Mercurius Iodatus Flavus

▲   GENERAL

General

Throat affections, with greatly swollen glands and characteristic coating of tongue. Worse, right side. Chancre; induration remains long time. Swollen inguinal glands, large and hard. Mammary tumors, with tendency to much warm perspiration and gastric disturbances.

Dose

Second trituration.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Plumbum Iodatum ^{Plum. Iod} ( in mammary tumors).

▲   MIND

Mind

Behaviour

destructive

habits; clinch teeth together

makes noises; whistling

singing

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions; visions or presence of phantoms, figures, people; man intending to perforate his throat with a gimbal

Excitement

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

cheerful, happy; evening

cheerful, happy; in open air

mirth, hilarity, liveliness, etc.

afternoon

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; confusion; on waking

impaired thinking; confusion; night; on waking

impaired thinking; confusion; while walking; walking in open air

impaired thinking; confusion; in a warm room

Occupation

Talking, conversation; talkative

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Morning; on waking

Mental exertion

While reading

On rising; from a seat

▲   HEAD

Head

Congestion (see pulsation)

Constriction, tension (see also pulling, pressing)

Hot; back of head (occiput)

Sensation of numbness

back of head (occiput)

Pulsating; forehead

Headache

Heaviness (see pain; pressing)

Pain, headache

morning

on waking

late morning

evening

night

in bed

night; on waking

air; open (see walking in open air)

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

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

with catarrh

physical exertion

mental exertion

certain movements; movement in general

from certain movements; turning body

from noises

with other pains; pain in neck

pressure; external pressure

pressure

after sleep; after a siesta

walking; while

walking; on walking down steps or a hill

walking; in open air

work

aching deep in brain; afternoon

aching deep in brain; from touch

in forehead

right side

evening

night; on waking

pulsating

above forehead

above eyes; above right

above root of nose

back of head (occiput)

morning; on rising

sides; both sides

sides; left

sides; touch

temples

left to right

night

pulsating

and forehead

top of head (vertex)

bursting; temples

pressing (see bursting, pulling)

pressing downward

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

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

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure; forehead

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure; back of head (occiput)

sore bruised, sensitive to pressure; sides

right

stitching, sudden, sharp

when walking down hill or steps

temples

temples; when walking down stairs

tearing, rending; forehead

Scalp

sides; combing hair

Skin and scalp

out-break on skin; crusts, scabs

out-break on skin; itching; night

itching

▲   EYES

Eyes

Lids; granular lids

Discoloration

iris

redness; lids

Inflammation

syphilitic

wounds; conjunctiva (external lining of eye); oozing pus (including cornea)

wounds; cornea (transparent part of eye)

wounds; iris

syphilitic

Irritation

Pain

night

when resting

aching

night

boring

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

afternoon

pressing

Paralysis

lids

of muscles of eyeball

internal recti (to move eye towards other eye)

Intolerance of light (photophobia)

Pulsation in eyes

Pulsation; night

Strabismus (eyes incorrectly aligned); divergent

Swellings; lids

Ulceration

cornea (transparent part of eye)

cornea (transparent part of eye); of veins

Vision

Colours and shapes in front of eyes

colours; black; specks of dust

flashes

Foggy; when lying on left side

▲   EARS

Ear

Itching

in ear

behind ear

evening in bed

night

Pain

right

morning

night

on swallowing

warmth of bed

extending to other parts

extending outward

extending to other parts; extending to throat

around ear

behind ear

in front of ear

inside (in ear canal)

aching; in front of ear

boring pain in ear

left

acute

soreness

stitching, sudden, sharp

left

Pulsation

Stopped sensation

Hearing

Impaired; from becoming overheated

▲   FACE

Face

Enlarged gland; submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw)

Inflammation

indurated (hard from inflammation); parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe)

indurated (hard from inflammation); submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw)

Lips; dryness

Pain

pressure

pulsating

rheumatic

cheek

boring

lower jaw; top part, behind teeth

sore, bruised

bones of face

lower jaw

cheek bones

cheek bones; right

cheek bones; extending to forehead and side of head

stinging

sudden, sharp

left

Pulsation; cheek bones

Sensitive; bones

Skin; out-breaks on skin; powdery flaking skin

Stiffness, muscles; lower jaw

Swelling

lips; upper

submaxillary gland (gland under jaw, by throat)

▲   NOSE

Nose

Catarrh

in old persons

extending to frontal sinuses (lower forehead)

post nasal (see discharge)

Discharge from nose

crusts, scabs, inside

wearing away skin

hard, dry

offensive smelling

from ulcer or disease of nasal bones

containing pus

thick

yellow; from behind nostrils

behind nostrils (see catarrh)

Dryness; inside

Movement of wings of nose

fanning

widened nostrils; with each inhalation

Pain

root

with headache

aching

cutting

bones

cutting; septum (flesh between nostrils)

sore, bruised; externally; in spots

sore, bruised; septum (flesh between nostrils)

sore, bruised; right side

stitching, sudden, sharp; root

Swelling

right

septum (flesh between nostrils)

wings; right

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza); during diphtheria

Sneezing

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Itching

Odour (halitosis, bad breath); metallic

offensive

Gums and teeth

Tip and edges may be red and take imprint of teeth.

