Mercury cyanide, which has the chemical formula Hg (CN) 2, is used in homeopathy to develop a remedy, in this case Mercurius Cyanatus. It is a mercurial medicine prepared according to homeopathic processes characterized by several steps. To do this, it is precisely the mercury cyanide crystals that are previously crushed with lactose. The second stage is marked by a successive deconcentration to the tenth or the hundredth depending on the desired homeopathic dilution. Finally, between each dilution, the solution is energetically agitated or energized in order to preserve and strengthen the therapeutic effectiveness of the remedy.
Indications in Oto - Rhino - Laryngology
Infections and inflammations of the ENT sphere are the main indications for Mercurius Cyanatus. This remedy is used for the treatment of diphtheria of the nose and larynx, or when bleeding occurs in the nasal cavities. Its effectiveness has been proven in the presence of acute throat inflammations that are aggravated when the subject speaks or swallows food. Swallowing is therefore difficult and speaking is particularly painful, with diffuse redness in the throat. These symptomatic manifestations are those of cases of painful aphonia and a form of angina, in particular red or erythematous angina. This remedy also makes it possible to successfully treat white strep throat or erythematopultaceous angina as well as pseudomembranous angina characterized by false membranes, fever and ulcerations. It also relieves patients affected by hoarseness, uvula edema or tonsillitis.
Indications in stomatology
The mouth and teeth can be affected by a series of pathologies. These are the subject of a medical specialty, namely stomatology and in many respects, clinical indications for Mercurius Cyanatus. In the mouth, it is indicated in the presence of mouth ulcers or tongue ulcers, pain in the salivary glands or hypersalivation. Individuals who have a pale, swollen, serous blister, or ulceration tongue may use this remedy. In addition, this remedy is of great use in relieving dental pain and acute gum disease, including ulcerative and necrotic gingivitis.
Recommended dosage in case of pathologies of the ENT sphere
For the treatment of pseudomembranous angina, the dosage is five granules of Mercurius Cyanatus 9 CH, to be taken four times a day. In the presence of white tonsillitis characterized by fever and asthenia, three 9 CH granules should be taken every hour. We can space out the doses depending on the improvement in the patient's state of health. For painful aphonia characterized by chronic hoarseness and laryngeal pain, three granules of Mercurius Cyanatus 7 CH are recommended to the patient.
Recommended dosage in case of stomatological pathologies
Mouth ulcers are treated with the administration of five granules of Mercurius Cyanatus 9 CH four times a day. When gingivitis is persistent, five granules of Mercurius Cyanatus 4 or 5 CH, three times during the day, should be taken until the patient recovers. In the specific case of ulceration following tooth extraction, the dosage consists of taking a dose of Mercurius Cyanatus 1000K.
