Nux vomica is the common name for a homeopathic medication that comes from the Strychnos nux-vomica tree, which is also called the vomiting nut or the poison nut tree.

1. Nux vomica
Dr Saroj Ranjit Sawant
M.D.(HOM.)

2. introduction
• Nux vomica is a plant sourced from an evergreen
tree named Strychnos nux-vomica. It is the
greatest of polychrests, because the bulk of its
symptoms correspond in similarity with those of
the commonest and most frequent of diseases. It is
frequently the first remedy, indicated after much
dosing, establishing a sort of equilibrium of forces
and counteracting chronic effects.
• Nux is pre-eminently the remedy for many of the
conditions incident to modern life.
Dr Saroj Sawant

3. Common name
• Nux Vomica,
• Poison Nut,
• Quaker buttons,
• Semen strychnos,
• Snake-wood,
• Strychnine tree
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4. family
Loganiaceae Family
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5. habitat
Native to India and to southeast
Asia.
Strychnos nux vomica is a moderate-
sized tree native of the Coromandel
Coast and Cochin China
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6. Part used
Homoeopathic
dilution
prepared from
the seeds of
the strychnine
tree
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7. preparation
The fruit is a berry about the size of a small
orange. When ripe it has a rather hard orange-
yellow epicarp and a white, pulpy, interior in
which 1–5 seeds are embedded. The seeds are
washed free from pulp and dried.
Dr Saroj Sawant

8. constituents
• It is a major source of the highly poisonous,
intensely
bitter alkaloids strychnine and brucine derived
from the seeds
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9. Prover
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10. Sphere of action
• It acts on spinal cord, motor and sensory
centres, brain, gastro-intestinal tract,
respiratory organs, cardiovascular system and
genito-urinary system.
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11. The fruit is very like an orange in
appearance and contains numerous
seeds of flattened circular outline,
about the size of a halfpenny, ash-
grey in colour, covered with fine
silky hairs. The seeds are intensely
bitter, owing to the presence of
Strychnia and Brucia It is used in
India in cases of intermittent fever
and snake-bites. A decoction of the
leaves is used externally in
rheumatism
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12. Plant image
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13. quotes
"Nux is chiefly
successful with
persons of an ardent
character; of an
irritable, impatient
temperament,
disposed to anger,
spite or deception." -
Hahnemann.
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14. quotes
Nash says,
“ Frequent and ineffectual
desire to defecate, or
passing but small quantities
at each attempt.”
NASH says,
“Spasm, sensitiveness
(nervous), and chilliness are
three general characteristics
of this remedy.”
Dr Saroj Sawant

15. quotes
KENT says:
“Another state running through
Nux is that actions are turned
in opposite directions. When
the stomach is sick, it will
empty its contents with no
great effort ordinarily, but in
Nux there is retching and
straining as if the action were
going the wrong way, as if it
would force the abdomen open;
a reversed action; retches, gags
and strains, and after a
prolonged effort he finally
empties the stomach.”
Dr Saroj Sawant