Swelling; gums

Teeth

sensation of elongated teeth

pain; when biting; desire to bite

pain; in a filled tooth

pain; after a filling

pain; pressure

pain; pulling

Saliva

Dryness

Saliva; strong and sharp (acrid)

Salivation; morning

Tongue

Tongue coated thickly; yellow at the base

Discoloration

tongue; brown

tongue; brown; yellowish-brown

tongue; red; edges

tongue; red; tip

tongue; white

cheesy

tongue; yellow

base

bright

dirty

Dryness; tongue

Taste

Saliva; offensive smelling

Taste

bad

bad; morning; on awaking

Tongue; taste buds; erect

Palate

Lining

false membrane; palate (roof of mouth)

false membrane; palate (roof of mouth); soft palate (back of roof of mouth)

▲   THROAT

Throat

Lacunar tonsillitis

When only the superficial part of the tonsils is involved

Cheesy exudates with offensive breath

Swelling begins on right side

Small ulcers on posterior pharynx

Easily detached patches on inflamed pharynx and fauces; Worse on right tonsil; much tenacious mucus

Sensation of a lump

Constant inclination to swallow.

Croup; membranous

Discoloration

redness

redness; throat

back part

redness; tonsils

redness; uvula (lobe at back of mouth)

Dryness

gullet

Elongated uvula (lobe at back of mouth)

Sensation of something in throat; lump

Hawks often

Inflammation

right

tonsils

uvula (lobe at back of mouth)

Membrane, exudation, diphtheria, etc.

right

grey

irregular

loose

scanty

transparent

white

yellow

behind throat wall

tonsils

right

uvula (lobe at back of mouth)

Mucus

morning

difficult to detach

pulled from behind nostrils

clinging

Pain

right

cold drinks

swallowing

on swallowing

swallowing; swallowing empty

from warmth; form warm drinks

tonsils

right

burning

on swallowing empty

sore

right

Tonsils suppurating (producing pus)

Swallowing

constantly

difficult

Swelling

tonsils

tonsils; from fluid build-up

tonsils; right

Ulcers

tonsils

Voice

hoarseness

lost

External throat

goitre

goitre; right sided

pain; sides

pain; burning; sides

right

pain; soreness

stiffness of sides

▲   CHEST

Chest

Heart; palpitations; comes on suddenly

Oppressed feeling

Pain

pressure

sides

from pressure

heart

yawning

region of heart

aching

sides; right

aching; sides; night; in bed

boring; sides

left

stitching, sudden, sharp

sides; right

sides; pressure

heart

Skin

out-breaks on skin; red

itching

Respiration

Impeded, obstructed; with pain; sudden, sharp pain in heart

▲   COUGH

Cough

Hacking cough

When breathing; breathing in

When laughing

Loose

Rattling

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Greenish

Yellow

Copious

▲   SKIN

Skin

Abnormal growths

ulcers; hardened

warts

Itching

night

Out-breaks on skin

rash (see granular); scabies

rash (see granular); scabies; dry

syphilitic

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back and neck

Pain

sore, bruised, beaten; neck

sore, bruised, beaten; neck; moving head

sore, bruised, beaten; dorsal (shoulder level); in shoulder blades

sore, bruised, beaten; dorsal (shoulder level); between shoulder blades

Neck

Heat; neck

Numbness; neck

Stiffness

neck

neck; during headache

Back

Pain

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; right; pulsating

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between; pulsating pain

aching

right

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades

lumbar (lower half of back)

cutting; dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades

Pulsating

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; between

dorsal (shoulder level); shoulder blades; under right shoulder blade

Skin

itching

itching; shoulder blades

Weakness (tired feeling, in spine); lumbar (lower half of back)

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Sensation as if diarrhoea would come on

Hard

Pain

as if diarrhoea would come on

on waking

behind lower ribs; left

liver

extending to other parts; from right to left

navel; region of navel

burning; navel; region of

cutting; before stool

pressing; lower part of abdomen

noon

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); liver

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); navel

Skin; itching

Swelling; groin region; glands

In children, wasting, swollen lymph nodes in back of abdomen (tabes mesenterica)

Bladder

urination; involuntary, incontinence; night, bed wetting; while dreaming of urinating

urination; comes on suddenly

Stomach

appetite; capricious (hunger, but knows not for what, or refuses things when offered)

appetite; reduced

constriction

desires, cravings; salt things

desires, cravings; sour, acids, etc.

hardness

pain; cutting; morning

retching; when hawking mucus from throat at back of mouth

thirst; evening

thirst; burning, intense

Eating

appetite; increased (hunger in general); appetite vanishing on sight of food

appetite; lacking, no appetite; at sight of food

loathing of food (see nausea)

nausea; while eating; during dinner

nausea; on looking at food

Nausea

nausea; in women; during pregnancy

nausea; during stool

Vomiting

vomiting; in women; during pregnancy

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Sensation as before diarrhoea

