by C.M. Boger — General Analysis
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Benzoïcum acidum appears in 11 of the 13 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.
“(C6H5COOH.) A gouty, rheumatic diathesis engrafted on a gonorrhoeal or sypilitic patient. Gouty concretions; arthritis vaga; affects all the joints, especially the knee, cracking on motion; nodosities (Berb., Lith., Lys.). Urine dark brown, and the urinous odor highly intensified . Enuresis nocturna of delicate…”
“Benzoic acid, C6H5 ,CO,OH. Obtained, by sublimation, from Gum benzoin, or artificially from several aromatic hydrocarbons. Preparation for use , Tincture or trituration. Authorities. The mind is inclined to dwell upon unpleasant things. If he saw any one who was deformed it made him shudder, [°]. Sadness, 5. Sense of…”
“Benzoic Acid The most marked characteristic pertains to the odor and color of the urine. It has a marked action on metabolism. It produces and cures symptoms of a uric acid diathesis, with urine highly colored and very offensive, and gouty symptoms. Renal insufficiency. Child wants to be nursed in the arms, will not…”
“URINE: Kidneys. Bladder. JOINTS. Heart. Bowels. Left side. Open air. Cold. Changing weather. Heat. Profuse urine. Strong urinous odor of patient. Changing or gouty rheumatic pains, < at heart or alternating with urinary symptoms. Pains alternate with heart symptoms. Painful, gouty nodes. Hygromæ (Am-c.). Bunion…”
“Benzoic Acid. C 6 H 5 CO. OH. Obtained, by sublimation, from Gum benzoin; or artificially from several aromatic hydrocarbons. Tincture or trituration. Asthma / Bladder, affections of / Bunion / Cracks / Diarrhœa / Enuresis / Eye, tumours of / Ganglion / Gonorrhœa / Gout / Joints, affections of / Knee, pain in /…”
“Benzoic acid. C 6 H 5 , CO,OH. Proved since 1838, and used in many cases by Dr. Jeanes ; arranged and published by him, with the additional proving of Dr. Lingen (1844), in Transactions of American Institute, 1846, vol. i, page 13 to 25. Chapman published some cures in 1849 in the British Quarterly, vol. vii, page…”
“Benzoïcum Acidum C6H5CO2H. Whenever we see in the nature of a remedy a well-defined state and condition of the human system pointed out by certain distinctive groups of symptoms we may know that there is such a diseased state in the human family. They have not the power to create by themselves any diseased state…”
“Inclination to dwell on unpleasant subjects. While writing, he often omits words. Giddiness, especially in the afternoon, as if he would fall on his side. Pressure on the vertex, extending to the spine, -without pain, but with anxiety. Rheumatic pains in the head. Headache from a draft of air; from uncovering the…”
“Common name: benzoic acid. May be indicated in any form of disease characterized by the peculiar urine. The urine in the clothing scents the whole room (N.). URINE DARK BROWN, AND THE URINOUS ODOUR HIGHLY INTENSIFIED (Nit-Ac.) (A.). Offensive or pungent smell in the urine (Calc., Merc. Nit-Ac., Sulph.) (C.). Urine…”
“The grand central characteristic of this remedy is found in the urine, which is scanty, of a dark brown color (like French brandy), the urinous odor being highly intensified. This odor comes at the time of passing and remains afterward. One need not wait on a long-standing specimen to find it. It is found in…”
Kent's Repertory lists Benzoïcum acidum in 575 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in EXTREMITIES (103), HEAD (47), CHEST (41), GENERALITIES (37), URINE (36).
