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Aurum metallicum is a homeopathy remedy made from gold. Its Latin name is Aurum. Some labels call it metallic gold.
It is a single remedy, made from one source and not a blend. Makers grind gold, then dilute it in steps, over and over. At the common 30C strength, no gold is left in the pill you take.
Homeopaths pick it for deep sadness, grief and low mood. Some also use it for bone and joint pain. Trials do not show it works better than a sugar pill, so long use in homeopathy is not proof of effect.
Homeopathy rests on two ideas. The first is that a tiny trace of a substance can treat the same signs it causes in large amounts. The second is that shaking the mix at each step leaves an imprint of the gold behind.
Neither idea fits what we know about the body or about chemistry. At 30C there is nothing left in the pill to act on.
Any change you notice is most likely placebo. Placebo means you truly feel better because you took something and hoped it would help, not because of the pill itself.
You will find it as small sugar pellets, as tablets that melt under the tongue, and as liquid drops in an alcohol base.
Common strengths are 6C, 30C, 200C and 1M. Some brands also sell low strengths written as 1X, 3X or 6X, and drop forms marked LM or Q. The lower the number, the less the gold has been diluted.
Samuel Hahnemann, who founded homeopathy, tested gold on himself in the early 1800s. He wrote up the results in his book Materia Medica Pura. Gold had already been used as a medicine by alchemists and doctors long before him.
Aurum metallicum is still taught in the classic homeopathy texts and is stocked in most homeopathic pharmacies. Gold shows up in other systems too, such as the Ayurvedic gold ash Swarna Bhasma, but that is made and used in a very different way.
Some reactions to Aurum metallicum need urgent care. Call your local emergency number or go to an emergency department straight away — do not wait to see whether it passes.
Call emergency services or a crisis line straight away if you or someone near you is thinking about suicide or self-harm. This cannot wait, and no remedy is a substitute for that call.
See a doctor soon if low mood lasts more than two weeks, if you stop eating or sleeping, or if you lose interest in everything you used to enjoy.
Get checked without delay for chest pain, a pounding or racing heartbeat, bone pain that wakes you at night, unexplained weight loss, swollen ankles, or a drop in how much you pass urine.
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