- There is some confusion about the identity of this drug in books.
- Tur peth is correctly given by Allen.
- Hering, who proved and introduced it, calls it Turpethum and Turpeth mineral.
- The Pharmacopeia of the American Institute of Homeopathy describes the white sulphate, HgSO4, under the heading Mercurius sulphuricus, but says it is mentioned in Allen's Encyclopedia, v ol.
- 6., p.
- 325, whereas it is Turpeth, the yellow precipitate, which is there spoken.
- Merc-s has intense dyspneaDifficulty or shortness of breathLaborious or painful breathing, often associated with respiratory or cardiac conditions., must sit up.
- Respiration rapid, short, burning in chest.
- Cardiac pain and weakness.
- HydrothoraxFluid accumulation around the lungsA non-inflammatory accumulation of serous fluid in the pleural cavity (around the lungs). (Ars.).
- Debility with sleepiness.
- RheumaticRelating to joint or muscle painDescribe pain, stiffness, or inflammation affecting joints, muscles, or connective tissues. p ains.
- Most pains feel as if a dull stick pressed on the parts and were moving in diverse curved lines, feels as if this pain were in the bones.
- EdemaSwelling caused by excess fluid in tissuesA condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body. of legs.
- Sneezing from direct rays of sun.
- Sore tip of tongue.
- Scanty, clear, scalding urine.
- Watery stool s, burning in anus.
- DiarrheaFrequent, loose, and watery stoolsA state of having three or more loose or liquid bowel movements per day. early in the morning, stool bursts out in a hot stream of yellow matter.
- Intense evacuations like rice-water