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nux moschaLa
8ubrlke lz reperLorl[uma (Mlnu) gde se po[avl[u[e kao [edlna remedl[a

Mlnu A8SLn1MlnuLu waklng does noL know where he ls or whaL Lo answer on
Mlnu AnCL8 pregnancy durlng
Mlnu AnxlL1? walklng cold alr ln
Mlnu A8CulnC faclllLy for
Mlnu CCnluSlCn of mlnd pregnancy durlng
Mlnu uLLl8luM verLlgo wlLh vlolenL
Mlnu uLLuSlCnS braln cracklng braln ls
Mlnu uLLuSlCnS double belng waLchlng hls oLher self playlng hls real consclous self seemed Lo be
Mlnu uLLuSlCnS head fall head would off
Mlnu u8LAM as lf ln a dlnner afLer
Mlnu lLA8 deaLh of afLernoon 1730 h
Mlnu lCCLlSP behavlor alr ln open
Mlnu CLS1u8LS makes rldlculous or foollsh alr ln open
Mlnu CLS1u8LS makes rldlculous or foollsh sLandlng on Lhe sLreeL whlle
Mlnu P?CCPCnu8lASlS forenoon
Mlnu P?CCPCnu8lASlS fever durlng
Mlnu P?S1L8lA menses afLer scanLy
Mlnu lnSAnl1? verLlgo wlLh
Mlnu LAuCPlnC menses durlng
Mlnu LAuCPlnC menses durlng hysLerlcal
Mlnu MLMC8? loss of memory llfe abouL hls pasL
Mlnu MLMC8? weakness of memory LranslenL buL perfecL consclousness of whaL he hlmself sald
or dld
Mlnu Ml81P chlll durlng
Mlnu MCCu changeable heaL durlng
Mlnu SP8lLklnC locomoLlve llke a
Mlnu S1uLlAC1lCn remalns flxed ln one spoL
Mlnu 1PCuCP1S conLrol of LhoughLs losL afLernoon 14 h
Mlnu 1PCuCP1S vanlshlng of menses before
Mlnu unCCnSClCuSnLSS afLernoon 14 h
Mlnu unCCnSClCuSnLSS blood slghL of
Mlnu unCCnSClCuSnLSS remalns flxed ln one spoL
Mlnu unCCnSClCuSnLSS sLandlng whlle havlng dress flLLed










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nux moschaLa
8ubrlke lz reperLorl[uma (Mlnu) gde se po[avl[u[e kao na[vaznl[a lll [edna od na[vaznl[lh remedl[a

Mlnu LAuCPlnC alLernaLlng wlLh weeplng
Mlnu MLMC8? weakness of memory
Mlnu MlS1AkLS maklng locallLles ln
Mlnu MlS1AkLS maklng speaklng ln words wrong words uslng
Mlnu MCCu changeable
Mlnu C8lLn1A1lCn sense of decreased
Mlnu 8LCCCnlZlnC noL recognlze does sLreeLs well known
Mlnu SLnSLS dull
Mlnu SLnSLS vanlshlng of
Mlnu SLLCP wanderlng
Mlnu S1uLlAC1lCn sleeplness wlLh
Mlnu S1uC8
Mlnu 1PlnklnC averslon Lo
Mlnu 1PCuCP1S vanlshlng of
Mlnu 1PCuCP1S vanlshlng of readlng on
Mlnu 1PCuCP1S vanlshlng of speaklng whlle
Mlnu 1PCuCP1S vanlshlng of wrlLlng whlle
Mlnu 1PCuCP1S wanderlng wrlLlng whlle
Mlnu 1C8C8
Mlnu unCCnSClCuSnLSS
Mlnu unCCnSClCuSnLSS dream as ln a
Mlnu unCCnSClCuSnLSS menses suppresslon of
Mlnu WAklnC when


kLN1 I 1 Lectures on nomeopath|c Mater|a Med|ca

Nux moschata
1h|s |s not a very great remedy |t has not a very w|de range of usefu|ness but |t |s often
over|ooked when needed
We get |nto the hab|t of re|y|ng ent|re|y on the po|ychrests
1he o|d women used to g|ve nutmeg to hyster|cs and wonderfu| to te|| |ts prov|ngs [ust|fy
|ts use
It must have had some pa|||at|ve re|at|on to the hyster|a
1he root |s much stronger than the nut |n the same proport|ons and conta|ns the rea|
med|c|na| qua||t|es
1he pat|ent appears to be dazed there |s a comp|ete |oss of memory she |s automat|c |n
her act|ons
1h|s |s wonderfu| state of the m|nd
She goes about the house perform|ng her dut|es but |f |nterrupted forgets what she has
been do|ng forgets that she was a|| day |n conversat|on w|th her son she has no reco||ect|on
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of past events
1h|s |s a s|ngu|ar state of the m|nd somet|mes found |n hyster|ca| women
Somet|mes |t |s |mposs|b|e to f|nd out what state of the m|nd |s present she |s so forgetfu|
She ||es w|th the eyes c|osed and yet knows everyth|ng that |s go|ng on but remembers
noth|ng
She speaks w|th |nte|||gence about the th|ngs of the moment but knows noth|ng of the
past
She prophes|es pred|cts w|th a sort of c|a|rvoyance
1he menta| state |s the keynote
Somet|mes she |s agg |n the morn|ng somet|mes |n the even|ng or on wak|ng
She performs a|| her dut|es and yet seems to be |n a dream she seems not to know her
fr|ends
1he Nux mos pat|ent |s a|ways ready to go to s|eep |t |s w|th great d|ff|cu|ty that she can
keep awake
She fa||s as|eep on a|| occas|ons |n season and out of season
1he eyes |ook heavy she cannot keep awake fa||s |nto a profound s|umber somet|mes |nto
coma
Usefu| |n the coma of typho|d and |nterm|ttent fever
When aroused she remembers noth|ng |ooks dazed |ooks about and wants to know who
the peop|e are around and what they are do|ng
It |s a state |n wh|ch pat|ents answer quest|ons s|ow|y after a |ong |nterva| and then |ook
confused aga|n
1hey g|ve an answer that has no re|at|on to the quest|on asked or answer correct|y
We f|nd such a sate |n typho|d |n hyster|a after shock after fear b||ghted affect|ons or the
|oss of a fr|end
It |s more su|tab|e after shock end|ng |n th|s k|nd of troub|e than |n typho|d
It |s a|so usefu| |n typho|d but where there |s great weakness s||d|ng down |n bed and
nervous tremb||ng hos ac |s a better remedy
Nux mos does not re|ate so comp|ete|y to the genera| |mage of a typho|d as does hos ac
1he s|eep|ness and the dazed state are two th|ngs comb|ned and when comb|ned are
d|ff|cu|t to cover by a remedy
1h|s state |s somewhat ||ke Cp|um
Ia|ntness and even fa|nt|ng when stand|ng |ong such as occurs |n a nervous woman
stand|ng to have a dress f|tted
1here |s a dry mouth the tongue c|eaves to the roof of the mouth |n a|| comp|a|nts
1here |s great s|eep|ness and automat|c conduct espec|a||y |n nervous women
It has cured pet|t ma|
1he haemorrhages stand out |n bo|d re||ef haemorrhages from the nose uterus and
bowe|s
1here |s vom|t|ng of b|ood
1he pat|ent |s sens|t|ve to w|nd to a draft to damp a|r
She has a headache agg wa|k|ng aga|nst the w|nd hoarseness from wa|k|ng aga|nst the
w|nd she |s so sens|t|ve to co|d weather that she comes home dazed and s|eepy from wa|k|ng
aga|nst the w|nd her mouth |s dry but there |s no th|rst she doesnt des|re water (somet|mes
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th|rst |s present)
1he pat|ent may ho|d water |n the mouth w|thout des|re to swa||ow |t
Nux mos ho|ds |ce water and succu|ent fru|ts |n the mouth to re||eve the sensat|on of
dryness
Cften there |s a sensat|on of dryness when the mouth |s mo|st
In the extrem|t|es there |s numbness t|ng||ng pr|ck||ng para|yt|c weakness there |s
threatened para|ys|s momentary hyster|ca| para|ys|s com|ng for a short t|me and then go|ng
away
Aphon|a w|th a dry mouth |n hyster|ca| pat|ents when wa|k|ng out of doors
1h|s aphon|a passes away on go|ng |nto the house
1he who|e back |s sens|t|ve to pressure the vertebrae are sens|t|ve
1he remedy has pro|onged and |nveterate const|pat|on pro|onged urg|ng to stoo| fo||owed
by a soft stoo|
(A|um sor Ch|na)
1he stoo| |s d|ff|cu|t but soft
ne wonders why he has to urge for a soft stoo|
In woman there are many troub|es menorrhag|a |ast|ng ten or f|fteen days the b|ood |s
c|otted the menses are too often |ast too |ong are |rregu|ar
1he abdomen |s fu|| of co||c cramp|ng pa|ns extend|ng to the broad ||gaments and down the
||mbs most d|stress|ng dysmenorrhoea from exposure to co|d r|d|ng |n the w|nd or ||v|ng |n
damp houses
W|th th|s there |s a dry mouth and th|rst|essness she wakes at n|ght w|th a dry mouth |t
seems as |f the tongue c|eaved to the roof of the mouth
1h|s remedy |s espec|a||y su|tab|e for |ean women those who have |ost f|esh
1he breasts are f|at
I remember a case of a woman th|rtyf|ve years o|d whose breasts wh|ch were once we||
rounded became perfect|y f|at Nux mos restored the breasts
1h|s |s a ||tt|e remedy but when wanted noth|ng w||| take |ts p|ace

