(Benzoic Acid)
The most salient feature of Benzoic Acid is extremely foul smelling
urine , resembling the smell of a horse’s urine, which is difficult to get
rid off. The smell is unusually foul and is so strong that it remains in the clothes even after washing. If in such a house the clothes are not washed regularly, the whole house will smell of this strong odour. If the Benzoic Acid child wets his bed, the repugnance is doubled. The stained clothes do not get clean even on washing. The urine is deep and dark in colour. If such patients have excess uric acid in the
blood , they will benefit from Benzoic Acid. Uric acid causes pain in
the kidneys and also decreases th eir functional capability. Usually,
the urination is normal. If the urine becomes sparse, it will cause pain in the joints. The Benzoic Acid patient omits words while writing . Occasionally,
this kind of omission can be due to mental confusion. Some people’s
minds work much faster than thei r hands; the hands cannot keep up
with the mind. This symptom may be present in other homoeopathic medicines, so it should not be relate d to any particular one. Whenever
there is omission or substitution of words during writing, it indicates that the person is looking deeply into the meanings rather than the wording of his idea and it becomes difficult to balance both at the
same time. However, one should not simply label one whose thinking
is much faster than his writing as a pa tient of Benzoic Acid. If there is
mental confusion and the urinary sy mptoms of Benzoic Acid as well,
then certainly the person will respond to Benzoic Acid. In Benzoic Acid, there is vertigo and fear of falling on one side. The
headache becomes worse with a draft of cold air, exposure to cold, or
on exposing the head. There is sense of warmth in the temple areas, leading to a pitting type of swe lling around the ears. Along with the
headache , there is tendency of nausea and vomiting , cold sweats on
the head and chilling of the hands. There is irritation and pain at the
nose, with a decreased sense of smell. The eyes burn and feel warm. The eye symptoms become worse in the open air and the tube light.
The headache starts at the nape of the neck.
Benzoic Acid 128 In Benzoic Acid, the red spots appear on the face indicating the state
of being unhealthy. This commonly happens in women. One side of
the face feels warm and burning. Sometimes, small blisters develop
on the face. The facial symptoms are relieved in a warm climate and by applying local pressure. In Benzoic Acid, the person sweats while eating food. The stomach
feels tight and under pressure. Over the liver area, the person feels a
piercing sensation and pain. The stools are frothy, offensive and thin
in consistency. The pati ent passes a lot of gas.
In Benzoic Acid, the voice is hoarse in the morning. The sputum is
greenish. The cough becomes worse at night. The pains become
intensified during sleep. At about midnight, severe palpitation and the
sensation of heat wakes the patient up. In most books, it is written regardin g Benzoic Acid that the attack of
gout originates from the stomach. Commonly, stomachache is due to
an ulcer or indigestion , but it could also be due to the gout. I do not
know exactly how the gout affects the stomach. Possibly, the foul acidic contents of the stomach also contain uric acids, which cause the
symptoms of gout. I have no firm knowledge about the production of Benzoic Acid in the stomach. It is likely that when the Benzoic Acid causes inflammation of the linings of the joints (synovial lining), it
may very well affect the muscles by way of blood and start the symptoms of gout. It may be so or not, but most homoeopaths describe it as a symptom of Benzoic Acid. Excess of Benzoic Acid can cause swelling and pain at the joints of
the wrist, knees, especi ally the big toes, etc . Similarly, the feeling
of pressure and chills in the backbone along with the swelling of the
tongue are also the symptoms of Benz oic Acid. These also exist in
Picric Acid as well as Mercury.
Potency: 30 to 200
