Sheila Parks wrote:
Sheila,
Hahnemannlabs has it:
http://www.securewd.com/cgibin/start/ha ... _list.html
It is also mentioned here:
http://www.homeopathic.co.nz/ehrhart/ekrx.htm
so, maybe Julian Winston who is signed on this page, knows more about
the obscure remedy?
And finally, here is an article I had on my hard drive, translated from
RUSSIAN, author unknown, which has some reference to Aur. Phos, it deals
with the entire AURUM group and I think it is quiet valuable:
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THE AURUM GROUP
This group has been neglected by homeopaths because of insufficient
knowledge about it.
We are starting with Aurum metalicum which expresses the basic
characteristics of the group and then we shall describe the salts of the
group starting with the ones that have been most often used.
AURUM METALLICUM Here we find the occurrence of visions in excess.
Having visions and working for them is a prerequisite of success. When
a person possesses the tendency to pursue visions for the betterment of
society and does this without the motive of personal gain, he approaches
the state of the gold of the alchemist's stone. The psychological state
of Aurum metallicum is quite different from that state, as this one is a
state of excessive envisioning propelled by selfish motives. The person
wishes to always be the best and spares no effort to achieve this goal.
He works the whole day in order to realize his ambition to reach the
top. Aurum is a very hard-working person. He works in a tireless and
methodical manner. He possesses an inner strength which pushes towards
the materialization of the vision. He takes it as a great failure if he
comes second. Aurum cannot stand defeat, either. When defeated he gets
sick, as he always wants to be the winner.
Aurum is serious, talks sparingly, is very responsible and gets easily
hurt. He cannot stand being doubted. Not that he gives anyone the
right to do something like that. He is consistent and hurried as well.
He wants his job to be done well and fast. Therefore, he could be
misidentified for Argentum. Here some clarification is needed: when we
talk about consistency we must keep in mind that a lot of other concepts
can be connected with it; someone may be consistent because he does not
wish to lose public acclaim, another so that the vision may be
fulfilled, another because he may be in fear of punishment, another
because he wishes to appear perfect, another because he fears abuse,
another because he wants to avoid being abandoned etc. Therefore, when
we search for and examine concepts while getting the medical record, we
have to find out whether a concept held by the person is primary or
secondary in the sense of it being derived from another concept. In
Aurum, consistency derives from vision. In Argentum consistency is due
to the reign of reason; the person is consistent simply because this is
the right thing and this is how we should be. This is why we consider
that Argentum expresses the concept of consistency in a more direct way.
In Zincum consistency is due to fear of punishment and when that
consistency is due to punishment then it becomes false. Thus the Greek
name "pseudosilver" is a perfect fit to this psychological
characteristic of the homeopathic remedy we make from this metal.
Coming back to Aurum we see that the person has an inner strength
perceived by others. So, he easily becomes the leader in a group of
family. Everybody leans on him. He offers others the steadfastness of
a rock and is a refuge for them, a haven. He constantly offers to
others, works for others but all these efforts are not selfless. He
offers to all and everyone but at the same time needs to have others by
his side. The result is that he may easily feel neglected, abandoned,
he may feel that he has lost their love, and can get very angry because
of these feelings.
Aurum is very sensitive in spite of the inner strengths that he
possesses and shows to others.
He can be easily hurt and disappointed, can easily feel humiliated,
neglected, underestimated or may get angry easily. He may be violent
when angry. On such occasions his behavior does not remind others of
the character they have been used to dealing with. However, the anger
does not usually manifest itself. Then, the person develops
hypochondriac symptoms. He exhibits the picture of someone with an
imaginary serious disease. For example, he may think that he has a
heart problem, or "is often subject to heart attacks". The
hypochondriac symptoms are an unconscious punishment of others for their
"indifference". Yet, this strategy is accompanied by pain and other
ailments which give him some kind of morbid self satisfaction that
someone(himself), at least, is interested. A hypochondriac
symptomatology may present itself after a failure of the individual to
be the best, a failure that brings disappointment and low self-esteem.
However, no matter what the deeper cause is, hypochondriasis is a
defense which protects from intense melancholia and/or suicide.
It is worth the while to study the main action of this remedy as it used
to be described in the Materia Medica of our time until recently. Here
we are talking about melancholia. The term requires some clarification.
