Case 74

Description

A melancholic‑phlegmatic man of a robust habit took silver‑plated mercury pills, developing a cascade of severe complaints: general weakness, abdominal pain, reduced saliva, dark‑red burning urination, night‑time restlessness, and foul mouth odor with stabbing pain in the jaws. Spigelia rapidly and decisively cured the remaining symptoms, including the mouth odor and jaw stabbing.