Botanical Index No. 46

Annual Mercury

mercurialis annua

Medicinal Actions

Antilactagogue, Cholagogue, Cyanogenic, Diuretic, Emetic, Emmenagogue, Hydragogue, Laxative, Secretolytic, Sialagogue

Primary Conditions Treated

Poison Vermifuge Amenorrhea Anorexia Arthrosis Ascariasis Ascites Bronchosis Bubo Burn Cancer Catarrh Cold Congestion Cystosis Depression Dermatosis Dropsy Dysmenorrhea Dysuria Eczema Enterosis Gastrosis Gonorrhea Hepatosis Hypochondria Infection Inflammation Mucososis Pericardosis Pulmonosis Rheumatism Scabies Scirrhus Sclerosis Swelling Sycosis Syphilis Tumor UTI VD Wart Water Retention Worm Wound

General Dosage

No recent dosage found. I’d not advise the dosage repeated in Madaus. I usually caution against white sap.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. Slightly poisonous; poisonings, including fatal ones, are known only among animals. Can lead to diarrhea and overactive bladder. Overdoses may lead to toxicity with diarrhea, hepatosis, nephrosis, neurosis, and paralysis. Pyridone derivatives may color the urine red.

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