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Mercurius Iodatus Ruber

Bin-iodide of Mercury
6 sectionsBoericke · 6

Essence

Prologue
Boericke

Bin-iodide of Mercury

  • Diphtheria and ulcerated sore throats, especially on left side, with much glandular swelling.
  • Chronic suppurating buboes.
  • Hard chancres.
  • Old cases of syphilis in scrofulous patients.
  • Early stages of cold, especially in children.
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Nose

Nose
Boericke
  • Coryza and dull hearing; right side of nose hot.
  • Hawks mucus from posterior nares.
  • Turbinated bones swollen.
  • Boggy mucus membrane of nose and throat; closure of Eustachian tube, opening with a pop.

Mouth

Mouth
Boericke
  • Gums swollen; toothache; glands swollen.
  • Scalded feeling on tongue.
  • Aphthae.
  • Profuse saliva.
  • Tongue feels stiff at base, and pains on moving.

Throat

Throat
Boericke
  • Fauces dark red; swallowing painful.
  • Phlegm in nose and throat.
  • Disposition to hawk, with sensation of a lump in throat.
  • Stiffness of muscles of throat and neck.
  • Diphtheria; submaxillary glands painfully engorged, fauces dark red; worse on left tonsil.
  • Parenchymatous tonsillitis.
  • Will often abort peritonsillitis if given frequently.
  • Cough form elongated uvula, with sore throat, Laryngeal troubles with aphonia.

Skin

Skin
Boericke

Small fissures and cracks; hard papules; Hunterian chancre; syphilitic ulcers. Bubo. Sarcocele.

Posology

Dose
Boericke

Third trituration. Mercuric iodide is far more active as a bactericide than the other mercurials, including the chloride.

Classical Posology

Acute
  • 30C or 200C · repeat every 1–4 h depending on intensity
  • Stop on improvement · reassess in 24–48 h
  • For sensitive / elderly / paediatric: prefer LM1 or 30C
Constitutional
  • 200C or 1M single dose · wait 4 weeks
  • Alternative: LM1 daily × 10 days · ascend on retest
  • Hering's-Law follow-up adapts the next script
Citations: Organon §246 (interval / repetition) · §161 (plussed water) · §282 (LM ascension) · Kent on selection · Vithoulkas on second prescription. Open Repertify for the case-specific dose with the rule cited inline.
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