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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-, 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- 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 and swelling.
🩺 Systems & Indications
Boericke Exclusive
👤HEAD
Useful for right-sided 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

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

Lower potencies
Other
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
⏭️ Similar
Benzoicum Acidum
🔄 Compare With
Benzoicum Acidum

Boericke's Materia Medica