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Mercurius Proto Iodide

Keynotes and Characteristics · H. C. Allen

Open remedy: Merc-i-f.

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Iodide of Mercury-Hg2I2

General

Diphtheritic and throat affections where the cervical and parotid glands are enormously swollen; membrane begins on or is (<) on right side; (<) by warm drinks, and empty swallowing [Lach.]. Tongue: thick, yellow coating at base [Kali bi. golden yellow coating at base, Nat. p.; dirty or greenish-gray coating at base, Nat. s.]; tip and edges red; right side of throat and neck most affected. For Hunterian [hard] chancre, secondary symptoms rarely follow if given in proper dose; great swelling of inguinal glands, no disposition to suppurate.

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