The word "melancholia" comes from the words "melas" and "holos". The
adjective "melas" means black, dark, gloomy, terrible, dark-souled,
vague, inauspicious. The noun "holos" means bite, wrath, anger,
indignation, rage. Black color symbolizes mourning, it is the color of
death and destruction. Therefore, according to the above the term
"melancholia" describes the psychological state of destructive wrath.
As we write in our comparative study titled "Origins-Principles for the
Unification of Human Sciences", black bile corresponds to the syphilitic
miasm. (The correspondence is blood-psora, sycosis-phlegm, yellow bile-
tubercular, black bile-syphilitic). Therefore, melancholia is the
syphilitic sadness.
Now, lets go back to Aurum. When melancholic the patient loses every
interest in life. Everything seems to him futile meaningless, sad. He
wants to end his life. He feels that he is to blame for everything,
that he has made mistakes, that he has neglected his duties, that his
friends have lost their trust in him. He feels deep despair and wishes
to give an end to his life.
This may be done either by falling from a high place or driving in the
opposite direction or crashing the car against a wall, or by using a
gun, getting drowned or hanging. The suicidal wish is often fulfilled.
When this happens no one in the family realizes anything. Aurum is
the person who works late and after work goes and does away with
himself. Aurum as a remedy can also be prescribed in cases of minor
depression without suicidal ideation. In such cases it is possible that
after ingesting the remedy, the individual should tell you that he has
observed having suicidal ideation which was not insistent and did not
last long, while he did not have such ideas before. This is not due to
a proving of the remedy but it is due to the realization of repressed
suicidal tendencies. When this happens, it means that the patient is
doing well, as after an increase of awareness the general condition is
improved. Such cases need adept treatment and readiness on the part of
the therapist. On other occasions depression is covert and the person
becomes desperate, feels tired out and fed up with life as a result of
his physical ailments. Alternatively the remedy may be indicated in
bipolar disorder where we have an alternation between depressive and
manic symptoms.
AURUM SULPHUROSUM(SULPHURATUM)-AURUM SULPHUROSUM KALINATUM- AURUM
SULPHUROSUM NATRONATUM - AURUM SULFUROSUM CALCAREATUM The remedy has the
characteristics of Aurum but the influence of sulphur is strong. There
is a resemblance with Aurum sulphuricum as well. The person has the
feeling that he is not appreciated by others and exercises great efforts
to be appreciated, to obtain praise and admiration. It is an important
antisycotic remedy. As we have stated in the unified theory of
idiosyncrasy, the sycotic miasm corresponds to fixation at the anal
developmental stage of psychoanalytic theory.
People who are predominantly sycotic possess overdeveloped self-control,
they control their feelings, they are not spontaneous. They also have
the tendency to hold, to amass, to collect, to categorize, to put in
order. They are proud of every one of their "secretions" and they
constantly seek praise. The behaviors they adopt prompt others to make
sycotics their center of observation. In general they posses an
ambivalent approach to life, they have a difficulty in decision-making,
lack flexibility, are stubborn, find it difficult to adopt new
approaches. They are quite rational, take care of details, and are
realistic.
The above characteristics show us a general tendency for stagnation, for
immobility. They direct us towards a certain group of remedies which
can help a lot with differential diagnosis but do not help us prescribe
the absolutely similar remedy. When Kent stated that there were three
main remedies for the sycotic miasm, that is Thuja, Natrum sulphuricum
and Meddhorinum, he did not possess knowledge of many important remedies
known today, of the sulphur compounds, for instance. Whenever the
homeopath, finds out that sycosis is prominent in one of his patients,
he prescribes one of the basic antimiasmatic remedies, Natrum
sulphuricum, for example in order to effect a clearer picture. He has
then used a partly similar remedy. In such a case, he prescribes for
the outer "layer" of symptoms. After the latter have subsided he will
prescribe for the next "layer" and so forth. This is a method which
Hahnemann used to employ a lot because he had very few remedies at his
disposal. However, the more remedies we know of in depth, the more
possible it is to approach the similar remedy. Aurum sulphurosum is one
of the remedies which have not been prescribed as often as required,
because there has been an over of the former way of thinking. In one
case, for example, the patient had taken Sulphur, Nitric acid and Aurum
over a period of eight years. He had improved; however, as soon as he
was given Aurum sulphuratum, he felt a lot better, he experienced great
change in his life and a fuller and more permanent improvement of his
symptoms. Due to the above findings, I believe that a deep
understanding of this kind of study of the periodic table will help a
lot with the evolution of our therapeutic art.
