Mercury is the planet closest to Sun. Hence in most of the birth charts one can find either Mercury and Sun conjunct or placed in adjacent houses. Mercury is your intelligence, wit and humor. Generally, Mercury is considered as benefic planet unless it is in the influence of malefic planets like Rahu, Ketu, Mars and Saturn. Mercury rules the intellectual signs -Gemini and Virgo. A person with strong Mercury will have good intelligence but also would be indecisive as both Gemini and Virgo are dual signs (Movable as well as Fixed). Mercury believes in Logic. People with strong Mercury fail to take things at face value. They seek logic and reasoning before accepting anything. It rules three Nakshatras viz. Ashlesha, Jyestha and Revathi.

Mercury is the planet of communication and it represents fields like commerce, trade, accounts, banking, insurance and even computers. This is precisely the reason one has to strengthen their Mercury to ensure prosperity in Business. How can one understand without looking at the birth chart if their Mercury is strong or otherwise? Below are some of the symptoms of a bad Mercury.

1. Break in education and academics.
2. Loss of front teeth
3. Pet parrot dies or any other bird kept as pet dies.
4. Closure of business
5. Disputes with banks related to loan or any other matter.
6. Loss of smell
7. Issues with recovery of money from debtors.
8. Difficulties in conceiving child.
9. Skin diseases.

Below are some excellent remedies to strengthen Mercury in your birth chart:

1. Soak Green Moong Chilka Dal (Green Gram split) every Tuesday night in water and feed the Dal to birds in the Morning.
2. Every morning, clean your teeth with Fitkari (Alum)
3. Take one spoon Pure Ghee, 2 tablets of Camphor and one spoon of sugar in Kansa metal dish (Bell Metal or Bronze) and drop it every Wednesday in flowing water or river.
4. Offer Sweets to Lord Ganesh every Wednesday.
5. Avoid planting saplings with broad leaves at home.
6. Take a copper plate, make a hole in the center and drop it in flowing water or river.
7. Before using new clothes, wash them with River water.
8. Do not keep pets at home.
9. Worship Durga Maa, visit Durga temple every Wednesday.
10. Keep rain water in a vessel on your rooftop.
11. Donate Asthama (breathing disease also known as Dama) medicine at hospitals.
12. Do not keep Money plant at home.
13. Avoid wearing leather belts
14. Drop green things like green leafy vegetables, green fruits, etc. in flowing water or river.
15. Always stay committed to the promises that you have made and fulfill them.
16. Always use green color handkerchief.
17. Never keep fish tank at home.
18. Take green color bottle and fill it with Ganga water and bury it in a lonely place.
19. Give your daughter silver Nose ring to wear.