Nux moschata
(Myristica fragrans · Nutmeg)
The remedy of drowsy dryness. In the materia medica, Nux moschata is associated with overwhelming sleepiness, a dreamy, absent mind, and striking dryness of the mouth and skin without thirst.
Source
The seed of the nutmeg tree
Kingdom
Plant
Abbreviation
Nux-m.
Home acute kit
Usually prescribed by a homeopath
The classic picture
(a remedy is chosen when the whole picture fits the person, not from a single symptom)
Irresistible drowsiness; every complaint seems to bring sleepiness
Very dry mouth, tongue sticking to the palate, yet little thirst
Dreamy and absent-minded, losing thoughts mid-sentence; mood swings from laughing to crying
Hugely bloated abdomen after meals, with a tendency to feel faint
Tends to feel better
Warmth
Dry weather
Wrapping up warmly
Tends to feel worse
Cold, wet, windy weather
Cold food and cold washing
Jarring motion
How it compares
(remedies that are often confused with Nux moschata)
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Nux vomica
(Strychnos nux-vomica)
Despite the shared name, Nux vomica is tense, driven and irritable; Nux moschata dreamy and drowsy.
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Opium
(Papaver somniferum)
Opium’s stupor comes with heavy, flushed sleep and lack of reaction; Nux moschata’s with dryness and faintness.
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Ignatia
(Ignatia amara)
Both are changeable, laughing then crying; Ignatia’s mood swings follow grief or shock.
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From the classic texts
“Changeable; laughing and crying. Confused, impaired memory. Bewildered sense, as in a dream. Thinks she has two heads.”
“Vanishing of thoughts while reading, talking or writing; using wrong words; does not recognize well known streets”
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