The second prescription

- Following in hahnemann's footsteps : the the definitive years 1833-1843 (D. Little)

Valmy's second prescription was given after three months of Sulphur, interspersed with placebos when necessary. On October 28, 1837, the case journals noted that Valmy had apthae inside the lip again, bleeding gums, but no pain in the knee, shoulder, or chest muscles. The spots itching on the chest had changed to white discolorations and there were no rushes of blood to the head when getting up. At this time, Hahnemann makes his second prescription, changing the remedy to Cinnabaris, the red sulfate of mercury, a well known anti-syphilitic remedy:
 Rx: Cinnabaris, 30C, 1 pill in 15 tablespoons with 1 spirit, 1 tablespoon in a glass of water to take 1, 2, 3 increasing small spoons.
 In this prescription, Hahnemann uses a standard sized medicinal solution which is made in 7 to 15 tablespoons of water [3 1/2 to 7 ounces] with spirits as a preservative. After succussing the remedy bottle, 1 tablespoon was stirred into a glass of water, and 1, 2, 3, or increasingly more teaspoons were given until reaction was attained. This method of using medicinal solutions with the addition of a dilution glass was first published in the 6th edition of the Organon, which introduced the LM potency. This case shows that Hahnemann administered his C potencies exactly like his LM potencies in his last five years.
 As far as potency sequences go, the Founder used the 30C, 24C, 18C, 12C and 6C in descending order throughout his entire career. It is only in the 1840's that we find him raising the potency, from 198c to 199c to 200C, and using the LM 0/1, 0/2, 0/3, etc. in ascending order. Nevertheless, Hahnemann still seemed to favor progressively lowering the degree of his lower potencies 30C to 6C. This practice opens the C potency scale to an upward or downward movement, depending on whether one is using the high or low potencies. The Cinnabaris prescription for Duke Valmy began a series of remedies that started on October 28, 1837 and continued until March 27, 1838. In the last entry for this case, Valmy was much better than when he had first come to Hahnemann.