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Materia Medica by Adolf zur Lippe

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Adolf zur Lippe
Materia Medica by Adolf zur Lippe
The Materia Medica by Adolf zur Lippe was written in 1854. You can read the full book here.
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Benzoic acid (Benzoicum acidum).

Mind and Disposition.

Inclination to dwell on unpleasant subjects.

While writing, he often omits words.

Head.

Giddiness, especially in the afternoon, as if he would fall on his side.

Pressure on the vertex, extending to the spine, -without pain, but with anxiety.

[5] Rheumatic pains in the head.

Headache from a draft of air ; from uncovering the head ; in the morning, when awaking ; worse when at rest, returning periodically, and accompanied by pain the stomach, nausea, and cold hands.

Cold perspiration on the head.

Face.

Burning heat of one side of the face.

Circumscribed redness on the cheeks.

[10] Copper-colored spots on the face.

Cold perspiration of the face.

Tongue.

The tongue is spongy on the surface, with deep cracks, and with spreading ulcers.

Throat.

Sensation, as of a lump in the pit of the throat, as if some food had lodged there.

Sensation of swelling or constriction in the throat.

[15] The throat symptoms are relieved by eating.

Stool and Anus.

Watery, light-colored, very offensive stools, (in children) with unusually strong-smelling urine.

Urinary Organs.

Soreness, or hot, burning pain in the (left) kidney.

Frequent desire to urinate.

Urine contains mucus and pus, (with enlargement of prostate gland).

[20] Urine of dark color, with unusually strong smell ; heavy, hot.

Chest.

Long-continued, dry cough, after suppressed gonorrhoea.

Pains in the region of the heart.

Awakens every morning at 2 o'clock, with violent internal heat, and hard, beating pulse, compelling him to lie on the back, because the beating of the temporal arteries causes a humming in the ears, and prevents him from going to sleep.

Awakens after midnight with violent palpitation of the heart, and hard beating of the temporal arteries.

Extremities.

[25] Tearing and stitches, especially in the right big toe, (gout).

Generalities.

Great weakness, perspiration, and comatose condition.

Trembling, with palpitation of the heart.

Sleep.

Awakens with oppression of breathing, with palpitation of the heart, (after midnight), with heat and hard pulse.

Fever.

Chilliness before the stool.

[30] Great internal heat when awaking.

Perspiration while eating.

Conditions.

The pains suddenly change their locality, but are mostly felt in the region of the heart.

When moving, cracking of the joints.

Aggravation of the headache, when at rest ; of the toothache, when lying ; of the eye and ear symptoms in the open air ; of the head symptoms, when uncovering one's self, and when in a draft of air.

[35] Amelioration of the face symptoms by heat.

The most of the symptoms appear first on the left, and then on the right side.