Benzoicum Acidum
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General EN
Benzoicum Acidum.
Benzoic Acid. C6 H5 CO. OH. Obtained, by sublimation, from Gum benzoin; or artificially from several aromatic hydrocarbons. Tincture or trituration.
Clinical EN
Asthma. Bladder, affections of. Bunion. Cracks. Diarrhoea. Enuresis. Eye, tumours of. Ganglion. Gonorrhoea. Gout. Joints, affections of. Knee, pain in. Rheumatism. Sycosis. Throat, sore. Tongue, sore. Tonsils, enlarged. Ulcers. Urine, disorders of. Wens.
Characteristics EN
The leading note of Benzoic acid is the occurrence, as a concomitant of any morbid condition, of strong-smelling urine, generally also dark. Benzoic acid is a chilly medicine, the symptoms being < in open air; by uncovering; > by heat. Pains suddenly change their locality, but are mostly felt in region of heart.
Joints crack when moving. Symptoms appear left side first, then right. Asthma has been cured by it, especially in rheumatic persons. Inflammation of bronchi and lungs, with great tenderness of chest, cough < night, lying on right side.
Some of the chief symptoms are: Inclined to dwell on unpleasant subjects; if he saw any one deformed it made him shudder. Tongue spongy on surface with deep cracks and spreading ulcers. Sensation of lump (as of food) in pit of throat; of swelling and constriction. Throat symptoms are > by eating.
Watery, light, very, offensive stools (in children), stools like soapsuds, with usually strong-smelling urine. Enuresis nocturna; urine dark, strong-smelling; heavy, hot; smelling like horse's urine. Shivering before stool. Long-continued, dry cough after suppressed gonorrhoea.
Ganglion of wrist and bunion of great toe I have frequently cured with Benz. ac. In these cases an ointment (one ounce of the 3x to cetacean ointment one ounce) is a useful external adjunct. Tearing and stitches in great toe, especially right (gout). Swelling and pain of right knee.
Gouty concretions. "Most of the symptoms appear on the left side, but may subsequently come on the right" (Guernsey). Motion < most symptoms, but headache is < at rest, and toothache is < lying down.
Relations EN
Compare: Copaiv., Fer., Zn., Nit. ac. (urine smelling like horse's); Tropaeolum. Useful in gout after Colch.; after abuse of Copaiv. in suppression of gonorrhoea; in enuresis after failure of Nitrum. Incompatible: Wine, which < pains in kidneys, drawing in knees, &c.
Mind EN
Inclination to dwell on unpleasant subjects; if he saw any one deformed it made him shudder.—While writing he often omits words.
Head EN
Giddiness, esp. in the afternoon, is if he would fall sideways
Pressure on the vertex, extending to the spine; without pain, but with anxiety
Rheumatic pains in the head
Headache from a draught of air; from taking cold in it; from uncovering the head; in the morning, when awaking;
< when at rest; returning periodically, and accompanied by pain in the stomach, nausea, and cold hands
Fearful pain in occiput or cerebellum
Cold perspiration on the head.
Eyes EN
Distress in eyes as from want of sleep
Throbbing in eyeballs
Burning heat in lids.
Ears EN
Swelling behind ears, which seems to reach periosteum.—Sound as of confused voices in ears, < when swallowing, or walking in open air.
Nose EN
Seems to smell cabbage, dust, or something stinking
Sense of smell diminished
Epistaxis
Sneezing with hoarseness
Cold easily caught
Pressure at root of nose
Pain in bones of nose
Itching of septum.
Face EN
Burning heat of one side of the face
Circumscribed redness on the cheeks
Copper-coloured spots on the face
Cold perspiration of the face
Trembling of lips
Involuntary biting of lower lip at dinner
Itching on chin.
Mouth EN
The tongue is spongy on the surface, with deep cracks, and with spreading ulcers
Toothache (the oil or gum is a popular local application)
After-taste of food
Acid mucus in mouth
Taste of blood; bitter; flat; soapy (water); smoky (bread)
Ulcerated tumour l. side of mouth, on soft commissure of jaws, behind last molar
Heat around mouth.
Throat EN
Sensation as of a lump in the pit of the throat, as if some food had lodged there
Sensation of swelling or constriction in the throat
The throat symptoms are relieved by eating
Swallowing difficult, incomplete; with noise in ear; with soreness on back of tongue
Heat in oesophagus
Thyroid gland feels swollen
Angina faucium and tonsillaris, with characteristic urine.
