MERCURIUS



Great swelling of the heel, so that she could scarcely tread on her toes, at the same time severe burning and smarting in the whole foot; even in bed there was so much pain in it that she must get up out of bed. [Fr. H-n.]

965. Cramp-like contraction of the toes at night.

Attacks of tearing from the big toe to above the knee.

Swelling of all the toes. [Fr. H-n.]

Swelling of three toes that came and went and returned, they, were painful at night. [Fr. H-n. ]

Boring pain in the tip of the third toe, when at rest and when moving. [Gn.]

970. Burning pain under the left big toe (when at rest) (aft. 25 h.).

Itching betwixt the toes, mostly in the afternoon and evening. [Fr. H-n.]

Itching prick at the root of the two last toes of the left foot (when at rest). [Gn.]

Eroded nails of the fingers and toes with itching. [Fr. H-n. ]

The ulcer (already existing) bleeds.

975. Itching eruption, like scabies, on the abdomen and thighs.[Fr. H-n.]

Eruption on the lower limbs, the genitals, houghs, neck and abdomen, which is red, as if sore, exudes and itches, is considerably elevated, and in several places has the appearance of pustular scabies. [Fr. H-n.]

Small round pimples, that gradually change into roundish, ulcerating spots, and finally becomes scabby, especially on the thighs and legs. [Fr. H-n. ]

Eruption of red elevated spots, with itching pricking pain.

Nettle-rash, which after two days turns into red spots.

980. Tetters, in which touching causes burning.

Quite small, transparent elevations (vesicles) containing a watery fluid, come out on various parts of the body, in the morning before daybreak. [Fr. H-n.]

Dry, elevated, burning itching tetters all over the body, especially on the legs, arms, wrists and hands, even between the fingers. [Fr. H-n. ]

Little ulcers, three lines in diameter, arising out of small, very itchy pimples, which healed up in from 8 to 14 days, whereon the surrounding skin desquamated. [Fr. H-n.]

Itching which becomes pleasant by scratching. [Fr. H-n.]

985. Itching in the joints, as if from scabies, day and night, worst in the evening, but without visible, eruption. [Fr. H-n.. ]

Intolerable prickling itching on the body, as if a flea bit here and there, in the evening (7th d.). [Lr.]

Severe itching on all parts of the body, so that she must scratch much, especially at night; at the same time intense redness and heat in the face. [Fr. H-n.]

Pustules on the upper and lower extremities, with pus in their apices and itching. [Fr. H-n.]

Tearing on various parts of the body. [Gss.]

990. Tearing here and there in the limbs, more in the muscles, much increased by pressure. [Gss.]

Twitching and tearing in the limbs here and there. [Stf.]

He was much fatigued by slight manual labour, became hot and the blood circulated more actively (5th d.). [Rl.]

After a little manual labour great exhaustion, fatigue, trembling, hot feeling (9th d.). [Rl.]

When washing his feet he becomes quite exhausted, trembling and giddy. [Rl.]

995. Tearing pain in the hands, back and side of the chest with internal headache.

Drawing and tearing in all the limbs.

Drawing pains in the limbs, especially at night.

As if bruised in the limbs, weariness in the thighs.

Twitching pain in the affected parts.

1000. Twitching. [Fr. H-n.]

Involuntary twitching of the limbs. [Fr. H-n]

On account of twitching and heaviness of the thighs, and on account of profuse perspiration all over the body and on the face he must lie down in forenoon. [Fr. H-n. ]

Much yawning and sacral pain for a quarter of an hour; then stiff stretching out of the upper and lower extremities, with thumbs turned in, followed by exhaustion. [Fr. H-n.]

Paleness with coldness; at the same time heaviness, laziness and sleepiness. [Fr. H-n.]

1005. Jaundice with smarting itching over the abdomen.

The linen becomes of a saffron-yellow colour from the insensible perspiration, a yellowness that is not removed by washing.[Fr. H-n.]

Swollen spots, on which, without previous exudation, a grey fat scan came, after the appearance of which the swelling and pail, was allayed. [Fr. H-n.]

(Cracking in all the joints.)

In several parts cramp when moving.

1010. In the joints attacks of painless throbbing.

Going to sleep of the head, both arms and both thighs, when lying. [Fr. H-n.]

As soon as she sits down, all the parts immediately go to sleep, the thighs and legs, the upper and forearms, together with the hands, also, though in a less degree, the abdomen, back and chest, so that she has no sensation any where; all is as if numb and dead; when she moves, she has formication in the parts moved, as usually occurs after parts go to sleep. [Fr. H-n.]

Great bruised pain in the whole body, especially in the thighs; he feels as if he had been beaten, for many days.

