Aurum muriaticum, commonly known as Chloride of Gold, is a powerful homoeopathic medicine prepared from the combination of gold chloride and sodium chloride. It is widely used for its deep-acting therapeutic properties, especially in chronic, syphilitic, glandular, and degenerative conditions. Aurum muriaticum acts on multiple organ systems, including the cardiovascular, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal, and nervous systems. It is especially valued for assisting indurations, ulcers, fistulas, and glandular swellings, as well as emotional disturbances like deep melancholy and restlessness.
Common Name: Chloride of Gold
SBL’s Aurum muriaticum can be helpful in the following conditions:
• Cardiac Disorders
- Used in affections of the heart, including angina pectoris and pains above the heart.
- Aurum muriaticum helps in managing pressure under the sternum and anxious chest constriction.
• Liver and Spleen Affections
- Beneficial in assisting liver induration and enlarged spleen.
- Relieves abdominal swelling and ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdomen).
• Fistulas and Ulcers
- Useful in anal and dental fistulas, and ulcerations of mucous membranes.
- Supports healing in chronic cases of excoriation and fissures.
• Respiratory Conditions
- Helpful in asthma, particularly when worse at night.
- Used in cases of hoarseness, chronic laryngeal affections, loud cough with yellow expectoration, and pleuritic chest pain.
• Skin Conditions
- Beneficial for eczema, dermatitis, and condylomata (genital warts).
- Assists ulcerations, lupus, warts, and exostosis on the skin and bones.
• Eye and Ear Complaints
- Used for scrofulous ophthalmia, chronic lid inflammation, fistula lachrymalis, and sudden blindness.
- Assists burning, itching behind the ears, and deafness accompanied by a sensation of emptiness.
• Nasal Disorders
- Beneficial in ozæna (fetid nasal discharge), nasal ulcers, scabs, and deep cracks in the alæ nasi.
- Helps in managing yellow crusts, pus, and scrofulous conditions of the nose.
• Digestive Disorders
- Alleviates slow digestion, stomach cramps, burning, and stitching sensations in the stomach.
- Reduces abdominal stiffness, liver and groin swellings.
• Bowel and Rectal Conditions
- Assists diarrhoea, especially at night or after meals.
- Used in bleeding haemorrhoids, anal itching, and condylomata.
• Male Sexual Health
- Addresses diminished virility, exhausting erections, painful testicular conditions, chancres, and genital warts.
- Relieves itching and excrescences on the genitals.
• Female Sexual Health
- Assists acrid leucorrhœa, itching of the genitals, and post-climacteric hemorrhage.
- Helps in chronic vaginal discharge and burning in the vulva.
• Urinary and Glandular Disorders
- Useful in assisting swollen inguinal glands and syphilitic manifestations.
- Supports healing in gonorrhoeal conditions and chronic glandular swellings.
• Bone and Joint Complaints
- Used in caries, exostosis, and periostitis, particularly after infectious diseases.
- Relieves swelling and tenderness in limbs, especially along the tibia and wrists.
• Neurological and General Complaints
- Beneficial in spinal sclerosis, Morvan’s disease (confusion, behavioral changes, myoclonus, and severe insomnia), and generalised weakness.
- Aurum muriaticum assists drawing, tearing pains and restlessness marked by frequent position changes ("quicksilver man").
• Restless and Melancholy
- Useful for people with intense restlessness, laziness, and emotional weariness.
- Indicated in profound melancholy and aversion to all activity.