Benzoic Acid, Joints Diseases and Gout

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Benzoic Acid is an effective homoeopathic medicine that originates from benzoic acid, which is derived from gum benzoin or aromatic hydrocarbons. 

It is prepared homeopathically by arousing the latent medicinal properties of its crude form and has been found to be beneficial in the treatment of gout and certain urinary issues.

As with all homoeopathic prescriptions, the professional homeopath chooses a remedy based on the similarity of symptoms between the patient’s mental/psychological, emotional and physical symptoms and the remedy symptoms.

Benzoic acid patients tend to be prone to dwell on unpleasant things in the past. Omits words in writing. Depression. A child that needs Benzoic acid wants to be nursed in the arms, and will not be laid down.

The most marked characteristic pertains to the odour and colour of the urine of the patient. The urine is highly offensive (foul-smelling) urine like the urine of horses. The urine is also hot and dark brown.

Benzoic acid is known for having a marked action on metabolism. It produces and cures symptoms of predisposition to uric acid, with urine highly coloured and very offensive, and gouty symptoms. Tendency to gout, an inflammatory condition in joints caused by elevated uric acid. 

It is a high-grade homeopathic remedy for Gout. Gout presents itself with an inflamed, painful, red, swollen and warm joint due to increased uric acid levels.

This article will only concentrate on Benzoic acid and its relation to joint complaints.

Clinical Indications: Gout, toe pain, and knee pain can be accompanied by bunions, ganglion, or even foul-smelling urine, bed-wetting kidney stones, kidney disorders, diarrhoea, and asthma.

Extremities: Joints crack on motion. Tearing with stitches. Pain in the  Achilles tendon. Rheumatic gout; nodes very painful. Gouty deposits. Ganglion; swelling of the wrist. Pain and swelling in knees. Bunion of great toe. Tearing pain in great toe.

Keynote  Characteristics of Benzoic Acid

The patient needs Benzoic acid jas joint inflammation caused by high uric acid levels. 

The strong offensive smell in the urine is a high indicator symptom of its use.

Gout is a form of arthritis which affects the joints, causing immense pain and swelling. It tends to affect the big toes in particular and can have an incredibly debilitating effect on day-to-day life. Gout is caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood and successful treatment involves homoeopathic remedies to reduce those levels.

For instance, it works well when the joints are red, swollen, and sensitive to the touch. When moving, the joints make a cracking sound. High uric acid levels cause painful nodes to develop on joints. 

Benzoic acid is also recommended for knee joint pain and swelling. It is also beneficial for swelling in the fingers and elbow joints.

For the treatment of specific ailments, Benzoic acid works effectively in complaints that occur in limbs.

Key Symptoms of Benzoic Acid

1. Inflamed Gout to increased uric acid levels

2. Gout with red, swollen and sensitive joints 

3. Pain and swelling in the big toe and knee

4. Highly offensive, putrid urine with a smell as strong as that of horse urine

Indication features

1. Ganglion of wrist

2. Bunion (bony bump on the joint at the base of big toe)

3. Pain in Achilles Tendon

Ganglion, is a rounded lump filled with jelly-like fluid that frequently appears on the back of the wrist. It can appear suddenly and can be either painful or painless. These small bumps are usually harmless and do not require treatment. However, if it causes discomfort or affects the movement of your wrist, you may consider having it surgically removed.

A bunion is a deformity or bony growth of the big toe joint which causes it to deviate towards the smaller toes. It is a common condition that affects many people and can cause pain, discomfort, and difficulty with walking. They are bony bumps that form on the joint at the base of your big toe. 

These bumps can be uncomfortable and may grow over time, potentially leading to further complications if not treated. Benzoic acid is highly indicated for tearing discomfort in the big toe. There is also swelling of the big toe.

The right-side toe is most commonly affected in cases where Benzoic Acid is necessary.

Benzoic acid also relieves pain in the  Achilles tendon, a strong fibrous band that joins the calf muscle at the rear of the leg to the heel bone.

The discomfort/pain in Benzoic acid, starts on the right side and then shifts to the left in the Benzoic acid remedy picture and patient. Standing or walking makes it worse since it puts weight on the foot. 

In cases needing Benzoic acid, the patient may also present cold feet with cold perspiration. Benzoic acid is a key remedy for the treatment of panaritium, an infection or tissue inflammation with pus development around the fingernail.

General Modalities of Benzoic Acid: 

Worse by cold temperatures, physical activity, atmospheric changes and lack of clothing on the chest during the winter months.

Better: Heat and copious urination can alleviate complaints.

Complaints: From Right to Left

Gouty complaints/discomfort worsens at night. 

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