Hippuricum acidum
Remedy of urinary disorders. Frequent copious urination. Gravel. Uric acid diathesis. Hyperuricemia. Backache from kidney. Used to acidify urine.
Source
Prepared from hippuric acid (C6H5CONHCH2COOH), found in urine.
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Urinary disorders — frequent, copious urination. Gravel and calculi. Uric acid diathesis — hyperuricemia. Backache from kidney origin. Acidifies urine. Gout with urinary involvement.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Dull.
General Symptoms
Urinary. Worse from cold. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Urinary
Frequent copious urination. Gravel. Uric acid excess. Hyperuricemia.
Back
Backache from kidney.
Extremities
Gout. Uric acid deposits.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold
Constitutional Type
Uric acid diathesis.
Clinical Indications
Hyperuricemia, gravel, frequent urination, gout, uric acid diathesis
Comparative Materia Medica
Benzoicum acidum has gout with horse-urine smell. Lithium has gout with tophi. Colchicum has acute gout.
Safety Information
Not established.
Hippuric acid is a normal urinary metabolite. Low toxicity. Safe in all potencies.
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