Mercurius Protoiodatus

When in bed, imagined a man was in his room intending to perforate his throat with a gimlet (the idea lasted twenty-four hours)

Lively, merry, talkative

Destructiveness; moodiness; depression of spirits.

Dull frontal headache on waking; with dull soreness of bones of face

Aching all over head with wave-like motion of blood

Dizzy headache, like a rush of blood to head, followed by a violent pain above r. temple

Dizziness when reading, and when rising from a chair

Occasional shooting pains in temples; sharp stitches

Head feels dull and compressed, as if a heavy weight were pressing it down on pillow

Head feels full and heavy

Dull frontal headache, with pain in root of nose

Throbbing pain in (fore)

Dull headache on awaking in morning

Sharp pain on vertex

Dull dizzy pains over vertex, with inclination to vomit, following immediately after a slight pain at heart

Headache on vertex, or on r. side

Severe shooting pain in forehead, superior arch of r. orbit, and root of nose

Sensation as if skull were cracking

Violent pain in r. side of head (over r. temple; extending to nape)

Numbness of occiput and nape of neck with stiffness of neck

Sharp pain in occiput after rising

Persistent itching of vertex; on l. side of vertex

Itching of scalp

Numbness and tingling of scalp.

Severe pain and soreness of r. orbit (on rising in morning); of superior arch; of inferior arch; of l. orbit (< by stooping)

Black clouds float before his eyes, when lying on his l. side

Excessive photophobia.—(Corneal ulcers which look as if they had been chipped out by a finger-nail.

Sharp, throbbing, boring pain, from within outward, deep in l. ear

Sudden sharp pain in (r.) external meatus; in internal meatus;

< by touch.

Pain at root of nose (shooting pain)

A great deal of mucus in nose, must constantly clear it

A great deal of mucus descends through posterior nares into throat

The r. side of septum and r. nostril are very sore and much swollen

Sharp pain in septum

Painful spot on l. ala.

Dull bruised pain in r. malar bone, radiating into forehead and r. side of head, a small spot pulsates and burns like fire;

< by touch

Sharp stitches through head and face

Soreness of all the face, esp. the bones, with dull frontal headache

Stinging in l. cheek

Sharp throbbing in r. cheek.

Teeth feel too long; cannot eat

Sensation of dryness in teeth

Pain in molars < bringing them together; with feeling as if too long

Sensation: as if pressed tightly together; as if very tight in their sockets; fulness, grinding, and drawing in teeth with constant desire to press them together

Grinding at roots of teeth with occasional pain in abdomen; with soreness deep behind umbilicus at 12 midnight

Pressed teeth together so hard during sleep the muscles were lame and tired on waking

Jaws stiff

Toothache after filling.

Mouth, teeth, and lips dry and sticky, back part of tongue is covered with a thick, dirty yellow coat

Fine, bright, and red eruption on roof of mouth

Tongue coated: yellowish white; dirty yellow; light brown

Small, red, raised elevations on tongue

Coating always on back of tongue (thick, dirty yellow; esp. on rising in the morning)

Coating bright yellow, tip and edges red.

Burning in throat; when swallowing saliva

Dryness of mouth and throat; with frequent empty swallowing

Pharynx, tonsils, and uvula red and congested

Fauces and pharynx red and inflamed; tonsils swollen; esp. r.; sensation of a lump as if swollen.—(Cheesy white lumps on r. tonsil, each pricking as if a bit of toothpick stuck in every time he swallowed.)

Throat dry and burning with pain when swallowing

Excessive secretion of tenacious mucus in throat, difficult to dislodge; hawking causes gagging

Posterior wall of pharynx dotted with patches of mucus and small spots, which look ulcerated

The mucous patches on tonsils and walls of pharynx are easily detached

Accumulation of mucus in throat in morning.

Thirst excessive; for acids or sour drinks

Nausea, with suffocation about heart and dizziness

Weak, empty feeling at stomach, with nausea

Nausea, with sensation of disgust at sight of food

Burning at stomach, with pain as from a blow

Sudden, sharp, momentary pain at stomach as if a knife were driven in.

Hardness of abdomen

Heat at umbilicus, as from a hot coal, < when inspiring

Aching in region of liver, pain going from r. to l. and causing giddiness

Stitching pain in region of liver > by pressing hand upon it

Pain in l. hypochondrium, with dizziness on awakening in morning

Faint, sick feeling in hypogastrium before stool

Indolent buboes.

Pressure high up in rectum with sensation of nausea and fainting

Small stool, of very tough faeces, almost of consistency of putty, requiring great straining for their evacuations

Stools: thin, light yellowish brown, frothy; soft, copious, dark; black

Nightly (10 p.m.) inclination to stool with small evacuation disappeared during the proving.

Sharp shooting stitches in end of penis, through glans

Copious seminal emissions, preceded by lewd dreams

Dreams that he must urinate; this was followed by an emission

Seminal emission, of which he knew nothing till morning.

Menses slight at onset, with pain

Copious muco-purulent discharge from vagina the entire month

Yellow leucorrhoea, esp. of young girls and children

Morning sickness of pregnancy; vomit, greenish yellow, bitter fluid, with burning and sinking at stomach

Breast, tumour of.)

Slight hacking cough when inspiring

Hoarseness and aphonia

Goître with difficult breathing, suffocation at night; cough < night, and arises from tickling in larynx and from laughing.

Sharp pain in chest, behind sternum

Throbbing pain behind sternum

Stitches through (r. side of) chest

The pains in the chest appear l. side; those which appear r. side always proceed to l

Sensation in l. breast above nipple as if wind was in cellular tissue; frequent palpitation, a single kick and jump (> by Lyc).

Stitching pain in heart

Sudden but lasting pain about heart, taking away breath

Sudden spasmodic action of heart, she thought it had jumped out of its place

Pulse weak, irregular.

Neck stiff, soreness in occiput, < when lying;

< when turning head

Soreness and numbness between scapulae

Throbbing pain between shoulders

Severe pain as if bruised over entire scapular region

Throbbing pain in r. scapula

Excruciating, sharp, sticking pain in back.

Bone pains

Tired feeling in all limbs, < lying l. side, > lying r. side

Pain in r. forearm and l. hip simultaneously.

Numbness and wearied feeling in r. arm, < by writing

Lameness and stiffness of r. shoulder

Rheumatic, laming pain in r. arm, < by writing

Soreness and lameness of l. shoulder and arm at night when lying on the l. side

Soreness and pain of r. arm;

< from pressure, rubbing and passive motion

Sharp pain in r. shoulder, obliging him to cease writing

Heavy feeling of r. arm

Lame numbness of l. shoulder and l. arm

Rheumatic pain in r. hand, at night, in bed

In fingers: numbness; stiffness; pricking pains.

Weariness in the legs, with dull pains and tingling

Heavy laming pains in the calves of both legs, with pain in l. knee-joint

Pain in sole of l. foot, with feeling of faintness through the whole body

Sharp pain in r. big toe.

Troublesome itching over whole body, not > by scratching;

< at night, esp. in bed

Persistent itching spots over whole body, following each other in rapid succession

Itching of scalp.