Acidum Benzoicum Homeopathy Dilution: Uric Acid Control, Gout Relief & Offensive Urine Disorders

About Acidum Benzoicum Homeopathic Dilution in 6C-CM Potency

Acidum Benzoicum CH is a classical homeopathic dilution prepared from benzoic acid, obtained by sublimation from gum benzoin. It has a marked action on metabolism, urinary system, and joints, especially in cases associated with uric acid diathesis.

The remedy is characteristically indicated when complaints are accompanied by highly offensive, dark-colored urine (often compared to horse’s urine). It is widely used in gout, rheumatism, enuresis, ganglion cysts, asthma, and urinary bladder disorders.

Acidum Benzoicum is also available in medicated pills here.

Key Indications & Characteristic Symptoms

• Strong-smelling, dark brown or changeable urine with any pathology
• Uric acid excess, gouty pains, rheumatism
• Sudden shifting of pains from one joint or region to another
• Enuresis (bedwetting) in children and elderly with offensive urine
• Ganglion of wrist, bunion of great toe, nodular joint swellings

Mentally, the patient tends to dwell on unpleasant thoughts and is easily disturbed by distressing sights.

Digestive, Stool & Tongue Symptoms

• Watery, light-colored, extremely offensive stools (often like soapsuds)
• Diarrhea in children with strong-smelling urine
• Spongy tongue with cracks and spreading ulcers

Respiratory & Cough Symptoms

• Dry, long-lasting asthmatic cough
• Cough worse at night, better lying on the right side
• Chest tenderness and pain near the heart region

What Doctors Recommend Acidum Benzoicum For

Dr KS Gopi

• Osteoarthritis of finger joints with cracking sounds and painful nodes (osteoarthritis)
• Excess uric acid with shifting joint pains and offensive urine (uric acid diathesis)
• Uric acid deposits in kidneys or urinary tract causing kidney stones

Dr Vikas Sharma

• Right knee pain with swelling, cracking, and coldness
• Knee pain worse while walking or bearing weight (knee pain)
• Gout-related joint swelling affecting wrist, elbow, knee, and great toe (gout swelling)
• Wrist ganglion cysts, often prescribed along with Silicea (ganglion cyst)
• Bedwetting with foul-smelling urine (bedwetting)

Dr Kirti Vikram

• Uric acid pain, swelling, and gout (uric acid pain)

Modalities (What Makes Symptoms Better or Worse)

• Worse from motion, open air, and uncovering
• Better from warmth
• Headache worse at rest; toothache worse while lying down
• Throat lump sensation better while eating

Therapeutic Scope (Boericke Materia Medica)

• Marked action on metabolism and uric acid elimination
• Renal insufficiency with offensive urine
• Asthma, gout, rheumatism, ganglion, bunions
• Pains shifting suddenly from one location to another

Recommended Potency

Third to sixth potency, or as advised by a qualified homeopathic physician.

Conclusion

Acidum Benzoicum is a highly characteristic homeopathic remedy for uric acid disorders. It is best indicated w