Let us come back to Aurum sulphurosum. These are people who are
visionaries and have the tendency to be the best in everything they
undertake; however, they often feel they are not appreciated in spite of
all their efforts. They may be strong individuals who function as a
support to those around them; however, they feel that they are actually
not as appreciated as they should be. They constantly strive to win
this appreciation. When they do not manage this in spite of their
efforts, they become irritable and very critical of others. We find
quite a number of sycotic characteristics in their personalities; their
physical characteristics are very similar to those of Natrum sulphuricum.
A depressive state may appear when the individual's efforts to implement
his visions or to win the appreciation of others are not effective.
Here we must distinguish between this state and the depression of Aurum
metallicum in that the element of control is developed, and,
consequently, the suicidal ideation is rarely implemented. Sycotic
characteristics, when they exist in a depressive person, are among the
positive signs that make suicide less probable. However, these same
characteristics obstruct psychotherapy as they contribute to a lack of
flexibility.
When the Aurum person intensely seeks appreciation in relationships, the
remedy is Aurum sulfurosum natronatum. When the person intensely seeks
appreciation from his own people, the people he is closed related to,
then the remedy is Aurum sulphurosum kalinatum. When an Aurum person,
together with the need for appreciation feels an intense need for
protection, safety, security then the remedy is Aurum sulphurosum
sulphurosum calcareatum.
AURUM IODATUM These salts present in addition to the characteristics of
Aurum, also present those of Iodum.
The main characteristic is that the person lives with the intense
feeling that he will be abandoned. Consequently, what we have here is a
person who, all along with the dynamism and the visions of Aurum also
harbours a delusion that he will be abandoned by those who support him.
As he fears abandonement, he forms too strong an attachment to other
people and spares no efforts to keep them by his side.
In Aurum iodatum we have a preponderance of the tubercular miasm. We
have a person with a need for change as he easily becomes bored. For
example, he likes travelling a lot. This is quite an amorous person;
however, he feels that the partner may abandon the relationship.
When we are dealing with a person which is very emotional, a person for
whom the most important thing in life is the relationship with a love
partner and in addition to that there is a feeling of insecurity, a
feeling that the love partner will abandon the relationship, then the
remedy needed is Natrum iodatum. When the person bonds himself with the
group, that is with family or friends and harbours a feeling of
insecurity stemming from a fear that they will abandon him, then the
remedy is Kali iodatum. If we have a person dominated by reason and
consistency and all of his psychopathology revolves around these
concepts but he also fears abandonment then the remedy is Argentum
iodatum. If we are dealing with a person who we conceive as Aurum
iodatum and we see that abandonment is focused on the relationship with
the life partner then the remedy should be Aurum iodatum natronatum.
Similarly, if we have a person who fits well Aurum iodatum and we see
that he fears he will be abandoned by friends or family, then the remedy
is Aurum iodatum kalinatum. Therefore, we see that thoroughly
researching the concepts of the individual is very significant if we are
to find the similar remedy.
Each and everyone of us has some life principles, some ideas about his
and other people's identity, about his relationship with others. Each
one of us prioritizes various aspects of life in a different order.
This prioritization has to do with our imaginary experience of reality.
Consequently, in order to conceive a remedy in depth we have to
understand the principles this remedy expresses, we have to conceive the
concepts it is connected with. This is the true essence of the remedy
and it is very important to truly conceive this essence. If we have a
deep understanding of the remedy then we can prescribe it with ease. On
the contrary, if we know a remedy only superficially and this happens
when we base our knowledge on behaviors then, we easily confuse certain
remedies.
Let us go back to Aurum iodatum. The feeling of insecurity coming from
fear of abandonment makes this person giving to others; however he does
this in a bothersome way. As the behavior of others is often
interpreted as abandonment, the individual becomes irritable. The
results of the above may be hypochondriasis or depression.
When the Aurum person intensely fears of abandonment in relationships,
the remedy is Aurum iodatum natronatum. When the person intensely fears
of abandonment from his own people, the people he is closed related to,
then the remedy is Aurum iodatum kalinatum.
