Aurum Muriaticum

▲   MIND

Mind

Aversions, dislikes

business

indolence, aversion to work

aversion to mental work

Behaviour; shrieking

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions

about self

body; health, hypochondria; has every disease

desire for open air

Desires, wants; company

Symptoms follow intense emotions

anger

fright

Excitement

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome); when thinking of ailments

cheerful, happy

afternoon

impatience; impetuous; heedless

impulsive; capriciousness

irritability

loathing; life (see desires, death)

mood; changeable, variable mood

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.

unhappy; wants to injure self; suicidal disposition

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

after mercury poisoning

weeping, crying, tearful mood (lamenting)

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; confusion

impaired thinking; confusion; open air

Insecure, uncertain, scared

frightened easily; starting, startled

frightened easily; starting, startled; during sleep; starting from sleep

frightened easily; starting, startled; on waking; as if suffocated

Ailments after death of part of body

Restlessness, nervousness

open air

walking in open air

Thinking of complaints

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

Night; on going to bed

Open air

Lying down

From movement

On stooping

While walking

while in the open air

▲   HEAD

Head

Brain; inflammation of brain; at spine

Coldness; top of head (vertex)

Hot

midnight

Movements of head

nodding

Sensation of numbness

Pulsating; forehead

Headache

Pain, headache

morning; on rising

cold applications

from certain movements; rising (see morning, noon, night, etc., on rising, also movement; raising head); from lying

pulsating

washing; washing head in cold water

in forehead; left side

in forehead; morning

in forehead; open air

in forehead; on movement

in forehead; from stooping

in forehead; extending to other parts; ears

in forehead; above eyebrows; left

in forehead; above eyebrows; extending to other parts; top of eye socket

in forehead; above eyes

above right

warm applications

temples; left to right

temples; left

temples; morning; on rising

temples; cold water

temples; pulsating

burning

forehead

back of head (occiput)

pulling

forehead

temples

temples; extending to other parts; top of head (vertex)

tearing, rending

bed

warmth; warm bed

forehead; over eyes

forehead; over eyes; open air

temples; left; to right

temples; extending to other parts; ear

Scalp

Hair; falling

Skin and scalp; itching; forehead

▲   EYES

Eyes

Eyebrows; hair falling from brows

Lids

difficult to close

out-breaks on skin; scaly herpes; margins

stuck together; morning

Cornea (transparent part of eye); bulging

Discoloration

redness

redness; lids

Dryness

Fistula (abnormal hole); tear glands

Inflammation

acute

syphilitic

wounds

cornea (transparent part of eye)

wounds; iris; syphilitic

wounds; lids; edges

Itching

outer

lids

Pain

left

open air

covering eyes with hand

light

periodic

warmth

boring

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

corner

outer

pulling; pulling the eyeball backward

pressing; night; in open air

pressing; in open air

pressing; light

pressing; periodical

stitching, sudden, sharp

tearing

covering with hand

on looking at light

periodic, recurring

Paralysis; optic nerve, total blindness, without eye damage (amaurosis)

Intolerance of light (photophobia)

Pupils; insensitive to light

Spasms; muscles which focus eye

Vision

Accommodation, movement of eyeball

defective

slow

Dim

candlelight

Sees only halves of objects (hemiopia)

Lost vision, blindness

by light

artificial light

during childbirth

while reading

sudden

Weak (see eyes, weak)

▲   EARS

Ear

Sensation of hollowness

Itching

behind ear

behind ear; night

Noises in ear

music

buzzing

ringing

roaring

Ear canal seems open

Pain

right

above ear

burning

behind the ear

at night

pulling in ear

right

stitching, sudden, sharp

Skin

discoloration; redness

out-breaks on skin; powdery flaking skin

out-breaks on skin; behind ears; scabby

Stopped sensation

left

Hearing

Lost, deafness

Too sensitive; music

▲   FACE

Face

Decay of bone

lower jaw

Bony growth (exostosis)

right cheek bone

Expression; old looking

Falling of whiskers

Inflammation

indurated (hard from inflammation); lips

indurated (hard from inflammation); corners of mouth

Lips

cracked lips; lower lip; middle of

discoloration; red

itching (see skin)

out-breaks on lips

ulcers

Pain

after poisoning by mercury

after shaving

submaxillary gland (gland by neck, under jaw)

burning (see heat); after shaving

digging

sore, bruised

parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe)

sudden, sharp

Skin

discoloration; pale; red in spots

discoloration; red

out-breaks on skin

nose; on wings

acne; chronic, especially nose and cheeks

red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour)

Swelling

glands in general

lips

parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe)

submaxillary gland (gland under jaw, by throat)

painful

Twitching

▲   NOSE

Nose

Nose bleed; from blowing the nose

Catarrh

post nasal (see discharge)

