by Henry N. Guernsey — Key-Notes to the Materia Medica
One of the remedies I think of, at once, in Albuminuria.
Head and Face.--Eyelids swollen. Face bloated. Head heavy, stupid.
Urine.--Sensation of soreness in region of the right kidney on leaning that part against a chair-back or cushion. Urine scanty, and looks smoky.
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Ammonium benzoicum appears in 6 of the 21 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Chemical formula Preparation for use , Solution in water. Authority. Wibmer's provings, two to twenty grains in solution. Increased frequency of the pulse. Increased mucous secretion in the larynx, causes frequent hawking and spitting. Increased warmth in the stomach, slight. Slight discomfort in the stomach. Pain…”
“Benzoate of Ammonia One of the remedies for albuminuria, especially in the gouty. Gout, with deposits in joints. Urinary incontinence in the aged. Heavy, stupid. Bloated, swollen eyelids. Swelling under tongue like ranula. Smoky, scanty. Albuminous and thick deposits. Pain across sacrum, with urgency to stool…”
“Benzoate of Ammonia. NH 4 C 7 H 5 O 2 . Solution in distilled water. Albuminuria / Dropsy / Gout / Indigestion / Ranula / Rheumatism The chief symptoms of this salt (which has been proved) are: Head heavy, stupid. Urine scanty; smoky. Pight kidney sensitive to pressure. Gout with fluid in great toe-joint or with…”
“(Ammonia Benzoas.) Phakmacologt. — This salt may be made as follows: Take of solution of ammonia three fluid ounces (imperial measure), benzoic acid two ounces (avoirdupois), distilled water four ounces; mix the solution of ammonia and the water, and dissolve in them the benzoic acid ; evaporate at a gentle heat…”
“Benzoate of Ammonium. C 7 H 5 O(NH 4 )O. Proved by Wibmer ; also proved and used by Jeanes. Feeling of swelling and soreness, apparently in puncta and saccus lachrymalis. Eyelids swollen. θ Albuminuria. Face bloated. θ Albuminuria. Swelling under tongue, right side, like ranula. Eructation of food without acidity…”
Kent's Repertory lists Ammonium benzoicum in 2 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic.