AURUM MURIATICUM- AURUM MURIATICUM NATRONATUM-AURUM MURIATICUM KALINATUM
Here we have diffuse disappointment. It is the disappointment of a
person whose visions have not been fulfilled either because of life
adversities or because others did not do their duty. The disappointment
of an Aurum person may have to do with the people he has helped and
supported. It may be that no actual events have taken place but this
"visionary" may report that he gets easily disappointed. He may tell
you that he is afraid he will be disappointed by those he supports, by
those he constantly offers to and works for.
He is an introvert and does not express his complaints to others. He
cannot stand being answered back and wishes that others should obey.
Whenever this does not happen he gets angry at them. Hypochondriasis is
the result of not expressing his anger. The person thinks he has some
serious disease and goes from one doctor to another. This remedy may
also be indicated in depressive and suicidal states.
The Aurum muriaticum natronatum is an important remedy and has been used
a lot less than is necessary, because its psychopathology is not well
known. When we have the basic characteristics of Aurum and we also hear
of frequent disappointment in this person's love life or of his feeling
insecure due to fear of such disappointment, then the remedy indicated
is Aurum muriaticum natronatum. As the person deludes himself into
believing that he will be disappointed in his love relatioship he
becomes very selective in his love life. He may get involved only
superficially and avoid serious involvements. This is a very good
remedy for people who cannot decide to get married. Together with the
above there is always the tendency for envisioning and its relevant
psychopathology which we have described in Aurum. The individual often
feels that he must be the best in order not to be disappointed in the
relationship. This is often found in puberty which is a very disturbed
period and the issue of a love relationship is timely. Aurum muriaticum
natronatum is a very useful remedy in cases of depression due to
disappointment at this age. There may exist suicidal ideation or even a
suicide attempt. It is one of the best remedies for suicidal tendencies
after disappointment in a love relationship. However, such
disappointment is not necessary to exist as a provoking factor in order
to prescribe this remedy. It may be indicated in any age in cases of
suicidal ideation with any provoking factor.
But then, we have chronic disappointment in love relationships.
Involution is another phase during which relationship issues come to the
fore. Women with a chronic disappointment in their love life run the
danger of having an uterine problem like a fibromyoma or cancer. For
this reason, this particular remedy has been used for diseases of the
uterus, a lot. Men with a corresponding psychopathology are prone to
enlargement and/or cancer of the prostate gland. There we have to say
that there are other important compounds which could be useful for the
management of such problems, such as Argentum muriaticum muriaticum,
Zincum muriaticum natronatum, Cuprum muriaticum natronatum, Baryta
muriatica natronata, Platinum muriaticum natronatum, Plumbum muriaticum
natronatum etc. Their basic characteristics we described elsewhere.
The Aurum muriaticum kalinatum is the Aurum person who deludes himself
into believing that he will be disappointed from love from his own
people, the people he is closed related to, his friends or family.
AURUM ARSENICOSUM-AURUM ARSENICOSUM KALINATUM-AURUM ARSENICOSUM
NATRONATUM In Aurum arsenicosum, except for the characteristics of Aurum
we also have the characteristics of Arsenicum; there is a lack of trust,
a strong suspicion that the person will be stabbed in the back, will be
robbed. The result is ambivalence. On one hand he is the support and
the leader, on the other he cannot trust the people he supports and
leads. He thus becomes a very controlling person. He wants to control
everything and everybody. He also harbors a tendency for great order
and fastidiousness. He wants to do everything in the best manner and
often feels guilty, wondering whether he has done what he ought to have
done, whether what he has done is right.
In Aurum arsenicosum kalinatum there is a lack of trust, a strong
suspicion that the person will be stabbed in the back or will be robbed
from his friends or family. In Aurum arsenicosum natronatum these
feelings are experienced in the relationship.
AURUM PHOSPHORICUM-AURUM PHOSPHORICUM NATRONATUM-AURUM PHOSPHORICUM
KALINATUM - AURUM PHOSPHORICUM CALCAREATUM The Phosphorus element makes
the Aurum person seek love. When the Aurum person intensely seeks love
in relationships, the remedy is Aurum phosphoricum natronatum. When the
person intensely seeks love from his own people, the people he is closed
related to, then the remedy is Aurum phosphoricum kalinatum. When an
Aurum person, together with the need for love feels an intense need for
protection, safety, security then the remedy is Aurum phosphoricum
calcareatum.
