy, aet. 4, weak constitution, subject to catarrhal affections of chest; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s95}}Girl, aet. 4, fair, rosy complexion, blue eyes; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s96}}Girl, aet. 4; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s97}}Boy, aet. 4, lives in a bad cellar tenement, brother and sister died of diphtheritis; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s98}}Girl, aet. 7; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s99}}Girl, aet. 7, blonde, well built, never sick; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s100}}Boy, aet. 7; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s101}}Girl, aet. 9; follicular tonsillitis.\\ {{anchor:s102}}Boy, aet. 10, for several years enlargement of tonsils; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s103}}Boy, suffering several years; ulceration of tonsils.\\ {{anchor:s104}}Girl, aet. 11, had had several attacks of diphtheria (?); follicular tonsillitis.\\ {{anchor:s105}}Girl, aet. 12, large, strong, sanguine temperament, never had convulsions; diarrhea.\\ {{anchor:s106}}Girl, aet. 15; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s107}}Woman, aet. 24; diphtheria.\\ {{anchor:s108}}Woman, married; ulceration of tonsils.\\ {{anchor:s109}}Man, in last stages of consumption; diphtheria (died of tuberculosis). | ||
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+ | ====== RELATIONS. [48] ====== | ||
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+ | {{anchor:s111}}Compare: <span grade2>Arum triph., Caustic., Hepar, Kali bich., Kali caust., Phytol., Mur. ac., Laches.</span> | ||
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+ | ====== DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR ====== | ||
+ | ^ Source: | [[en:mm:hering:start|The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica]] Vol. 07, 1888 | | ||
+ | ^ Description: | Clinical materia medica of [[en:rem:r533|Mercurius cyanatus]] | | ||
+ | ^ Remedies: | [[en:rem:r533|Mercurius cyanatus]] | | ||
+ | ^ Author: | Hering, C.; Raue, C.G.; Knerr, C.B.; Mohr, C. | | ||
+ | ^ Year: | 1888 | | ||
+ | ^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting | | ||
+ | ^ Attribution: | Legatum Homeopathicum |} | ||