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Materia Medica

Ammonium Benzoicum

Benzoate of Ammonia
12 sectionsBoericke · 7Clarke · 5

Essence

Prologue
Boericke

Benzoate of Ammonia

One of the remedies for albuminuria, especially in the gouty. Gout, with deposits in joints. Urinary incontinence in the aged.

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Head

Head
Boericke

Heavy, stupid.

Eyes

Symptoms — Eyes
Clarke

Feeling of swelling and soreness, apparently in the puncta and saccus

lachrymalis.—Lids swollen.

Face

Face
Boericke

Bloated, swollen eyelids. Swelling under tongue like ranula.

Stomach

Symptoms — Stomach
Clarke

Eructation of food without acidity, with apparent weakness of digestion, or acid

eructations.—Increased warmth in stomach.

Urinary

Symptoms — Urinary Organs
Clarke

Sensation of internal soreness on pressure in leaning the back against the

cushioned back of a carriage in region of r. kidney.—Bloated face, eyelids swollen, head heavy,

  • stupid; urine scanty smoky.
  • —(Albuminuria.
  • ).
  • —Urine smoky-looking, scanty, strong-smelling.
Urine
Boericke

Smoky, scanty. Albuminous and thick deposits.

Neck & Back

Back
Boericke

Pain across sacrum, with urgency to stool. Soreness in region of right kidney.

Clinical

Clinical
Clarke
  • Albuminuria.
  • Dropsy.
  • Gout.
  • Indigestion.
  • Ranula.
  • Rheumatism.

Characteristics—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 lithates. The right side is most affected.

Relations

Relations
Clarke

It is similar in its action to the Ammonias and to Benzoic acid. Also to Gnaphal.

(gouty concretions), Caustic., Tereb., Urtica.

Relationship
Boericke

Compare: Terebinth; Benz ac; Ammonia salts; Caust.

In albuminuria compare: Kalmia; Helon; Merc cor; Berb; Canth.

Posology

Dose
Boericke

Second trituration.

Classical Posology

Acute
  • 30C or 200C · repeat every 1–4 h depending on intensity
  • Stop on improvement · reassess in 24–48 h
  • For sensitive / elderly / paediatric: prefer LM1 or 30C
Constitutional
  • 200C or 1M single dose · wait 4 weeks
  • Alternative: LM1 daily × 10 days · ascend on retest
  • Hering's-Law follow-up adapts the next script
Citations: Organon §246 (interval / repetition) · §161 (plussed water) · §282 (LM ascension) · Kent on selection · Vithoulkas on second prescription. Open Repertify for the case-specific dose with the rule cited inline.
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