Cinnabaris (Maercurius Sulphuratus Ruber)

▲   GENERAL

General

For certain forms of ciliary neuralgia and ulceration upon a syphilitic base, Cinnabaris (Maercurius Sulphuratus Ruber) is most effective. Sleepless during night.

▲   MODALITIES ETC

Worse

WORSE, lying on right side (feels as if contents of body were being dragged over to that side).

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Hep Sulph Calc ^Hepar; Nitric Acid ^Nit-ac.; Thuja ^Thuja; Sepia ^Sep.

Antidotes

Antidotes: Hep Sulph Calc ^Hepar; Sulphur ^Sulph.

▲   MIND

Mind

Aversions, dislikes

company

indolence, aversion to work

aversion to mental work

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; about self; circumstances; thinks is well

Symptoms follow intense emotions; bad news

Excitement

after bad news

nervous

over things of little importance

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome)

cheerful, happy

morning

walking in open air

ecstatic; exhilaration

morning

walking in open air

irritability

late morning

night; after going to bed

from noise

morose

afternoon

sensitive, oversensitive; to noise

slightest

sensitive, oversensitive; easily offended

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.

with himself

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

after eating

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

impaired thinking; confusion

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish; in open air

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish; unable to think for long

impaired thinking; weakness of mind

Insecure, uncertain, scared; frightened easily; starting, startled; during sleep; starting from sleep

Memory

forgetful

weakness of memory; for what was about to do

Restlessness, nervousness

night

after eating

Talking, conversation

in sleep

says is well, when very sick

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Morning

Morning; breakfast

Eating

breakfast

With nausea

On rising; from bed

On stooping

▲   HEAD

Head

Congestion to head; face purple red.

Coldness

forehead

forehead; externally

Congestion (see pulsation)

after eating

fullness

morning

in open air

from mental exertion

on rising

forehead

back of head (occiput)

temple

top of head (vertex)

top of head (vertex); after eating

during period

in forehead

top of head (vertex)

Constriction, tension (see also pulling, pressing); temples

Hot

forehead

back of head (occiput)

sides

Movements in head

shaking sensation

shaking sensation; during period

Movements of head

trembling

trembling; during period

Pulsating

on waking

forehead

top of head (vertex)

Weakness

after mental exertion

Headache

Heaviness (see pain

pressing)

pressing); forehead

pressing); temples

Pain, headache

late morning

night

on waking

affected by certain foods and drinks (improved, brought on or aggravated); breakfast

affected by certain foods and drinks (improved, brought on or aggravated); after eating

eyes and vision (affecting or affected by); on moving eyes

cold applications

burping, belching

from exertion; mental exertion

while lying down; while lying on back

while lying down; on left side

lying down; on right side

in women; before period

from certain movements; movement in general

from certain movements; raising head

from certain movements; rising (see morning, noon, night, etc., on rising, also movement; raising head); from lying

with other pains; pain in nape of neck

pressure; external pressure

pressure

when reading

after sleep

from touch

violent pains

warmth

of hand

hot applications

washing; washing head in cold water

aching deep in brain; from touch

in forehead

right side

morning; on waking

evening

night

night; on waking

with cold forehead

during heat

lying down; lying on right side

while lying down

while lying down; on back

while lying down; lying on left side

before period

during period

on movement

after rising

after sleep

warm applications

above eyes

above eyes; above right

above eyes; afternoon

above eyes; afternoon; movement

above eyes; during movement

back of head (occiput)

morning; on rising

cold application

after sleep

sides; one side

sides; before period

temples

evening

movement

extending to other parts; to back of head (occiput)

top of head (vertex)

while lying; on left side

touch

forehead and top of head (vertex)

burning; temples

cutting, darting, stabbing

forehead

pulling; top of head (vertex)

evening; before going to bed

dull pain; forehead

dull pain; sides; left

pressing (see bursting, pulling)

morning; on rising

open air

on rising

forehead

back of head (occiput)

back of head (occiput); on rising from bed

temples

top of head (vertex)

top of head (vertex); after eating

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.); extending to other parts; outward from inside