VLkMLULLN I Concordant Mater|a Med|ca

nux moschaLa
nuxm
nuLmeg
CharacLerlsLlcs
Marked Lendency Lo falnLlng flLs 3 LhreaLenlng hearL fallure 3 and cold llmbs 2 agg durlng sLool
durlng menses from sllghL paln from slghL of blood whlle sLandlng when dresslng Cold llmbs
exLreme dryness of mucous membranes and skln SLrange feellng 2 hummlng buzzlng funny feellng ln
body lrreslsLlble drowslness lndlcanurla Ceneral lncllnaLlon Lo become unconsclous durlng acuLe
aLLacks LypoLhymla lgn 2 opular domesLlc medlclne for puLLlng off Lhe mensLrual perlod or else for
brlnglng lL on and also for dlarrhoea lL profoundly dlsLurbs Lhe SLnSC8luM mlnd and nL8vLS causlng
exalLaLlon of senses and nervous deblllLy ulgesLlon ls dlsLurbed AffecLlons of lLMALL C8CAnS When
any complalnL causes u8CWSlnLSS or ls accompanled by drowslness and lf ln addlLlon Lhere ls
chllllness or coldness and 1Pl8S1LLSSnLSS nuxm should be consldered and glven uryness as a
sensaLlon or acLual ls anoLher grand characLerlsLlc sympLom of mouLh Longue eyes eLc buL nC
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1Pl8S1 Peavlness of eyes Longue eLc Paemorrhages dark As of a hard lump ln sLomach llver LhroaL
PysLerla Manla AuLomaLlsm arLs laln on feel sore leels as lf drunk sLaggers on Lrylng Lo walk
CaLalepsy Lpllepsy wlLh consclousness LlLLle paln ufflness aralysls spasms and Lrembllng of
Longue eyellds oesophagus Marasmus of llLLle chlldren Pard parLs feel sofL 4 Wanderlng and presslng
palns whlch always only occupy a small spoL lasL only a shorL Llme buL soon reLurn Cold from sudden
coollng off afLer havlng persplred paln ln neck and ln all Lhe bones 3 Weakness esp of back and
knees sleeplness SympLoms agg cold weL weaLher amel exLernal warmLh 11 unpleasanL menLal
emoLlons brlng on flaLulence 1rembllng from cold lnner more Lhan ouLer parLs CreaL lasslLude feels
as lf she had Lo gaLher up all her sLrengLh arLs laln on as lf sore Clands feel as lf swollen ulsposlLlon Lo
falnL also from palns even when sllghL Spasms of chlldren beLLer sulLed Lo Lhose of feeble consLlLuLlon
and scrofulous dlaLhesls frequenLly Lroubled wlLh dlarrhoea from deblllLy vlolenL palplLaLlon of hearL
vlolenL convulslons when aroused from her Lrance
Mlnd
Changeable 4 sudden change from grave Lo gay and from llvely Lo serene laughlng # crylng 3 ln rapld
successlon Confused lmpalred memory 8ewlldered sense as ln a dream 2 ob[ecLs seem changed or
grow larger 1hlnks she has Lwo heads 2 sense of duallLy seems Lo be Lwo persons 2 ClalrvoyanL sLaLes
11 answered quesLlons correcLly enLlrely ouL of her sphere on reLurnlng Lo consclousness she was
perfecLly lgnoranL of whaL she had sald ureamy MenLal depresslon from grlef 1houghLs suddenly
vanlsh whlle Lalklng readlng or wrlLlng 3 canL flnlsh whaL he beglns buL sLands ln a dazed condlLlon
11 appears Lo herself as lf chalned Lo her surroundlngs uses wrong words durlng headache Slow
ldeaLlon 3 walLs a long Llme before answerlng 1alks loudly Lo herself llckle and waverlng ln hls
underLaklngs LnLlre loss of memory of hls pasL llfe Sense of lmpendlng dlssoluLlon Manla odd
speeches and rldlculous gesLures Mockery laughlng [esLlng 7 feels llvely and brlghL Surroundlngs
seem changed doesnL recognlse wellknown sLreeLs LlsLless 4 greaL lndlfference Lo everyLhlng
Answers lrrelevanLly ShorL Llme seems very long 3 momenLary aLLacks of unconsclousness whlch seem
Lo lasL a long Llme Sense of levlLaLlon uoes her household duLles auLomaLlcally doesnL recollecL whaL
she has done 4 lrresoluLe and LhoughLless 3 lncoherenL ln expresslng LhoughLs 6 uazed and sleepy
whlle walklng agalnsL Lhe wlnd 8 unconsclousness aL slghL of blood Confuslon durlng pregnancy
SLupefacLlon durlng menses Laughlng ln open alr before menses everyLhlng seems ludlcrous over
serlous maLLers AllmenLs from dlsappolnLed love SLarLlng as lf elecLrlc shocks Lhough body durlng
sleep wakenlng her SLarLlng on recoverlng consclousness Slow learnlng Lo Lalk 11 unconsclousness
afLer menLal exclLemenL agg [usL before menses Cradual vanlshlng of LhoughLs whlle readlng ends ln
falllng asleep Slowness of senses awakens and knows noL where he ls nor whaL Lo answer lears Lo go
Lo sleep Slow acLlon of wlll Whlle wrlLlng he omlLLed leLLers wroLe ln dlfferenL alphabeLs agalnsL hls
wlll and changed from one sub[ecL Lo anoLher AllmenLs from overLaxlng menLal powers gasLrlc
complalnLs nervous lrrlLaLlon of lnLesLlnal canal hysLerla lrlghL Lrembllng of hearL fear and sadness
Aware of danger buL no apprehenslon leels her memory growlng weaker durlng headache Loud
Lalklng and bewlldered manner pelvlc congesLlon
verLlgo
2 As lf drunk sLaggerlng when walklng ln open alr 11 WlLh headache and nausea WlLh llghLness and
empLlness of head weak llmbs numb feels as lf floaLlng ln alr WlLh presslng heavlness mosL ln
forehead
Pead
SL leellng of expanslon 2 and fulness sleeplness Cracklng sensaLlon ln head 2 8raln feels loose
sLrlklng sldes on moLlon 7 durlng paln ln Lemples 11 uull feellng ln forehead As lf forehead were
pushed ouL ressure from wlLhln ouL as lf head would bursL 8raln as lf loose when movlng head or
walklng amel durlng cold weaLher and when slLLlng sLlll agg durlng hoL weaLher PeaL ln forehead As
lf all vessels were pulsaLlng esp on head a Lhrobblng presslng paln conflned Lo a small spoL prlnclpally
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Lo l supraorblLal rldge A 8ursLlng 2 ln Lemples amel hard pressure 11 Colng from lefL Lo rlghL
Worse damp cold beLLer heaL ressure and heaL on verLex urlvlng asunder presslng and sLlnglng ln
occlpuL agg sLepplng from room lnLo open alr sLlll more ln mornlng and mosLly on sLooplng amel
slLLlng and walklng Severe Learlng ln occlpuL exLendlng Lo nape CongesLlve durlng menses 8efore
menses lrom rldlng ln carrlage lrom waLer and washlng or afLer geLLlng weL ln cold weaLher lrom
change ln weaLher AfLer suppressed erupLlons WlLh drowslness SeaL of paln ls noL deep ln braln buL
lmmedlaLely under cranlal bones 8orlng and heaL over and ln l eye very vlolenL consLrlcLlng burnlng
sLlnglng over r eye redness of face compresslon of llps and [aws conLlnually moves hls hand Lo
palnful place durlng unconsclousness head convulslvely drawn from one slde Lo Lhe oLher dlsLorLs hls
face knlfellke sLlLches ln head and chesL aL Llme when menses oughL Lo appear C8 ulsaLlons 2
palnless ln head ln small spoL 3 ln l slde of forehead 7 fear Lo go Lo sleep Pead senslLlve Lo
sllghLesL Louch ln a draughL of alr 2 Cerebral congesLlon Convulslve moLlon of head 11 from before
backward could noL Lalk or swallow Pead drops forward whlle slLLlng 3 head feels heavy and drops
forward or rolls abouL on shoulders lnvolunLarlly musL hold lL wlLh boLh hands 11 1emples senslLlve Lo
Louch and from lylng on Lhem agg weL cold weaLher amel warmLh
Lyes
SL 11 As lf she had been crylng ln evenlng 1enslon around eyes and ln llds C8 2 Lyes dry whlch
lmpedes movemenL of eyellds Leryglum over cornea 3 Lxcesslve dryness readlng ls dlfflculL eyes
close as from sleeplness uplls dllaLed and lnsenslble 11 feellng of fulness ln eyes 11 uryness of eyes
so greaL LhaL she could noL close Lhem LlghL and exerLlng vlslon agg darkness amel SLarlng
vlslon
Cb[ecLs look larger very dlsLanL or vanlsh 2 obllque Loo close LogeLher red MoLes 2 8llndness
followed by falnLlng 3 Cb[ecLs seem very large esp ln evenlng
Lars
SL 11 8uzzlng and rlnglng ln ears as lf sLopped up aln ln eusLachlan Lube as from a forelgn body
before wlnd and raln A 11 1earlng or sLlLches ln ears sLlLches ln l ear agg movlng [aw
Pearlng 2 CversenslLlveness of hearlng lncreased for dlsLanL sounds
nose
C8 CversenslLlveness of smell 3 followed by loss of smell LplsLaxls dark blood nose dry sLopped up
2 musL breaLhe Lhrough mouLh 11 CaLarrh agg cold damp weaLher
lace
SL 2 !aws as lf paralysed canL close Lhem 11 Cf swelllng of l cheek prlcklng as from elecLrlc sparks
C8 2 ale 3 cheeks someLlmes red and hoL 8eLracLed llps loollsh chlldlsh expresslon 11 sleepy
sLupld debauched ulabollc grln Llps swollen sLlck LogeLher 7 8lue rlngs around eyes 11 greenlsh
blue 11 ulsLorLs face durlng aLLack of headache Agonlzed expresslon when recoverlng from falnLlng flL
ueaLhly pale agg ln damp alr lace looks Lhln hoL puffed spoLLed freckled Chapped llps urawlng
mouLh awry usLules wlLh broad red borders on chln LrupLlons spreadlng from face Lo neck
MouLh
SL 1ongue numb paralysed 2 speech dlfflculL Chalky LasLe 3 1asLe as lf he had eaLen excesslvely of salL
food 11 ury Longue as lf lL would fall lnLo powder aL nlghL or on waklng 1ongue feels as lf gone Lo
sleep or leaLhercovered ln mornlng LasLe on Longue as afLer havlng been Llpsy C8 very dry 1ongue
adheres Lo roof of mouLh buL no deslre for waLer Sallva llke coLLon 8erb 2 sallva lessened feels llke
coLLon ln mouLh 2 uryness of mouLh dlsappearlng on enLerlng house wlLhouL LhlrsL agg sleep 7
AccumulaLlon of sallva and Lhlck mucus ln mouLh 11 SallvaLlon before menses 8ad smell from mouLh
AphLhae of chlldren no LasLe 1ongue rolls ln mouLh llke one lnLoxlcaLed uryness of llps palaLe and
velum palaLl
1eeLh
SL 2 1eeLh seem pulled loose 3 1eeLh feel as lf covered wlLh chalk 11 resslng as lf LeeLh were held ln
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a grlp A 1ooLhache 11 ln fronL LeeLh ln pregnancy 2 amel warmLh agg Louch or sucklng LeeLh 3
SLlcklng LooLhache amel warmLh agg cold weL weaLher evenlng C8 11 Cums bleed scurvy
1hroaL
SL 7 Scraplng ln LhroaL 11 As lf a plece of bacon were ln LhroaL Clobus hysLerlcus C8 2 CreaL dryness
of LhroaL 7 wlLhouL LhlrsL ulfflculL swallowlng from paralysls of muscles 11 uryness ln LhroaL
posLerlorly lL feels sLlffened
lood drlnk
Cravlng for hlghly seasoned food 2 whlch only ls dlgesLed Peadache from eaLlng a llLLle Loo much 2
1Pl8S1LLSSnLSS LoaLhlng when eaLlng or Lhlnklng of food ulgesLlon weak all food Lurns Lo gas 11 esp
ln Lhe aged Summer dlarrhoea from cold drlnks ularrhoea from bolled mllk uysurla from beer or wlne
uysurla afLer eaLlng 4 WPlLL LA1lnC SCCn SA1lSllLu Cough loose afLer eaLlng dry afLer drlnklng 3
unnaLural appeLlLe hasLy eaLlng 7 Chalky LasLe ln mornlng when fasLlng 1eeLh palnful whlle eaLlng
ulsLenslon of abdomen afLer meals 11 Cravlng hunger or loss of appeLlLe afLer a few mouLhfuls no
LhlrsL wlLh dry mouLh 8randy has a klnd of elecLrlfylng effecL from roof of mouLh downward ln a
sLralghL llne Lo feeL Alcohol agg Peadache from wlne of drunkards Peadache afLer breakfasL lood
LasLes llke sawdusL LrucLaLlons and paln ln sLomach afLer eaLlng ressure ln sLomach agg beer
uyspepLlc sympLoms come on whlle paLlenL ls sLlll aL Lable Abdomlnal collc from cold drlnks Collc
lmmedlaLely afLer eaLlng aln ln abdomen afLer drlnklng ConsLlpaLlon ln women who bolL Lhelr food
ularrhoea from mllk ularrhoea from drlnklng Loo much waLer SLrangury afLer drlnklng yeasLy beer
ury cough afLer drlnklng aroxysmal palplLaLlon aL nlghL amel drlnklng hoL waLer ulse frequenL
Lrembllng acceleraLed afLer wlne AfLer eaLlng wanL of breaLh loose cough lasslLude AfLer dlnner
cramp ln sLomach sLomach and abdomen dlsLended palnful urlnaLlon drowslness Lpldemlc dlarrhoea
ln auLumn wanL of appeLlLe buL frequenL LhlrsL
SLomach
SL 7 lulness ln sLomach lmpedlng breaLhlng 11 durlng pregnancy 11 ressure ln sLomach as from
lncarceraLed wlnd sallvaLlon before menses As lf food formed lLself lnLo lumps wlLh hard surfaces
and angles whlch caused soreness ln sLomach Crawllng from plL Lo LhroaL Cppresslon from plL Lo
chesL 1urnlng ln sLomach some nausea PeaL and burnlng ln sLomach A 11 lL palnful Lo Louch C8
Lxcesslvely bloaLed 11 oppresslng hearL and lungs and causlng paln behlnd sLernum llaLulenL
dyspepsla Plccough 8eLrocesslon of gouL Lo sLomach 2 ueaLhly slckness on ralslng head from plllow
nausea and vomlLlng from lrrlLaLlon of uLerlne pessary 3 nausea when rldlng ln a carrlage 6 SLomach
and abdomen excesslvely bloaLed from any unpleasanL emoLlon 7 nausea and vomlLlng sleeplness
durlng pregnancy lrrlLaLlon of sLomach from overLaxed menLal powers 11 ulsLenslon sensaLlon of
warmLh ScraLchlng erucLaLlons as from rancld oll ulsLenslon of sLomach and abdomen from leasL
conLradlcLlon
Abdomen
SL 2 As of a board across hypogasLrlum 3 1enslon feellng of heavlness ln upper abdomen 7 ressure ln
llver as from someLhlng sharp or as lf sLones were cuLLlng and Learlng Lhelr way ouL welghL abouL llver
11 Cf a lump ln l lower abdomen A 2 llaLulenL collc 3 CuLLlng and LwlsLlng abouL navel 11 amel
pressure sleeplness 11 Spasmodlc from rlghL exLendlng Lo lefL hypochondrlum Lhen ln a clrcle ln
lower parL of abdomen followed by dlarrhoea ulaphragm hurLs wlLh lnhalaLlon Collc lmmedlaLely afLer
eaLlng and agg afLer drlnklng durlng day dry mouLh and LhlrsLlessness amel hoL weL cloLhs Sharp
sLlLches ln l lower abdomen durlng menses agg slLLlng SLlLches ln spleen musL bend double Collcllke
aLLacks ln chlldren LranslenL paleness of face lasslLude sleeplness and falnLness C8 aralyLlc
weakness of lnLesLlnes Lnormously dlsLended 7 afLer meals 2 navel sore even ulceraLed fesLerlng 3
numerous flaLulenL sympLoms dlsLurblng sleep 7 8umbllng ln abdomen feellng as lf collc would occur
11 ulaphragmlLls oppresslon of chesL llke a presslng load dry cough loss of breaLh from geLLlng weL
LnlargemenL of spleen sLlLches ln spleen musL bend double umblllcal hernla 1enderness of abdomen
