Latin, Auri Et Sodii Chloridum

Eng., Gold and Sodium Chloride. A mixture, of equal parts by weight of the anhydrous chlorides of gold and sodium. An orange-yellow powder, odorless, having a saline and metallic taste and deliquescent when exposed to damp air. Freely soluble in water.

Average Dose

1 /12 grain (0.005 Gm.).

Therapeutic Action

Said to be alterative, tonic, nerve sedative, aphrodisiac.

Use

Sometimes used in the treatment of chronic nephritis, cirrhosis of the liver, chronic gastritis, impotence, etc. Seldom prescribed.