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.); forehead

extending to back of head (occiput)

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.); back of head (occiput)

forward

extending to forehead

shooting (see cutting, piercing, stabbing, shocks, stitches, etc.); side; left

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure

top of head (vertex)

stitching, sudden, sharp; side of head

stunning

tearing, rending

before period

forehead

forehead; before period

forehead; during period

Scalp

Hair; painful when touched

Pain, headache; from combing or binding hair; from binding hair

Skin and scalp; itching; back of head (occiput)

▲   EYES

Eyes

Pains from lachrymal duct around eye to temple, from inner canthus across brows to ear

severe shooting pain in bones of orbit, especially running from inner to outer canthus in the bone

redness of whole eye

Lids granulated; canthi and lids red.

Coldness; as if cold air blew in

Discoloration; redness; lids

Discharges of mucus or pus; morning

Growth, tumour

wart-like growth

wart-like growth; eyelid

wart-like growth; iris

Eye feels hot; lids

Heaviness

lids

lids; evening

Inflammation

of catarrh from cold

night

glandular swellings

syphilitic

wounds; conjunctiva (external lining of eye)

wounds; cornea (transparent part of eye)

wounds; iris

syphilitic

wounds; lids

Itching

corner

inner

outer

Pain

cold air

around the eyes

corner

inner; extending around eyebrows

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; corner

as from something in eye

pressing

sore, bruised, tender; evening

stitching, sudden, sharp

extending backward

extending inward

around the eyes

around the eyes; encircles eyes

corner; inner

corner; outer

Intolerance of light (photophobia)

Pupils; irregular

Sensitive to.; cold air

Swellings; lids

Tears

when looking steadily

Weak

noon

during period

Vision

Dim

before period

Weak (see eyes, weak)

▲   EARS

Ear

Discharges from ear; yellowish green

Sensation of fullness

Itching

in ear

in ear; right

Noises in ear

evening

after eating

ringing; after dinner

roaring

evening

after dinner

after eating

rushing

Pain

while eating

stitching, sudden, sharp

Skin

out-breaks on skin; powdery flaking skin; right ear

hard lumps behind ear

Stopped sensation

▲   FACE

Face

Coldness; forehead

Heat

Lips

cracked lips; corners of mouth

out-breaks on lips

pus-filled pimples

Pain

cheek bone

pressing; cheek bone

stinging

Skin

discoloration; bluish; circles around eyes

out-breaks on skin

crusty, scabby; lips

cold sores, herpes; dermatitis

red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

syphilitic

Swelling

under eyes

parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe)

▲   NOSE

Nose

Pressive sensation, as from heavy spectacles

Pain about root, extending into bones on each side ( Aurum Metallicum ^Aur.; KAL)

Hyd.)

Nose bleed

dark, black blood

from blowing the nose

during headache

Catarrh

post nasal (see discharge)

Discharge from nose

blood

burning

wearing away skin

thick

watery

yellow

from behind nostrils

dirty; from behind nostrils

behind nostrils (see catarrh)

Dryness

behind nostrils

behind nostrils; night

Heaviness; root

Itching

Pain

root

pressing

bones

ridge of nose

as from spectacles

root

Tingling; bones

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza)

running, wet

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Growths, blisters, swellings; blisters

Heat

night

Inflammation

Pain; sore

Gums and teeth

Teeth

sensation of elongated teeth

large and swollen, sensation

pain; molars; right

pain; upper teeth; right bicuspid

pain; right

pain; as if tooth would fly to pieces, on biting together

pain; sore, bruised

feel soft

Saliva

Dryness

night

with thirst

Saliva

frothy

gluey

mucus, slime; thick and sticky

thick and sticky

Salivation

Tongue

Discoloration

tongue; white

tongue; white; morning

Growths, blisters, swellings

ulcers; tongue

ulcers; tongue; edges; right side

ulcers; tongue; tip

Pain; tongue; root; on swallowing

Taste

Taste

bad

bitter

morning

metallic

putrid

Palate

Growths, blisters, swellings; ulcers; palate (roof of mouth)

Pain

burning, raw and smarting; palate (roof of mouth)

contracting; palate (roof of mouth)

sore; palate (roof of mouth)

▲   THROAT

Throat

Stringy mucus passed through posterior nares into throat

Dryness of mouth and throat; must rinse the mouth

Fiery-looking ulcers in mouth and throat.

