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Mercurius iodatus flavus (Merc‑i‑f.)

Mercurius iodatus flavus (Merc‑i‑f.) appears in 117 rubrics in the repertory. Of these, 9 are single-remedy rubrics in which only this remedy is listed; there are no small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphasis lies on Fear, which stands far ahead with 24 rubrics, followed by Confusion of mind, Delusions, Cheerfulness and Cares.

Fear and suffocation

Fear predominates. As a single-remedy rubric, the fear of suffocating from a goiter belongs to this remedy alone; a delusion supplements it in drastic form: a man is in the room who wants to bore through the neck with a drill. In both cases the threat is directed at the throat. Beside them stand anxiety, oversensitiveness and irritability.

Cares that suppress complaints

Two single-remedy rubrics establish an unusual relation between care and body: the symptoms disappear during the cares. A third records that anxiety delays the action of the medicine. Here the care seems to cover the complaints.

Cheerfulness at fixed hours

The cheerfulness is bound to the time of day. Two single-remedy rubrics place it in the hours from four to six o'clock, once recorded in the forenoon, once in the afternoon. Another single-remedy rubric: "Singing - sadness, after". Singing appears as a way out of sadness.

Heaviness and sluggishness

Finally, a single-remedy rubric lists laziness and inactivity with heaviness of the limbs.

Summary

Merc‑i‑f. is distinguished by a fear aimed at throat and breath, and by a mind in which care covers the illness and cheerfulness is bound to fixed hours. The picture carries nine rubrics of its own and is correspondingly narrow.

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