- Merc-d is responsible for a large amount of the mercury treatments of the past and for some of the present.
- As a comparatively mild and slow-aching form of mercurial, it has none of the corrosive effects Merc-c., but it has all the power of the metal in it, and it has had its own share of disasters.
- It was at one time almost the only recognized remedy for constipationInfrequent or difficult bowel movementsA condition where stool is dry, hard, and difficult or painful to pass. and any affection that could be ascribed to the liver.
- Some homeopaths adopted a modification of this by prescribing Merc-d lx in two-or three-grain doses as a direct purgative.
- As Merc-d has caused both constipation and diarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day., it is probable that the action is roughly homeopathic.
- Keynote pallor, “pale as a corpse.” A flabby, bloated appearance, ill nourished.
- Pale mucus membranes.
- CatarrhalRelating to membrane inflammation and mucusRelating to catarrh, which is inflammation of mucous membranes with increased watery discharge. inflam mation of the ear.
- Eustachian catarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. and deafness (Kali-m.🌿 Kali-M.Materia Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.).
- Glue ear.
- Swimmer's ear infection.
- Diarrhea with soreness of anus.
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- Inflammation with peritonitis🩺 PeritonitisClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options., meningitis🩺 MeningitisClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options., pleurisy🌿 PleurisyMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines..
- Flabby, bloated and turgid flac-cidity.
- Indicated in remittent bilious fevers in peritonitisInflammation of the abdominal liningInflammation of the peritoneum, the silk-like membrane that lines the inner abdominal wall and covers organs. and meningitis.
- Biliary stasis.
- For scrofulousProne to swollen glands or tuberculosisRelating to scrofula, a constitutional tendency to tuberculous swelling of the lymph nodes. children who are liable to remittent bilious attacks.
- Pale, scrofulous children who have swelling of cervical and other glands.
- COMMENTS-Blocked Eustachian tubes.
- Eustachian catarrh (Kali🌿 KaliMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines.-m.) and deafness.
- OtitisEar infection or inflammationInflammation or infection of the ear, typically categorized as otitis externa (outer ear) or otitis media (middle ear). media with closure of Eustachian tubes.
- Scrofulous inflammation in general, particularly of the eyes.
- Peritonitis.
- Sorenes s around the anus.
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- Calomel in old-school practice rapidly resolved and cured a violent meningitis with wild🌿 WildMateria Medica Clinical Profile: Click to explore Boericke keynotes, symptoms, modalities, and dosage guidelines. delirium🩺 DeliriumClinical Disease Treatment Profile: Read homeopathic remedies, dietary recommendations, and natural therapeutic options. in a girl of five.
- In this case there was probably plastic exudationDischarge of fluid or pus from tissueThe process of fluid, cells, or other cellular substances slowly discharging from blood vessels or inflamed tissues. on the membranes.
- Inflammation with plastic exudation