All the limbs pain as if dislocated, chiefly when sitting.

1015. Gouty pain in the. joints with swelling of them.

On several parts of the body very fine short needle-pricks, for two or three minutes on the same place, quickly succeeding one another, as if in the bone (aft. 8 h.).

Stiffening of all the limbs, so that for hours he cannot move them the very least, and yet they can easily be moved by others. [Fr. H-n.]

She rubs her temples and cheeks with both hands and becomes faint. [Fr. H-n.]

All his bones are painful when sitting, lying, walking and standing. [Fr. H-n.]

1020. The symptoms are generally aggravated in the evening.[Fr. H-n.]

He dislikes the evening air.

Chilliness when walking in the open air.

When walking palpitation of the heart.

When walking in the open air, immediately perspiration on the forehead.

1025. While walking he is always in slight perspiration.

Profuse perspiration when walking.

Perspiration on every movement.

When he drinks something warm he immediately perspires.

The sufferings are most frequently on the left side of the body (as in syphilis?). [Fr. H–n. J

1030. He is better when walking than when lying or sitting.[Fr. H-n.]

Dropsical patients (so called) very rapidly lost the swelling, and got instead foetid, rapidly decomposing ulcers on the legs instead. [Fr. H-, n.]

All coverings, clothes and bed-covers feel too heavy for him.[Fr. H-n.]

In the evening an incessant restlessness in all the limbs, as if there was twitching in them, as after excessive exertion; he cannot keep the limbs still.

Towards evening restlessness so that he could not remain in any place; he could not sit still two minutes; he is forced to go away; neither could he lie, for then he got twitchings in his lower, extremities, they became heavy, he must get up; also at night he must always rise up, with twitching even of the head, and in sleep he threw his arms about.

1035. Almost incessant pain in the joints as if compounded of dislocation, ccompression and fracture, which will not allow him to rest in any place, so that when seated and when lying he must move the limbs and turn and twist them in every direction.

Weariness with tearing drawing pain of both thighs, after midnight in bed; after rising from bed, when treading, pain from the inguinal region to the knee as if the flesh of the anterior part of the thigh were beaten loose [Fr. H-n.]

Exhaustion and weariness in all the limbs.[Fr. H-n.]

Exhausted especially when sitting, as if all his limbs would fall off.

Attacks of internal relaxation of mind and body.

1040.When sitting he is not exhausted, but is very much so on walking tthe very least, then the lower extremities above and below are very painful, as if he. had walked a great distance.

In the morning he is not exhausted, but the least walking fatigues him.

After a stool attended by much pinching he is very exhausted.

Laziness and like lead in the blood-vessels, worst when sitting.

Weakness, less when walking than when standing.

1045. He feels ill all over, without having pain anywhere, he is exhausted, not inclined for anything and cross.

Faintness with an indescribable malaise of body and mind, which compels him to lie down.

He dislikes speaking, hg cannot read, his head is dazed; he cannot work, and falls asleep when he sits.

Great exhaustion, he can scarcely get along. [Hbg.]

Extreme exhaustion and his knees knuckle under him [Stf.]

1050. A kind of faint, during which consciousness is retained, mostly when lying; at the same time he gasps for breath, with laziness and weariness in all the limbs. [Fr. H-n.]

In the morning squeamish (sick), heaviness in the lower extremities, exhaustion and sleepiness.

Great weariness.

Every afternoon about 5 or 6 p.m. he is overcome by great exhaustion.

Very tired from a slight exertion.

1055. Exhaustion with sadness.

Great exhaustion in the evening.

Short syncope, that ended in a sleep of five minutes; before the syncope something sweet rose up in the chest. [Fr. H-n.]

Syncope with tolerably good pulse, for ten hours. [Fr. H-n.]

(When sitting) sleepiness, which went off immediately on walking. [Lr.]

1060. Much yawning before dinner and supper.

Whilst standing irresistible sleep came over her.

First sleepiness, then sleeplessness.

Great inclination to sleep. [Fr. H-n. ]

Always slumbering, but no sound sleep. [Fr. H-n.]

Samuel Hahnemann
Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) was the founder of Homoeopathy. He is called the Father of Experimental Pharmacology because he was the first physician to prepare medicines in a specialized way; proving them on healthy human beings, to determine how the medicines acted to cure diseases.

Hahnemann's three major publications chart the development of homeopathy. In the Organon of Medicine, we see the fundamentals laid out. Materia Medica Pura records the exact symptoms of the remedy provings. In his book, The Chronic Diseases, Their Peculiar Nature and Their Homoeopathic Cure, he showed us how natural diseases become chronic in nature when suppressed by improper treatment.