Medicinal GoldThe role of gold compounds in medical treatments

Gold Applications in Medicine• Elemental gold is inert to body chemistry.• Since it causes no reaction or allergies,

gold is an excellent material for dental fillings, and can even be eaten.

• However, elemental gold can be altered into chemical compounds that react within the body to treat diseases.

Aurotherapy & Gold Compounds• Aurotherapy (aka chrysotherapy) is a branch of

medicine that uses chemical compounds of gold to treat certain conditions and diseases.

• These compounds (often incorrectly referred to as gold salts) have anti-inflammatory properties.• Most gold compounds used for medicinal compounds

are not salts, but transition metal thiolate complexes.

Inflammatory Diseases & Gold• As an anti-inflammatory, gold can play a role in the

treatment of diseases characterized by high amounts of inflammation, such as: • inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)• psoriatic arthritis• membranous nephritis • lupus erythematosus

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Gold• The most common disease that uses gold compounds

as a treatment option is rheumatoid arthritis.

• Typical gold compounds for arthritis treatment include:• Auranofin • Aurothioglucose (Gold thioglucose) • Disodium aurothiomalate• Sodium aurothiosulfate (Gold sodium thiosulfate)• Sodium aurothiomalate (Gold sodium thiomalate)

Side Effects

• Gold compounds are usually used as a last resort for many patients, and not because gold is rare and valuable.

• Possible side effects of gold compounds include kidney damage, itching rash, and ulcerations of the mouth, tongue and pharynx. • According to the Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center,

approximately 35% of patients discontinue using gold compounds because of these side effects.

Other Precious Metals in Medicine• Gold is not the only precious metal to play a part in

the medicinal field.

• Silver has also been used in medicine for a long time because of its antimicrobial properties.

• Perhaps science will continue to discover even more great uses for precious metal!

About MGS

Manhattan Gold & Silver (MGS) is a precious metals refiner that has been based in Manhattan’s historic Diamond District since 1985. We are a B2B company that buys and recycles precious metal scraps that accumulate in other businesses. We serve:

• Jewelers• Pawnbrokers• Dentists• The industrial sector• Antique dealers• Machinists • Domestic mining• And more!

• MGS also creates charts, calculators, and other online tools for our customers to use.• Try our Precious Metals Prices app, which lets you monitor the real-time precious metals

market situation from anywhere, right from your iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Recycle your Precious Metals for Profit• MGS accepts gold, silver, platinum, and palladium.

• Payouts are based on the London Fixing.

• Up to 99% payout (among the highest in the US)• Up to 98.5% for gold brought in for hand testing.

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