Decay (see discharge if applicable)

Discharge from nose

blood

crusts, scabs, inside

yellow

yellow; dry

wearing away skin

greenish

hard, dry

offensive smelling

from ulcer or disease of nasal bones

from ulcer or disease of nasal bones; syphilitic

containing pus

sudden

watery

yellow

sh-green

Hardness; of wings

Inflammation

bones

Itching

inside

right; then left

Pain

burning, smarting

pressing

sore, bruised

in bones

tearing; left

tearing; bones

Skin or lining of nose

cracks; nostrils

cracks; wings

peeling in scales

discoloration; redness

left side

ulcer like lesions, leaving scars

on wing

ulcers; inside

ulcers; left

Snuffles (see obstruction)

Sunken nose; in infants

Swelling

right

left

Discharge

Running or blocked nose (coryza)

blocked

sensation as if blocked

running, wet

night

one-sided

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Biting self; sensation

Growths, blisters, swellings; ulcers; syphilitic

Inflammation

Itching

Pain; burning, raw and smarting

Thrush (whitish flakes)

Gums and teeth

Discoloration

gums; bluish

gums; white

Growths, blisters, swellings; ulcers; gums

Inflammation; gums

Pain

gums; in spots

sore; gums

Gums; fistula (hole)

Teeth

looseness

pain

jerking

twitching

sensitive, tender

incisors

Saliva

Dryness

Saliva; watery

Salivation

Tongue

Discoloration

tongue; red

tongue; yellow

Dryness; tongue

Growths, blisters, swellings

ulcers; tongue

warts; tongue

like warts; tongue

Inflammation

indurated (hard from inflammation); tongue

tongue

with indurated (hard from inflammation)

Pain; as if excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed); tongue

Tongue; stiff tongue

Taste

Taste

bad

flavourless

metallic

tasteless, lacks taste

tastelessness of food

Palate

Growths, blisters, swellings

ulcers; palate (roof of mouth)

ulcers; palate (roof of mouth); syphilitic

▲   THROAT

Throat

Catarrh; upper throat

Discoloration; redness

Sensation of something in throat

as from dust

lump

Feels hot; after cough

Inflammation

larynx

Pain

Scraping

Scratching

Tickling in the air passages

larynx

in trachea (wind pipe)

Ulcers

tonsils

Voice

deep

hoarseness

▲   CHEST

Chest

Anxiety

region of heart

Catarrh

Clothing

Congestion; after uterine haemorrhage

Constriction, tension

Fullness

heart

heart; ascending stairs

Heart

angina pectoris

fatty degeneration of heart

hypertrophy of heart

palpitations

anxiety

on climbing steps

after excitement

from exertion

after fright

when thinking of it

tumultuous, violent, intense

from stress

walking

walking; rapidly

Inflammation

bronchial tubes (bronchitis)

heart; endocardium

rheumatic

lungs

Lungs

fluid build up in chest cavity (pulmonary oedema)

tuberculosis; damp weather or sea air

Movements in and of chest

fluttering

fluttering; alternating with soreness

Murmurs

Oppressed feeling

night

clothing

heart

from ascending stairs

Pain

standing

sides

heart

rheumatic

aching

heart

boring; heart

pressure

burning; collar bone

burning; heart

bursting

crushing behind breast bone on ascending

cutting (sudden sharp pain); heart

cutting (sudden sharp pain); region of heart

pulling

sides

in the heart

pressing; standing

pressing; breast bone

behind

behind; when ascending stairs or hill

pressing; heart

ascending stairs

sore, bruised; region of heart

as from sprain

standing

stitching, sudden, sharp

during movement

heart

heart; night

heart; movement

heart; pressure of hand

heart; during sleep

tearing

movement

sides

sides; right

sides; right; then left

Sticking sensation

Weakness; feels weak around the heart

Respiration

Oppressed feeling; heart; breathing deeply

Pain

when breathing in

pressing; breathing in

stitching, sudden, sharp; when breathing in

stitching, sudden, sharp; heart; breathing in deeply

tearing; on breathing in

Abdominal

Difficult (dyspnea)

night

ascending

from dust

after exertion

physical exertion

when standing

Impeded, obstructed

▲   COUGH

Cough

Night

Barking

loud

From insufficient breathing

Dry cough

night

from tickling in larynx

Hard cough

Sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); as from dust

roughness in throat causes cough; roughness in larynx

Loose

Comes on suddenly; night

Short

Tickling

larynx

in wind pipe

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Bloody, spitting of blood (see chest haemorrhage); threads of blood, mixed with white sputa