16. aetiopathogenesis
Bad effects of: coffee, tobacco, alcoholic
stimulants; highly spiced or seasoned food;
over-eating (Ant. c.); long continued mental
over- exertion; sedentary habits; loss of sleep
(Coc., Colch., Nit. ac.); aromatic or patent
medicines; sitting on cold stones; specially in
warm weather.
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17. characters
Adapted to thin,
irritable, careful,
zealous persons
with dark hair
and bilious or
sanguine
temperament.
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18. characters
Disposed to be
quarrelsome,
spiteful,
malicious;
nervous and
melancholic.
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19. characters
Debauchers of a
thin, irritable,
nervous
disposition; prone
to indigestion and
hemorrhoids
(persons with light hair,
blue eyes, Lob.).
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20. characters
Anxiety with
irritability and
inclination to
commit suicide,
but is afraid to
die.
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21. characters
Hypochondriac:
literary, studious
persons, who are too
much at home, suffer
from want of exercise,
with gastric,
abdominal complaints
and costiveness;
especially in
drunkards.
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22. characters
Oversensitive;
• to external
impressions;
• to noise, odors, light
or music (Nux m.);
• trifling ailments are
unbearable (Cham.);
• every harmless word
offends (Ign.).
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23. characters
Persons who are
very particular,
careful, but
inclined to become
easily excited or
angered; irascible
and tenacious.
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24. characters
Universal Antidote-
One of the best remedies with
which to commence treatment
of cases that have been
drugged by mixtures, bitters,
vegetable pills, nostrums or
quack remedies, especially
aromatic or "hot medicines."
but only if symptoms
correspond.
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25. characters
Convulsions, with consciousness
(Strych.);
< anger, emotion, touch, moving.
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26. characters
Pains are
tingling,
sticking, hard,
aching, worse
from motion and
contact.
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27. characters
Tendency to faint
(Nux m., Sulph.);
• from odors;
• in morning;
• after eating;
• after every labor pain.
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28. characters
Cannot keep from falling
asleep in the evening while
sitting or reading hours
before bedtime, and wakes
at 3 or 4 a. m.; falls into a
dreamy sleep at daybreak
from which he is hard to
arouse, and then feels tired
and weak
(reverse of, Puls.).
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29. characters
Catarrh: snuffles of infants
(Am. c., Samb.);
Coryza, dry at night,
fluent by day;
< in warm room,
> in cold air; from sitting in
cold places, on stone
steps.
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30. characters
Eructation:
sour, bitter, nausea
and vomiting every
morning with
depression of spirits;
after eating.
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31. characters
Nausea: constant;
after eating; in
morning; from
smoking; and feels
"If I could only
vomit I would be
so much better.".
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32. characters
Stomach: pressure an hour or two after eating as from a
stone (immediately after, Kali bi., Nux m.); pyrosis,
tightness, must loosen clothing; cannot use the mind for
two or three hours after a meal; sleepy after dinner;
from anxiety, worry, brandy, coffee, drugs, night
watching, high living, etc.
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33. characters
Constipation;
with frequent
unsuccessful desire,
passing small
quantities of stool,
sensation as if not
finished.
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34. characters
Frequent desire fro stool;
anxious, ineffectual,
> for a time after stool;
in morning after rising;
after mental exertion
(inactive, no desire, Bry.,
Op., Sulph.).
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35. characters
Alternate
constipation and
diarrhoea
(Sulph., Ver.), in
persons who have
taken purgatives
all their lives.
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36. characters
Menses:
• too early, profuse, lasts too
long; or keeping on several days
longer, with complaints at onset
and remaining after; every two
weeks;
• irregular, never at right time;
stopping and starting again
(Sulph.);
• during and after, < of old
symptoms.
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37. characters
Labor pains:
• violent,
spasmodic;
• cause urging to
stool or urinate;
• < in back;
• prefers a warm
room.
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38. characters
Strangulated
hernia,
especially
umbilical.
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39. characters
Backache:
• must sit up to turn over
in bed;
• lumbago;
• from sexual weakness,
• from masturbation.
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40. characters
Repugnance to cold
or to cold air; chilly,
• on least movement;
• from being
uncovered;
• must be covered in
every stage of fever -
chill, heat or sweat.
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41. characters
Fever:
• great heat, whole body
burning hot (Acon.),
• face red and hot
(Bell.),
• yet patient cannot
move or uncover
without being chilly.
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42. Modality
<
• Morning:
• waking at 4 a. m.;
• mental exertion;
• after eating or
over-eating;
• touch,
<
• noise,
• anger,
• spices,
• narcotics,
• dry weather;
• in cold air.
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43. Modality
>
• In evening,
• while at rest;
• lying down, and
• in damp, wet weather (Caust.).
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44. Relationship
 ·Complementary :
Sulphur, Sepia
 · Inimical to:
Zinc must not be used
before or after
 · Follows well:
After, Ars.a., Ipec., Phos.,
Sep, Sulph
 · Is followed well: by,
Bry, Puls., Sulph
 Antidotes:
• hot medicines,
• tea,
• coffee,
• narcotics,
• alcoholic preparations
and
• most of the
Homoeopathic remedies
Dr Saroj Sawant

45. Thank you
Dr Saroj Sawant