Aurum Met.

Aurum metallicum


Origin
Found in hydrothermal veins, and sometimes as nuggets or grains lying in stream beds or sand in Australia, South Africa, and North America.
Background
Given by 12th-century Arabian physicians for heart problems, gold was also used in blood tests and for tuberculosis in the early 20th century.
Preparation
Gold is purified from a nugget or extracted from an ore. It is then triturated with lactose sugar, filtered, diluted, and succussed.
Common Names
Gold.
GOLD This heavy, inert metal is used mostly for aesthetic or economic purposes, but is also used in medicine and in dentistry, where its resistance to chemical reaction makes it ideal for tooth fillings and caps.

Key Symptoms

workaholic nature; despair at any perceived failures; bouts of anger and violence; angina; pains in the bones; person feels worse at night
    The ancient Egyptians were one of the earliest civilizations to master the art of mining and working gold. In many cultures it was ascribed great value on the basis of its rarity and splendor. As early as the 7th century BCE, gold was fashioned into coins and used as a means of exchange, paving the way for today's world economy. Gold also plays a role in conventional medicine, being used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Hahnemann proved the homeopathic remedy in 1818.

Remedy Profile

Those who are most suited to Aurum met. often feel as if they do not accomplish as much as they should. They tend to be workaholics, always striving to attain the tough standards that they set for themselves. If they consider that they have failed in this, a feeling of emptiness and despair may follow.

There is a marked tendency toward hypersensitivity in these people, both emotionally and physically, with smell, taste, hearing, and touch all being highly acute. As a result of being emotionally overcharged, they tend to overreact to criticism or contradiction, exploding into fierce anger with trembling and flushing.

Aurum met. is prescribed for depression and grief. It is also given to treat circulatory problems such as palpitations and angina, and for headaches, disorders of the reproductive system, and bone pains.

Depression

Symptoms: Anxiety and a sense of worthlessness, disenchantment with life, and despair. There is commonly an empty feeling, as though everything is just for show but lacks substance: it glitters but is not gold. In extreme cases this may lead to severe clinical depression and suicide. There may be a longing for death, possibly provoking suicidal thoughts, although a fear of death may coexist simultaneously.

Other symptoms include irritability, feelings of guilt or of being forsaken, perhaps associated with a shock, such as the death of a loved one, or a failed romance.

Symptoms better: For rest; for walking; for fresh air.

Symptoms worse: For mental concentration or exertion; for emotional stress, particularly at night.

Angina

Symptoms: Palpitations, high blood pressure, breathlessness, and chest pains behind the breastbone that extend along the arm to the fingertips. There may also be the sensation that the heart is about to stop, and that the blood vessels are hot. The heart may not feel properly lodged in the chest, and may seem to shake with every movement.

Symptoms better: For warmth; for rest; for fresh air.

Symptoms worse: At night; for mental or physical exertion; for emotional stress.

Reproductive-system problems

Symptoms: Inflammation of the testes and undescended testicles in boys. In women, Aurum met. is used for painful menstruation, fibroids, a prolapsed uterus, causing a dragging feeling in the pelvis, and a sensation that the uterus is enlarged. There may be sterility, leading to depression.

Symptoms better: For rest; for walking; for fresh air; for washing in cold water.

Symptoms worse: For cold; at night; for emotional stress.

Bone pain

Symptoms: Deep, gnawing, debilitating bone pains, often on the right side of the jaw bone and in the bones of the nose. There may be wandering, debilitating rheumatic pains in the muscles.

Symptoms better: For warmth; for rest; for fresh air.

Symptoms worse: At night; for exertion; for emotional stress.

Headaches

Symptoms: Severe, pounding, unbearable pain, with veins pulsing in the temples.

Symptoms better: For rest; for fresh air.

Symptoms worse: At night; for exertion; for emotional stress.


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