Aurum metallicum
(Aurum metallicum · Gold)
The remedy of heavy responsibility. In the materia medica, Aurum is associated with serious, driven, dutiful people who can sink into deep low mood, self-reproach and a sense of having failed.
Source
The metal gold, finely ground and highly diluted
Kingdom
Mineral
Abbreviation
Aur.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
High standards and a strong sense of duty; hurried, cannot do things fast enough
Deep despondency and self-reproach, with life feeling like a burden; the classic texts treat this very seriously
Quick anger at the least contradiction; very sensitive to noise and confusion
Aching pains, especially in the bones, that are worse at night
Tends to feel better
Warm air
Morning
Summer
Tends to feel worse
Night, from sunset to sunrise
Cold weather and getting cold
Winter
Mental exertion
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Aurum metallicum)
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Natrum muriaticum
(Natrum muriaticum)
Both serious and closed; Natrum muriaticum holds grief inward, Aurum turns against itself with self-reproach and duty.
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Argentum nitricum
(Argentum nitricum)
Both hurried; Argentum nitricum's haste comes with anticipatory anxiety, Aurum's with responsibility and gloom.
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From the classic texts
“Peevish and vehement at least contradiction. … Constant rapid questioning without waiting for reply. Cannot do things fast enough. Oversensitiveness; (Staph) to noise, excitement, confusion.”
“Uneasy, hurried, great desire for mental and physical activity; cannot do things fast enough (Arg. n.). Ailments from fright, anger, contradictions, mortification, vexation, dread, or reserved displeasure (Staph.).”
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