MERCURIUS BROMATUS


Mercurius Bromatus homeopathy medicine – drug proving symptoms from Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica by TF Allen, published in 1874. It has contributions from R Hughes, C Hering, C Dunham, and A Lippe….


Introduction

Mercurous bromide, HgBr (white, insoluble). “Bromuret”. Mercuric bromide, HgBr2 (Crystallizable, soluble). “Bromide.” Preparation: Triturations.

Mouth

Increased salivation. Increased secretion of saliva. Very nauseous taste. Very disgusting metallic taste.

Throat

Disagreeable sensation in the pharynx. Very raw, scraping sensation in the pharynx, provoking cough.

Stomach

Eructations. Nausea. Vomiting. Vomiting, with painful effort and most violent griping pain in the abdomen. Violent efforts to vomit and obstinate vomiting of tenacious, and afterwards of bloody mucus. Violent painful vomiting (after half an hour). Burning pains in the stomach and pharynx. Pressure in the stomach.

Abdomen

The abdomen is drawn back to the vertebral column, very sensitive to touch. Griping in the abdomen. Slight pressure and pains in the intestines. Colic like pains. Most violent colic and painful tenesmus.

Stool

Frequent stools, with colic and rumbling in the bowels. Thin stools repeated four times in a few hours, quite watery. Pasty stools. Several pasty stools.

Urinary Organs

Increased secretion of urine.

Respiratory Organs

Difficult respiration.

Chest

Heaviness in the chest.

Heart and Pulse

Slow small pulse.

General Symptoms

Great weakness.

Skin

A large number of boils on various parts of the body, especially in the left axilla and left arm, where he had rubbed in the drug; they were very painful and would not heal; when one of these boils heals other appears in its place; he had not rest day or night.

Fever

Perspiration over the whole body, with great apprehensiveness during the violent pains.

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.