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ln pregnancy Llvergrown chlldren
8ecLum
SL 11 Acrld feellng ln recLum and anus durlng and afLer sLool As lf more sLool would pass A 11
SLlLches ln anus durlng sLool C8SLool sofL buL unable Lo expel lL even wlLh long sLralnlng Alum
lalnLness durlng or afLer sLool roLrudlng plles 2 SLools puLrld brlghL yellow llenLerlc agg aL nlghL
lnacLlvlLy of recLum 4 ularrhoea durlng denLlLlon durlng pregnancy 3 ularrhoea llke chopped eggs
sleeplness 7 and loss of appeLlLe ln summer chlldren 11 ularrhoea agg cold damp weaLher Pard #
sofL sLools ConsLlpaLlon ln women who are dlsposed Lo falnL or who bolL Lhelr food urglng as lf
dlarrhoea would seL ln ularrhoea from deblllLy or from geLLlng cold Sllmy sLools sllmy LasLe ln mouLh
Worm affecLlons ln chlldren sleeplness and cuLLlng bellyache asslng of feLld flaLus ulfflculL sLool
durlng pregnancy
urlnary
A 11 8enal collc lrom sLone ln bladder or gravel 8urnlng cuLLlng ln ureLhra durlng urlnaLlon C8 2
uysurla ln hysLerla dysmenorrhoea from uLerlne complalnLs 11 from exerLlon of body urlne smells
llke vloleLs 3 lrequenL mlcLurlLlon someLlmes lnvolunLary 11 1enesmus of bladder urglng aL nlghL
scanLy emlsslon
Male
C8 7 Sexual deslre lncreased buL erecLlons weak and of shorL duraLlon 11 Semlnal emlsslons
lemale
SL 11 As of a lump ln l lower abdomen anLeverslon of uLerus A ln uLerus from pessary 2 Spasmodlc
labourllke 6 uysmenorrhoea from exposure Lo cold rldlng ln wlnd or llvlng ln damp houses 11 Sharp
sLlLches ln l lower abdomen agg slLLlng durlng menses C8 uLerlne haemorrhage Menses Loo long
dark Lhlck Leucorrhoea muddy and bloody 2 lnsLead of menses Suppresslon of menses perslsLenL
falnLlng aLLacks and sleeplness kallc varlableness of menses lrregularlLy ln Llme and quanLlLy 2
Mammae Loo small nlpples reLracLed llaLus from vaglna 7 flaLulenL dlsLenslon of uLerus ueflclenL
labour palns ConLlnuous and obsLlnaLe floodlng 7 uurlng menses greaL pressure ln back from wlLhln
ouLward bearlngdown sensaLlon ln abdomen and drawlng ln llmbs 11 SLerlllLy CreaL lrrlLablllLy of
pelvlc vlscera agg durlng menses when ovarles and uLerus are swollen and senslLlve Lo pressure
rolapse of uLerus and vaglna Menses scanLy or suppressed from frlghL deblllLy geLLlng cold
overexerLlon Menses preceded by vlolenL palns low down ln back deblllLy pressure ln sLomach
waLerbrash paln ln llver 1hreaLened aborLlon ln hysLerlcal females dlsposed Lo falnLlng feel chllly and
caLch cold easlly fears she wlll aborL Labour palns false weak spasmodlc lrregular uerperal
convulslons esp when Lhere ls a convulslve moLlon of head from behlnd forward uLerus remalns
unconLracLed afLer dellvery
Larynx
SL 11 Cf dryness ln larynx C8 Loss of volce 7 sudden from walklng agalnsL wlnd Pep 2 PysLerlcal
hoarseness 11 gasLrolnLesLlnal and cardlac derangemenLs 3 volce unsLeady 11 bleaLlng 11 CaLarrh
and rawness of Lrachea from Laklng cold
8esplraLlon
2 uyspnoea feellng of welghL on chesL hysLerlcal asLhma dlfflculL lnhalaLlon Loss of breaLh when
sLandlng ln waLer 3 aroxysms of suffocaLlon 11 ulfflculL from fulness ln sLomach Wheezlng snorlng
raLLllng ln chesL uyspnoea upward pressure durlng pregnancy Cppressed proceedlng from plL of
sLomach
Cough
When geLLlng warm ln bed 4 uurlng pregnancy 7 ury sudden loss of breaLh 11 LxclLed by scraLchlng
ln LhroaL crawllng ln upper parL of Lrachea lrom geLLlng overheaLed WlLh greaL soreness ln larynx or
chesL
SpuLum
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11 8loody dark Sllmy salLlsh MusL swallow loosened phlegm
ChesL
SL 3 Cppresslon of chesL feellng as lf blood rushed Lowards hearL and Lhen spread over whole body
11 As lf chesL were Loo narrow afLer cold washlng WelghL pressure on chesL agg falllng asleep aL nlghL
or waklng from slesLa Cf fulness ln upper parL of chesL prevenLlng deep breaLhlng As lf mucus
obsLrucLs lungs Cn movlng arm paln ln reglon of pecLoralls muscle as from a blow agg Louch and
pressure A 11 uarLlng ln foreparL of chesL shooLlng upward ln an obllque dlrecLlon and arresLlng
breaLhlng 8urnlng ln chesL pecullar dead feellng and swelllng SLlLches ln chesL ConsLrlcLlve ln muscles
of chesL C8 11 vlolenL congesLlons Lo chesL and neck aL Llme when menses oughL Lo appear Crawllng
and Llckllng ln r upper chesL ln mornlng cough Cffenslve sweaL ln axlllae and beLween mammae
PearL
SL As lf someLhlng grasped hearL 2 As lf beaLlng ln vacuum 3 As lf blood were rushlng Lo hearL 11
Lhence Lo head and Lhen all over body 11 aroxysmal palplLaLlon afLer mldnlghL as lf hearL were
sLopplng and Lhen beaLlng vlolenLly loud belchlng amel drlnklng hoL waLer and keeplng warm musL
walk abouL As lf hearL would be squeezed off durlng vlolenL congesLlons Lo chesL and neck Cppresslon
of hearL exLendlng Lo LhroaL C8 1rembllng fluLLerlng 2 as from frlghL fear or sadness ulse lnLermlLs
2 aL long lnLerval fear of deaLh 2 ulse weak lrregular alplLaLlon aLLacks of falnLness 7 followed
by sleep 11 PysLerla cordls
8ack
SL 2 As lf a plece of wood sLreLched across sacrum 11 and were belng pressed ouL agg before
menses 3 Lumbar reglon as lf brulsed or broken agg rldlng ln a carrlage 11 aln ln lumbar muscles as
from a blow of Lhe flsL A 2 now ln sacrum now ln lumbar reglon 11 agg durlng resL Along splne
8ackache and neuralgla of sacrum and coccyx agg rldlng ln a carrlage 11 urawlng ln muscles of neck
from drafL of damp alr CreaL pressure ln back from wlLhln ouLward durlng menses ln lumbar reglon
weakness of knees and legs Achlng upward from lower parL of splne sLlffness agg damp weaLher
C8 2 neck so weak head drops forward on chesL 11 1abes dorsalls
Llmbs
SL 2 Llmbs as lf floaLlng ln alr 7 numbness ln all llmbs A 2 urawlng wanderlng rheumaLlsm agg cold
damp weaLher agg cold weL cloLhes amel warmLh 4 agg whlle aL resL 11 Wanderlng dlgglng
presslng conflned Lo small spoLs lasLlng buL a shorL Llme soon reLurnlng C8 8heumaLlsm from geLLlng
feeL weL from exposure Lo draughLs 8heumaLlsm amel dry warm cloLhes laLlgue on sllghL exerLlon 2
PysLerlcal paralysls 11 8heumaLlsm of l shoulder and r hlp Marked muscular ereLhlsm esp of llmbs
slmulaLlng chorea
upper
SL 11 aln ln l shoulder as lf lL conLalned lead rheumaLlsm affecLlng l delLold aln ln l upper arm near
mlddle and elbow as from hard pressure of a grasplng hand numbness and fulness of hands evenlng
As lf all blood had rushed Lo hands as lf a sLrlng were abouL arms Creeplng from below ln arms !olnL of
llLLle flnger of l hand as lf spralned when closlng hand ln mornlng A 11 resslng ln boLh shoulders
1earlng rheumaLlc ln r shoulder SLlnglng on flexor slde of upper arm shoulder and elbow[olnLs
seems Lo be seaLed ln bloodvessels vlolenL ln r mlddle flnger as lf on bone urawlng from flngers
exLendlng Lo shoulders C8 2 uryness of palms 11 1rembllng and weakness of hands Pands feel cold as
lf frozen Llngllng under nalls on enLerlng warm room
Lower
SL 2 As lf Lreadlng on hard peas when walklng 11 When Louched flexor muscles of r Lhlgh feel as lf he
had had a fall or as from rldlng horseback When crosslng legs a feellng of dulness ln r Lhlgh followed
by sensaLlon as lf l one were golng Lo sleep as lf blood were golng Lhere prlckllng Peavlness and
coldness ln legs aln ln legs from knees Lo ankles as lf bone had been smashed could hardly walk
leellng ln calves as of a blow 8lghL knee palns as lf wrenched or spralned on movlng and esp on golng
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up sLalrs ln anLerlor parL of r knee as lf someone grasped lL a klnd of laclng 8uzzlng sensaLlon ln all
Loes as lf frosLblLLen spreadlng over soles Lo heels paln as lf brulsed from [umplng Cf coldness ln
feeL heaL ln hands A ln r hlp Lo knee agg moLlon esp golng up sLalrs 11 ln hlps from cold alnful
drawlng ln Lhlghs here and Lhere llexor muscles of r Lhlgh palnful when walklng uull drawlng ln
perlosLeum of r Llbla Cramps of calves before golng Lo sleep ulgglng presslng ln mlddle of soles ln
mornlng Cramps ln feeL lnLernal burnlng 8orlng ln greaL Loe afLer lylng down C8 2 leeL cold wlLh
appearance of menses Soles always molsL 3 1lngllng ln Loes as afLer belng frozen brulsed paln ln
soles 11 knees and legs Llred as afLer a long [ourney musL move legs from place Lo place SLaggers on
walklng ofLen falls
Sleep
CreaL drowslness lndol ComplalnLs cause sleeplness Coma 2 ALLacks of sleeplness sudden
sleeplness verLlgo 4 CreaLly Lroubled wlLh dryness of mouLh and LhroaL whlle sleeplng always awake
wlLh a very dry Longue buL wlLhouL LhlrsL 7 SLarLlng ln sleep buL doesnL always awake 11 sLarLs wlLh
shocks as lf elecLrlclLy were passlng Lhrough body 11 CreaL sleeplness greaL lncllnaLlon Lo laughLer
ureams
2 Cf falllng from hlgh place Cf belng pursued
lever
Chllllness and heaL wlLhouL LhlrsL wanL of persplraLlon 11 lnLermlLLenL profound sleep durlng all
sLages 1yphold profound coma lylng sllenL lmmovable lnsenslble dlfflculL comprehenslon slowness
of ldeas dwells long on her answer or doesnL answer aL all puLrld dlarrhoea rolllng rumbllng and
gurgllng ln bowels dreamy sLaLe wlLh drowslness and falllng of eyellds dryness of mouLh Longue and
LhroaL fulness of sLomach and loss of appeLlLe ln evenlng dryness ls so greaL LhaL Longue sLlcks Lo
roof of mouLh yeL Lhere ls no LhlrsL should ofLen be used ln place of hac
Chlll
8eglns ln l hand Carbov 2 Chlll # heaL WlLh sLupor 3 WlLh pale face esp on uncoverlng and ln cold
weL weaLher 11 8eLLer warm room ueslre Lo sleep beLween chllls lf lefL alone
PeaL
3 lnLernal dry cold skln
SweaL
2 8ed or bloody or absenL 11 WlLh averslon Lo be uncovered
Skln
ury skln and of lnner parLs also of eyes nose llps mouLh Longue LhroaL eLc 2 ury cold 8lue spoLs
11 Skln senslLlve Lo cold damp alr Anasarca dropsy of exLernal parLs lrregular red scallng paLches on
face and neck durlng congesLlons aL Llme of menses ulceraLlons of skln palnful ln hysLerlcal paLlenLs
ComplalnLs afLer suppressed erupLlons
ModallLles
Worse Cold baLh damp wlnd drafLs log Cold feeL regnancy Change of season LMC1lCnS
exclLemenL LxerLlon MLnSLS !ar 8rulses SllghL causes MenLal exerLlon or shock Summer hoL
weaLher MoLlon Lylng on palnful slde CverheaLlng Mllk Shaklng head 1 Cold food 7 CeLLlng weL
8ldlng ln a carrlage Alcohol 8eLLer MolsL heaL Warm room ury heaL 7 Cpen alr
9 8esL amel headache agg bellyache backache rheumaLlsm Lylng down agg head SLlLches ln spleen
bendlng double Walklng agg buL amel palplLaLlon ury mouLh agg evenlng and nlghL ularrhoea
agg nlghL Warm room hands feel as lf frozen WarmLh amel oLher sympLoms urlnklng beer
sLrangury 8randy elecLrlfylng effecL Mllk dlarrhoea
CondlLlons
7 Women and chlldren nervous people Cld people 2 useful for scrawny dellcaLe hysLerlcal women
who have small breasLs and who laugh or cry by Lurns 9 ersons wlLh sofL sLralghL halr raLher Lhan crlsp
and curly Pydrogenold consLlLuLlons 11 eople wlLh a cool dry skln who donL easlly persplre
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8elaLlons
Compare Aesc LllL Murx laL odo uls and Sep prolapsus uLerl Agar and Lach dry mouLh
Anac Lacc and Lyc loss of memory AnLL and Cp all allmenLs sleeplness Apls uls Splg and
veraL falnLness durlng or assoclaLed wlLh evacuaLlons Arn Calc Lach Lyc and nuxv bloody
sweaL Ars Calc and uulc effecLs of cold molsL wlnds Acon and 8ry of cold dry wlnds Ars Clna
and Lyc slnklng lmmedlaLely afLer meals 8apL and yrog soreness of parLs laln on 8ell naLm
Sep and Sulph pressure and pushlng Lowards genlLals 8rom Lacc and Lyc flaLus from vaglna
8ruc Cels Clns Pera and Sulph headache drowslness Cels dlfflculL Lo keep eyes open 8ry
nausea on ralslng head from plllow CacL and LllL sensaLlon as lf hearL ls grasped Calc agg worklng
ln waLer Camphbr Cannl and Lach doesnL recognlse wellknown sLreeLs Cocc leucorrhoea
lnsLead of menses effecLs of rldlng ln a carrlage Colch epldemlc ln auLumn whlLe feLld sLools Con
cough durlng pregnancy Lach of mensLrual perlod CroLL uulc Cxac eLr Sars and Sulph
falnLness wlLh scanLy sLools Luphr and Pep sudden hoarseness from walklng agalnsL wlnd lerr and
Magc rheumaLlsm of l delLold Sang of rlghL Paem sensaLlon of a bar across chesL nuxm has
removed sensaLlon of bar across abdomen wlLh ends pro[ecLlng ouL aL back llke a bar lgn hysLerlcal
LemperamenL nuxm has excesslve dryness of mouLh kallbl dlsLress ln sLomach whlle eaLlng or
lmmedlaLely afLer Lacd falllng of head nuxm Lo lefL Lacd Lo rlghL Merc nuxm LhroaL dry
wlLhouL LhlrsL Merc mouLh molsL wlLh LhlrsL Mosch falnLlng Myrls bolls and suppuraLlon naLs
8hod and 8husL effecLs of geLLlng weL damp weaLher lylng ln damp places uls dry LhroaL wlLhouL
LhlrsL nuxm agg lylng on palnful slde uls agg on palnless Sars reLracLlon of nlpples SLaph canL
sweaL 2 Croc 7 Ambr Asaf SLram 1 Myrls amel phlegmonous lnflammaLlon hasLens suppuraLlon
powerful anLlsepLlc ulceraLlve Lendency ln all Llssues sald Lo acL more powerfully Lhan Pep and Sll Cl
myr Cll of nuLmeg as a remedy for bolls felons polsonous ulcers lL has been used ln 2x poLency
Crnl flaLulence swollen feellng across lower chesL whenever she Lurns ln bed feels as lf a bag of waLer
Lurned also gasLrlc ulcer and cancer CompaLlble AnLL Lyc nuxv uls 8husL SLram
ComplemenLary 2 Calc Lyc AnLldoLed by Camph Cels Laur nuxv Cp valer Zlnc AnLldoLe Lo
Ars Laur 8hod alcohol bad yeasLy beer lead collc LurpenLlne
CausaLlon
lrlghL MenLal exerLlon Suppressed erupLlon 8aLh suppressed menses CvereaLlng Mllk 8ad beer
Alcohol


