Benzoin


Benzoin signs and symptoms of the homeopathy medicine from the Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by J.H. Clarke. Find out for which conditions and symptoms Benzoin is used…


      Lindera Benzoin. Laurus Benzoin. Benzoin oderiferum. Spicebush. Fever-bush. N. O. Lauraceae. Tincture of twigs.

Clinical

Fever. Hair, oiliness of. Vertigo.

Characteristics

The symptoms of *Benzoin as shown in a short proving somewhat resemble those of Laurocerasus. Empty sensation at the stomach and lower part of bowels. Worse On lying down: head swims, with sinking sensation which makes lying down in bed unpleasant. The hair is oily. Feverish. Worse After sleep. Sense of touch fine, quick and pleasant.

Relations.

*Compare: Lachesis (worse after sleep).

Mind

Unpleasant, fearful feeling.

Head

Hair oily.

Stomach and Abdomen

Wakes from sleep with a sick feeling in stomach and bowels, tired feeling, turns often in bed at night. Empty feeling in stomach and lower part of bowels.

Stool

Soft stool, with pain before stool in lower bowel.

Urinary Organs

Urine more frequent, small quantity, dark colour, had to rise twice in night to urinate.

Lower Limbs

Hips feel crushed. Pains in knees. Feet and legs cold up to knees, remained cold in bed.

John Henry Clarke
John Henry Clarke MD (1853 – November 24, 1931 was a prominent English classical homeopath. Dr. Clarke was a busy practitioner. As a physician he not only had his own clinic in Piccadilly, London, but he also was a consultant at the London Homeopathic Hospital and researched into new remedies — nosodes. For many years, he was the editor of The Homeopathic World. He wrote many books, his best known were Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica and Repertory of Materia Medica