Mercurius Vivus Homeopathic remedies are prescribed on the principal that 'like cures like', in a tiny dilution - so the indications below are what a healthy person would feel if taking Mercurius Vivus. If your symptoms fit within the symptoms below, then Mercurius Vivus would be a good bet. The following are the indications of Mercurius Vivus, as it relates to cough. Strongest indications are in bold, the next strongest are in italics, and the remaining indications are in a plain typeface. Entries on a white backgorund are from Boericke's Materia Medica, other entries are from a reversed Kent's repertory. Please remember though, this homeopathy materia medica is provided for information only, with no guarantee of accuracy; it is not intended as a substitute for medical advice, nor as a claim for the effectiveness of Mercurius Vivus in treating any of the symptoms below. If symptoms persist, seek professional medical advice - minor symptoms can often be a sign of a more serious underlying condition. Homeopathic remedies are very dilute, and while the homeopathic remedy may be beneficial, the raw product may be harmful. To purchase Mercurius Vivus and other homeopathic remedies online, please click the button above. WORSE, at night, wet, damp weather, lying on right side, perspiring; warm room and warm bed. Relationships Compare: Capparis coriaccea (polyuria, glandular affections, mucous diarrhoea; influenza); Epilobium - Willow herb - (chronic diarrhoea with tenesmus and mucous discharges; ptyalism, dysphagia; wasting of body and much debility; cholera infantum); KALI-Hyd ( in hard chancre); Mercur. Acet ( Congestion with stiffness, dryness and heat of parts affected. Eyes inflamed, burn and itch. Lack of moisture. Throat dry, talking difficult. Pressure in lower sternum; chancre in urethra; tenia capitis favosa margin of ulcers painful: Mercurius Auratus (Psoriasis and syphilitic catarrh; brain tumors; lues of nose and bones; ozaena; swelling of testicles); Mercurius Bromatus (secondary syphilitic skin affection); Mercurius Nitrosus - Nitrate of Mercurius Vivus - (especially in pustular conjunctivitis and keratitis; gonorrhoea and mucous patches, with Sticking pains; syphilides); Mercurius Vivus Phosphoricus (nervous diseases from syphilis; exostoses); Mercurius Praecipitatus Ruber (suffocative attacks at night on lying down While on the point of falling asleep, obliged to jump up suddenly which relieves; gonorrhoea; Urethra felt as a hard string; chancroid; phagedenic ulcer and bubo; pemphigus, mucous patches, eczema with rhagades and fissures, barber’s itch; blepharitis, internally and externally; leaden heaviness in occiput, with otorrhoea); Mercurius tannicus (syphilides in patients with gastro-intestinal diseases, or, if very sensitive, to ordinary mercurial preparations); Erythrinus - South American Red Mullet Fish - (in pityriasis rubra and syphilis; red rash on chest; pityriasis); Lolium Temulentum (in Trembling of hands and legs); Mercur. cum kali (inveterate colds, acute facial paralysis). Henchera - Alum root - (Gastro-enteritis nausea, vomiting of bile and frothy mucous; stools watery, profuse, slimy, tenesmus, never get done feeling. Dose, 2 to 10 drops of tincture). Compare: Mez.; Phos.; Syph.; Kali-mur.; Aethiops. Antidote: Hep.; Aur.; Mez. Complementary: Badiaga. cough; while lying down; during sleep; ; cough; periodic, recurring; night; ; cough; periodic, recurring; every other night; ; cough; persistent; cough; racking; cough; racking; night; ; cough; rattling; cough; rough; cough; running; cough; short; cough; periodic, recurring; ; cough; comes on suddenly; consisting of two coughs; cough; comes on suddenly; attacks follow one another quickly; cough; while lying down; disturbs sleep; woken by cough; cough; while lying down; on going to sleep; ; cough; movement; cough; movement; of chest; cough; painful to cough; cough; comes on suddenly; cough; comes on suddenly; evening; ; cough; comes on suddenly; night; ; cough; comes on suddenly; night; every other night, on falling asleep; ; cough; sneezing; with sneezing; cough; intermittent; cough; tickling; chest; in upper chest; ; cough; tickling; larynx; ; cough; tickling; in wind pipe; ; cough; tight; cough; tormenting; cough; violent; cough; violent; night; ; cough; walking; fast; cough; whooping; cough; tickling; chest; ; cough; tickling; in bronchia; ; cough; tickling; evening; in bed; before falling asleep; ; cough; intermittent; evening; ; cough; intermittent; night; ; cough; when stretching out the arms; coughing after; ; cough; suffocating; cough; happy surprise; cough; when talking; ; cough; when talking; with inability to speak,; cough; tickling; ; cough; tickling; evening; ; cough; whooping; night; ; cough; while lying down; before sleep; ; cough; daytime; cough; in cold air; in damp, cold air; ; cough; when walking up stairs; ; cough; asthmatic; ; cough; barking; cough; becoming warm in bed; cough; choking; cough; constant; cough; cough from deep down; seems to come from the stomach; cough; drinking; cold drinks; ; cough; night; in night air; ; cough; night; after midnight; 2 or 3 a.m.; ; cough; night; after midnight; ; cough; daytime; only; ; cough; morning; ; cough; late morning; 9 to 5 or 6 p.m.; ; cough; evening; ; cough; evening; in bed; ; cough; evening; until midnight; ; cough; night; ; cough; night; only; ; cough; night; with perspiration; ; cough; dry cough; cough; dry cough; evening; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); dryness from coughing; air passages; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); dryness from coughing; chest; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages; in larynx; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages; in wind pipe; ; cough; sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); scraping; cough; loose; cough; while lying down; ; cough; while lying down; on either side; ; cough; while lying down; on right side; ; cough; when breathing; breathing out; ; cough; when breathing; deep breathing; ; cough; hollow; cough; dry cough; night; cough; dry cough; night; loose by day; ; cough; dry cough; with running nose; cough; dry cough; while lying down; side, on; right; cough; on exertion; physical exertion; ; cough; exhausting cough; cough; hacking cough; cough; hoarse; cough; holds self during cough; must hold chest with both hands, while coughing; cough; while lying down; on left side; ; Mercurius Vivus is available to buy through our online shop from WHP in USA, Boiron in USA, Boiron in Canada, Hylands in USA, Weleda in UK (not for export), by clicking the red 'View Purchase Options' button. Alternative names, keywords, and common mis-spellings Quicksilver, Mercurius, Mercury