Benzoicum acidum
van Henry N. Guernsey — Key-Notes to the Materia Medica
Historical reference for practitioners and students. The statements below reflect the named author’s homeopathic teaching and do not establish treatment effectiveness. This text is not medical advice and must not replace appropriate diagnosis or care.
General Characteristics.--These are generally found in the urine, which is scanty, of a dark brown color, and the urinous odor being highly intensified. Care must be taken not to fall into error by a strong smell emanating from urine which has been kept covered for some time (or over night), or which has remained on sheets which have not been changed recently; it must have this characteristic smell when freshly voided, the color not of so much importance as the smell.
Nocturnal enuresis, with the above characteristic odor; sheets usually stained brown.
Rheumatism, quinsy, dropsy, diarrhœa, headache, menstrual difficulties, all when accompanied by this highly intensified odor of the urine.
Mental.--Inclined to dwell on unpleasant subjects.
Head.--Headache from taking cold in it; or early in morning.
Throat.--Feeling as of a lump in pit of; as if food had lodged there.
Stool.--Watery, white, or light colored; copious. Very offensive odor, strongly offensive urinous. In children; dentition.
Sleep.--Awakens at 2 A.M., and can't sleep afterwards from internal heat and beating of temporal arteries.
Sides.--Most of the symptoms appear on the left side, but may subsequently come on the right side. Pains about heart mostly, but suddenly change locality.
Joints.--Cracking of the joints when moving.
Worse.--Headache worse when at rest; toothache worse when lying down; eye and ear symptoms worse in the open air; on uncovering the head.
Better.--From heat.