🧬 Remedy Miasm: Syphilitic Miasm
The Syphilitic miasm leads to destruction on both physical and mental levels. It presents as ulceration, bone decay, severe depression, and self-destructive tendencies.
▲GENERAL
Merc-d is responsible for a large amount of the mercury treatments of the past and for
some of the present.
As a comparatively mild and slow -aching form of mercurial, it has none of the corrosive
effects Merc-c., but it has all the power of the metal in it, and it has had its own share of disasters.
It was at one time almost the only recognized remedy for constipationInfrequent or difficult bowel movementsA condition where stool is dry, hard, and difficult or painful to pass. and any affection that could be ascribed
to the liver.
Some homeopaths adopted a modification of this by prescribing Merc -d lx in two -or three-grain
doses as a direct purgative.
As Merc -d has caused both constipation and diarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day., it is probable that the
action is roughly homeopathic.
Keynote pallor, “pale as a corpse.” A flabby, bloated appearance, ill nourished.
Pale mucus membranes.
CatarrhalRelating to membrane inflammation and mucusRelating to catarrh, which is inflammation of mucous membranes with increased watery discharge. inflam mation of the ear.
Eustachian catarrhInflammation of mucous membranes with dischargeExcessive buildup of mucus in the nose or throat, associated with inflammation of the mucous membrane. and deafness (Kali -m.).
Glue ear.
Swimmer's ear
infection.
Diarrhea with soreness of anus.
Prostatitis.
Inflammation with peritonitisInflammation of the abdominal liningInflammation of the peritoneum, the silk-like membrane that lines the inner abdominal wall and covers organs., meningitis, pleurisyInflammation of the lung linings causing sharp chest painInflammation of the pleurae, which impairs their lubricating function and causes sharp pain when breathing..
Flabby,
bloated and turgid flac- cidity.
Indicated in remittent bilious fevers in peritonitis and meningitis.
Biliary stasis.
For scrofulousProne to swollen glands or tuberculosisRelating to scrofula, a constitutional tendency to tuberculous swelling of the lymph nodes. children who are liable to remittent bilious attacks.
Pale, scrofulous children who have swelling
of cervical and other glands
3Catarrhal
inflammation of middle ear, eustachian tube closed, deafness of old age, Kali -m
▲MIND
Bilious temperament.
Moody, gloomy and irritable.
Nervous, restlessness and agitated.
Apprehensive.
Anxiety about health.
Hypochondriasis.
Fear of impending
disease.
Whimpering.
Desire to be silent, taciturn.
▲HEAD
Painful scalp.
Heaviness across forehead.
Falling off of hair.
▲EYES
Irido-choroiditis.
Scrofulous ophthalmiaSevere eye inflammationInflammation of the eye, especially conjunctivitis..
Ciliary blepharitis.
Eyes, red, dry.
Gummy secretion on edges
of lids, later, smarting and indistinct vision.
Clo sure of lachrymal duct.
Rapid winking.
Symptoms worse after
exercise and when heated from exercise
▲EARS
OtitisEar infection or inflammationInflammation or infection of the ear, typically categorized as otitis externa (outer ear) or otitis media (middle ear). media.
Scrofulous otitis.
Ear troubles of scrofulous children.
Sudden fluttering.
Itching in externa)
meatus.
Closore of eustachian tubes.
Eustachian catarrh (Kali-m.).
Eardrum retracted, thickened and
immovable.
Glue ear.
Swimmer's ear infection.
Deafness, oc casioned by a swelling, which compresses
eustachian tube.
Deafness from every cold of old age.
Deafness of old age
▲FACE
Face flushed, pale as a corpse.
Swelling of cheeks.
Exfoliation of lower jaw and death
▲MOUTH
Offensive breath, salivation, sore gums.
Constant flow of dark, fetid, putrid saliva, very offensive.
Ulceration of throat
with dysphagiaDifficulty in swallowingA medical term for difficulty or discomfort in swallowing food or liquids from the mouth to the stomach..
Granular pharyngitis.
AphthaeSmall painful mouth ulcers (canker sores)Small, painful, shallow ulcers that develop inside the mouth, on the tongue, cheeks, or gums. on tongue indented indurated, black.
Ulcers in mouth,
bleeding throughout night.
Difficult to open mouth.
Nose - Blows lumps of mucus from nose.
Dry, crusted nostrils.
Sore right nostril.
Violent nosebleed
▲THROAT
Excessive ulceration of throat.
Difficulty of swallowing.
COMMENTS - Blocked Eustachian tubes.
Eustachian catarrh (Kali-m.) and deafness.
Otitis media with closure
of Eustachian tubes.
Scrofulous inflammation in general, particularly of the eyes.
Peritonitis.
Sorenes s
around the anus.
Hale noted its use in dropsies due to combined kidney and cardiac diseases, es pecially with jaundiceYellowing of the skin and eyes from bile pigmentA medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin..
Cirrhosisofthe liver, especially in the hypertrophic form.
Calomel in old-school practice rapidly resolved and cured a violent meningitis with wilddeliriumAcute state of confusion and disorientationA sudden, severe state of mental confusion, anxiety, and disorientation, often accompanied by hallucinations. in a girl of five.
In this case there was probably plastic exudationDischarge of fluid or pus from tissueThe process of fluid, cells, or other cellular substances slowly discharging from blood vessels or inflamed tissues. on the membranes.
Inflammation with plastic exudation
▲CHEST
Great oppression in chest and heart.
Constitutions - Pale, scrofulous children, who have swelling of cervical and other glands
Acute inflammation of prostate after suppressed gonorrhea.
Burning, pressing pains.
Stinging and
itching just back of corona glandis.
Intense dysuriaPainful or difficult urinationDiscomfort, pain, or a burning sensation during urination, often indicating a urinary tract infection., urine scanty.
Broad, moist and burning condylomata around external genitals, perineum and anus of exceedingly
offensive smell
▲EXTREMITIES, LIMBS
RheumaticRelating to joint or muscle painDescribe pain, stiffness, or inflammation affecting joints, muscles, or connective tissues. stiffness and catching pain in muscles of le gs and knee joints.
Cramps in calves at night.
Trembling of hands and feet
▲BACK AND NECK
Swelling of cervical glands
▲SKIN
Flabby and ill nourished.
Swollen glands.
DesquamationPeeling or shedding of skin layersThe shedding or peeling of the outer layers of the skin, typically in scales or sheets, following inflammation or infection. of skin, especially of hands and feet.
Copper-
colored eruptions.
Phagedenic ulcers with white bases and painful and inflamed margins in mouth, palate,
face, genital and other parts
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This clinical profile is compiled from: Robin Murphy, MD — Lotus Materia Medica, 3rd Edition; Samuel Hahnemann — Materia Medica Pura; William Boericke — Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica; and Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad — Homeopathy: Like Cures Like. Compiled in accordance with classical homeopathic provings and clinical practice.
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