MERCURIUS BROMATUS.
1. Mercurous bromide, Hgbr (white, insoluble).
“Bromuret.”2. Mercuric bromide, HgBr2 (crystallizable, soluble).
“Bromide.”
Preparation
, Triturations.
Authorities.
1,
Dr. Hoering, Inaug. Diss., 1838, Hygea, 8, 547, effects of 1/4 to 1
grain of Bromide, and 3 to 4 grains of Bromuret of Mercury; 2, Wernek, from Hoering, effects of 1/4 to 1
1/2 grains of Bromide and 4 to 6 grains of Bromuret; 3, Heimerdinger, Inaug. Diss., from Hygea,
10, 439, effects of 1/3 of a grain and larger doses of the Bromide of
Mercury.
MOUTH.
►
Increased salivation, [3]. ► Increased secretion of saliva, [1]. ►
Very nauseous taste, [1]. ► Very disgusting metallic taste, [3].
THROAT.
►
Disagreeable sensation in the pharynx, [1].
► Very raw, scraping sensation in the
pharynx, provoking cough, [1].
STOMACH.
►
Eructations, [3]. ► Nausea, [1],
[2]. ►
Vomiting, [2]. [10.] ►
Vomiting with painful effort and most violent griping pain in the
abdomen, [1]. ► Violent efforts to vomit and obstinate
vomiting of tenacious, and afterwards of bloody mucus, [3]. ► Violent
painful vomiting (after half an hour), [2].
► Burning pains in the stomach and
pharynx, [3]. ► Pressure in the stomach, [1].
ABDOMEN.
►
The abdomen is drawn back to the vertebral column, very sensitive to
touch, [1]. ►
Griping in the abdomen, [1]. ► Slight pressure and pains in the
intestines, [2]. ► Coliclike pains, [2]. ► Most
violent colic and painful tenesmus, [1].
STOOL.
[20.]
► Frequent stools, with colic and
rumbling in the bowels, [1]. ► Thin stools repeated four times in a few
hours, quite watery, [1]. ► Pasty stools, [1]. ► Several
pasty stools, [2].
URINARY ORGANS.
►
Increased secretion of urine, [1],
[2].
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Difficult respiration, [1].
CHEST.
►
Heaviness in the chest, [1].
PULSE.
►
Slow small pulse, [1].
GENERAL SYMPTOMS.
►
Great weakness, [1].
SKIN.
[30.]
► A large number of boils on various
part of the body, especially in the left axilla and left arm, where he
had rubbed in the drug; they were very painful and would not heal; when
one of these boils heals other appear in its place; he had not rest day
or night, [1].
FEVER.
►
Perspiration over the whole body, with great apprehensiveness during the
violent pains, [1].® 2000
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