Cinnabaris is a powerful and valuable homoeopathic medicine prepared through trituration of Red Sulphide of Mercury (Mercuric Sulphide, HgS). Known for its deep and specific action on the mucous membranes, eyes, nasal passages, and genito-urinary organs, it is especially suited for syphilitic conditions, ulcerative lesions, and neuralgic pains, particularly affecting the head and face. The medicine exhibits a strong affinity for ciliary neuralgia, granulated lids, ulcerative sore throats, and genital warts. Marked by fiery redness, sharp stitching pains, and a feeling of pressure, Cinnabaris works well in both acute and chronic infections of a venereal and catarrhal origin.
Common Name: Cinnabar / Red Sulphide of Mercury
SBL’s Cinnabaris can be helpful in the following conditions:
Ciliary Neuralgia and Eye Affections
- Cinnabaris is indicated in pains radiating from the inner canthus around the eye to the temple or across the eyebrows.
- Severe orbital bone pain, especially from inner to outer canthus.
- Granulated eyelids, with fiery redness of the whole eye and canthi.
- Effective in lacrimal duct pain and chronic conjunctival affections linked to syphilitic or catarrhal states.
Nasal and Facial Complaints
- Pressive pain over the nasal root, extending into surrounding facial bones.
- Suited for syphilitic ozaena or thick, stringy nasal discharge flowing backward into the throat.
- Useful for nasal catarrh with facial congestion, especially when face appears purple red from head congestion.
Ulceration and Throat Conditions
- Fiery, angry-looking ulcers in the mouth and throat.
- Dryness of the mouth, compelling frequent rinsing.
- Stringy mucus constantly drawn from posterior nares into throat, characteristic in chronic throat affections.
- Excellent in managing syphilitic ulcerations with foul odor and resistance to healing.
Genito-Urinary Disorders
- In males, helps in swollen prepuce, bleeding warts, buboes, and testicular swelling.
- Especially indicated for syphilitic chancres and vesiculo-squamous eruptions on genitalia.
- In females, alleviates leucorrhoea with a pressing feeling in the vagina.
Joint and Bone Pains
- Pain in forearms, wrists, and hands, often extending downward.
- Suited for long bone pain aggravated by barometric changes.
- Coldness and stiffness of joints, particularly when associated with a syphilitic history.
- Nodes on the shin-bones and condylomata that bleed easily.
Skin Eruptions & Ulcers
- Indicated in fiery-red ulcers, often syphilitic or venereal in origin.
- Useful in buboes, syphilitic condylomata, and recurrent venereal eruptions.
- Eruption often squamous or vesicular, aggravated by warmth or pressure.
Sleeplessness
- Cinnabaris aids in sleeplessness during the night, often due to pain or mental restlessness.