Larynx (voice box); ulceration

Choking, constricting

Dryness

night

on waking

Fullness

Feels hot; night

Inflammation

night

Mucus

pulled from behind nostrils

clinging

Pain

night

swallowing

on swallowing

swallowing; swallowing empty

pressing

sore; morning

Swallowing

constantly

constantly; from fullness in throat

Tickling in the air passages

larynx

in throat-pit

Ulcers

Voice

hoarseness

hoarseness; morning

hoarseness; evening

External throat

out-break on skin; pimples

pain; sides

on turning head

spots

swelling; cervical glands (on side of neck)

▲   CHEST

Chest

Constriction, tension

Movements in and of chest

trembling; heart (see fluttering)

trembling; heart (see fluttering); evening in bed

Oppressed feeling

night

midnight; on waking

after eating

on waking

Pain

while walking

collar bone

burning; front part; scratching

cutting (sudden sharp pain); heart; evening

cutting (sudden sharp pain); region of heart

sore, bruised; region of heart

stitching, sudden, sharp

while walking

breast bone; walking

Pulsation

Skin

discoloration; redness; blotches

discoloration; redness; spots

discoloration; spots

out-breaks on skin

pimples

Respiration

Pain; sore, bruised; when breathing in

Difficult (dyspnea); with heat

Interrupted; night; midnight

▲   COUGH

Cough

Evening

Croupy

evening

Dry cough

while lying down

while sitting

While lying down

Comes on suddenly; sitting up

Short

sitting up

Tickling

larynx

in throat-pit

▲   SKIN

Skin

Very fiery-red looking ulcers

Nodes on shin-bones

Buboes

Condyloma, easily bleeding.

Discoloration; red; spots

Abnormal growths

wart-like growth

wart-like growth; bleeding

wart-like growth; burning

wart-like growth; fan-shaped

wart-like growth; syphilitic

ulcers

burning

with elevated, hardened margins

with deep hole (fistula)

fungus

gangrenous

inflamed

painful; night

painful; from warmth of bed

phagedenic (spreading, obstinate ulceration)

stinging, sudden, sharp

varicose

warts; bleeding

Itching

burning

scratching

walking in open air

on becoming warm; in bed

Pain

burning; night

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back and neck

sore, bruised, beaten

lumbar (lower half of back)

lumbar (lower half of back); sacrum (base of spine)

Neck

neck

right side, on turning head

on bending head backward

extending to other parts; head; back of head (occiput)

extending to other parts; head; when head is bent back

spine; irritation; neck

digging; neck

pressing; neck; rising from bed

as if sprained; neck

Skin; out-breaks on skin; pimples; neck

Tension; neck (see spasmodic pulling)

Back

Pain

morning

night

with breath

on movement

external warmth

in women

before period

dorsal (shoulder level); spine

lumbar (lower half of back)

sacrum (base of spine)

spine

aching

lumbar (lower half of back)

lumbar (lower half of back); morning

pulling; lumbar (lower half of back)

night

extending to other parts; legs

extending to other parts; thighs

jerking

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting

tearing

night

on movement

warmth of heater

lumbar (lower half of back)

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Heat; flashes of heat

Inflammation; lymph node

Pain

in women; before period

in women; during period

after stool

behind lower ribs; right

cramping, griping; before period

cramping, griping; during period

pressing; after stool

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); sides; while sitting

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); sides; while walking

tearing; before period

tearing; during period

Pulsation

behind lower ribs

behind lower ribs; left

sides; while walking

Restlessness, uneasiness, etc.

Tension; morning

Kidneys

pain

pain; night

pain; aching

pain; pulling; region of

pain; shooting (see sudden, sharp); sore, bruised

pain; sudden, sharp, stinging, sticking; morning; 4 a.m.