VLkMLULLN I r|sma

nux moschaLa
nuxm
8eallLy ls someLhlng you rlse above
Llza Mlnnelll
Slgns
MyrlsLlca fragrans nuLmeg nC MyrlsLlcaceae
CLASSlllCA1lCn 1he nuLmeg famlly comprlses abouL 16 genera and some 400 specles of Lrees wlLh
alLernaLe slmple leaves ofLen borne on whorled horlzonLal branches 1he famlly ls excluslvely Lroplcal
belng especlally well represenLed ln Asla and SouLh Amerlca nearly all members lnhablL lowland raln
foresLs 1he flowers are small and lnconsplcuous males and females belng borne on separaLe Lrees 1he
leaves ofLen have glandular doLs conLalnlng aromaLlc oll When wounded Lhe wood exudes a red sap
1he prlnclpal commerclal producLs of Lhe famlly are splces and faLLy olls Lhe laLLer belng employed ln
perfumery for maklng candles and as a source of buLLer for consumpLlon 1he famlly ls so unlform ln
sLrucLure LhaL for a long Llme all members were classlfled ln Lhe slngle genus MyrlsLlca name derlves
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from Cr myrlsLlkos smelllng of myrrh More deLalled sLudy laLer resulLed ln lLs dlvlslon lnLo numerous
genera lncludlng MyrlsLlca and vlrola boLh of whlch conLaln members wlLh halluclnogenlc properLles
PomoeopaLhy employs Lwo specles of Lhls famlly boLh belonglng Lo Lhe poLenLlally halluclnogenlc
genera 1he flrsL ls MyrlsLlca fragrans Lhe nuLmeg Lree 1he second MyrlsLlca seblfera acLually ls vlrola
seblfera Accordlng Lo SchulLes Lhere are lndlcaLlons LhaL Lhe lnner bark ls drled and smoked or used
oLherwlse by venezuelan wlLch docLors Lo drlve away evll splrlLs or Lo dance and cure fevers 1hls
suggesLs LhaL Lhe Lree has halluclnogenlc properLles ln homoeopaLhy however lLs appllcaLlon
unforLunaLely has been llmlLed Lo cases of whlLlow and suppuraLlve lnflammaLlons glvlng lL Lhe
repuLaLlon of Lhe homoeopaLhlc knlfe
nu1MLC 18LL 1he splces nuLmeg and mace are obLalned from Lhe nuLmeg Lree MyrlsLlca fragrans
1hls specles belongs Lo Lhe largesL genus MyrlsLlca whlch has abouL 123 specles cenLered ln new
Culnea 1he Lree ls a naLlve of Lhe Splce lslands lndoneslan lslands of Lhe Malay Archlpelago called Lhe
Moluccas buL culLlvaLed ln many Lroplcal counLrles lL ls a slowgrowlng Lree yleldlng afLer aL leasL
seven years Lhe flrsL small harvesL Male and female Lrees cannoL be dlsLlngulshed unLll Lhey begln Lo
flower so LhaL many of Lhe former are weeded ouL aL Lhe age of seven slnce a slngle male Lree ls enough
Lo ferLlllze Len Lo LwenLy female specles As Lhe frulL develops lL becomes fleshy and on maLurlLy spllLs
lnLo Lwo or four valves dlscloslng Lhe large seed 1he frulL conLalns a slngle large seed wrapped ln a
neLwork of crlmson coloured Llssue Lhe arll fleshy seed coverlng produclng Lhe splce called mace 1he
seed ls rlch ln faL and sLarch MosL producLlve are Lrees beLween 13 and 30 years old buL producLlvlLy
may lasL for up Lo 60 years 1he besL quallLy ls sald Lo come from Lhe 8anda lslands 1he name nuLmeg ls
also applled ln dlfferenL counLrles Lo oLher frulLs or seeds Lhe !amalcan or calabash nuLmeg derlved
from Monodora myrlsLlca Lhe 8razlllan nuLmeg from CrypLocarya moschaLa Lhe eruvlan nuLmeg from
Laurella aromaLlca Lhe Madagascar or clove nuLmeg from 8avensara aromaLlca and Lhe Callfornla or
sLlnklng nuLmeg from 1orreya callfornlca
SlCL A Lree orlglnally found only on Lhe slx small Molluca lslands of 8anda lL ls lLs frulL from whlch
were bullL Lhe forLunes of Cenoa venlce Llsbon Madrld and AmsLerdam Whlle langulshlng ln a
Cenoan [all ln Lhe years 1298 Lo 1299 Marco olo lgnlLed Lhe flrsL spark of Luropean lnLeresL ln Lhls
planL WhaL selzed Lhe lmaglnaLlon of hls counLrymen was hls accounL ln hls book 1ravels of an lsland
where a planL grew whose frulL approached Lhe value of gold nuLmeg 1he nuLmeg Lrade sLarLed as
early as Lhe 3Lh cenLury when 8andas nuLmegs reached lndla 8y Lhe 9Lh cenLury Lhls Lrade had
become more formallzed as lndlan Lraders based ln !ava esLabllshed a monopoly Arablan sallors sLarLed
shlpplng nuLmegs Lo Charx on Lhe erslan Culf and Lo LgypL Lhrough Lhe 8ed Sea from lndla 1he
Arablans were very secreLlve abouL Lhe source of Lhe splce and soon bullL a flourlshlng splce monopoly
LhaL reached as far as ConsLanLlnople Luropeans conLacL wlLh Arabla was llmlLed durlng Lhe early
Mlddle Ages buL Lhe Crusades reopened Lhe Lrade rouLes beLween Lhe LasL and Lhe WesL and nuLmeg
and cloves became exLraordlnarlly popular MerchanLs from venlce and Cenoa resldenL ln alesLlne
Lraded cloLhlng and lron Lo Crusaders for splces 1he resulLanL flow of splces norLhward became so
coplous LhaL ln 1191 Lhe 8omans fumlgaLed Lhe sLreeLs wlLh nuLmeg for Lhe coronaLlon of Lmperor
Penry vl 8oLh venlce and Cenoa became enormously wealLhy as nuLmeg and mace flowed norLh from
Lhese clLles LhroughouL Lurope even reachlng Lhe 8rlLlsh lsles ln 1284 a pound of mace sold for Lhe
value of Lhree sheep ln Lngland and ln Lhe 14Lh cenLury Ceoffrey Chaucer recorded Lhe use of nuLmeg
Lo flavour Lngllsh ale SLlll Lhe orlglns of nuLmeg and mace were shrouded ln mysLery unLll Marco olo
from hls prlson ln Cenoa descrlbed whole orchards of nuLmeg Lrees growlng on dlsLanL lslands Pls
accounL spurred a search for Lhese splce lslands 8y 1306 Lhe Luropean splce Lrade had shlfLed Lo
Llsbon and venlces monopoly was shaLLered1 1he orLuguese reached Lhe 8anda lslands ln 1312 ln
Lhe 17Lh cenLury Lhe uuLch galned Lhe lucraLlve monopoly on Lhe nuLmeg Lrade wlLh Lhe esLabllshmenL
of Lhe vereenlgde CosLlndlsche Compagnle vCC or uuLch LasL lndles Company ln 1602 a monopoly
LhaL would lasL for nearly a cenLury ln 1770 nuLmeg and clove Lrees were smuggled by Lhe lrench ouL of
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Lhe Moluccas Lo Madagascar and Zanzlbar where Lhey were successfully culLlvaLed ln Lhe perlod 1796
1806 Lhe Lngllsh LransporLed nuLmeg Lrees Lo 8rlLlsh soll ln Srl Lanka Malaysla 1rlnldad and evenLually
Crenada and Slngapore 1he uuLch splce monopoly was broken
CCnS1l1uLn1S nuLmegs are Lhe drled rlpe seeds of MyrlsLlca fragrans derlved of Lhelr seed coaL and
wlLh or wlLhouL a Lhln coaLlng of llme 1he seed conLalns 2333 flxed oll and 313 volaLlle olls 1he
myrlsLlcln fracLlon of Lhe laLLer LogeLher wlLh elemlcln and safrol ls responslble for Lhe halluclnogenlc
properLles of nuLmeg seed CLher consLlLuenLs lnclude safrol eugenol and meLhyleugenol 1he aromaLlc
eLher myrlsLlcln also occurs ln some umbelllferous specles such as parsley dlll and carroL MyrlsLlcln
serves as a sLarLlng polnL for Lhe love drug or hug drug MuA meLhylenedloxyampheLamlne and ls
relaLed Lo anoLher deslgner drug MuMA or ecsLasy Llemlcln ls chemlcally relaLed Lo mescallne and
Lhe deslgner drug 1MA 1he flxed oll conLalns myrlsLlc acld Lo Lhe exLenL of 7080 1hls acld
predomlnaLes ln Lhe faLs of Lhe MyrlsLlcaceae buL lL has also been found ln palm seed faLs malnly
coconuLs up Lo 20 of Lhe LoLal faLLy aclds ln mllk faLs up Lo 812 and ln mosL anlmal and
vegeLable faLs wlLh conslderable amounLs up Lo 13 belng presenL ln sperm whale oll 2 MyrlsLlc acld
ls used ln shampoos shavlng soaps creams lubrlcanLs and ln food flavourlngs eg buLLerscoLch
buLLer cocoa and frulL flavours nuLmeg splce ls used ln Lhe manufacLure of plckles and LomaLo
keLchup ln meaL and flsh sauces ln chocolaLe dlshes and cherry ple nuLmeg as well as mace are
popular splces Lhe exLracL of Lhe laLLer ls moreover used as a spray Lo dlscourage aLLackers
PALLuClnCCLn 1he splce nuLmeg ls one of Lhe mosL wldely known and mosL easlly avallable planL
halluclnogens sychoLroplc effecLs may be experlenced from Lhe lngesLlon of 320 grams of ground
nuLmeg whlch Lhen conslsL of a mlld lnLoxlcaLlon lasLlng up Lo Lwo days and someLlmes followed by
deep sleep and/or a severe hangover 1he effecLs are comparable Lo Lhose of cannabls buL slde effecLs
may be serlous and lnclude dlzzlness flushes dryness of mouLh acceleraLed hearLbeaL Lemporary
consLlpaLlon dlfflculLy ln urlnaLlon nausea and someLlmes panlc nuLmeg ls used mosL by underage
sLudenLs looklng for legal means Lo experlence alLered sLaLes and by prlsoners who can acqulre lL more
easlly Lhan lllegal subsLances 1here ls ample evldence LhaL nuLmeg ls Loxlc buL noLwlLhsLandlng vague
rumours LhaL Lhe halluclnogenlc effecLs of nuLmeg have been employed by naLlves ln parLs of
souLheasLern Asla llLLle rellable supporLlng evldence has been found ln Lhe anclenL lndlan medlcal
LreaLlse Ayurveda nuLmeg ls called madashaunda a Lerm meanlng narcoLlc frulL and nuLmeg ls ofLen
added posslbly ln parL for lLs lnLoxlcaLlng effecLs Lo Lhe beLel chewed ln conLemporary lndla 8eporLs
LhaL nuLmeg ls added Lo Lobacco and chewed or snuffed are common ln modern lndla CLher vague
reporLs lndlcaLe LhaL naLlves ln Lhe hlnLerlands of lndonesla snuff nuLmeg and LhaL lL may someLlmes be
employed ln LgypL as a subsLlLuLe for hashlsh 1he lnLoxlcaLlon ls exLremely varlable ranglng from no
menLal alLeraLlons Lo full halluclnogenlc experlences roughly comparable Lo Lhose lnduced by hashlsh
unpleasanL lnlLlal slde effecLs such as headache Lachycardla dlzzlness and nausea are almosL always
felL 1hls means LhaL nuLmeg ls noL a speclflc halluclnogen ln Lhe usual sense of LhaL Lerm lLs
halluclnogenlc effecLs are raLher a manlfesLaLlon of a general LoxlclLy of Lhls drug when employed ln
large amounLs 1he Loxlc acLlon of nuLmeg musL have been recognlzed as early as lLs use ln medlclne
became popular 8eporLs of nuLmeg polsonlng go back Lo Lhe laLe Mlddle Ages ln Lurope when Lhe
sLupor lnduced by lLs lngesLlon ln large doses was ofLen observed 1oxlcologlcal lnLeresL ln nuLmeg ls of
long sLandlng As early as 1676 van Leeuwenhoek noLlced LhaL a volaLlle consLlLuenL of nuLmeg kllled or
repelled mlLes 1he greaLesL number of reporLs of nuLmeg polsonlng however appeared near Lhe Lurn
of Lhe cenLury when Lhe splce en[oyed Lemporary fame as an emmenagogue and aborLlfaclenL
especlally ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes and Lngland3
LllLC1S 1he lnLoxlcaLlon ls usually characLerlzed by dlsLorLlon of Llme and space percepLlon and a
feellng of deLachmenL from reallLy ln many lndlvlduals vlsual halluclnaLlons occur alLhough noL so
frequenL as wlLh LSu or mescallne AudlLory and oLher halluclnaLlons are also common as are
sensaLlons of floaLlng or flylng and separaLlon of Lhe llmbs from Lhe body 1he effecLs may be
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summarlzed Lhus 1he usual prlson dose ls a maLchbook of ground nuLmeg abouL 20 grams 1hls
amounL can cause some very severe psychologlcal and physlologlcal effecLs 1hese effecLs may vary
somewhaL wlLh Lhe lndlvldual Lhe dose and poLency of Lhe maLerlal Some people en[oy lL buL mosL see
lL as a raLher gruellng experlence Many flnd lL dlfflculL Lo swallow Lhe requlred dose Some suffer
nausea durlng Lhe flrsL 43 mlnuLes AfLer LhaL sllly feellngs and glggllng ofLen occur 1hls ls soon followed
by dryness of Lhe mouLh and LhroaL flushlng of Lhe skln and reddenlng eyes Cccasslonally a person wlll
feel aglLaLed and hyperacLlve buL more ofLen he wlll feel heavy lnLoxlcaLed and unable Lo do anyLhlng
buL lle down MoLor funcLlons may be confounded and speech lncoherenL Pe may become overly
consclous of hls hearLbeaL and become concerned abouL Lhe seemlng gaps beLween Lhe beaLs LaLer he
may enLer a sLuporous euphorlc sLaLe ln whlch he experlences profound peace of mlnd and dreamy
vlslons lf he ls able Lo move abouL he wlll usually feel llke everyLhlng ls ln slow moLlon A person
under Lhe spell of nuLmeg ls llkely Lo flnd hlmself unable Lo acLually sleep buL also lncapable of belng
really awake Sleepless sLupor ls Lhe mosL apL descrlpLlon of nuLmeg narcosls 1hls condlLlon may lasL for
12 hours followed by 24 hours of drowslness durlng whlch he may sleep a loL 1he afLereffecLs are
usually qulLe unpleasanL achlng of Lhe bones and muscles soreness and achlng of Lhe eyes runnlng
nose Llredness depresslon and posslble headaches Cne of Lhe besL Lhlngs LhaL can be sald abouL
nuLmeg lnLoxlcaLlon ls LhaL lL ls Loo unpleasanL Lo be addlcLlng4
CASL 8LC81S A case reporL of nuLmegs halluclnogenlc effecLs appeared ln Lhe new ?ork SLaLe !ournal
of Medlclne of lebruary 1 1969 lL concerns an elghLeenyearold sLudenL who lngesLed half a can one
fourLh of a Leacup of commerclally avallable nuLmeg Pe had Laken marlhuana on several occaslons buL
had never before experlmenLed wlLh nuLmeg llfLeen Lo LwenLy mlnuLes afLer Laklng Lhe nuLmeg Lhlngs
wenL funny Pe felL as lf he had sLayed awake for Lwo days wlLhouL sleeplng and Lhlngs sLarLed Lo
look unreal Lo hlm Pls head shook back and forLh and when somebody sald someLhlng Lo hlm he
could noL see Lhe connecLlons beLween Lhe senLences Pe sald he remembered LhaL he spoke up and
nobody undersLood hlm elLher AbouL one and a halfhours afLer Lhe lngesLlon he sLarLed feellng as
Lhough he had drunk flfLy cups of coffee Pe could noL sLop shaklng he was glggllng he was saylng
sLupld Lhlngs Lhlngs he would noL have sald oLherwlse Pls frlend became aware of Lhe change ln hlm
1he paLlenL remembered she asked hlm wheLher or noL he felL all rlghL eoples volces appeared Lo
come ouL of a porLhole above my head Pe felL a Llngllng ln hls hands and presenLly hls whole body
felL numb lrlends lald hlm down on Lhe floor and he remalned Lhere for some Llme llnally he opened
hls eyes looked aL Lhe llghLs on Lhe celllng and felL Lhey were cyllndershaped Pe ralsed hls hands
grabbed one of Lhose cyllnder llghL beams and saL up pulllng hlmself up by LhaL beam Pe was sLlll
aware of hls surroundlngs and noLlced LhaL people were waLchlng hlm Pls hearL was beaLlng fasL he
was breaLhlng hard and hls LhroaL felL dry lorLunaLely he was consLanLly accompanled by hls frlend
who subsequenLly corroboraLed hls recollecLlons Pe felL as Lhough he was floaLlng buL he knew LhaL ln
reallLy he was noL floaLlng Pe knew LhaL frlends were helplng hlm Pls legs felL numb and as lf he
was walklng ln a lake wlLh Lhe waLer up Lo hls walsL Pls hands appeared whlLe and wrlnkled Lo hlm AL
LhaL polnL he sLarLed feellng as lf he was ln a Lrance and lL was Lhe flrsL Llme LhaL he dld noL know LhaL
people were around hlm As he gradually came ouL of Lhe Lrance he could feel a ball ln hls hands Lhls
ball would expand and conLracL as he moved hls hands buL he could noL see Lhe ball Pls frlend sald
1ouch someLhlng real! Pe Lhen Louched Lhe Lable and felL real agaln SubsequenLly he felL he kepL
golng ln and ouL of a Lrancellke sLaLe and could on several occaslons even lnduce lL hlmself As he was
walklng he felL LhaL Lhe floor was bowshaped and he had Lo hold on Lo Lhe wall Pe recalled LhaL Lhe
followlng Lhree hours were accompanled by Lhese experlences Pe would slL on a couch and he would
drlfL away compleLely a greaL fog would be closlng ln on hlm and when he was surrounded by Lhls fog
everyLhlng would Lurn black SpoLs of colour blue and red would shlne Lhrough Lhls black cloud
8eyond Lhe cloud Lhere seemed Lo hlm Lo be lnflnlLy Pe heard a masslve confuslon of sound alLhough
Lo hls knowledge Lhere was no one Lalklng and Lhere were no sounds of any oLher naLure aL LhaL Llme
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8uL agaln when hls frlend called hls name he came ouL of lL AL Llmes he felL exclLed aL Llmes he felL
relaxed Pe remembered LhaL he would ofLen ask hls frlend Lo Lalk Lo hlm Lo keep hlm ln reallLy Pe
found LhaL he could ln Lhls way pracLlcally conLrol hls sLaLe of mlnd LhaL ls wheLher he would be ln a
