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General

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] .