For light-haired, irresolute persons of a phelgmatic
temperament.
Eczema and itching eruptions after vaccinations.
Hypochondriacal and despondent; indifferent to everything and every
one; angry at trifles and perfectly harmless things, but is soon
sorry for it.
Toothache: in carious teeth ( Kreos. ); feel elongated, dull pain
when biting on them and when touched with tongue, < at night;
> with mouth open and drawing in air; roots decay (rev. or Mer.
).
Headache, violent after slight vexation; painful on the slightest
touch; right sided.
The head is covered with thick, leather-like crust, under which
thick and white pus collects here and there; hair is glued and matted
together; pus after a time is ichorous, becomes offensive and breeds
vermin.
Ulcers with thick, yellowish-white scabs, under which thick, yellow
pus collects.
Vesicles appear around the ulcers, itch violently, burn like fire
( Hep. ); shining, fiery-red areola around.
Linen or charpie sticks to the ulcers, they bleed when it is torn
away.
Eczema: intolerable itching, < in bed and from touch; copious,
serous exudation.
Neuralgic burning pains after zona.
Bones, especially long bones, inflamed, swollen; nightly pains
going from above downwards; after abuse of Merc. , after venereal
diseases; caries, exostoses, tumors soften from within out.
Pain in periosteum of long bones < at night in bed, least touch,
in damp weather ( Mer. , Phyt. ).
Child scratches face continually, which is covered with blood;
eruptions moist; itching worse at night; inflammatory redness of
face.
Relations. - Compare: Caust. , Guaiac. , Phyt. , Rhus.
Aggravation. - Cold air; cold washing; at night; touch or motion;
bad effects of mercury or alcohol.
Epidemics occurring in January or February often call for Mezereum.
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