Nux Vomica

NUX VOMICA – the irritability, overindulgence and digestive upset remedy.

Overview

Nux Vomica is the leading remedy for symptoms caused by overindulgence, stress, rich foods, alcohol, stimulants, disrupted routines and digestive overload. It appears in your booklet repeatedly because it is useful for colds, hay fever, constipation, abdominal pain, nausea, irritability and fevers in children.

When to Think of This Remedy

• Colds with a blocked nose at night, runny during the day
• Irritable, chilly, oversensitive states
• Digestive upsets after rich, spicy foods or alcohol
• Severe bloating, pressure or cramping
• Frequent but ineffectual urging for stool
• Frontal headaches from overwork or late nights
• Hay fever with smarting, light-sensitive eyes
• Nausea in the morning or after eating

Mental & Emotional Picture

• Irritable, impatient, oversensitive to noise and light
• Easily angered or frustrated
• Feels worse from disruption to routine
• Wants to be left alone

Physical Indicators

• Blocked nose at night; runny nose during the day
• Abdominal cramping, pressure and bloating
• Constipation with frequent, ineffectual urging
• Nausea not better from vomiting
• Clean tongue with nausea (shared keynote with Ipecac)
• Headache from stress, overwork or indulgence
• Chilly, wants warmth and dislikes drafts

Modalities

Better: Warmth, rest, being left alone, firm pressure
Worse: Overeating, alcohol, coffee, stress, morning, cold air

Perfect For

• Overindulgence after food, alcohol or stimulants
• Hangover-type symptoms
• Stress-related digestive upsets
• Constipation with incomplete feeling
• Colds, hay fever and headaches triggered by irritability
• Nausea upon waking

Educational use only. Not medical advice. Please consult a homeopath or medical professional for chronic or severe conditions.