Stomach

appetite; reduced; morning

appetite; lacking, no appetite; evening

desires, cravings; cold drinks

heat, flushes; night in bed

heat, flushes; extending to head

heat, flushes; extending to throat

heat, flushes; extending upwards

thirst; night

uneasiness

Nausea

nausea; when burping, belching

Vomiting

Pain; with vomiting, blood and mucus in stool (intussusception); pain in region of liver

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Diarrhoea

night

in women; before period

in women; during period

painless

Dysentery

Itching

evening; in bed

like insects crawling on skin in anus

Prolapse; during stool

Skin and lining

wart-like growth

out-break on skin around anus; itching

out-break on skin around anus; pimples

Stool

Bloody

Mucous, slimy

bloody

green

Soft

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Albuminous (white, thick)

during pregnancy

Cloudy

Copious

with headache

before period

Clear as water

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; sharp mucous or pus

discharge

gonorrhoea

chronic

in syphilitics

discharge; greenish

chronic

yellow

discharge; white

chronic

pain; while urinating

pain; burning

night

pain; pinching

passage

pain; soreness; while urinating

redness, passage

closing

Male

Male

Prepuce swollen; WARTS on it which bleed easily; testicles enlarged; buboes; angry-looking chancres

wart-like growth; penis

bleeding

burning

fan shaped

oozing

head (glans)

foreskin

foreskin; fraenum (skin attaching fore-skin to glans)

out-breaks on skin; penis; head (glans)

shining red points

out-breaks on skin; penis; foreskin

out-breaks on skin; scrotum; herpetic

inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); testes

inflammation; penis; head (glans)

inflammation; penis; foreskin

itching; penis

head (glans)

foreskin

jerking in penis

during sleep

pain; burning; penis; head (glans)

itching

pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; penis

head (glans)

pain; tearing; penis; head (glans)

perspiration; scrotum; between thighs

spots; penis; granular

spots; penis; red

spots; penis; head (glans)

swelling; penis

head (glans)

foreskin

twitching; penis

ulcers; penis

at tip

elevated

hard

head (glans)

foreskin

Female

Feeling of pressure in vagina.

Female

vaginal discharge

vaginal discharge; bloody

vaginal discharge; copious

vaginal discharge; pus

vaginal discharge; yellow

Genitals

Syphilides, squamous and vesicular.

Female; Leucorrhoea

Male

profuse watery discharge from head

wart-like growth

bleeds easily

offensive smelling, bleeding when touched

erections; evening

erections; violent

evening

out-breaks on skin

pain; pressing; downwards

tight foreskin

suppurating (producing pus)

threatening gangrene

redness; foreskin

sexual passion; increased

easy excitement of passion

suppurating (producing pus); under the foreskin

Female

pain; labour pains; false labour pains

pain; labour pains; prolonged

Menses

period; late

period; painful; and difficult (dysmenorrhea)

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Pain in forearm from elbow down, including hands

Pain in long bones when barometer lowers; coldness of joints.

Bones; bony growth (exostosis); shin bone

Chilliness

upper limbs

legs

Coldness

joints

upper limbs; hands

lower limbs; foot

lower limbs; toes

Contraction of muscles and tendons; hand

Cracking noise in joints

shoulder

elbow

Fullness; joints

Heaviness; upper limbs

Movements and positions

jerking; lower limbs

jerking; lower limbs; evening

jerking; lower limbs; during sleep

jerking; leg; during sleep

knocked together; knees; after a fright

lameness

joints (see rheumatic pain)

upper limbs

thigh

thigh; on walking

knee

knee; while walking

movement of upper limbs; difficult

shuddering; leg, shivering

twitching; leg; during sleep

Numbness (see tingling); upper limbs

upper limbs

left

upper limbs; evening; 8 p.m.

