Mercurius [Merc]
Red, spongy, RECEDING, ulcerated gums with BURNING PAINS AT NIGHT, and soreness, especially when touched; LOOSE TEETH, INFLAMED, sORE, ULCERATED TONGUE AND MOUTH, somewhat covered with aphthae; foetid, cadaverous smell from the mouth and ulcers; profuse discharge of foetid and even bloody saliva, with ulceration of the orifice of the stenonian duct; the tongue is swollen, stiff, hard, or moist and covered with white mucus; pale face and chills; burning diarrhoeic stools; induration of tongue by teeth; scurvy.
Mercurius-cor [Merc-c]
Mouth terribly swollen; lips swollen and everted; ptyalism; nose sore and stuffed up with a gluey secretion.
Muriatic-acid [Mur-ac]
DEEP-BLUE ULCERS; painful, burning blisters on tongue; deep ulcers on tongue with black bases and everted edges; mucous lining of lips inflamed, red and painful, stripped of epithelium and dotted with whitish points; copious salivation; foetid breath; excessive prostration.
Natrum-mur [Nat-m]
Swollen, readily-bleeding gums, with great sensitiveness to cold and warm substances; ulcers and blisters in the mouth, on the tongue and gums, with burning pains and impeded speech; ptyalism, rigidity of the tongue, especially on one side.
Nitric-acid [Nit-ac]
YELLOW ulcers; pricking pains in mouth, as form a splinter; sores on inner sides of cheeks; blisters and vesicles on and around lips; bleeding, white and swollen gums; loose teeth; sore mouth, with stinging pains; foetid smell from the mouth; ptyalism.
Nitro-muriatic-acid [Nit-m-ac]
(Aqua regia). – Excoriations never reach deeper than cuticle, over interior surface of mouth and tongue, without any foetor, but burning sensation in mouth and down oesophagus, ptyalism, feeling of lowness and depression.
Nux-vomica [Nux-v]
Suitable to thin persons of lively temper and sedentary habits, especially for foul and painful swelling of the gums, with burning or beating pains, foetid ulcers, pimples and painful blisters in the mouth, on the gums, palate and tongue; ptyalism at night, bloody saliva; tongue white and thickly coated with mucus; foetid odor from the mouth; pale face, with sunken cheeks and dim eyes; emaciation; constipation; angry, irritable mood. Stomach ache of gastric origin.
Phytolacca [Phyt]
Mercurial ptyalism; inflammation and ulceration of the buccal cavity; tenderness and heat in the roof of the mouth and on the tongue; yellowish saliva of a metallic taste; tongue feels rough, with blisters on both sides and very red tip; teeth feel very sore and elongated; secretion from mouth, throat and salivary glands much increased, and of a thick, tenacious, ropy consistency; teeth clenched; lips everted and firm; great pain at root of tongue when swallowing.
Plumbum [Plb]
Aphthae, dirty-looking ulcers and purple blotches in mouth and on tip of tongue; teeth turn black; gums swollen, painful, with hard tubercles, show a lead-colored line; sweetish saliva; urine often dribbles, is high-colored and foetid.
Podophyllum [Podo]
Copious salivation; offensive odor from the mouth; soreness of the mouth and tongue on waking in the morning; stomatitis materna; tongue red, dry, cracked, somewhat swollen and often bleeding.
Ranunculus-scel [Ran-s]
Mapped tongue, denuded patches on tongue, the remainder being coated, with burning and rawness; smarting in palate and fauces; ptyalism.
Rhus-ven [Rhus-v]
INTENSE REDNESS of the mucous membrane of the tongue, cheeks and fauces, with small vesicular points, with the feeling as if the mouth and throat had been scalded.
Sinapis-alba [Sin-a]
Sore mouth, accompanied by hot, burning sore eructations; little white ulcers surrounded by red mucous membrane; ulcers on tongue, with violent burning pain, making even bland food and drink unbearable.
Staphisagria [Staph]
Pale white, ulcerated, or painful and swollen gums; READILY BLEEDING SPONGY EXCRESCENCES on the gums and in the mouth; mouth and tongue are ulcerated and covered with blisters; discharge of saliva, which is at times bloody; stinging pains on the tongue; sickly complexion, with sunken cheeks, hollow eyes, surrounded with blue rings, swelling of the cervical glands, and blisters under the tongue.
Sulphur [Sulph]
Readily-bleeding, receding and swollen gums, with beating pains; blisters and aphthae in the mouth and on the tongue with burning and soreness, especially when eating; foetid and sour smell from the mouth; ptyalism or bloody saliva; tongue thickly coated, whitish or brownish; slimy, greenish stools, with tenesmus; rash; restlessness at night, etc.
Sulphuric-acid [Sul-ac]
Aphthae; swollen, ulcerated and readily-bleeding gums; profuse ptyalism; great weakness; ECCHYMOSIS; yellowish white gums; skin yellow; patient nervous, hasty, constantly complains of trembling, which is not observed by others; great weakness and exhaustion.
Syphilinum [Syph]
Nursing sore mouth in women with a syphilitic taint in them; smarting, burning sores in mouth with disgusting foetor oris.
Thuja [Thuj]
Aphthae; ulcers in mouth; gums swollen, inflamed, dark red in streaks; mucous tubercles in fauces.
Dr. Samuel Lilienthal was the author of many great books including “Homeopathic Therapeutics”. For many years, with the support of Dr. Constantine Hering, he was the editor of the North American Journal of Homeopathy. Dr. Lilienthal passed away on February 2nd 1891 in San Francisco.