White

Yellow

Thick

▲   SKIN

Skin

Ganglia

Abnormal growths

wart-like growth; syphilitic

cauliflower-like fungus; syphilitic

ulcer like lesions, leaving scars, spread over body

ulcers; syphilitic

warts

syphilitic

Itching

Out-breaks on skin

crusty

crusty; dry

crusty; yellow

dry

eczema

herpetic; crusty

small, purple spot

▲   BACK AND NECK

Back and neck

Pain

sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back)

sore, bruised, beaten; lumbar (lower half of back); on stooping

Neck

neck; while sitting

pulling; neck; while sitting

Back

Pain

dorsal (shoulder level)

lumbar (lower half of back)

aching

burning

cutting

pulling

dorsal (shoulder level)

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting

lumbar (lower half of back)

lumbar (lower half of back); stinging

Prickling

Stiffness

Tension

dorsal (shoulder level)

lumbar (lower half of back)

Weakness (tired feeling, in spine); lumbar (lower half of back)

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Constriction

Bloated

Enlarged

liver

spleen

Hard; liver

Heat

lower part of abdomen

sensation of heat in navel

Inflammation

lymph node

lymph node; after suppressed gonorrhoea

Noises from abdomen; rumbling

Pain

aching, dull pain (see boring, pulling, distress, digging, gnawing, biting, pressing, etc.)

must bend double

eating

movement

burning; behind lower ribs

right

cramping, griping

pulling

after drinking

on movement

stool

gnawing, biting

pressing; behind lower ribs

sore, bruised, tenderness, etc.

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); behind lower ribs

Skin; itching; navel

Swelling; from watery fluid; abdominal cavity

In children, wasting, swollen lymph nodes in back of abdomen (tabes mesenterica)

Bladder

urge to urinate, but producing nothing

urging to urinate (unhealthy desire)

night

constant

frequent (see urination, frequent)

frequent (see urination, frequent); night and day

urination; painful or difficult urination

urination; involuntary, incontinence

night, bed wetting

in aged people

urination; weakness

Kidneys; pain

Stomach

appetite; reduced

appetite; lacking, no appetite

distended (swollen from inner pressure); after eating

emptiness, weak feeling, faintness, hungry feeling

burping, belching; foul

burping, belching; putrid

fullness; after eating

inflammation

irritation

pain; after eating

pain; stooping

pain; burning

pain; cramping, griping, constricting

pain; cutting

pain; pulling

drinking

while eating

comes on suddenly

stooping

extending into chest

extending to breast bone

pain; gnawing, biting

pain; pressing

stooping

pain; sudden, sharp

retching

thirst

extreme

Flatus

Flatulence; afternoon

Nausea

Stomach

nausea; before eating; before breakfast

nausea; after eating

nausea; while fasting

Vomiting

Pain; with vomiting, blood and mucus in stool (intussusception); pain in region of liver

Stomach

vomiting

vomiting; blood

vomiting; green; fluid

vomiting; water

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Constipation

difficult stool

Diarrhoea

night

after eating

Flatulence

afternoon

Haemorrhage from anus

during stool

Haemorrhoids

Pain

burning

burning; during diarrhoea

urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing

Skin and lining

wart-like growth

excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed)

perineum (between rectum and genitals)

fistula (additional hole)

Urging, desire to stool (see pain; urge to stool, or urinate, but producing nothing)

Stool

Watery

White

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Strong and sharp (acrid)

Albuminous (white, thick)

during pregnancy

after scarlet fever

in syphilitics

Burning (includes hot)

Cloudy

Copious

Milky

Odour

offensive

putrid

Scanty

Sediment

sand

sand; red (brick-dust)

Urine heavier than usual

Thick

Urethra

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); painful during erection

discharge

strong and sharp (acrid)

discharge; sharp mucous or pus

morning

discharge; gonorrhoea

in syphilitics

heat

itching

pain; burning

during urination

pain; stitching, sudden, sharp; when standing up

Male

Male

wart-like growth; penis; oozing

wart-like growth; penis; head (glans)

wart-like growth; penis; foreskin

wart-like growth; scrotum

itching; penis

head (glans)

pain; pulling; testes

comes on suddenly

extending to groin ring

thick emission from penis; emission of prostatic fluid; during stool

swelling; testes

ulcers; penis

at tip

flat

foreskin

ulcers; scrotum

Female

Female

vaginal discharge

vaginal discharge; morning

vaginal discharge; strong and sharp (acrid), wearing away skin

vaginal discharge; gonorrhoea

vaginal discharge; before period

vaginal discharge; yellow

hot; vagina

inflammation; vagina

irritation; itching; vagina

Womb

displacement of womb

inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); womb

cervix

inflammation; womb

prolapse; womb

swollen; enlarged; womb

Genitals

Male

wart-like growth

erections; troublesome

erections; excessive

erections; frequent

pain; pulling; spermatic cords

sexual passion; increased

prostate gland; enlargement

Female

out-breaks on skin

out-breaks on skin; pimples

out-breaks on skin; pus-filled pimples

irritation; itching

burning

pain; burning

redness

sensitive

swollen

Menses

out-breaks on skin; before period

out-breaks on skin; during period

out-breaks on skin; pimples; before period

out-breaks on skin; pus-filled pimples; before period

period; strong and sharp (acrid), wearing away skin

period; frequent

period; short duration

period; suppressed

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Bones

decay of bone; lower limbs

bony growth (exostosis)

