Aethiops mineralis
Remedy of scrofulous eye and ear conditions. Chronic ophthalmia with thick discharge. Corneal opacities. Chronic otorrhea. Glandular enlargement. Scrofulous children with thick discharges.
Source
Prepared from mercuric sulphide (HgS), triturated and potentised.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Scrofulous eye conditions — chronic ophthalmia, corneal opacities, thick discharge. Chronic otorrhea — thick, offensive ear discharge. Glandular enlargement in scrofulous children. Combines Mercury and Sulphur properties. Useful when either alone is insufficient in scrofulous conditions.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull. Sluggish. Peevish children.
General Symptoms
Scrofulous. Worse from cold, damp. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Eyes
Chronic ophthalmia. Corneal opacities. Thick discharge. Scrofulous eye disease.
Ears
Chronic otorrhea — thick, offensive discharge. Deafness.
Throat
Glands enlarged. Tonsils.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, damp
Constitutional Type
Scrofulous children with eye/ear conditions.
Clinical Indications
Scrofulous ophthalmia, corneal opacity, chronic otorrhea, glandular enlargement
Comparative Materia Medica
Mercurius has eye/ear discharge but more acute. Sulphur has scrofula but with more skin involvement. Calcarea has scrofula but fat and sweaty.
Safety Information
Hepar sulphuris.
Mercuric sulphide (cinnabar) is poorly absorbed and relatively non-toxic compared to other mercury compounds. Still contains mercury — use potentised forms.
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