elbow

forearm

left

movement

extending to finger; to end of little finger

knee

foot

Pain

morning

night

wandering, shifting

in bones

joints

gouty

after walking

wandering

upper limbs

movement

when turning so palm faces up or forward

warmth

joints

while writing

shoulder; left

upper arm

hand; while writing

fingers; second finger

fingers; fourth finger

thumb

hip

thigh; night

thigh; pulling up legs

thigh; jerking

knee

noon

rheumatic

rheumatic; right

on walking

lower leg

evening

jerking

Achilles tendon

Achilles tendon; while walking

Achilles tendon; after walking

calf; after walking

foot; heel

while walking

toes; first toe (large toe); rheumatic

aching; upper arm

aching; forearm

aching; lower limbs; thigh

night

sensation as if broken; upper arm; as if would break

pulling; upper limbs

pulling; lower limbs

pulling; hip

walking

extending downward

pulling; thigh

pulling up legs

pulling; leg; pulling up limb

pressing; foot

shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp); upper limbs

periodical

shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp); fingers; second finger

shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp); hip

shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp); thigh

sore, bruised; upper arm

right

sore, bruised; elbow

sore, bruised; ankle

stitching, sudden, sharp; upper limbs

stitching, sudden, sharp; fingers; second finger

stitching, sudden, sharp; lower limbs

stitching, sudden, sharp; hip

during stool

extending to other parts; downward

stitching, sudden, sharp; thigh

night

extending downward

stitching, sudden, sharp; knee

while walking

inner side

tearing; upper limbs

while writing

tearing; forearm

warmth of heater

while writing

tearing; thigh

tearing; leg

Paralysis; sensation of paralysis

Perspiration

thigh; between thighs

thigh; between thighs; corrosive

thigh; between thighs; offensive

thigh; between thighs; while walking

Separated, sensation

upper limbs

upper limbs; while writing

Shrivelled (shrunken); sensation as if short; lower limbs; left

one leg shorter than the other leg

Skin

discoloration; upper limbs; orange coloured

discoloration; fingers; joints

itching

upper limbs

upper limbs; in bed

wrist

hand; palm

lower limbs

lower limbs; night

thigh

thigh; between

thigh; inner side

knee

knee; night

leg; calf

out-break on skin; flakes on skin, brownish

out-break on skin; upper limbs

flakes on skin, brownish

blisters

out-break on skin; upper arm

out-break on skin; elbow; red

out-break on skin; forearm

out-break on skin; hand; palm; powdery flaking skin itching skin disease (eczema, psoriasis, herpes, etc.)s

out-break on skin; fingers; pus-filled pimples

out-break on skin; knee; hollow of knee; pus-filled pimples

ulcers; leg; on shin

Swollen; upper limbs

Thrilling sensation (see shuddering); joints

Weakness

morning

lower limbs

joints

hip

knee

after a fright

as if they would knock together

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Chilliness (see also whole body; temperature); when in a warm room

With perspiration

becomes colder from sweat

Warm room

In warmth; in warm room; not relieved in warm room, nor by a warm heater

Night

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Dreams

accidents

amorous

animals, insects, beasts; spiders

as large as an ox

animals, insects, beasts; vermin; spiders

anxious

disconnected

nightmare

not remembered

vivid

Falling asleep; listening to conversation

Restless

Sleepiness, tiredness

morning

late morning

11 a.m.; while listening to a lecture

after dinner

after eating

warm room

Sleeplessness, insomnia

morning

night

first part of night

night; from thoughts; from activity of mind

Not refreshing

Waking; frequent

Perspiration

Noon

Cold; perspiration increases the coldness of the body

During slight exertion (see walking)

Single parts; lower part of body

Generalities

Morning

Afternoon

Night

Open air

Fluid build up; external

Haemorrhage

Inflammation; hair follicles

Movement

Numbness; externally

Pain

bones

bones; night

pressing; externally

pressing; as from load

sudden, sharp; externally

Perspiration gives no relief

Pressure

Pulse

frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid; evening

slow; late morning

Sluggishness

In summer

Swelling; glands; inflammatory

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); cold feeling; lack of vital heat

hot feeling

flushes of heat; upwards

cold in general

heat and cold

Touch

Twitching; during sleep

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

morning

on going to bed

before eating

as after exhilaration

from heat

in a hot room

during period

riding in open air

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