Homoeopathy — Page 103
Aurum Metallicum 103 Sometimes, the eyes swell and protrude out. In allopathic medicine, the only treatment for this condition is surgery. Swollen protruding eyes may be due to diseases of the glands or some other chronic debilitating illness in which tuberculous matter is found. Aurum Metallicum has been found very useful in combating this condition irrespective of its cause. I have also found Natrum Mur and Bacilinium useful in this condition. If the pressure inside the eye is elevated, Belladonna and Arnica must also be used. The important point again is to keep in view the natural aptitude of the patient and find the appropriate match from the homoeopathic armamentarium. If the symptoms are mixed up, the above combination may be employed. At least, I have found it very beneficial. Aurum Metallicum is very useful against the deep wounds of the ears, in which the bony structure of the ear becomes rotten, resulting in discharge of extremely putrid material. The nasal cold of Aurum Metallicum patient is of chronic type. The cause is not the inflammation of the mucosal lining, but the involvement of the cartilaginous bones of the nose. The nasal catarrh of Natrum Mur is related to the inflammation of the lining of the nose and not the bones. Administration of Natrum Mur first aggravates the symptoms resulting in copious secretions, and then makes them disappear. In homoeopathic literature, Aurum has been mentioned in relation to the treatment of suppressed syphilis. Recent studies of AIDS patients in America have shown that severely sick patients of AIDS exhibited symptoms of syphilis also. This is attributed to have been acquired from their ancestors who had syphilis, were treated and apparently were cured. One characteristic sign of Aurum Metallicum is the formation of spider webs on the nose and the tendency of the blood to clot in these little veins like varicose veins. The lips also look bluish. In the Aurum patient, the liver becomes stone hard and nodules form. Aurum Metallicum is also useful in Inguinal Hernia, an inflamed hardened uterus associated with widely spaced, scanty menses. In Natrum Mur also, similar symptoms develop, with the difference that