⚗️

Mercurius Dulcis

30CMerc Dulc

Calomel · Mercurous Chloride · "The Catarrhal Ear Remedy"

merc-d.MineralUncommonPsoric

🎯 It acts primarily on catarrhal inflammations of the mucous membranes, particularly in the ears, throat, and digestive tract.

📖 Boericke writes:

Has marked effect on catarrhal inflammation of ear, and useful in Eustachian catarrh, deafness. Diarrhoea, with soreness of anus. Prostatitis. Remittent bilious attacks. Pallor, flabby bloatedness, and turgid flaccidity. Inflammation with plastic exudate. Especially indicated in systems disposed to remittent bilious fevers; in peritonitis and meningitis with plastic exudate. Dropsies due to combined renal and cardiac diseases, especially with jaundice (Hale). Cirrhosis of the liver, especially in the hypertrophic form. Use 1x (Jousset).

👤 Constitution

•Individuals who are pale, flabby, bloated, and have a tendency toward recurring bilious fevers or chronic catarrhal conditions.

⭐ Key Symptoms — Give When You See

Prostatitis.

introduction

Pallor, flabby bloatedness, and turgid flaccidity.

introduction

Inflammation with plastic exudate.

introduction

Especially indicated in systems disposed to remittent bilious fevers; in peritonitis and meningitis with plastic exudate.

introduction

Dysentery; small stools of mucus and blood, covered with bile.

stool

Flabby and ill nourished.

skin

🩺 Systems & Indications

👂EARS

Useful for chronic ear inflammation and hearing loss caused by blocked Eustachian tubes.

Otitis media; closure of Eustachian tube; ear troubles of scrofulous children; membrana tympani retracted, thickened and immovable.

💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

3X to 6X

Decimal

📝Third to sixth trituration.

Primary Dosage

Decimal

🕒several times every hour

📝For palliative purposes to secure evacuation of bowels.

🌿 Remedy Relationships

🔄 Compare With

Kali Muriaticum →

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

About the repertory →

Mercurius Dulcis is listed in 81 rubrics across 16 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 30 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Abdomen37 Ears8 Male Sexual System6 Stomach5 Skin3 Mouth3 Tongue3 Generalities3 Urinary System3 Eyes2 Head2 Face2 Locomotor System1 Fever1 Gums1 Female Sexual System1

See all 81 rubrics for Mercurius Dulcis →