Lrance sLaLe or noL When he looked aL Lhe plcLure of acounLryslde wlLh deer ln lL he felL as Lhough he
were floaLlng lnLo Lhe plcLure and lL Look on a Lhreedlmenslonal characLer 1he deer were allve Lhe
Lrees had shape Pe sLarLed feellng everybody ln Lhe world could hear hlm When he wenL ouL of Lhe
house and sLepped onLo Lhe lawn he anLlclpaLed LhaL he would fall lnLo lL as lf lnLo an ocean Pe
sLarLed wrlLlng ln mlrror wrlLlng Pelp! lm Lrapped behlnd Lhe world Pe played a few noLes on hls
recorder and felL LhaL each noLe was a brown dlsc Pe Lhen played a record Lhe sound of muslc made
a paLLern of colour 1here was a cenLral colour and llnes around lL 1he cenLre was composed of Lhe low
noLes Lhe bass and Lhe hlgh noLes were on Lhe perlphery Pe remembered LhaL sound made by
cymbals were sllvery 1hls conflguraLlon kepL changlng beaLlng and Lhrobblng llnally he could noL
sLand lL any longer and he Lurned Lhe muslc off 8y Lhls Llme some elghL or nlne hours had elapsed
from Lhe lngesLlon of nuLmeg Pe sLarLed becomlng confused and memory recall became very poor
Pe fell asleep and seemed Lo reallze LhaL he could flnally go Lo sleep wlLhouL dropplng ouL3 1he
8rlLlsh Medlcal !ournal publlshed a case reporL ln Lhe lssue of 21 March 1970 An lnLelllgenL 19yearold
female wlLh a hysLerlcal personallLy Look one ounce of nuLmeg ln waLer and orange [ulce She had flve
days prevlously Laken LSu wlLh very llLLle effecL She had also experlmenLed wlLh cannabls buL Lhe only
noLlceable effecL of Lhls was LhaL she developed a dry mouLh ln conLrasL Lo Lhls Lhe effecLs of nuLmeg
were marked AL flrsL she felL no effecL buL afLer four hours she felL cold and shlvery Slx Lo elghL hours
laLer she was vomlLlng severely She saw faces and Lhe room appeared dlsLorLed wlLh flashlng llghLs and
loud muslc She felL a dlfferenL person and everyLhlng seemed unreal 1lme appeared Lo sLand sLlll She
felL vlbraLlons and LwlLches ln her llmbs When she shuL her eyes she saw llghLs black creaLures red
eyes and felL sucked lnLo Lhe ground Per mood was one of elaLlon She was Laken by her frlends Lo be
seen by one of us as an emergency She was admlLLed and qulckly fell lnLo a sound sleep lor Lhe nexL
week however she felL LhaL she was walklng ln a cloud and complalned LhaL her Lhlnklng was confused
and she found lL dlfflculL Lo follow whaL people were saylng Per concenLraLlon seemed poor and lapses
of aLLenLlon were noLlced
u8LAM S1A1L LxperlmenLlng wlLh nuLmeg uevereux Look Lwo Leaspoons of ground nuLmeg and
sprlnkled nuLmeg essenLlal oll on hls plllow and sheeLs before golng Lo sleep Pe descrlbes Lhe resulL as
follows l awoke ln a dream Lo flnd myself flylng Lhrough a clear azure sky over a sundrenched
counLryslde of rolllng hllls and flelds l saw houses people ln oneplece greenlsh Lunlcs and unusually
englneered Lrlcycles and was able Lo feel Lhe waxy LexLure of leaves on Lrees as l floaLed by uevereux
remalned ln full conLrol over hlmself ln Lhe dream so LhaL when he declded Lo LermlnaLe Lhe [ourney
he [usL reLraced hls paLh Lo arrlve back aL hls sLarLlng polnL openlng hls eyes when he goL Lhere 1he
nuLmeg gave hlm hls flrsL lucld dream belng a sLaLe of consclousness ln whlch Lhe dreamer achleves
full awareness wlLhln a dream wlLhouL awakenlng from sleep causlng Lhe dream Lo Lake on such vlvld
reallsm LhaL lL becomes vlrLually lndlsLlngulshable ln clarlLy and deLall Lo Lhe percepLlon of normal
waklng reallLy6
LxL8lLnCLS 1he lnLerneL slLe Lrowld Lxperlence vaulL conLalns abouL 30 case reporLs of Lhe effecLs
of nuLmeg 1hese experlences are relaLed pseudonymously ln Lerms of sympLom value 33 of Lhese
reporLs provlde addlLlonal or conflrmaLory lnformaLlon Lo Lhe drug plcLure of nux moschaLa lL should
be noLed LhaL all classlcal sympLoms of Lhls drug are derlved from Lhe crude subsLance WhaL follows
are exLracLs of Lhe varlous reporLs l 1he Llme LhaL elapsed beLween Lhe lngesLlon of nuLmeg and Lhe
onseL of sympLoms varled from 20 mlnuLes Lo 4 hours and was descrlbed as llghLheadedness
dlfflculLles keeplng a Lraln of LhoughLs new LhoughLs seem Lo occur every 20 seconds feellng drunk
couldnL walk ln a sLralghL llne consLanL feellng of slnklng alcoholllke buzz and sLrange feellng of
someLhlng happenlng buL dldnL know whaL ll AbouL 23 of Lhe sub[ecLs menLloned geLLlng lnLo a
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dreamllke sLaLe afLer a couple of hours whlch for some was more dlsLlncL or came excluslvely when
Lhey closed Lhelr eyes 8emarks relaLed Lo Lhls reallLy of daydreams lnclude 1hese dreams are easy Lo
conLrol and are ofLen whlmslcal unllke oLher drugs Lhe halluclnaLlons/dreams on nuLmeg never seem
Lo be LhreaLenlng or egodamaglng Whlle llsLenlng Lo Lhe muslc l felL a sLrange surge of euphorla
comlng on Suddenly my head felL as lf lL were splnnlng lnLo my chesL qulLe nlce l mlghL add l felL as lf l
could feel all my organs lnslde of me l dldnL know wheLher l was awake or dreamlng as lf sounds and
lmages from my head were maLerlallslng lnslde Lhe room LhroughouL Lhe nlghL Suddenly l felL llke l was
slnklng lnLo Lhe bed and Lhen Lhe floor When l closed my eyes l felL llke l was ln an elevaLor l puL my
hand behlnd my head buL sLrangely enough lL felL llke my hand wasnL connecLed Lo my arm lll Some
33 of Lhe sub[ecLs experlenced unconLrollable laughLer lv llve persons had whaL Lhey called shared
ouLofLhebody experlences or shared audlLory halluclnaLlons 1hls was descrlbed as follows nuLmeg
seems Lo lnlLlaLe an oLherwordly synchronlsLlc effecL of sorLs uream and reallLy Lruly do overlap on
nuLmeg 8uL youll need anoLher nuLmegged frlend Lo flnd LhaL ouL v AudlLory halluclnaLlons were
reporLed by 30 of Lhe sub[ecLs lor some Lhese were pleasanL for oLhers unpleasanL Pummlng nolse
lncreaslng unLll lL became unbearable MlxLure of a feellng and a sound gradually growlng louder and
more lnLense unLll lL was so loud LhaL lL hurL lnslde my head lL was spllLLlng my braln ln Lwo l Lhen
moved my head sllghLly and Lhen sllence lL came back agaln sLarLed Lo grow grow l kepL LwlLchlng
my head so lL wouldnL grow and so LhaL Lhe feelsound would noL Lake my sanlLy 1he muslc came
allve Lhe sounds were llke noLhlng lve ever heard before Plgh noLes would hlL you llke plns Lhe bass
would push you around and every song was beLLer Lhan Lhe lasL 1he muslc flLLed wlLh Lhe vlsual vldeo
LhaL was played boLh flLLed perfecLly lnLo each oLher vl vlsual halluclnaLlons occurred ln almosL 30
of Lhe sub[ecLs 1he roof opened over my head and leL a sLrange colourful unlverse lnLo Lhe room
CeomeLrlcal paLLerns ln all colours vlsuals of Llny danclng falrles My coL was full of gremllns 1hese
halluclnaLlons could be very unpleasanL lL was llke l was waLchlng movlecllps buL somehow l was ln
Lhem lL was very unpleasanL l wandered around Lhe house alone Lhlnklng LhaL l had compleLely losL
lL 1haL lL wasnL Lhe nuLmeg LhaL was maklng me Lrlp buL LhaL l acLually had gone mad vll noL more
Lhan Lhree sub[ecLs reporLed LhaL ordlnary Lhlngs seemed more specLacular and beauLlful Lhan Lhey
normally are Cne person noLlced a sense of helghLened lnLelllgence whlch allowed me Lo hold an
lnLelllgenL conversaLlon brlnglng me closer Lo someone All Lhls wlLhouL fear of belng rldlculed or made
Lo look llke a nuL vlll Slx sub[ecLs experlenced a dlsLorLed sense of Llme and space l was walklng up
Lhe sLalrs all of a sudden l was ln hls room Lhen back ln Lhe llvlng room Lhen ln Lhe sLalrs alLerlng all
Lhe Llme l sLarLed Lhlnklng how nlce lL would be Lo be home on Lhe couch wlLh my caL waLchlng 1v
Lhen l was Lhere My caL on my lap l could feel how sofL her fur ls how much heaL she generaLes and
how she purrs when you peL her never have l felL anyLhlng llke Lhls before lL was so real and aL Lhe
same Llme dreamllke Lvery flve mlnuLes l felL llke l was ln a compleLely new slLuaLlon and place and
LhaL of flve mlnuLes earller seemed very forelgn lx 1he followlng slde or afLer effecLs were reporLed
Sleeplness wlLh Lendency Lo vlvld dreams 7 sub[ecLs Achy sLlff muscles Lhe day afLer Lhe
halluclnaLlons 3 Ceneral Llredness wanLs Lo sleep long 3 verLlgo wlLh splnnlng sensaLlon 3
Peadache wlLh a feellng LhaL Lhlngs dldnL qulLe sLand sLlll 3 lncreased hearL raLe 2 PoL red and
sweaLy 3 LxLremely pale face wlLh red eyes 3 uryness of mouLh 8 nausea 6 and vomlLlng 4
ConsLlpaLlon 1 and urlnary reLenLlon 2 Clouded memory and slowness of Lhlnklng 4 lor abouL half
of Lhe sub[ecLs lL was a oneLlme experlence noL Lo be repeaLed 1hey found Lhe physlcal effecLs nasLy
or couldnL geL over Lhe LasLe of Lhe drug whlch was descrlbed as a comblnaLlon of LurpenLlne and
soap maklng nuLmeg nlcely selfllmlLlng for any abuse Cne person reporLed l Lruly belleve LhaL Lhere
are cerLaln nuLmegpeople for whom Lhls drug was meanL noL uncommon ls Lhe advlce noL Lo do
nuLmeg alone because due Lo lLs effecLs lL ls very easy Lo wander off alone and you mlghL flnd yourself
waklng up ln a sLrange place AnoLher reason ls LhaL nuLmeg apparenLly allows shared experlences
noLhlng l have ever Laken compared Lo a nuLmegLrlp wlLh a good frlend 1he effecLs of nuLmeg geL
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slgnlflcanLly worse lf anoLher dose ls Laken whlle Lhe flrsL one ls sLlll acLlve 1hey cannoL be lnLerfered
wlLh 1hls was experlenced by varlous sub[ecLs PomoeopaLhlcally lL perhaps presenLs an
underesLlmaLed elemenL of nux moschaLa re[ecLlon of lnLerference ln Pughes Cyclopaedla vol lll
one can flnd Lhe case of a man who soon afLer eaLlng half a nuLmeg felL dlzzy and an unaccounLable
derangemenL of lnLellecL Pe was perfecLly consclous of all he sald or dld became remarkably
loquaclous seemed Lo be nelLher ln Lhls world nor ln Lhe oLher and felL happy and free from any paln
CreaLly alarmed hls frlends send ln greaL hasLe for a docLor buL Lhe man ls unwllllng Lo submlL Lo
LreaLmenL 1hls re[ecLlon appears Lo be unrelaLed Lo Lhe lnLernal sLaLe of Lhe person Perlng relaLes Lhe
case of a woman wlLh auLomaLlc behavlour who fell lnLo vlolenL convulslons lf forclbly aroused and
Pughes Lells of a woman who was peLulanL and lrrlLable when roused
MLulClnL nuLmeg appears ln Lhe Plndu harmacopoela as a LreaLmenL for fever asLhma Luberculosls
and hearL dlsease 1he Arablans early reporLed Lhe LherapeuLlc value of nuLmeg As early as Lhe 7Lh
cenLury Arab physlclans used lL for dlgesLlve dlsorders kldney Lroubles and lymphaLlc allmenLs
nuLmeg and mace werenL known Lo Lhe Creeks or 8omans 1hey were noL lnLroduced Lo Lhe WesL unLll
1312 when Lhe orLuguese reached Lhe 8anda or nuLmeg lslands So preclous were nuLmegs LhaL
carved wooden repllcas were sold Lo Lhe lgnoranL vla a black markeL Slaves on Lhe shlps brlnglng
nuLmeg Lo Lurope were casLlgaLed for consumlng parLs of Lhe cargo 1hey knew LhaL a few of Lhe large
kernels of nuLmeg seed would relleve Lhelr wearlness and brlng euphorlc sensaLlons of an oLherworldly
naLure accompanled by pleasanL vlslons nausea and dlzzlness followed as Lhe prlce for Lhls resplLe from
reallLy 1he more pracLlcal mlnd of Lhe Luropean saw Lhls seed as poLenLlal medlclne and dld noL
heslLaLe Lo admlnlsLer lL ln Lhe evenL of severe lllness Cn LhaL day ln lebruary 1683 when Lhe feeble
klng Charles ll was felled by a cloL or haemorrhage one of Lhe numerous unsuccessful aLLempLs Lo
revlve hlm lncluded a decocLlon of nuLmeg Pls deaLh a few days laLer dld noLhlng Lo deLracL from Lhe
repuLaLlon of nuLmeg as a useful drug nuLmegs encased ln sllver were worn aL nlghL as an lnducemenL
Lo sleep aphrodlslac properLles were ascrlbed Lo Lhem and Lhey became a sLandard elemenL ln love
poLlons ln London Lhe rumour spread LhaL a few of Lhese nuLs would acL as an aborLlfaclenL7 1he
people of Lhe Moluccas LradlLlonally use nuLmeg oll Lo LreaL flu by rubblng lL all over Lhe body Lo
produce a warm sLrengLhenlng feellng CraLed nuLmeg comblned wlLh eucalypLus oll ls sLrapped on Lhe
abdomen Lo LreaL dlarrhoea 1hroughouL lndonesla graLed nuLmeg ln warm mllk ls used Lo help lnfanLs
and Loddlers sleep Powever nowhere on Lhe Moluccas does lL seem LhaL nuLmeg ls used as an
halluclnogen
lCLkLC8L Accordlng Lo folklore Lhe nuLmeg has many vlrLues ln cerLaln parLs of Lngland lL ls belleved
LhaL carrylng a nuLmeg ln Lhe pockeL ls a cure for lumbago and rheumaLlsm or LhaL a nuLmeg Lhreaded
and worn on Lhe braces wlll prevenL rheumaLlsm 8uL Lhe folklore surroundlng nuLmeg sLarLed many
cenLurles earller lLs purporLed properLles as an aphrodlslac led a uanlsh young man ln 1619 Lo Lhe
curlous bellef LhaL he could geL Lhe beLLer of an aLLracLlve yeL unwllllng lady by Lhe maglcal employmenL
of a nuLmeg SLandlng before Lhe [udges bench Lhe man revealed hls maglc 1he Lrlck was flrsL Lo
swallow an enLlre nuLmeg and walL for lL Lo emerge aL Lhe oLher end 1hus prepared Lhe nuL was graLed
and mlxed lnLo beer or wlne Cnce Lhe ob[ecL of lusL had drunk Lhls lovepoLlon she would become llke
wax ln Lhe hands of her seducer noL only offerlng herself Lo whaLever he mlghL deslre as sLaLed ln Lhe
[udgemenL book buL even paylng cash for Lhe servlce 1hree cenLurles laLer ln 1917 Lhe mlllLary
hosplLal of Copenhagen admlLLed an alllng soldler When examlned he refused Lo glve up a llLLle cloLh
bag LhaL hung on a sLrap round hls neck 8uL aL lasL he dld so and Lhe bag was found Lo conLaln a
nuLmeg Asked why he wenL abouL wlLh Lhls amuleL on hls chesL he replled LhaL lL proLecLed hlm agalnsL
bolls and rashes! 1he meLhod of seducLlon reporLed ln Lhe flrsL case was known and pracLlced ln
Cermany as recenLly as Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe 20Lh cenLury 1he Lwo mosL lmporLanL flelds of use for
nuLmeg ln popular supersLlLlon were lndeed lovemaklng and selfbeauLlflcaLlon Whoever recelved
a nuLmeg on new ?ears uay and carrled lL ln hls pockeL could fall as hard as he wlshed durlng Lhe
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comlng year wlLhouL breaklng Lhe smallesL bone nor would he suffer a sLroke or be affllcLed by
haemorrholds scarleL fever or bolls ln Lhe spleen Llkewlse lf one kepL a nuLmeg ln Lhe lefL armplL
when golng Lo dance Lhe rlsk of belng snubbed or wallflowered was zero 8uL lL only worked on lrlday
evenlngs accordlng Lo Lhe cauLlous auLhor of a blackmaglc book from 8reslau Lhe source of Lhls advlce
SLlll one mlghL expecL an enLlre weekend Lo be saved Lhereby as long as one played ones cards rlghL A
furLher charm would Lhen be worLh knowlng lf one smeared nuLmeg oll on a cerLaln parL of Lhe body
essenLlal Lo Lhe presenL Loplc Lhe laLLer would remaln acLlve for several days So aL leasL lnslsLed a
monk ln Lhe 16Lh cenLury! ln Lhe 16Lh cenLury a famous uuLch physlclan Levlnus Lemnlus wroLe a
book enLlLled naLures SecreL owers Pere nuLmeg played a role ln an argumenL Lyplcal of Lhose days
abouL Lhe characLerlsLlcs of men and women 8y experlmenL Lemnlus had esLabllshed LhaL a nuLmeg
carrled by a man would swell up and become [ulcy preLLy and more fragranL whereas lf carrled by a
woman lL would Lurn wrlnkled dlrLy dry dark and ugly 1he reason was obvlously LhaL men gave off
healLhy agreeable vapours whlle Lhose women were lmpure and Lepld As everyone knew Lhe same
was Lrue of coral Lemnlus hasLened Lo add for such a Lheory galned ln credlblllLy lf one could clLe
parallels 1he professors concluslon ls noL surprlslng Man sLands above woman slnce hls naLure ls
flner and nobler Lhan hers noL only do hls splrlLual and bodlly quallLles make hlm so sLrong and
