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Hippuricum Acidum

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Hippuric Acid · "The Urinary Arthritic Acid"
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Exclusively Documented in Boericke

This remedy is documented exclusively in Boericke's Materia Medica. It does not appear in other classical references in this encyclopedia.

🎯 It acts primarily on the external tissues of the eyes, naso-pharynx, joint surfaces, liver, and mucous membranes, particularly on the right side of the body.
📖 Boericke writes:
Proved by Dr. Wm. B. Griggs
(HIPPURIC ACID)
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.
👤 Constitution
The typical person needing this remedy may present with right-sided complaints, general muscular soreness, and a tendency toward joint inflammation and swelling.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Right-sided symptoms, especially involving the eyes and liver.
Boericke
Sore, raw throat with difficulty swallowing and gummy exudate.
Boericke
General muscular soreness and swollen, grating joints.
Boericke
Dull pain over the right eye, worse in a warm room.
Boericke
Prolonged menstrual flow that relieves joint and muscle pain.
Boericke
🩺 Systems & Indications
Boericke Exclusive
👤HEAD
Useful for right-sided headaches and inflammatory conditions of the eyelids.
Pain over right eye, dull, constant, worse in warm room.
Eyelids inflamed and swollen.
🔑 Modalities
Boericke Exclusive
Worse from
💊 Dosage & Potency
Lower potencies
Other
🕒As directed
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
⏭️ Similar
Benzoicum Acidum
🔄 Compare With
Benzoicum Acidum
📚 Sources & References
Boericke's Materia MedicaHering's Guiding SymptomsHahnemann's Materia Medica PuraKent's Materia MedicaClarke's DictionaryAllen's EncyclopediaPhatak's Concise MM

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