MERCURIUS SULPHURICUS

Standard name	Mercurius sulphuricus
Other names	Hydrargyrum oxydatum subsulphuricum
Standard abbr.	Merc-s.
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Common names	Turpeth mineral
Substance description	Yellow precipitate. Turpeth mineral. HgSO₄ 2H₂O. There is not a little confusion about the identity of this drug in the books. Turpeth is correctly given by Allen as HgSO₄ 2 HgO. Hering, who proved and introduced it, calls it Turpethum and Turpeth mineral, but gives the formula HgSO₄. The Pharmacopoeia of the American Institute of Homeopathy describes the white sulphate, HgSO₄, under the heading Mercurius sulphuricus, but says it is “mentioned in Allen's Encyclopedia” Vol. vi., p. 325; whereas it is Turpeth, the yellow precipitate, which is there spoken of. Trituration.
Distinctness	DISTINCT
Classification	Chemical substance – Compound – Inorganic

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