Benzenum

Benzol, C6, H6

Blood

William Boericke 1922

Oxyhaemoglobinaemia.

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William Boericke 1922

Benzin, — Petroleum ether — not as pure a compound as Benzene (Benzol). It is the .«:ame. but with a mixture of hydrocarbons. It seems to exercise a special mfluence on the nervous system and on the

Dose

William Boericke 1922

Sixth potency.

Extremities

William Boericke 1922

Heavy limbs, cold legs, exaggerated knee-jerk. Pains from below upward.

Eyes

William Boericke 1922

Twitching of lids. Photophobia, objects blurred. Aching in eyes and lids. Marked dilation of pupils. Failure to react to light, particularly daylight.

William Boericke 1922

Illusion of vision with wide open

Guiding symptoms

William Boericke 1922

The most striking fact in the proving of Benzol seems to be the influence it had on the circulatory system. It caused a slowing of the pulse stream which in the guinea-pigs brought about the formation of infarcts. In the human provers it resulted in a decrease of the red and increase of white cells. (R. F. Rabe, M.D.) It ought to be of use in Leucjemia. Eye symptoms striking.

Head

William Boericke 1922

Sense of falling through bed and floor. Pains from below upward. . Tired and nervous. Frontal headache to root of

Modalities

William Boericke 1922

Worse at night. Worse right side.

Nose

William Boericke 1922

Dizzy. Pressing feeling in

William Boericke 1922

Profuse fluent coryza. Especially in afternoon. Violent sneezing.

Skin

William Boericke 1922

Eruption like measles. Perspiration on side not lain upt^n. Itching all over

References

This monograph is an original summary faithful to the classical tradition. It condenses material from these public-domain sources:

James Tyler Kent, Lectures on Homoeopathic Materia Medica (1905)Primary remedy pictures; characteristic mental and general symptoms. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
William Boericke, Pocket Manual of Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory (1927)Reproduced here in full — the complete classical repertory-style monographs. · Public domain (USA, pre-1930 publication)
Constantine Hering, The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica (1879–1891)Confirmed symptom aggregates behind the section organization. · Public domain
Timothy Field Allen, Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica (1874–1879)Provings background referenced by the verification tradition. · Public domain

Published by Gentle Pills under CC0 1.0 — original wording, dedicated to the public domain. Not a substitute for the primary texts.

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