Nux Vomxca
Ears
William Boericke 1922
Itching in ear through Eustachian tube. Auditory canal dry and sensitive. Otalgia; worse in I'ed. Hyperaesthesia of auditory
Eyes
William Boericke 1922
Photophobia; much worse in morning. Smarting, dry sensation, in inner canthi. Infra-orbital neuralgia, with watering of
William Boericke 1922
Optic nerve atrophy, from habitual use of intoxicants. Paresis of ocular muscles; worse, tobacco and stimulants.
Guiding symptoms
William Boericke 1922
54S with consciousness ; worse, touch, moving. Zealous fiery temperament. Nux patients are easily chilled, avoid open air, etc. Nux always seems to be out of tune; inharmonious spasmodic action.
Head
William Boericke 1922
Headache in occiput or over eye&, with vertigo; brain feels turning in a circle. Oversensitiveness. Vertigo, with momentary loss of consciousness. Intoxicated feeling; worse, morning, mental exertion, tobacco, alcohol, coffee, open air. Pressing pain . on vertex, as if a nail driven in. Vertigo in morning and after dinner. Scalp sensitive. Frontal headache, with desire to press the head against something. Congestive headache, associated with haemorrhoids. Headache in the sunshine. [Glon.; Nat. carb.] Feels distended and sore within, after a debauch.
Mind
William Boericke 1922
Very irritable; sensitive to all impressions. Ugly, malicious. Desires to kill loved ones; impulse deplored. Cannot bear noises, odors, light, etc. [Bell.] Hypochondriacal mood. Does not want to be touched. Time passes too slowly. [Alum.] Even the least ailment affects her greatly. Disposed to reproach others. Sullen, faultfinding.
Nerves
William Boericke 1922
loud sounds are painful, and anger him.
Nose
William Boericke 1922
Stuffed up, at night especially. Stuffy colds, '^>iuffles, after exposure to dry, cold atmosphere; worse, 'n warm room. Odors tend to produce fainting. 546
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
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