Pain

pressing (pressure)

soreness

Stool

Black

Bloody

Copious

Frothy

Green

Hard

Odour; offensive

Scanty

Small (see long and narrow)

Soft

Thin, liquid

Tough

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Colour

dark

red

dark-red

Copious

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; mucous

Male

Male

out-breaks on skin; scrotum; dry

out-breaks on skin; scrotum; scaly

pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; penis

thick emission from penis; without dreams

thick emission from penis; unconscious

swelling; penis; foreskin

ulcers; penis

at tip

hard

itching

Female

Female

vaginal discharge

vaginal discharge; strong and sharp (acrid), wearing away skin

vaginal discharge; girls, little

vaginal discharge; pus

vaginal discharge; yellow

Genitals

Male

out-breaks on skin; dry; scaly

perspiration

ejaculation; copious

Female; ulcers

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Cramps

hand

toes; night; in bed

Heaviness

tired limbs

lying on left side

upper limbs; left

upper limbs; playing piano

upper limbs; typing

lower limbs

as from fatigue

Movements and positions

lameness; upper limbs

lameness; upper limbs; right

lameness; upper limbs; after writing

lameness; shoulder

right

from writing

lameness; elbow

lameness; forearm

lameness; foot

Numbness (see tingling); upper limbs

upper limbs

right

upper limbs; while writing

hand

fingers

Pain

night

rheumatic

in bones

upper limbs

right

morning

morning

rising

evening

night

pressure

rheumatic

rubbing

while writing

shoulder

rheumatic

while writing

upper arm

elbow

night

at bend of elbow

at bend of elbow; morning

forearm

right

pulsating

rheumatic

while writing

wrist

morning

morning; on twisting

morning; on waking

twisting

hand

night

in bed

rheumatic

while writing

back of hand

palm of hand

palm of hand; pulsating

fingers; finger tips

evening

fingers; first finger

thumb

left

pulsating

lower limbs

extending to other parts; to foot

hip

rheumatic

thigh

movement

shaking limb

stretching and turning limb from side to side

outer side

knee

lower leg

foot

back of foot

sole

sole; extending to first toe (large toe)

heel

toes; night

toes; first toe (large toe)

toes; fourth toe

toes; fifth toe

aching; upper limbs

while writing

aching; shoulder

aching; elbow

aching; forearm

aching; hand; palm

aching; lower limbs

hip

thigh

aching; leg

aching; foot; back of

boring; upper arm

right

boring; thigh

boring; leg

boring; ankle; front part

boring; foot; sole; night

cutting; shoulder

cutting; thumb

cutting; ankle

pulling; forearm

bones

bones; left

pulling; lower limbs; cramp-like

pulling; lower limbs; movement

pinching; elbow

pinching; forearm; back part

pinching; knee

sore, bruised

upper limbs

upper limbs; right

upper limbs; left

upper limbs; night

upper limbs; when lying on it; when lying on affected side

upper limbs; passive movement

upper limbs; on pressure

upper limbs; rubbing

upper limbs; while writing

shoulder

shoulder; right

shoulder; night; lying on side

shoulder; waiting

elbow

elbow; night

forearm

forearm; right

thigh

stitching, sudden, sharp; shoulder; right

stitching, sudden, sharp; upper arm

stitching, sudden, sharp; elbow; bend of elbow

right

stitching, sudden, sharp; hand; acute

stitching, sudden, sharp; hand; opposite side to thumb

stitching, sudden, sharp; fingers; fourth finger

joints; metacarpal

stitching, sudden, sharp; thigh; back part (hamstrings)

stitching, sudden, sharp; knee; hollow of

tearing; hip

pressing

tearing; thigh; movement

Paralysis; thumb; sensation of paralysis

Pulsation, throbbing

upper limbs

leg

Skin

excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed); between toes (see perspiration, wearing away skin)

itching

upper limbs

upper limbs; sticking

elbow

forearm

hand; sticking

lower limbs

lower limbs; night

lower limbs; in bed

lower limbs; stinging

buttocks; night; in bed

knee

knee; stinging

foot

foot; in bed

foot; back of foot; warmth of bed

foot; outer side of foot

foot; outer side of foot; stinging

foot; sole of foot

toes; first toe (large toe)

ulcers; ankle

Stiffness

shoulder

shoulder; right

fingers

Tingling, prickling, asleep (see numbness); lower limbs

leg

foot

toes

Weakness

while lying on left side

upper limbs

while writing

hand

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Trembling and shivering

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Dreams

amorous

coffins

drowning

frightful

of urinating

Sleepiness, tiredness

Sleeplessness, insomnia

night

from before midnight

until 1 a.m.

night; after midnight; until 1 a.m.

Waking; early

Generalities

Morning

Night

Eating and food; sight of all food

Faintness, fainting; lying down

Lying down; lying in bed

Movement

Pain

bones

bones; night

burning externally; internally

pressing; internally

Symptoms not symmetrical

crosswise, left lower and right upper

right

Swelling

glands

glands; bluish

swollen sensation

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); cold, wet weather

warmth; warm room

On waking

Warmth; warm room

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

afternoon

4 p.m.

sitting

≡ Forum discussions about Mercurius Iodatus Flavus