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Mercury is used in mainstream medicine to preserve vaccines, fill cavities and prevent infection in cuts and scrapes. While it doesn’t see the use it once did, this “liquid” metal is invaluable to medicine.

But mercury is also extremely toxic. Even low exposure can cause affect sleep, disrupt the heart and cause a variety of respiratory problems. So why would homeopathy employ a substance that virtually all us grew up being afraid of? To a homeopath mercury, which is also known as quicksilver, is exactly the remedy needed to treat medical conditions with those very same symptoms.

The Mercury Physiology

The mercury patient is characterized by an excessive production of bodily fluids. These souls perspire heavily, drool without realizing it and often have swollen and/or sore lymph glands. Mercury patients often describe themselves as “weak” or “tired”.

Wounds heal slowly and may ooze or weep. Cuts and minor injuries may re-open at the slightest provocation.

The Mercury Psychology

To a mercury patient, anything that falls outside a narrow band of “normal” is deeply irritating. They are made worse by extreme temperatures, exaggerated movements, bright lights or anything else that disrupts the normal, easy flow of life.

However the mercury patient, in contrast to other personalities, doesn’t necessarily direct that frustration in any one direction. By contrast, the irritability of a mercury condition is more general.

Mercury in Homeopathic Medicine

Two forms of mercury are used in homeopathy. Though they have different chemical “fingerprints”, Mercurius vivus and Mercurius solubilis are considered identical for homeopathic purposes and are used interchangeably.

Both mercury remedies are used to treat gum infections, swollen lymph nodes and any number of oozing or weeping skin conditions. Mercury is also used to address muscle tremors, general malaise and obsessive or compulsive thoughts.