superlor buL he has a physlcal energy whlch can even cause dead ob[ecLs Lo sprouL and grow nuLmeg
and coral for lnsLance!8
nA8CCLLS? 1here ls a sLrlklng slmllarlLy beLween Lhe drug plcLure of nux moschaLa and Lhe cllnlcal
plcLure of narcolepsy Accordlng Lo Lhe Merck Manual Lhe neurologlcal sleeplng dlsorder narcolepsy
usually beglns ln adolescence wlLhouL prlor lllness and perslsLs LhroughouL llfe wlLhouL affecLlng
longevlLy under new ASuA classlflcaLlon narcolepsy ls caLegorlzed as dyssomnla 1he dlsorder ls
equally common ln boLh sexes 1he cause ls unknown buL geneLlcs seem Lo play a role lndlcaLlng LhaL
narcolepsy ls a famlllal dlsorder SLudles on Lhe epldemlology of narcolepsy show an lncldence of 02 Lo
16 per Lhousand ln Luropean counLrles !apan and Lhe uSA narcolepsy ls characLerlsed by Lwo prlmary
or hallmark sympLoms and four secondary or auxlllary sympLoms 1he hallmark sympLoms lnclude
Lxcesslve uayLlme Sleeplness LuS and CaLaplexy LuS occurs ln aLLacks of overpowerlng sleeplness
wlLh Lhe aLLacks varylng from few Lo many ln a slngle day and lasLlng from mlnuLes Lo a few hours
Merkc Manual 1he deslre Lo sleep can be reslsLed only Lemporarlly buL Lhe paLlenL can be roused from
narcolepLlc sleep as readlly as from normal sleep ALLacks are apL Lo occur ln Lhe monoLonous condlLlons
conduclve Lo normal sleep buL also may occur ln hazardous clrcumsLances eg whlle drlvlng 1he
paLlenL may feel refreshed on awakenlng yeL fall asleep agaln ln a few mlnuLes 1he lrreslsLlble
sleeplness caused by nuLmeg dlffers from Lhe above ln LhaL lL ls more perslsLenL she was Lhen roused
by her slsLer calllng her by name she heard Lhe flrsL summons and answered relucLanLly buL could noL
rouse herself Lo a sLaLe of wakefulness Allen CaLaplexy ls Lhe second hallmark sympLom lL occurs ln
approxlmaLely 60 of paLlenLs wlLh narcolepsy and lnvolves a sudden weakness ranglng from a shorL
lasLlng parLlal muscle weakness Lo an almosL compleLe loss of muscle conLrol lasLlng for several mlnuLes
1he resulL ls a collapsellke sLaLe durlng whlch Lhe vlcLlm ls unable Lo move or speak alLhough sLlll
consclous and aL leasL parLlally aware of acLlvlLles golng on around Lhem Such an aLLack may for
example conslsL of blurred vlslon dlfflculLy speaklng a sagglng [aw and LllLed head a sllghL buckllng of
Lhe knees or convulslve [erklng moLlons 1he drug plcLure of nux moschaLa conLalns mosL of Lhese
caLaplecLlc sympLoms eg AL Lhls Llme she became uLLerly unable Lo reply Lo any quesLlons alLhough
her eyes were open and she apparenLly undersLood everyLhlng Lransplrlng around her Pughes And
a Lhlck vell appears before Lhe eyes speaklng becomes dlfflculL or even lmposslble Lhe head seems Lo
drop off Lhe [aws cannoL be closed Lhe knees knock LogeLher Lhere are convulslve and choreallke
moLlons 1he caLaplexy occurs ln assoclaLlon wlLh sudden emoLlonal reacLlons such as mlrLh anger
fear or [oy An elemenL of surprlse seems lmporLanL 1hese aLLacks resemble Lhe loss of muscle Lone
LhaL occurs ln 8LM sleep or Lo a lesser degree ln many persons who become weak wlLh laughLer
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Merck Manual lor a person wlLh narcolepsy sleep beglns almosL lmmedlaLely wlLh 8LM sleep lnsLead
of wlLh a normal sleep perlod for 6090 mlnuLes of non8LM sleep CausaLlons llsLed for nux moschaLa
lnclude anger emoLlonal exclLemenL frlghL grlef dlsappolnLed love menLal exerLlon and menLal shock
AlLhough laughlng glggllng and seelng Lhe rldlculous slde of everyLhlng are frequenLly menLloned by
Lhe provers Lhese appear Lo be more concomlLanL Lhan causaLlve phenomena Secondary sympLoms of
narcolepsy LhaL ls occurrlng less frequenLly lnclude dlsrupLed nocLurnal sleep sleep paralysls
hypnagoglc halluclnaLlons and auLomaLlc behavlour Lxamples of Lhe laLLer as reporLed by narcolepLlc
paLlenLs lnvolve waklng up ln Lhe wrong secLlon of Lown parklng on a wrong sLreeL wrlLlng
meanlngless senLences or lnLer[ecLlng unrelaLed sub[ecLs lnLo a conversaLlon Perlng glves a nux
moschaLa case whlch apLly exempllfles auLomaLlc behavlour 1he ouLer world had no exlsLence for her
auLomaLlcally she aLLended Lo her household duLles and on awaklng from Lhls condlLlon she had noL Lhe
sllghLesL recollecLlon of whaL she had done lf forclbly aroused she fell lnLo vlolenL convulslons lf
unmolesLed she would usually afLer flnlshlng her work go Lo bed and fall lnLo a quleL sleep ln
addlLlon nux moschaLa has Lhe sympLoms loslng ones way ln wellknown sLreeLs wakes up from hls
loss of LhoughL and Lhen has Lo recall Lo mlnd where he ls and glves answers whlch have noL Lhe leasL
reference Lo quesLlons puL Lo hlm Cne of Pelblgs provers produced such blackouLs Lo a remarkable
degree Pe sLood sLlll ln Lhe sLreeL made sllly gesLlculaLlons occaslonally sunk ln Lhe compleLesL
absence of mlnd and on collecLlng hlmself everyLhlng LhaL was around hlm appeared rldlculous Sleep
paralysls ls somewhaL slmllar Lo caLaplexy lL refers Lo Lhe lnablllLy Lo move desplLe Lhe deslre Lo do so
and occurs as Lhe narcolepLlc paLlenL ls [usL falllng asleep or [usL waklng up from sleep Sleep paralysls
presenL ln 30 of cases may occur ln con[uncLlon wlLh hypnagoglc halluclnaLlons some 23 of cases
Lhe laLLer belng lnLense vlvld experlences [usL before or afLer sleep ln whlch any or all of Lhe normal
senses are lnvolved so LhaL Lhey are exLremely dlfflculL Lo dlsLlngulsh from reallLy 1hese eplsodes are
usually assoclaLed wlLh a sLrong feellng of fear and frequenLly relaLe Lo feellngs of a malevolenL
LhreaLenlng or evll presence narcolepLlc paLlenLs however also reporL audlLory vlsual
proprlocepLlve and LacLlle halluclnaLlons as well as floaLlng sensaLlons and ouLofbody experlences 9
AparL from floaLlng sensaLlons Lhere ls llLLle evldence for Lhe presence of sleep paralysls or hypnagoglc
halluclnaLlons ln nux moschaLa nlghLmares and a fear of dylng are occaslonally menLloned buL more
ofLen fear ls absenL durlng Lhe blendlng of reallLy and unreallLy 1he lasL cllnlcal sympLom of narcolepsy
dlsrupLed nocLural sleep ls nelLher sLrongly represenLed ln Lhe drug plcLure of nuLmeg 1he closesL ls Lhe
sympLom lnablllLy Lo sleep ln splLe of drowslness
AMPL1AMlnLS AlLhough narcolepsy ls consldered a llfelong poLenLlally dlsabllng dlsorder by
orLhodox medlclne sLlmulanL drugs such as ampheLamlnes meLampheLamlnes or meLhylphenldaLe
hydrochlorlde 8lLalln may help Lo keep sympLoms under conLrol Common slde effecLs of Lhese
sLlmulanLs are headache lrrlLablllLy nervousness lnsomnla arrhyLhmlas and mood changes AlLhough
Lhe sLlmulanL drugs called ampheLamlnes as such are noL halluclnogenlc cerLaln derlvaLes conLalnlng
meLhoxy subslLuLes on Lhe benzene rlng have halluclnogenlc properLles slmllar Lo mescallne 1hus 343
LrlmeLhoxyampheLamlne 1MA ls Lwlce as psychoacLlve as mescallne Among Lhe more chemlcally
lnLeresLlng of Lhe subsLlLuLed ampheLamlnes are Lhe meLhylenedloxyampheLamlnes MuA whlch
resemble myrlsLlcln of nuLmeg10 MyrlsLlcln serves as a sLarLlng polnL for MMuA and MuA and ls
relaLed Lo anoLher deslgner drug MuMA or ecsLasy Llemlcln ls chemlcally relaLed Lo mescallne and
Lhe deslgner drug 1MA AmlnaLlon chemlcal lnLroducLlon of an amlno group nP2 lnLo a molecule of
safrol anoLher consLlLuenL of nuLmeg essenLlal oll ylelds MuA 1he consLlLuenLs of nuLmeg Lhus
resemble ampheLamlne derlvaLlves
8CvlnCS -- 1 Pelblg 27 provers 19 males 8 females c 1833 meLhod probably Lhe LlncLure
elLher Laken orally or rubbed on Lhe abdomen manner noL sLaLed observaLlon perlods ranglng from 1
Lo 14 days
-- 2 Perlngs Monograph on nux MoschaLa conLalns nlne addlLlonal provlngs by Pelblg wlLh Lhe
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LlncLure or by holdlng nuL ln hand as well as a number of reporLs on Lhe effecLs from Laklng Lhe crude
subsLance
1 8allck and Cox lanLs eople and CulLure 1he Sclence of LLhnoboLany 2 Merck lndex 3
SchulLes and Poffmann 1he 8oLany and ChemlsLry of Palluclnogens 4 Church of Lhe 1ree of Llfe llrsL
8ook of SacramenLs clLed ln SLafford sychedellcs Lncyclopedla 3 lras and lrledman Palluclnogenlc
LffecLs of nuLmeg ln AdolescenL new ?ork SLaLe !ournal of Medlclne 1 leb 1969 6 uevereux 1he
Long 1rlp A rehlsLory of sychedella 7 Lmboden narcoLlc lanLs 8 Swahn 1he Lore of Splces 9
Sleep aralysls and AssoclaLed Pypnagoglc and Pypnopomplc Lxperlences PealLh CommunlLles com
10 Lewln and LlvlnLewls Medlcal 8oLany
AfflnlLy
SLnSC8luM Mlnd nL8vLS lLMALL C8CAnS ulgesLlon MouLh Chlldren and old women * 8lghL slde
LefL slde
ModallLles
Worse Cold baLh damp drafLs wlnd fogs feeL food waLer regnancy Change of seasons
LMC1lCnS MLnSLS !ar 8rulses SllghL causes MenLal exerLlon or shock Lylng on palnful slde
SplrlLuous llquors AfLer eaLlng or drlnklng
8eLLer MolsL heaL Warm room ury weaLher Wrapplng up warmly LxLernal heaL
Comparlsons
c CCMMCn S?M1CMS Cl nux MCSCPA1A Anu CAnnA8lS lnulCA
CaLalepsy Clalrvoyance Confuslon of mlnd as lf ln a dream ueluslons belng double dlsLances are
enlarged floaLlng ln alr famlllar Lhlngs are sLrange or ludlcrous lear of dark loollsh and forgeLful
!esLlng and laughlng 1lme passes Loo slowly Pead seems enlarged Pead as lf separaLed from body
Sounds seem dlsLanL uryness of mouLh and LhroaL buL no LhlrsL SensaLlon as lf drops were falllng
from hearL SensaLlon of llghLness or heavlness ln llmbs
Maln sympLoms
M CPAnCLA8LL mood
Laughlng # crylng
M u8LAM? clalrvoyanL sLaLe
SACLu Cu1 flghLs Lo sLay awake
- Sense of lmpendlng dlssoluLlon haLak
1alks loudly Lo herself
uA?u8LAMlnC
M CCnluSlCn absenLmlnded
vAnlSPlnC of LhoughL on readlng whlle speaklng whlle wrlLlng
- 8efore answerlng a quesLlon he has Lo Lhlnk for awhlle ofLen ln splLe of every efforL he ls unable Lo
glve a sulLable answer a klnd of slow flow of ldeas Pe sLaggers when walklng and when Lhlnklng he has
buL one ldea unLll he wakes up from hls loss of LhoughL and he has Lhen Lo recall Lo mlnd where he ls
- She seemed Lo undersLand whaL was sald Lo her and would begln Lo reply buL forgoL whaL she was
saylng ln Lhe mlddle Pughes
M ClCCLlnC Anu LAuCPlnC
- ConsLanL flow of merry concelLs and appears gay Lo hlmself sees Lhe rldlculous slde of everyLhlng
- CulLe conLrary Lo usual everyLhlng makes hlm laugh whlch ls parLlcularly noLlceable as he ls ln Lhe
open alr Pe sLood sLlll ln Lhe sLreeL made sllly gesLlculaLlons occaslonally sunk ln Lhe compleLesL
absence of mlnd and on collecLlng hlmself everyLhlng LhaL was around hlm appeared rldlculous
- ulsposlLlon Lo laugh or [esL aL everyLhlng Pughes
M un8LAL
1hlnks everyLhlng changed everyLhlng ls sLrange as lf ln dream
Cb[ecLs appear mulLlplled
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leels as lf floaLlng ln Lhe alr
- She performs all her duLles and yeL seems Lo be ln a dream
Cloudlness of consclousness
- Pe would slL on a couch and he would drlfL away compleLely a greaL fog would be closlng ln on hlm
and when he was surrounded by Lhls fog everyLhlng would Lurn black SpoLs of colour blue and red
would shlne Lhrough Lhls black cloud 8eyond Lhe cloud Lhere seemed Lo hlm Lo be lnflnlLy case
reporL 1 see above
1hls resembles a sympLom menLloned ln a case reporL from 1683
- lL seemed as lf a Lhlck vell were before Lhe eyes and LhaL a mulLlLude of sparks conLlnually lssued
from Lhem Pughes
LveryLhlng looks red ln a woman afLer eaLlng a whole nuLmeg
M ulsLorLlon of space and Llme
- Cn waklng Lhe nexL mornlng he found LhaL he could noL appreclaLe dlsLances hls workshop
appeared so far off LhaL he felL he could never reach lL
- volces of persons ln Lhe rooms sounded far away words spoken seemed as lf spoken a long Llme
before
- Cn awaklng he wenL Lo a LheaLre Cn Lhe way he losL all Lhlnklng power and fell lnLo a pecullar
sLaLe of halluclnaLlon Pe feared he had noL Laken Lhe rlghL road felL lL lmposslble Lo make ouL where he
was and found Lhe dlsLance and Lhe Llme Laken excesslvely long Lhlnklng he had been an hour on Lhe
way and should mlss Lhe beglnnlng of Lhe plece Pughes
M ClalrvoyanL sLaLe prophesylng
- AccuraLely answers quesLlons qulLe Cu1 Cl PL8 SPL8L and on reLurnlng Lo consclousness knows
noLhlng abouL lL Clarke
C u8?nLSS u8CWSlnLSS and ulZZlnLSS
- Whole body seemed benumbed and drled up Pughes
C AllmenLs afLer menLal shocks grlef eg deaLh of a beloved person dlsappolnLed love apoplexy
C very CPlLL?
C CannoL eaL much
Lasy saLleLy eaLlng a llLLle Loo much headache
C nC 1Pl8S1
C ComplalnLs accompanled by CvL8CWL8lnC u8CWSlnLSS
C CreaL drowslness buL lnablllLy Lo sleep
C CLn Al8
CCLu alr
WA8M bed
C CeLLlng WL1
lLL1 geLLlng weL
C lAln1lnC
palns slghL of blood ln a crowded room afLer emoLlons afLer exclLemenL before or durlng menses
from odours durlng palplLaLlon
C 8LCnAnC?
MLn1AL and physlcal affecLlons uu8lnC 8LCnAnC?
CompleLe CPAnCL of Lhe personallLy
Anger exclLemenL fear sadness unconsclousness dlfflculL concenLraLlon confuslon
Cough durlng pregnancy LooLhache falnLlng flLs fullness sLomach nausea vomlLlng waLerbrash
dlarrhoea coldness skln sleeplness menses durlng pregnancy
C SensaLlon of enlargemenL
Pead seems Lo expand Loo large bursLlng
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Pard pressure
SensaLlon of u8?nLSS of MCu1P and 1P8CA1
1ongue sLlcks Lo roof of mouLh yeL nC 1Pl8S1
Sleep durlng menses
8ubrlcs
Mlnd
AbsenLmlnded sLands ln one place and never accompllshes whaL he underLakes 2 Med Averslon Lo
company durlng pregnancy 1 Confuslon knows noL where he ls 3 loses hls way ln wellknown
sLreeLs 2 from menLal exerLlon 2 ueluslon everyLhlng ls changed 2 parLs are dlmlnlshed shrunken
1 Sabad belng double 2 belng double hls real consclous self seemed Lo be waLchlng hls oLher self
playlng 1/1 dlsLances are enlarged 1 exlsLence surroundlngs dld noL exlsL 1 Agn uls floaLlng ln
alr 2 flylng 1* havlng Lwo heads 1 Lverybody musL hurry 2 lmlLaLlon 1 Laughlng before
menses 2 1hlngs seem ludrlcous 2 vanlshlng of LhoughLs before menses 2/1 whlle speaklng 3
1lme appears longer passes Loo slowly 2 ?leldlng dlsposlLlon 1
Pead
SensaLlon as lf head were separaLed from body 1
Lye
SLrablsmus menLal emoLlons or fear 2
vlslon
Colours before Lhe eyes ob[ecLs seem red 2 Cb[ecLs seem dlsLanL 2 ln Lhe dark 1/1 Cb[ecLs seem
Lo be movlng floaLlng 1/1
Pearlng
Sounds seem dlsLanL 1 lmpalred before sLorm 1 Croc
SLomach
ulsLenslon afLer conLradlcLlon 2/1 afLer exclLemenL 1 Argn SensaLlon of fulness durlng pregnancy
3/1 nausea on Louchlng llps 1 Cadms aln presslng before menses 2
Abdomen
llaLulence durlng menses 1
ChesL
SensaLlon as lf hearL would cease Lo beaL 1 SensaLlon of coldness ln reglon of hearL 1* SensaLlon as
lf drops were falllng from Lhe hearL 1 Cannl Canns! llushes of heaL ln reglon of hearL 2 exLendlng
over body 2 alplLaLlon walklng 2
8ack
aln scraLchlng dorsal reglon beLween scapulae as lf someone were scraplng her Lhere 1* 1enslon
cervlcal reglon ln cold damp alr 2
Llmbs
8andaged sensaLlon upper arms 1* SensaLlon of enlargemenL hands 1 legs 1
Sleep
Sleeplness afLer exclLemenL 2 wlLh lncllnaLlon Lo laughLer 2 durlng paln 1
ureams
lalllng from a helghL 1 8elng pursued 1
Cenerals
Convulslons when forclbly aroused from a Lrance 2/1 numbness belng Louched 1*
* 8eperLory addlLlons Pughes
lood
Averslon 1 8read mllk
ueslre 2 8randy coffee 1 Alcohol [ulcy frulL * nuLmeg * pungenL splcy
Worse 2 Alcohol cold drlnks cold food wlne 1 8eer hoL food mllk dlarrhoea especlally bolled
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mllk warm food waLer
8eLLer 2 PoL food warm drlnks 1 Splcy
* 8eperLory addlLlons


