Homoeopathy — Page 503
Mercurius 503 symptoms, Merc Cor proves to be almost a sure shot remedy. Acute summer dysentery can also be effectively treated with Aconite and Ipecac. One symptom of Mercury is that the heart starts beating fast on the slightest physical exertion. There is a feeling of weakness over the heart. The symptoms become worse at night. The limbs tremble , but especially the hands and the feet. There may also be sudden jolting of the muscles (tonic convulsions). The body feels unusually heavy, weak and tired. The stiffness becomes worse at night in the warmth of the bed. Regarding the diseases of women, such as stinging and burning the ovaries, excessive menstrual bleeding , abdominal pain, the abrasive type of leucorrhoea getting worse at night, morning sickness and scalding urination, followed by itching which gets relieved on washing with cold water; are all the signs of, and effectively treatable with, Merc Sol. Abortion, in the early months of pregnancy, resulting from weakness can be treated with Merc Sol. Merc Sol removes the weakness and provides the strength to carry the pregnancy through. Mercury cannot cure the cancer of the uterus or the breast , but definitely ameliorates the pain and relieves the suffering. Non- cancerous lumps can however be cured with Mercury. One Mercury compound called Proto Iodide has proved to be very useful in the treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Kent used to prescribe Proto Iodide 100 for the treatment of pain due to cancer of the breast. It helped every time it was used. Dr. Kent had noted an egg-sized cancerous lump of the breast was resolved or dissolved completely with the use of Proto Iodide of Mercury. It benefits more on the right-sided tumour, while another compound of Mercury-bin-Iodide, works better on the left-sided tumour. Merc Sol is very useful in the treatment of spasmodic stiffness of the neck, on exposure to the cold. If the suffering is noted as first thing in the morning, then Belladonna should be used first. If it fails, then use Merc Sol. In certain paralytic conditions , there can be spontaneous jerky movements of the limbs , bending them. These too may possibly be treated with Merc Sol. Its Eczema and the ulcers are associated with a