Benzoic Acid

General Characteristics.-- These are generally found in the urine, which is scanty, of a dark brown color, and the urinous odor being highly intensified . Care must be taken not to fall into error by a strong smell emanating from urine which has been kept covered for some time (or over night), or which has remained on sheets which have not been changed recently; it must have this characteristic smell when freshly voided , the color not of so much importance as the smell.

Nocturnal enuresis, with the above characteristic odor; sheets usually stained brown.

Rheumatism, quinsy, dropsy, diarrhoea, headache, menstrual difficulties, all when accompanied by this highly intensified odor of the urine.

Mental.-- Inclined to dwell on unpleasant subjects.

Headache from taking cold in it; or early in morning.

Feeling as of a lump in pit of; as if food had lodged there.

Awakens at 2 A.M., and can't sleep afterwards from internal heat and beating of temporal arteries.

Sides.-- Most of the symptoms appear on the left side, but may subsequently come on the right side. Pains about heart mostly, but suddenly change locality.

Joints.-- Cracking of the joints when moving.

Worse.-- Headache worse when at rest; toothache worse when lying down; eye and ear symptoms worse in the open air; on uncovering the head.

Better.-- From heat.