Stomach EN
Sweat while eating
Hiccough
Pressure in stomach and eructations
Burning or warmth; pressure on stomach
Weak digestion
Sensation of lump in pit of throat, as if food had lodged there.
Abdomen EN
Sense of weakness in precordia
Obstruction of the liver
In liver region constant, fine, but violent stitching, midway in upper portion thereof
Cutting about navel;
> by stool.
Stool And Anus EN
Watery, light-coloured; copious; very offensive stools (in children), with unusually strong-smelling urine
Frothy stool
Stitching in rectum
Sense of constriction at lower end of rectum
Wart-like elevations round anus; with smarting soreness; strong-scented, high-coloured urine (after previous use of Copaiva for chancre.)
Formication at anus
Diarrhoea of children during dentition.
Urinary Organs EN
Urine highly coloured; urinous odour exceedingly strong; offensive, pungent smell
Soreness or hot, burning pain in the (l.) kidney
A granular kind of mucus mixed with phosphates in the sediment; urine dark-reddish brown; sheets usually stained brown; acid reaction, or very offensive heavy hot; fleeting pains in bladder, not when urinating, but at other times vesical catarrh from suppressed gonorrhoea, calculi, or gout
Urinous odour highly intensified; like horse's urine
Nocturnal enuresis; with strong, dark urine.
Male Sexual Organs EN
Suppressed gonorrhoea; gleet; with offensive urine
Painfulness of genitals; pressure; raw pain
Smarting of frenum
Thrilling l. side of glans, extending into urethra, causing starting
Itching on glans; on sulcus behind corona.
Female Sexual Organs EN
Menses too early; or retarded
Amenorrhoea
Prolapsus uteri with fetid urine
Weakness after menses
Gastric derangements when ascending a height (in a pregnant woman)
Too long-lasting lochia.
Respiratory Organs EN
Long-continued dry cough, after suppressed gonorrhoea
Cough followed by expectoration of green mucus
Cough: after slight cold; excited by inspiration; produced by something acrid or dry in chest
Asthma with inflammatory rheumatism.
Chest EN
Burning in nipples
Sensation of swelling in breasts and thyroid gland
Stitches in chest;
< breathing deeply; in evening
Asthenic pneumonia
Mucous oppression of lungs.
Heart And Pulse EN
Pains in the region of the heart
Most of the symptoms appear on the l. side, but may subsequently come on the r. side
Awakens every morning at two o'clock, with violent internal heat, and hard, beating pulse, compelling him to lie on the back, because the beating of the temporal arteries causes a humming in the ears, and prevents him from going to sleep
Pains about heart mostly, but suddenly change locality
Awakens after midnight with violent palpitation of the heart, and hard beating of the temporal arteries.
Neck And Back EN
Stiffness of neck, only on one side
Nape: pressure; itching
Dull pain in back, in region of kidneys; stiffness in loins
Coldness in sacrum.
Limbs EN
Nodes on joints of upper and lower extremities, cracking on motion
Gouty concretions
Syphilitic rheumatism.
Upper Limbs EN
Gouty deposits in both wrists between metacarpal bones; swelling of elbow-joints
Paralytic pains of fingers
Eruption of red spots on fingers
Fingers swollen, tearing and fine stitching pains in various parts of the limbs
Ganglion
Panaritium.
Lower Limbs EN
Swelling in r. knee; ulcerative pain in whole leg, with pains in kidneys
Cracking or sense of dryness in knee-joint
Pain in both knees; after drinking wine
Pain in gastrocnemii
Sharp pain in l. ankle, when weight is on l. foot on walking
Severe pain in l. tendo Achillis close to os calcis when weight on that foot
Pain in r. tendo Achillis and in heart region at same time
Tearing and stitches, esp. in the metatarsal joints of the r. great toe
Gouty concretions and nodosities.
Generalities EN
Great weakness, perspiration, and comatose condition.—Trembling, with palpitation of the heart.—Weariness and lassitude.—Pains suddenly change their locality.—Symptoms in sick go from l. to r. and from below upward, esp. in rheumatism and gout.
Skin EN
Itching on various parts; agreeable sensation on being scratched, but leaving a burning
Red spots on fingers
Syphilitic spots and marks.
Sleep EN
Awakens with oppression of breathing, with palpitation of the heart (after midnight), with heat and hard pulse.
Fever EN
Cold hands; feet; back; knees, as from cold wind
Chilliness before the stool
Great internal heat when awaking
Perspiration: while eating; when walking; morning in bed, esp. on face; with anxiety
Cold sweat: on head; on face; on feet
Sweat with aromatic odour.