SBL Mercurius Iodatus Ruber Dilution comes from the bin-iodide of mercury.
It acts powerfully on the throat, glands, mucous membranes, and skin.
Therefore, it suits acute infections and chronic glandular disorders.
Especially, it favors left-sided inflammatory conditions.
Throat and Tonsils
Primarily, it treats left-sided tonsillitis with dark redness and swelling.
Moreover, it helps diphtheria with deep red, painful fauces.
Additionally, it supports early parenchymatous tonsillitis.
It often aborts peritonsillitis when given early.
Furthermore, it relieves stiffness of throat and neck muscles.
Patients feel a lump sensation and constant hawking.
Also, it eases cough from an elongated uvula.
Nasal and Eustachian Tube Support
Next, it manages coryza with headache and dull hearing.
Often, heat appears on the right side of the nose.
Moreover, thick posterior mucus forces frequent hawking.
It reduces swollen turbinates and boggy nasal membranes.
Additionally, it opens blocked Eustachian tubes with sudden popping.
Mouth and Salivary Glands
Then, it relieves swollen gums with toothache.
The tongue feels scalded and stiff at the base.
Therefore, speaking and swallowing become painful.
It also helps aphthous ulcers and excessive salivation.
Syphilitic mouth conditions respond particularly well.
Larynx and Chest
Furthermore, it supports laryngeal inflammation with hoarseness or aphonia.
Cough often follows throat irritation.
Chest tightness appears with catching pain under the right breast.
Breathing feels restricted and uncomfortable.
Skin, Glands, and Syphilitic States
Importantly, it treats syphilitic skin eruptions and hard chancres.
It reduces suppurating buboes and glandular swelling.
Skin shows cracks, fissures, and painful pustules.
Crusty eruptions affect the wings of the nose.
Thus, it suits scrofulous and cachectic constitutions.
Children and Early Infections
Finally, it helps early colds and throat infections in children.
Diphtheritic symptoms worsen during empty swallowing.
Throat sensitivity to touch strongly confirms the remedy.




