Hippuricum acidum
as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927
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General
Proved by Dr. Wm. B. Griggs Its chief action is on the external tissues of the eyes and naso-pharynx joint surfaces, liver and mucous membranes. Right side especially affected, general muscular soreness.
Head
Pain over right eye, dull, constant, worse in warm room. Eyelids
inflamed and swollen.
Throat
Sore, raw, dry, swallowing difficult, foul odor, gummy exudate; thickness and infiltration of all tissues around throat.
Stomach
Acid rising. Lump in pit of stomach. Soreness and pressure over liver.
Female
Menstrual flow for three weeks with complete relief of muscular and joint pains.
Extremities
Backache extending down hips. Pain in shoulders and extremities and sore swollen joints. Pain in middle of thigh posteriorly shooting down right leg. Tired, grating sensation in the joints.
Skin
Itching, burning. Papules looking like goose flesh on chest.
Relationships
Benzoic acid seems to be an analogue.
Dose
Lower potencies.
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