Mercurius praecipitatus ruber

by C.M. Boger — A Synoptic Key of the Materia Medica

Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.

REGION

Mucous membranes.
Heart.
Skin.
Right side.

WORSE

Falling to sleep.
Lying.
Burning

. Fissures. Syphilis; of pregnancy. .................... Patchy tongue. Coat like old cheese on mouth and throat. Mucous patches. Suffocation on lying or falling to sleep. Asthma.

Related: Ars. Lach.

Mercurius praecipitatus ruber across the other classic books

Mercurius praecipitatus ruber appears in 5 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.

Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Hydrargyrum oxydatum rubrum. Mercurous oxide, Hgo. Red oxide of mercury or red precipitate. Preparation for use , Triturations. Authorities.”
Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Red Precipitate. Red Oxide of Mercury. HgO. Trituration. Anus, burning in / Chancroid / Gonorrhœa / Mucous patches / Pemphigus neonatorum This intensely irritating mercurial was investigated by Hahnemann. All the usual mercurial symptoms were intensified. Hansen has used it in practice, and gives these as indications…”
Hahnemann (MMP) — The proving record — numbered observations closest to Hahnemann's primary materia medica.
“(Red Oxyde of Mercury.) 1. (Attacks of suffocation, when lying at night, whilst going to sleep; he must leap up suddenly, by which it always went off.) 2. (Violent palpitation of the heart, which threatened to burst his chest.)”
Hughes & Dake — The source evidence — provings and poisonings retained with their experimental context.
“Mercurias praecipitatus ruber, mercuric oxide, HgO. I. Pro%iings. — I. Dr. Eisklt took, while observing a strict dietetic regimen, gr, i, i, and j n. and m., without effect. He then took 2 gr. m. and e. C5n ist n. he was attacked with painful colic and constant tenesmus which grew worse and worse, spreading through…”

Mercurius praecipitatus ruber in Kent's Repertory

Kent's Repertory lists Mercurius praecipitatus ruber in 4 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic.

MOUTH - ULCERS - Gums - scorbutic - sloughing
MOUTH - ULCERS - spreading
EXTREMITIES - CRAMPS - Lower Limbs
ABDOMEN - PAIN - cutting

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