Mercurius Corrosivus compare in 12 dei 13 libri classici su Similia. Ognuno è stato scritto per svolgere un compito diverso — ecco cosa aggiunge ciascuno su questo rimedio, con l'inizio della relativa voce.
- Allen TF — Il resoconto grezzo della sperimentazione patogenetica — i sintomi così come gli sperimentatori li riferirono, senza modifiche.
“Mercuric chloride, Hgcl. Hydrargyrum bichloratum corrosivum; Mercurius sublimatus corrosivus; Bichloride of Mercury; Corrosive sublimate (oxymuriate of mercury). Preparation for use , Triturations or solutions. Authorities. 3 to 10, provings from Dr. Buchner's Monograph supplement to All. Zeit. f. Hom ., Augsburg…”
- Boericke — La lettura clinica rapida — sintomi chiave, modalità e condizioni per cui viene effettivamente prescritto.
“Corrosive Sublimate This salt leads all other remedies in tenesmus of the rectum, which is incessant, and is not relieved by the stool. The tenesmus often involves the bladder as well. Bright's disease. Gonorrhœa; second stage, with continuous tenesmus. Destroys the secreting portions of the kidneys. This process is…”
- Boger (GA) — Sotto quali rubriche generali rientra questo rimedio — l'impalcatura analitica.
“ACRIDITY, excoriations, etc. BLACK, dark, etc. EPIGASTRIUM HEAT, burning, etc. HEMORRHAGE, bloody discharges ILEO-COECAL REGION LYING, bent or doubled up, Amel. LYING, on side, Agg. MOUTH and THROAT NASO-PHARYNX, posterior nares PHAGEDENA, slough, etc. PRESSING OR BEARING DOWN, straining, tenesmus, etc. SALTINESS…”
- Boger (Syn) — Sintomi generali e modalità in un breve ritratto analitico, più che in un elenco di sintomi.
“RECTUM. Bladder. Eyes. THROAT: Uvula. Fauces. Palate. Kidneys. Bones (Flat). AFTER: URINATING. STOOL. Swallowing. Night. Cold. Autumn. Hot days; cool nights. Acids. Violent effects. Burning, internal; throat, stomach, rectum, neck of bladder, kidneys, etc. Inflammation, with swelling and constriction. Constriction of…”
- Clarke — La voce più ampia — fonti, sperimentazioni patogenetiche, usi clinici, relazioni e antidoti in un unico luogo.
“sublimatus. Corrosive sublimate. Mercuric chloride. HgCl 2 . Trituration. Solution. Antrum of / Highmore, affections of / Aphthæ / Appendicitis / Bones, affections of / Bright's disease / Cancrum oris / Chancre / Diarrhœa / Dysentery / Eczema / Enteric fever / Eyes, affections of / Gums, affections of / Intestines…”
- Hering — Sintomi graduati, ciascuno ponderato in base alla frequenza con cui gli sperimentatori e la pratica lo hanno confermato.
“Bichloride of Mercury ; Corrosive Sublimate. Hg CL. Provings by Buchner upon himself, Forstner, Gerster, Held, Nusser and Pemerl (Allg. Zeit. für Hom., 1849) ; Robinson (B. J. of Hom., vol. 25, p. 324) ; Haight (U. S. J. of Hom., vol. 1, p. 7) ; Brewer (Med. Inv., vol. 7, p. 160) ; and Berridge (Am. J. H. M. M., vol…”
- Kent — Il quadro mentale e generale — chi è il paziente, prima ancora di ciò che il rimedio cura.
“Merc. cor. has more excoriation and burning, more activity and excitement . Merc. is slower and more sluggish. Merc. cor. is violent and active in its movements, it takes hold and runs its course with greater activity. So with a mercury base we have often to prefer this salt. In the eye symptoms there is more…”
- Lippe (KN) — Solo i sintomi che Lippe considerava abbastanza affidabili da prescriverci sopra.
“Tearing in the periosteum, as from intermittent fever with sensation of heat about the head. Chilliness from the least motion with cutting in the abdomen and tenesmus. Swelling of the upper lip. Salivation of salty taste a very valuable indication for the sublimatus. Dysentery is more favorably effected by the…”
- Lippe (MM) — La rigorosa lettura hahnemanniana — il quadro sintomatologico senza interpretazione clinica.
“Anxiety, preventing sleep. Weakness of the intellect; he stares at persons who talk to him, and does not understand them. Vertigo, with coldness, cold perspiration; with deafness, when stooping. Heaviness of the head. Stitches in the forehead. Swelling of the head and neck. Burning and dryness of the eyes…”
- Lippe (Red) — Sintomi chiave, con quelli più attendibili contrassegnati come sintomi a linea rossa.
“Common name: corrosive sublimate. Its action is very similar to that of Mercurius Sol., only much intensified (R.). Syphilitic diseases of men (Fluor-Ac., Kali-B., Kali-I., Nit-Ac.) (A.). Tearing in the periosteum, as from intermittent fever, with sensation of heat about the head. Salivation of salty taste-a very…”
- Nash — I confronti — il rimedio accostato a quelli con cui viene più spesso confuso.
“Most persistent and terrible tenesmus before, during and after stool; stool scanty, mucus tinged with blood. Tenesmus of the bladder and rectum at the same time; urine passed in drops with much pain. Throat intensely inflamed, swollen, burning, with swollen gums, which bleed easily. While we are on the subject of…”