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Natrum muriaticum vs Pulsatilla
(Natrum muriaticum · Pulsatilla pratensis)
Both are emotional, both can be tearful, but they respond to comfort in opposite ways.
In short
Pulsatilla is soothed by sympathy; Natrum muriaticum pulls away from it.
Side by side
(the classic distinctions homeopaths look for)
| Feature | Natrum muriaticum |
Pulsatilla |
|---|---|---|
| Sympathy | Feels worse for consolation | Feels better for comfort |
| Crying | Alone, in private | Openly, easily, even telling symptoms |
| Temperament | Reserved, responsible, dwells on the past | Gentle, changeable, affectionate |
| Temperature | Worse from sun and heat | Worse in warm, stuffy rooms |
| Cravings | Salt | Rich food that doesn't agree |
Natrum muriaticum
Better
Open air, Cool bathing, Being alone
Worse
Consolation and fuss, Heat and sun, Seaside, Around 10 am
Pulsatilla
Better
Open air, Gentle movement, Sympathy and company, Cool food and drinks
Worse
Warm, stuffy rooms, Rich, fatty food, Evening, Heat
From the classic texts
“Psychic causes of disease; ill effects of grief, fright, anger, etc. Depressed, particularly in chronic diseases. Consolation aggravates.”
“The weather-cock among remedies.”
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Natrum muriaticum
(Natrum muriaticum · Sodium chloride (salt))
Held-in feelings. Natrum muriaticum is associated with long-standing grief or hurt that a person keeps private, a dislike of sympathy and a need to cry alone.
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Pulsatilla
(Pulsatilla pratensis · Wind flower)
Changeable as the wind it's named for. Pulsatilla is associated with gentle, emotional people who seek comfort and company, and with symptoms that shift from day to day.
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