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Benzolum

Benzol, C6, H6 (BENZENUM - COAL NAPHTHA)
10 sectionsBoericke · 10

At a glance

Cardinal features · auto-extracted from Boericke
  • decrease of the red and increase of white cells

Essence

Prologue
Boericke

Benzol, C6, H6 (BENZENUM - COAL NAPHTHA)

  • The most striking fact in the proving of Benzol seems to be the influence it had on the circulatory system.
  • It caused a slowing of the pulse stream which in the guinea-pigs brought about the formation of infarcts.
  • In the human provers it resulted in a decrease of the red and increase of white cells (R.
  • F.
  • Rabe, M.
  • D).

It ought to be of use in Leucaemia. Eye symptoms striking. Hallucinations-Epileptiform attacks, coma, and anaesthesia.

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Modalities

Modalities
Boericke
Worse
at night. Worse right side

Head

Head
Boericke

Sense of falling through bed and floor. Pains from below upward. Tired and nervous.

  • Frontal headache to root of nose.
  • Dizzy.
  • Pressing feeling in head.
  • Right sided headache.

Eyes

Eyes
Boericke
  • Illusion of vision with wide open eyes.
  • Twitching of lids.
  • Photophobia, objects blurred.
  • Aching in eyes and lids.
  • Marked dilation of pupils.
  • Failure to react to light, particularly daylight.

Nose

Nose
Boericke

Profuse fluent coryza. Especially in afternoon. Violent sneezing.

Male

Male
Boericke
  • Swelling of right testicle.
  • Severe pain in testicles.
  • Itching of scrotum.
  • Profuse urination.

Extremities

Extremities
Boericke

Heavy limbs, cold legs, exaggerated knee-jerk. Pains from below upward.

Skin

Skin
Boericke

Eruption like measles. Perspiration on side not lain upon. Itching all over back.

Relations

Relationship
Boericke
  • Compare: Benzin.
  • --Petroleum ether-not as pure a compound as Benzene (Benzol).
  • It is the same, but with a mixture of hydrocarbons.
  • It seems to exercise a special influence on the nervous system and on the blood.
  • Oxyhemoglobinemia.
  • Physical weakness, cramps, exaggeration of knee jerks, nausea, vomit, dizziness, heaviness and coldness of limbs.
  • Tremor of eyelids and tongue.
  • Benzin, dinitricum--D.
  • N.
  • B.
  • --(The most obvious results of poisoning by skin absorption are changes in the red blood corpuscles and liver degeneration in amblyopia, color-blindness, retinitis.
  • Field of vision contracted.
  • Black urine).
  • Benzin nitricum. Mirbane (Dark, black blood, coagulates with difficulty; venous hyperaemia of the brain and general venous engorgement.
  • Burning taste in mouth.
  • Blue lips, tongue, skin, nails and conjunctivae.
  • Cold skin, pulse small, weak, breathing slow and irregular, unconsciousness, symptoms of apoplectic coma.
  • Rolling of eyeballs in their vertical axis; pupils dilated.
  • Nystagmus.
  • Respiration very slow, difficult, sighing).
  • Trinitrotoluene (T.
  • N.
  • T), Trotyl-is a high explosive, obtained by nitrating toluene-a product of coal tar distillation.
  • When the skin or hair is exposed to T.
  • N.
  • T by contact a characteristic yellow or tawny-orange stain is produce, which lasts for some weeks.
  • Indicated in graver forms of anaemia (pernicious) and jaundice.
  • Produces fatal toxic jaundice.

Posology

Dose
Boericke

Sixth potency.

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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