Aurum

Questions

Give the general action of Aurum. Aurum acts upon the glandular system, affecting especially the liver and testicles. It also has a prominent action upon bones, especially the palatine bones, producing caries and exostosis. It is also a valuable remedy in affections of the sexual organs of both sexes. "What are the mental symptoms of Aurum ?

Disgust for life, a longing for death, and a tendency to suicide; this tendency is only mental, for the patient rarely attempts it; there is a feeling of worthlessness and despair, the patient thinks he is damned. Give the eye symptoms of Aurum. Syphihtic Iritis after the abuse of Mercury; ulceration of the cornea and intense photophobia; double vision and half vision, in which the lower half of objects can be seen.

What is the Catarrh of Aurum ?

Fetid nasal discharge with caries of the bones of the nose; boring pains in the bones of the nose at night.

In what affections of the bones is Aurum indicated ?

In Caries of the bones, of mercurial origin, with offensive discharge and odor.