shin bone

Coldness

Fullness

Heat; knee

Inflammation; foot; around the bone

Movements and positions

convulsion; convulsive movement

jerking; upper limbs

movement of upper limbs; convulsive

trembling; hand

morning

Pain

upper limbs

shoulder

hand; palm of hand

thigh

comes on suddenly

extending to other parts; knee

extending to other parts; downward

front part

foot

boring; joints; with decay of joints

burning; upper limbs

burning; forearm

burning; hand

back of hand

burning; foot

sole

toes

cutting; thigh

cutting; toes

when walking

first toe (large toe); walking

pulling

shoulder

shoulder; in bed

upper arm

elbow

hand; ball of hand

hand; palm

gnawing, biting; joints; with decay in joints

pressing; hip

shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp); thigh

extending downward

sore, bruised; leg

while walking

shin

as if sprained; upper limb

as if sprained; forearm

stitching, sudden, sharp; upper limbs

stitching, sudden, sharp; forearm

stitching, sudden, sharp; wrist

grasping anything

stitching, sudden, sharp; thigh

extending downward

stitching, sudden, sharp; knee

stitching, sudden, sharp; toes; first toe (large toe)

when stepping

tearing

upper limbs

upper limbs; extending to fingers; fourth finger

shoulder

upper arm; extending to other parts; to fingers

forearm

forearm; extending to finger tips

fingers; second finger

fingers; second finger; after dinner

lower limbs

buttocks; extending downwards

hip

hip; pulling

thigh

thigh; extending downward

knee

leg

leg; comes on suddenly

leg; extending downward

leg; calf

leg; calf; comes on suddenly

toes; first toe (large toe)

Paralysis

shoulder; sensation of paralysis

shoulder; left

shoulder; after rising

Perspiration

cold

Shocks; upper limbs

Skin

skin cracks at bends of joints; hands (see chapping)

skin cracks at bends of joints; fingers; between fingers

skin cracks at bends of joints; fingers; tips of

skin cracks at bends of joints; lower limbs

skin cracks at bends of joints; feet

skin cracks at bends of joints; between toes (see excoriated)

discoloration; toes; red

excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed); between toes (see perspiration, wearing away skin)

ganglion; on wrist

itching; upper limbs

itching; hand; palm; burning

itching; hand; thumb

burning

out-break on skin; boils

out-break on skin; small, purple spot

out-break on skin; wrists; blotches

out-break on skin; lower limbs; boils

out-break on skin; buttocks; boils

blood boils

out-break on skin; thigh; boils

Stiffness

upper limbs

forearm

hand

fingers

lower limbs

thigh

knee

Swollen

joints

upper limbs; fluid accumulation

wrist

hand; endocarditis (inflammation of heart lining)

lower limbs

fluid in tissues

knee

painful

leg

shin

ankle

foot

fluid accumulation

toes

red

Tension, tightness

wrist

wrist; on bending

Weakness

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Chilliness (see also whole body; temperature)

Hectic fever

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Comatose

Dreams

anxious

frightful

Sleepiness, tiredness

during work

Sleeplessness, insomnia

night

after mental exertion

night; from palpitation

Yawning

after eating

Convulsions

Convulsions; connected with blindness

Perspiration

Cold

Odour; offensive

Profuse

Generalities

Night; 2 a.m.

Desire for open air

Bathing; in cold water

Bones

decay of bone

bony growth (exostosis)

Emaciated (extremely thin)

Fluid build up

external

internal

Full feeling; externally

Inflammation

indurated (hard from inflammation)

indurated (hard from inflammation); glands

bones

around the bone

glands

hair follicles

thin, watery membranes

Lying down; lying on back

Movement

Pain; tearing; bones

Pulse

frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid

frequent, accelerated, elevated, exalted, fast, innumerable, rapid; and small

small

While sitting

Swelling; puffy

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); hot feeling; sensation of heat

warmth

warm room

warm bed

warm air

becoming warm in open air

Walking

walking slowly

Warmth

warm room

warm bed

warm air

becoming warm in open air

Wraps

Weariness (see weakness)

Wine

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