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Mercury in • Mercurius Dulcis (Calomel) how the condition presents in symptoms and the
its gross form • Mercurius Iodatus Flavus (Proto- organ that is affected. Mattie’s doctor made it
iodide of Mercury)
clear hers was a case of recurrent strep throat.
can cause • Mercurius Iodatus Ruber (Bin-iodide That was the diagnosis, and Mercurius Solubilis
symptoms of Mercury) 200C is the most commonly chosen remedy for
such as • Mercurius Praecipitatus Ruber (Mer- strep throat.
curic Oxide)
In Mattie’s case, there usually had been
excessive • Mercurius Sulphuricus (Sulphate of little to no pain associated with an outbreak.
salivation. Mercury) However, Mattie then began to complain to
Mercurius • Mercurius Vivus (Quicksilver) her mom that her throat felt like it had been
scraped by sandpaper. Mattie’s mom had been
Solubilis in its Each of these forms of homeopathic mer- studying homeopathy with a group of other
homeopathic cury has properties with similar homeopathic moms and learned that Belladonna is used for

form has actions, but the remedy that is most noteworthy sore throat with pain, and especially pain that is
because of its most common use is Mercurius burning or resembles a scraping sensation. She
been shown Solubilis. It is Mercurius Solubilis, when diluted also learned, however, that Mercurius Solubilis
to uproot to the two-hundredth potency, that exhibits an is the medicine most specific to sore throats

them. ability to address conditions that involve areas of where there is an abundance of saliva. How to
the mouth, adjacent glands, the gastrointestinal choose? Considering the saliva problem was of
system, infections and certain behaviors. longer standing and was still a high priority for
Mattie and her mom, they decided to go with
MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS Mercurius Solubilis.
Allow me to present a case in which Mer-
curius Solubilis was used. Mattie was fourteen UPROOTING PROBLEMS
years old and had a history of throat infections. Now, let me go off on a tangent for a mo-
She had a tonsillectomy at age three, but that ment. Students and clients often ask me, “What
only rid her of tonsillitis, not bacterial throat if I’m sensitive to (for example) sulfur-based
infections. At the time, she suffered from these medicines and supplements?” Or, “If sulfur in
painful ailments approximately twice a year, its gross form causes problems for me, can I
with accompanying swollen, tender lymph still take the homeopathic remedy Sulphur?”
nodes. Her breath often had an offensive odor, My answer is a resounding yes! Why? Because
and the amount of saliva she produced was so the toxic properties of sulfur that the person is
voluminous, it collected along the sides of her sensitive to have been neutralized by the ho-
mouth, causing her to make a slurping sound meopathic dilution and potentization process.
before speaking. Her mother insisted she Mercury in its gross form is a poison. Con-
change her pillow case nightly because of her trary to what allopathic doctors of centuries ago
nocturnal hypersalivation. Most troubling for believed, I can’t imagine anyone would benefit
her mother was the fact that Mattie’s behavior in the long run from taking mercury internally.
was strangely out of character before and during By doing so, one might expect to experience
such infections. neurological problems, tremors, muscle weak-
After repeated use of antibiotics, Mattie’s ness and a host of other serious and dangerous
mom concluded that not only were they poten- symptoms including…increased salivation.
tially dangerous but the strep infections were So while mercury in its gross form can cause
becoming chronic, and the antibiotics were not symptoms such as excessive salivation, Mercu-
really effective. This was about the time she rius Solubilis in its homeopathic form has been
joined a homeopathy study group to learn how shown to uproot them.
to treat her family. Her principal focus was Mat- In Mattie’s case this was, indeed, what we
tie’s sore throats. saw. Within about a week, after following the
When choosing a homeopathic medicine, Mercurius Solubilis protocol, Mattie’s saliva
there are three criteria to consider: the diagnosis, production returned to normal, her halitosis

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