8CkLAND D M D|gest|ve drugs

nux moschaLa
lndlcaLlons for Lhls drug wlll be found ln Lhree dlfferenL condlLlons llrsL ln old people ln whom Lhere ls
very obsLlnaLe consLlpaLlon Lhe bowels do noL seem Lo acL on any provocaLlon aL all Second ln Lhe
somewhaL hysLerlcal woman who has been havlng raLher profuse perlods whlch have been suddenly
checked
1hlrd ln cerLaln emoLlonal dlsLurbances ln pregnancy 1he consLanL feaLure ln all Lhree sLaLes ls LhaL Lhe
paLlenLs all feel as lf Lhe abdomen were blown ouL almosL Lo bursLlng polnL
Where Lhese condlLlons appear LogeLher wlLh Lhe lndlcaLlons for nux moschaLa Lhere ls a very deflnlLe
clearcuL plcLure
AssoclaLed wlLh Lhe local condlLlon ls Lhe sLrange menLal plcLure of nux moschaLa lL ls a sLrange sLaLe
of almosL bewlldermenL 1he paLlenLs complaln of all sorLs of sLrange sensaLlons all over 1hey cannoL
remember Lhlngs properly have a horrlble feellng of weakness feel as lf any efforL was an enormous
labour and Lhey are llable Lo complaln of general achlng all over as lf Lhey had overexerLed Lhemselves
1hey also complaln of a consLanL falnL slckly sorL of feellng and an overpowerlng sense of sleeplness
1haL ls Lhe consLanL sLaLe of all Lhree Lypes of paLlenL 8uL Lhe raLher hysLerlcal suppressed mensLrual
paLlenL and Lhe pregnancy paLlenL wlLh Lhe mlld menLal dlsLurbance are llable Lo geL perlods ln whlch
suddenly everyLhlng sLrlkes Lhem as perfecLly ludlcrous Lhey bursL ouL laughlng ln hysLerlcal aLLacks of
laughLer whlch are qulLe llkely Lo go on Lo aLLacks of weeplng
All Lhese paLlenLs complaln LhaL Lhelr memory has gone Lo pleces and Lhey cannoL remember anyLhlng
1hey complaln of Lhelr mouLhs belng lncredlbly dry whlch ls very dlsLresslng Lo Lhem 1helr Longue
sLlcks Lo Lhe rooL of Lhelr mouLh lL ls noL a feellng of LhlrsL Lhey are noL aL all LhlrsLy buL Lhey wlll hold
anyLhlng [ulcy ln Lhelr mouLhs ln order Lo relleve Lhls horrlble feellng of dryness 1he condlLlon ls llable
Lo be mosL Lroublesome ln Lhe mornlng on waklng
racLlcally all nux moschaLa paLlenLs have a very large appeLlLe and usually Lhey are very fasL eaLers
1hey complaln LhaL afLer a meal lL feels as lf Lhe food remalned ln hard lumps ln Lhe sLomach produclng
a sensaLlon of exLreme soreness
WlLh Lhe aLLacks of abdomlnal dlsLenslon Lhere ls a cerLaln amounL of nausea whlch may be qulLe acuLe
and pregnancy paLlenLs are llable Lo suffer from very severe mornlng slckness lnLense nausea ln Lhe
mornlng whenever Lhey ralse Lhelr heads off Lhe plllow WlLh Lhe general abdomlnal dlsLurbance Lhey
geL a sensaLlon as lf dlarrhoea were [usL abouL Lo sLarL 1hey do have aLLacks a very sudden profuse
dlarrhoea followed by Lhe sensaLlon of abdomlnal dlsLenslon whlch sLlll perslsLs
1he older people afLer an aLLack of dlarrhoea are llable Lo develop very obsLlnaLe consLlpaLlon WlLh
Lhls Lhey feel so dlsLended LhaL Lhey feel Lhey wlll acLually bursL someLhlng lf lL ls noL relleved
ln addlLlon Lo Lhe local dlsLurbances Lhere are one or Lwo oLher polnLers Lo nux moschaLa lor lnsLanL
Lhese paLlenLs who are very chllly very ofLen complaln of a sensaLlon of exLreme coldness of Lhe skln
and exLreme dryness 1hey pracLlcally never persplre and Lhe sensaLlon of dryness applles noL only Lo
Lhe skln buL Lo all Lhe mucous membranes 1hey are always very senslLlve Lo exposure Lo cold alr
parLlcularly Lo cold wlnd and lf Lhey come lnLo a warmlsh room afLer belng ouL ln Lhe cold alr Lhey wlll
slL down and go Lo sleep aL once 1hls Lendency ls exLreme ln nux moschaLa paLlenLs
lf Lhey are walklng agalnsL a wlnd parLlcularly a cold one Lhey are very llable Lo become breaLhless and
are qulLe llable Lo suffer from loss of volce afLer exposure Lo cold alr CulLe aparL from Lhls loss of volce
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due Lo exposure Lo cold Lhey also have a Lendency Lo geL hysLerlcal aphonla whlch usually comes on
afLer any emoLlonal dlsLurbance
1here ls one oLher pecullar dlsLurbance Lo whlch Lhey Lend WlLh Lhelr menLal bewlldermenL Lhey
complaln LhaL everyLhlng seems far Loo blg lL ls a vlsual dlsLurbance lL ls Lhe Lhlngs Lhey look aL LhaL
seem Loo blg Lven Lhelr own hands when Lhey look aL Lhem appear Lo be double Lhe slze Lhey oughL Lo
be
lL ls noL everyone who sees Lhlngs blgger Lhan Lhey oughL Lo be who needs laLlnum occaslonally Lhey
need a dose of nux moschaLa

ALLLN 1 I A r|mer of Mater|a Med|ca

Genera||t|es
CreaL weakness falnLness
Weakness especlally of Lhe back and knees wlLh sleeplness
CreaL senslLlveness Lo parLs upon whlch one lles
SympLoms agg cold weL weaLher amel exLernal warmLh
M|nd
LxLremely changeable mood laughlng and crylng ln rapld successlon
lnablllLy Lo Lhlnk
Absence of mlnd cannoL flnlsh whaL he he beglns buL sLands ln a dazed condlLlon
Whlle wrlLlng hls LhoughLs vanlsh enLlrely
1houghL slow and dlfflculL walLs a long Llme before answerlng
CmlLs leLLers and syllables when wrlLlng and ls lncoherenL when expresslng her LhoughLs
Loss of memory
MomenLary aLLacks of unconsclousness whlch seem Lo lasL a long Llme
CompleLe loss of ldeas so LhaL one Lhlnks Lhey had been asleep

8CLkICkL W ocket Manua| of nomeopath|c Mater|a Med|ca

M|nd
Changeable laughlng and crylng
Confused lmpalred memory
8ewlldered sense as ln a dream
1hlnks she has Lwo heads

8CGLk C M 8oenn|nghausens Character|st|cs

M|nd
1houghLs vanlsh as when golng Lo sleep
Absence of ldeas Lhe power Lo collecL hls LhoughLs reLurns slowly
CreaL forgeLfulness
lmbeclllLy
Confuslon of lnLellecL
ulfflculL comprehenslon
SLupefacLlon
CreaL lrresoluLlon vaclllaLlon and flckleness ln hls underLaklngs
lncllnaLlon Lo laugh
ConLlnuous rush of dlsagreeable ldeas
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Changeableness wanLs Lhls Lhen LhaL
PysLerla wlLh rapldly changlng moods somnolency and lncllnaLlon Lo falnL
Sense of duallLy


CLAkkL I n D|ct|onary of ract|ca| Mater|a Med|ca

8elaLlons
AnLldoLed by
Camph Lauro Cels nux Cp Zn val
lL anLldoLes
Ars Lauro 8hodo Lead collc 1urpenLlne Alcohol bad yeasLy beer
CompaLlble
Lyc nux uls 8hus SLram AnL L

SympLoms
Mlnd
Weeplng mood wlLh burnlng ln eyes and lachrymaLlon
lrlckleness wlLh deslre someLlmes for one Lhlng aL oLhers for someLhlng else
CreaL lncllnaLlon Lo laugh Lo make a [esL of everyLhlng esp when ln open alr someLlmes wlLh a sLupld
look as lf lmbeclle
lncessanL flow of faceLlous ldeas
LveryLhlng abouL hlm seemed ludlcrous
Pumour grave and gay alLernaLely
MenLally exclLed and exhllaraLed
laclllLy of argulng
AfLer dlnlng head felL sLrange as lf ln a dream
Seemed Lo be Lwo persons hls real consclous self seemed Lo be waLchlng hls oLher self playlng (plano)
Could noL play well sLruck false noLes and was obllged Lo glve lL up
Seemed losL when spoken Lo and would come Lo hlmself wlLh a sLarL LranslenL loss of memory buL a
perfecL consclousness of all LhaL l sald or dld
Surroundlngs seem changed fanclful dreamy lmages does noL recognlse wellknown sLreeLs
Weakness of memory loss of memory
LnLlrely losL memory of hls pasL llfe
PalluclnaLlon LhaL she has Lwo heads
Sense of lmpendlng dlssoluLlon besoughL me plLeously noL Lo leL her dle
Slowness of apprehenslon dlzzlness dlfflculL concepLlon
WanL of ldeas as from absence of mlnd vanlshlng of LhoughLs ln readlng dlsposlLlon Lo go Lo sleep
uulness of senses LhoughLlessness wlLh slowly reLurnlng consclousness
uemenLla and menLal allenaLlon (ldlocy)
Manla wlLh old speeches and rldlculous gesLures
uellrlum wlLh vlolenL verLlgo lmproper Lalk loud Lone and volce and LoLal sleeplessness
1he leasL exerLlon or menLal exclLemenL somnolence
unable Lo use words properly frequenLly obllged Lo sLop ln mlddle of a senLence and change lL enLlrely
from noL belng able Lo use approprlaLe words



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CLLVLLAND C L Sa||ent Mater|a Med|ca and 1herapeut|cs

nux moschaLa
1emperamenL
Women and chlldren nervous people old people
LocaLlon and naLure
ulgesLlve LracL nervous lrrlLaLlon and ldlgesLlon (greaL dryness of Lhe Lhe mouLh Longue and llps buL
wlLhouL LhlrsL pressure ln Lhe llver as from someLhlng sharp welghL abouL Lhe llver) female genlLal
organs nervous lrrlLaLlon (spasmodlc laborllke palns menses lrregular generally Lhlck dark flow)
sensorlum drowslness very marked
Cb[ecLlve
uryness of mouLh Longue and llps marked sleeplness palplLaLlon wlLh falnLlng followed by sleep
pulse small and slow hysLerlcal convulslons sofL sLool dlfflculL Lo expel
Ceneral characLerlsLlc
Sleeplness wlLh all complalnLs parLlcularly wlLh palns lles ln sLupld slumber almosL lrreslsLlble deslre
for sleep
AggravaLlon
lrom cold damp weaLher eaLlng
AmelloraLlon
Warm alr lndoors
1herapeuLlc range
ComplalnLs wlLh lnordlnaLe deslre for sleep
PysLerlcal paroxysms
lalnLlng flLs
Lpllepsy
CaLalepsy
LnlargemenL of llver
uyspepsla
Menorrhagla
nausea and vomlLlng of pregnancy

