Homoeopathy — Page 127
Benzoic Acid 127 Benzoicum Acidum (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 their 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 their hands; the hands cannot keep up with the mind. This symptom may be present in other homoeopathic medicines, so it should not be related 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 patient of Benzoic Acid. If there is mental confusion and the urinary symptoms 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 swelling 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.