AURUM BROMATUM-AURUM BROMATUM KALINATUM-AURUM BROMATUM NATRONATUM It is
one of the compounds of gold that we have recently started to use. The
characteristics of Aurum and Bromium are combined. Therefore, the Aurum
bromatum individual is the Aurum who believes that he will be abused
because he is the best, or because of his visions and of what he has
accomplished. The feeling that he will be abused if he is not the best
also belongs to the psychopathology of the remedy. It is going to be an
important remedy for disorders involving delirium and paranoid
psychoses. Aurum bromatum kalinatum and Aurum bromatum natronatum are
almost similar. In Aurum bromatum kalinatum the abuse has to do with
friends or family whereas in Aurum bromatum natronatum the abuse is
experienced in the relationship.
AURUM CHROMICUM-AURUM CHROMICUM KALINATUM-AURUM CHROMICUM NATRONATUM
These are very sensitive Aurum persons who get very easily hurt.
Because of this tendency they are very introverted, they are very
selective about their friends, to avoid getting hurt. On the other hand
they try not to hurt others. When they get hurt they become depressed
or experience hypochondriac symptoms.
Aurum chromicum kalinatum and Aurum chromicum natronatum are almost
similar. In Aurum chromicum kalinatum the feeling of being hurt has to
do with friends or family whereas in Aurum chromicum natronatum it is
experienced in the relationship.
AURUM FLUORATUM-AURUM FLUORATUM NATRONATUM -AURUM FLUORATUM KALINATUM
The element of fluoride has to do with a greedy nature, a tendency for
immediate satisfaction.
There are many needs which are difficult to satisfy on one hand and
strong aggressiveness against the person who fails to provide
satisfaction together with a wish to break up the relationship. It is a
syphilitic remedy. The Aurum fluoratum person is a greedy visionary.
He has the tendency to break up the bonds with the people he protects.
Another prominent feature which is due to the influence of fluoride is
great motility. The arms and legs are the parts of the body
aggressiveness is channelled through.
When the Aurum person intensely has the fluoride feelings in
relationships, the remedy is Aurum fluoratum natronatum. When the
person intensely has the fluoride feelings for his own people, the
people he is closed related to, then the remedy is Aurum fluoratum
kalinatum.
AURUM CARBONICUM-AURUM CARBONICUM KALINATUM-AURUM CHROMICUM NATRONATUM
The carbonicum root has to do with the feeling of being inadequate; with
the belief that the goals cannot be achieved. Therefore, Aurum
carbonicum is characterised by a strong tendency for being the best, a
strong propensity for visions on one hand and a feeling of being
inadequate, of not being able to manage, on the other. The psoric
nature of the carbonicum root makes this remedy useful in cases of
anxiety disorders.
When the Aurum person has the feeling of being inadequate in
relationships, the remedy is Aurum carbonicum natronatum. When the
person has the feeling of being inadequate without the support of his
own people, the people he is closed related to, then the remedy is Aurum
carbonicum kalinatum. When an Aurum person, together with the feeling
of being inadequate feels an intense need for protection, safety,
security then the remedy is Aurum carbonicum calcareatum.
AURUM NITRICOMURIATICUM This is a remedy appropriate for patients who,
although they seem to belong to Aurum muriaticum they also present the
feeling of undefined danger of Nitric root.
THE NEW SALTS OF AURUM
AURUM ARSENICOSUM KALINATUM
AURUM BROMATUM
AURUM BROMATUM KALINATUM
AURUM BROMATUM NATRONATUM
AURUM CARBONICUM KALINATUM
AURUM CARBONICUM NATRONATUM
AURUM CARBONICUM CALCAREATUM
AURUM CHROMICUM KALINATUM
AURUM CHROMICUM NATRONATUM
AURUM FLUORATUM KALINATUM
AURUM FLUORATUM NATRONATUM
AURUM IODATUM CALCAREATUM
AURUM IODATUM KALINATUM
AURUM IODATUM NATRONATUM
AURUM MURIATICUM CALCAREATUM
AURUM MURIATICUM MAGNESIATUM
AURUM NITRICOMURIATICUM
AURUM PHOSPHORICUM CALCAREATUM
AURUM PHOSPHORICUM KALINATUM
AURUM PHOSPHORICUM NATRONATUM
AURUM SULFURATUM CALCAREATUM
AURUM SULFURATUM FERRICUM
AURUM SULFURATUM MAGNESIATUM
AURUM SULFURATUM NATRONATUM
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