<unk>  describe ionic chemical compounds of<unk> .  The term, which is a misnomer, has evolved into a euphemism for the<unk>  compounds used in medicine.  The application of<unk>  compounds to medicine is called "chrysotherapy" and "aurotherapy."  The first reports of research in this area appeared in 1935, primarily to reduce inflammation and to slow disease progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Most chemical compounds of<unk> , including some of the drugs discussed below, are not in fact salts.  <unk>  compounds find wide use in electroplating, and as reagents in organic chemistry.
Gold salts
Bath salts
Cadmium chloride
Dichloroacetic acid
Iron oxide
Silver nitrate
Messianic complex
Stannous fluoride