Aurum metallicum
von H. A. Roberts — The Rheumatic Remedies
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
Aurum met. is to be thought of in those scrofulous, syphilitic or mercurialized constitutions suffering from rheumatic conditions characterized by very severe tearing boring bone pains, always greatly aggravated at night and in cold weather, when the accompanying symptoms are present.
In inflammatory rheumatism Aurum met. is of value when there is high fever, extreme tenderness to touch, profuse sweat, and involvement of the endocardium with the peculiar heart symptoms.
HEART
SEVERE PAIN IN HEART; MUST SIT UP.
SENSATION AS IF THE HEART STOPPED, THEN GAVE ONE SUDDEN HARD THUMP.
HEART FLOUNDERS.
LOUD ENDOCARDIAL BRUITS.
PULSE IRREGULAR.
NECK AND BACK
Tension as if muscles of neck were too short.
Pain in small of back as if weary.
STINGING PAINS IN SMALL OF BACK.
(Pain in lower spine.)
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES
Boring in left shoulder.
Arms so weary they are hard to move; forearms heavy.
Severe boring pains in right elbow and forearm.
Cramp-like TEARING IN BONES OF BOTH ARMS.
Boring in finger joints.
BONES OF HAND SWOLLEN, ALMOST IMMOVABLE AND SENSITIVE.
INFERIOR EXTREMITIES
KNEES FEEL AS IF TIGHTLY BANDAGED WHEN SITTING.
Right knee weak while walking.
GOUTY NODES ON LEGS.
CARIES OF BONES OF LIMBS.
BORING IN TIBIA, ANKLE AND FOOT.
SWELLING OF LEGS AND FEET WHEN GETTING UP IN THE MORNING, > AFTER WALKING ABOUT.
TOES RED AND SWOLLEN.
FEET SWOLLEN.
Weary pains in tarsal bones shooting up toward knee, < early morning in bed.
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL
Limbs go to sleep; numb on waking.
PARALYTIC DRAWING PAINS IN MORNING.
SWELLING OF PERIOSTEUM OF BONES OF FOREARM AND LONG BONES OF LEGS.
Weariness of all the limbs.
BONES OF LIMBS SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL; JOINTS ALMOST IMMOVABLE ON ACCOUNT OF PAIN, ESPECIALLY OF HANDS AND FEET; JOINTS MUCH INFLAMED.
TEARING PAINS IN ALL THE BONES.
ARTHRITIC DEPOSITS IN JOINTS.
BORING PAINS IN BONES.
CONCOMITANTS
GREAT ANXIETY AND EXCITEMENT.
ALTERNATING MOODS.
FRETFULNESS.
VERY GREAT DESPAIR WITH CONSTANT TALK OF TAKING HIS LIFE BUT HE NEVER ATTEMPTS IT.
INCLINED TO CURSE AND SWEAR.
SCROFULOUS AND SYPHILITIC ULCERATION OF BONES AND GLANDS.
HYSTERICAL.
HIGH FEVER WITH PROFUSE PERSPIRATION.
AGGRAVATIONS
AT NIGHT.
MORNING BEFORE RISING.
COLD WEATHER.
AMELIORATIONS
DURING DAY AND EARLY EVENING.
WARMTH.