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Nux vomica vs Pulsatilla
(Strychnos nux-vomica · Pulsatilla pratensis)
Both come up after too much rich food, late nights or a holiday blow-out, and both appear in colds and hormonal pictures.
In short
Nux vomica is chilly, driven and irritable; Pulsatilla is warm, gentle and weepy and wants company.
Side by side
(the classic distinctions homeopaths look for)
| Feature | Nux vomica |
Pulsatilla |
|---|---|---|
| Mood | Irritable, impatient, critical; wants to be left alone | Weepy, sensitive, seeks comfort and company |
| Temperature | Chilly; wants warmth | Warm-blooded; can't stand stuffy rooms |
| Digestion | Heavy, nauseous, ineffectual urge for stool after overindulgence | Upset from rich, fatty food; rarely thirsty |
| Better for | A short nap, warmth, firm pressure | Fresh air, gentle movement, sympathy |
| Typical person | Overworked, competitive, leans on coffee | Mild, changeable, easily moved to tears |
Nux vomica
Better
A short, uninterrupted nap, Evening, Warmth, Firm pressure
Worse
Morning, After eating, Coffee, alcohol and stimulants, Mental strain, Cold
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
“Nux is pre-eminently the remedy for many of the conditions incident to modern life.”
“The weather-cock among remedies.”
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Nux vomica
(Strychnos nux-vomica · Poison nut)
The remedy of modern life. Nux vomica is associated with driven, overworked, irritable people, and with the aftermath of too much rich food, coffee, alcohol or late nights.
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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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Articles that discuss both
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