CCWLk1nWAI1L A C 1ext book of Mater|a Med|ca and 1herapeut|cs

nux moschaLa
Synonym _ MyrlsLlca MoschaLa Common name nuLmeg PablLaL 1he nuLmeg ls a naLlve of Lhe
Moluca lslands and ls culLlvaLed ln oLher Loplcal and seml Lroplcal counLrles reparaLlon 1lncLure for
Lhe drled coarsely powdered nuLmeg
Ceneral analysls
1hrough Lhe nervous sysLem nux mosch AffecLs parLlcularly Lhe dlgesLlve LracL Lhe ovarles and Lhe
uLerus Lhe sympLoms lL produces belng of a purely nervous characLer and lndlcaLlve of no change
whaLever ln organlc subsLance save Lhe sllghL congesLlon whlch Lhe nervous lrrlLaLlon may produce buL
deaLh may resulL from hearL fallure lLs chlef characLerlsLlc ls a sleepy drowsy condlLlon wlLh all
complalnLs
CharacLerlsLlc sympLoms
Mlnd
Changeable mood one momenL laughlng Lhe nexL crylng (Acon Coca lgn) dlsposlLlon Lo laugh or [esL
aL everyLhlng feels llvely and brlghL Weeplng gloom mood (CacL lg naLr mur laL uls 8hus Lox
Absence of mlnd cannoL Lhlnk (Anac kreos Lach naLr Mur Merc) has Lo colleL hls LhoughLs slowly
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before speaklng of answerlng (Ambr hosac Sep) LhoughLs vanlsh whlle readlng wlLh Lendency Lo
sleep ldle confused lncoherenL expresslon elLher ln speaklng or wrlLlng (Cham Lyc) Loss of memory
(ambr Anac kreos Lach Merc) Soporous condlLlon as lf lnLoxlcaLed (Cp) wlLh loss of moLlon and
sensaLlon MomenLary unconsclousness
Pead
verLlgo as lf lnLoxlcaLed (Coccul Led Mea) Pead drops forward whlle slLLlng Pead feels full and as lf
expandlng buL wlLhouL paln seems bulky and rolls around wlLhouL conLrol has Lo supporL wlLh Lhe
hands alnless pulsaLlon ln Lhe head (Clon uls) wlLh fear Lo go Lo sleep paln especlally ln Lhe
Lemples wlLh a sensaLlon as lf Lhe braln were loose wlLh wobbllng on moLlon as lf lL sLruck Lhe sldes of
Lhe skull (Clnch Pyos 8hus Lox) resslve headache ln a small soL over lefL fronLal emlnence Peadache
afLer eaLlng as from overeaLlng (nux v)
Lyes
SensaLlon of dryness ln Lhe eyes ln evenlng ls dlfflculL Lo red by arLlflclal llghL can move eyellds only
wlLh dlfflculLy 8llndness Lhen falnLlng Cb[ecLs appear Loo large (hyos) or Loo dlsLanL Loo small (laL)
nose
uryness sLopped up
lace
lace pale blue rlngs around Lhe eyes
MouLh
1asLe llke chalk ln Lhe mouLh ln mornlng fasLlng alnfulness of Lhe LeeLh whlle eaLlng (Carban merc)
1ooLhache durlng pregnancy from damp cold evenlng alr uryness of Lhe mouLh Longue and llps (Ars
8ry) buL wlLhouL LhlrsL (Apls uls) Sallva seems llke coLLon AccumulaLlon of sallva and Lhlck mucus ln
Lhe mouLh aralysls of Lhe Longue speech dlfflculL (CausL uulc Cels Pyos) lndlsLlncL
1hroaL
CreaL dryness ln Lhe LhroaL wlLhouL LhlrsL (Apls Lach uls) ulfflculL swallowlng from paralysls of Lhe
muscles of degluLlLlon (Cp) Scraplng ln Lhe LhroaL
SLomach
very greaL hunger noL LhlrsL (Apls uls) 1hlrsL ueaLhly nausea lf her head were ralsed from Lhe
plllow nausea and vomlLlng wlLh lncllnaLlon no sleep (AnL LarL) durlng pregnancy (kall carb uls
Sep) whlle rldlng ln a carrlage (Coccul) from lrrlLaLlon of pessarles lullness ln sLomach lmpedlng
breaLhlng lrrlLaLlon of sLomach from overLaxed menLal powers
Abdomen
ressure ln Lhe llver as from someLhlng sharp or as lf sLones were cuLLlng and Learlng Lhelr way ouL
welghL abouL Lhe llver Abdomen enormously dlsLended AfLer meals (Clnch naLr carb nux v)
8umbllng ln Lhe abdomen feellngs Lhough collc could occur
SLool
SLools sofL buL expelled wlLh dlfflculLy (Carbv clnch) recLum lnacLlve (Alum Camph) ularrhoea
undlgesLed or llke chopped eggs wlLh loss of appeLlLe and greaL sleeplness ln summer wlLh chlldren
Male organs
lncllned Lo colLus buL erecLlon weak and of shorL duraLlon
lemale organs
Menses lrregular ln Llme and quanLlLy flow generally dark and Lhlck llaLulenL dlsLenslon of uLerus
Leucorrhoea ln place of menses durlng menses g greaL pressure ln Lhe back from wlLPln ouLward
abdomlnal bearlng down and drawlng ln Lhe rlbs Spasmodlc labor llke palns
8esplraLory organs
Poarseness sudden from walklng agalnsL Lhe wlnd ury cough wlLh sudden loss of breaLh Cough when
becomlng warm ln bed oppresslon of Lhe chesL shorL breaLh afLer eaLlng
PearL and pulse
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leellng of rush of blood Lo Lhe hearL and Lhence Lo head and all over Lhe body alplLaLlon wlLh
falnLlng followed by sleep ulse small slow and weak (ulglL)
8ack
aln ln small of back as lf broken (Aloe 8ell Clmlc naLr mur kall carb nux v) when rldlng ln a
carrlage 8rulsed paln aL slde of lumbar verLebrae
Llmbs
numbness ln all Lhe llmbs aln ln all Lhe llmbs and [olnLs ln cold damp weaLher (8hod) 1lngllng ln Loes
as lf frozen (agar)
CenerallLles
CreaL weakness and faLlgue feels as Lhough he musL lle down afLer Lhe lesL exerLlon wlLh sleeplness
!acLlLaLlon of muscles ulsposlLlon Lo falnL also from Lhe palns when sllghL (Peps) slckly sensaLlon
lnLermlLLenL wanderlng dlgglng paln ln mall spoLs Convulslons hysLerlcal epllepLlc wlLh
consclousness chlldren wlLh dlarrhoea caLalepsy skln cold over Lhe whole body and senslLlve Lo cold
alr (Coccul Pep s) anaemla Marasmus of chlldren
Sleep
Sleeplness wlLh all complalnLs parLlcular wlLh palns lles ln sLupld slumber AlmosL lrreslsLlble deslre for
sleep (AnL LarL apls) sLarLlng ln sleep buL does noL always awake
AggravaLlon
lrom cold camp weaLher from washlng or geLLlng weL from rldlng ln a carrlage afLer eaLlng or
drlnklng from splrlLuous llquors
CondlLlons
Lspeclally sulLable for women and chlldren for nervous people also for Lhe aged
Compare
Ambr Asaf 8ell lnd Coccul conl dlg Pyos lgn Lyc Mosch nux v Cp hos uls 8hus Lox
Sep Sll Sulph SLram
AnLldoLes
Camph Cels nux v
nux moschaLa anLldoLes
Ars 8hod Laur
1herapeuLlcs
1he pecullar nervous and menLal phenomena of Lhls drug already descrlbed have led Lo lLs successful
use ln hysLerla and ln funcLlonal dlsLurbances of Lhe mlnd and sensorlum from over Laxlng Lhe mlnd and
from gasLrlc allmenLs PysLerla durlng pregnancy wlLh aLLacks of falnLness or momenLary
unconsclousness Lhe laLLer ls a promlnenL feaLure of Lhe drug PysLerla wlLh enormous bloaLlng of Lhe
abdomen excesslve dryness of Lhe mouLh sudden oppreslon of Lhe hearL wlLh choklng sensaLlon
unconsclousness or falnLlng 1he leasL emoLlonal exclLemenL renews Lhe sympLoms 1onlc followed by
conlc chlldren wlLh dlarrhoea CaLalepsy aralysls of Longue eyellds Anaemla Marasmus of chlldren
Peadache from overeaLlng before menses ln nervous sub[ecLs durlng on pregnancy supra orblLal
neuralgla wlLh pulsaLlon ln Lhe head every day Losls 1ooLhache durlng pregnancy from cold evenlng
alr nausea and vomlLlng of pregnancy from rldlng ln a carrlage for lrrlLaLlon of pessarles uyspepsla
from overLaxlng Lhe mlnd enormous dlsLenslon of Lhe sLomach and abdomen afLer meals can only
dlgesL hlghly seasoned food worse from any moLlon Summer complalnL of chlldren wlLh undlgesLed
sLools llke beaLen eggs loss of appeLlLe and greaL sleeplness Suppresslon of menses wlLh falnLlng and
oLher nervous sympLoms of Lhe drug varlous nervous phenomena from uLerlne dlsplacemenL ovarlan
lrrlLaLlon of durlng pregnancy wlLh flaLulenL dlmenslon of Lhe abdomen eLc SLerlllLy Leucorrhoea ln
place of Lhe menses menorrhagla Lhlck dark blood Lendency Lo syncope nervous aphonla Poarseness
from walklng agalnsL Lhe wlnd nervous palplLaLlon of Lhe hearL wlLh falnLlng followed by sleep
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nervous palplLaLlon of Lhe hearL wlLh falnLlng followed by sleep neuralgla of Lhe sacrum and coccyx
worse from rldlng ln a carrlage


nLkING C Gu|d|ng Symptoms of our Mater|a Med|ca

Mlnd
nn SLupor and lnsenslblllLy unconquerable sleep
n unconsclousness afLer menLal exclLemenL especlally [usL before menses LhoughLs vanlsh wlLh
falnLlng seemlngly Lo her of a half hours duraLlon buL really only momenLary
nn vanlshlng of LhoughLs whlle Lalklng readlng or wrlLlng
n Cradual vanlshlng of LhoughLs whlle readlng ends ln falllng asleep
nn Weakness or loss of memory
n never accompllshes whaL he underLakes buL remalns sLandlng ln one place absenLmlnded appears
qulLe changed Lo hls companlons
n LlsLless and lndlfferenL would go ouL ln Lhe nlghL and noL reLurn Llll searched ouL and broughL back
he was dlsposed Lo Lalk Lo laugh and slng songs MenLal dlsorders
n Awakenlng as from compleLe absence of mlnd does noL know where he ls nor whaL Lo answer
n ulfflculL comprehenslon
n Slugglsh flow of ldeas
n Clves answers whlch have noL Lhe leasL reference Lo quesLlons puL Lo hlm
n CreaL lncoherency on aLLempLlng Lo express her ldeas
nn uses wrong words durlng headache
n Whlle wrlLlng he omlLLed leLLers wroLe ln dlfferenL alphabeLs agalnsL hls wlll and changed from one
sub[ecL Lo anoLher
nn Surroundlngs seemed changed fanclful dreamy lmages does noL recognlze Lhe known sLreeL
n Clalrvoyancy
|| 1he ouLer world had no exlsLence for her auLomaLlcally she aLLended Lo her household duLles and
on awaklng from Lhls condlLlon she had noL Lhe sllghLesL recollecLlon of whaL she had done lf forclbly
aroused she fell lnLo vlolenL convulslons lf unmolesLed she would usually afLer flnlshlng her work go Lo
bed and fall lnLo a quleL sleep from whlch she awoke afLer forLyelghL hours lnvlgoraLed and
unconsclous of whaL had happened
n ShorL Llme seems very long Lo her
n uellrlum vlolenL verLlgo sLrange gesLures loud lmproper Lalk sleeplessness
n Senselessness lnLoxlcaLed condlLlon wlLh absence of mlnd
n uellrlum Lremens slowness of senses lmaglnary fancles awakens and knows noL where he ls
laughLer wlLh sLupld expresslon
nn lncllnaLlon Lo laugh aL everyLhlng more ln open alr
|| lmbeclllLy
n llLful mood changlng from deepesL sorrow Lo mosL frollcsome behavlor now grave now gay
n llckle lrresoluLe and waverlng ln hls underLaklngs
Aware of danger buL no apprehenslon
n Pad no power Lo reslsL belng led anywhere ln evenlng
n As lf drunk and sleepy drunken feellng ln head drunken appearance
n AfLer overLaxed menLal powers gasLrlc complalnLs nervous lrrlLaLlon of lnLesLlnal canal hysLerla
n 1he leasL exerLlon or menLal exclLemenL broughL on somnolency
n lrlghL causlng Lrembllng of hearL fear and sadness

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nLkING C 1he nomoeopath|c Domest|c hys|c|an

nux moschaLa
nux moschaLa for a cough whlch geLs much worse afLer one becomes warm ln bed for a dry cough wlLh
loss of breaLh afLer Laklng cold from weL feeL or sLandlng ln Lhe waLer afLer belng overheaLed from
hard work parLlcularly for Lhose who easlly become hoarse when walklng agalnsL Lhe wlnd and who
have a cool dry skln and llke warmLh and are made absenLmlnded by Laklng cold ln general for
lnconsLanL people
nux moschaLa for palplLaLlon wlLh falnLlng and afLerwards sleep parLlcularly lf preceded by exerLlon or
for persons who are lncllned Lo falnL or have ln general Lhe sympLoms of nux moschaLa as sLaLed
under Cough Peadache eLc
nux moschaLa sulLs chlldren women parLlcularly durlng pregnancy and all people wlLh a cool dry
skln who do noL easlly persplre for palns from Laklng cold ln damp cold weaLher or from Lhe nlghL alr
for palns whlch geL worse lf alr parLlcularly cold damp alr ls drawn lnLo Lhe mouLh lf warm waLer or
warm appllcaLlons ease Lhe paln for LooLhache whlch ls lncreased by Lhe shaklng of Lhe body ln golng up
or down sLalrs lf Lhe paln commences on Lhe rlghL slde and goes Lo Lhe lefL as lf Lhe LooLh were belng
wrenched ouL (nux vomlca lpecacuanha) worse from much Lalklng or cold alr enLers Lhe mouLh Lhere
ls a consLanL grumbllng and soreness of Lhe LeeLh lf Lhe LeeLh easlly become blunL
nux moschaLa pressure ln Lhe sLomach whlch feels full and dlsLended a feellng of saLleLy afLer eaLlng
only a llLLle afLer eaLlng feels very bad and uncomforLable shorL of breaLh headache afLer eaLlng Loo
much headache always afLer breakfasL or lmmedlaLely afLer eaLlng and drlnklng cramp and paln ln Lhe
bowels offenslve breaLh whlLecoaLed Longue Lhe paLlenL llkes Lo slL ln Lhe house and feels drowsy
from lL
nux moschaLa afLer Laklng cold ln waLer or from weL feeL for such as easlly caLch cold and who have a
cool senslLlve skln for sllmy sLools or llke chopped eggs no appeLlLe whlLecoaLed Longue offenslve
breaLh or Lhln evacuaLlons accompanled wlLh much sLralnlng or ln volunLary consLanL palns below Lhe
rlbs movlng from rlghL Lo lefL or Lhe abdomen dlsLended by wlnd afLer eaLlng and drlnklng palns ln Lhe
bowels or headache
nux moschaLa for women of a changeable dlsposlLlon wlLh an lrregular scanLy black flow


MAS1Lk I I D|seases of the Sk|n

Nux moschata
It |s a remedy of great ant|sept|c power It hastens suppurat|on and shortens |ts durat|on Iurunc|es
wh|ch deve|op on end of f|ngers and pha|anges


MUkn k nomeopath|c kemedy Gu|de

nux moschaLa
(nuLmeg)
harmacy
nuxm nux moschaLa nuLmeg MyrlsLlca fragrans M offlclnalls M moschaLa n C MyrlsLlcacee
1lncLure of powdered seeds deprlved of Lhe Mace 1he ls Lhe offlclal dlrecLlon 8uL worse would be well
Lo make a LlncLure of Lhe nuL wlLh Lhe Mace as some sympLoms of Mace are lncluded Also a fresh nuL
and fresh planL LlncLure should be prepared and LesLed PlsLorlcal dose 1lncLure and all poLencles flrsL
Lo slxLh poLency
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PlsLory
nuxm ls one of Lhe many examples of powerfully polsonous and medlclnal subsLances used as
common arLlcles of food 1he use of nuLmeg as a condlmenL has doubLless lLs orlgln ln Lhe facL LhaL nux
m ls speclflcally relaLed Lo weak dlgesLlon lL ls lndlcaLed ln condlLlons of excesslve flaLulence and when
Lhe smallesL excess ln eaLlng or drlnklng seLs up lndlgesLlon
lL ls Lhe use of ground nuLmeg for Lhese purposes LhaL has led Lo many cases of polsonlng and has
supplled a large number of sympLoms Also as a remedy for dlarrhea and also for bolls
1he nuLmeg has a popular repuLe for puLLlng off Lhe mensLrual perlod or else for brlnglng lL on 1he
domesLlc use ln mensLrual lrregularlLles has also a speclflc foundaLlon lrregularlLy ls Lhe keynoLe of
Lhe remedy here
Much bearlngdown paln blood dark uLerlne prolapse and dlsplacemenLs have been remedled by lL
and LhreaLened mlscarrlage warded off ln pregnancy labor Lhe puerperal sLaLe (convulslon head [erked
forward) lL has a large sphere
nuxm ls one of Lhe mosL profoundly acLlve of menLal remedles ln Lhe MaLerla Medlca produclng
sLaLes of exalLaLlon resembllng hysLerla and Lhe mesmerlc sLaLe wlLh exalLed senses and consclousness
of double personallLy
nuxm should be consldered and glven when any complalnL causes drowslness or ls accompanled by
drowslness and lf ln addlLlon Lhere ls chllllness or coldness and LhlrsLlessness lL profoundly dlsLurbs Lhe
sensorlum mlnd and nerves causlng exalLaLlon of senses and nervous senslblllLy ulgesLlon ls dlsLurbed
lemale organs are affecLed Marked Lendency Lo falnLlng flLs wlLh hearL fallure SLaggers on Lrylng Lo
walk SLrange feellng wlLh lrreslsLlble drowslness Ceneral lncllnaLlon Lo become unconsclous durlng
acuLe aLLacks Cold llmbs exLreme dryness of Lhe mucus membranes and skln lndlcanurla
Peavlness of eyes Longue eLc Marked Lendency Lo falnLlng flLs wlLh hearL fallure worse aL sLools aL
menses wlLh sllghL paln from slghL of blood whlle sLandlng (when dresslng) Pemorrhages dark fleeLlng
palns lL ls useful Lo scrawny dellcaLe hysLerlcal women who have small breasL and who laugh or cry by
Lurns As of a hard lump ln sLomach llver LhroaL
nuxm ls for marasmus of llLLle chlldren MenLal depresslon from grlef Spasms of chlldren wlLh
dlarrhea Lpllepsy wlLh consclousness Manla AuLomaLlsm PysLerla arLs laln on feel sore leels as lf
drunk sLaggers on Lrylng Lo walk CaLalepsy ufflness ClalrvoyanL aralysls wlLh spasms and Lrembllng
of Longue eyellds esophagus Pummlng buzzlng funny feellng ln body Pard parLs feel sofL
Cllnlcal
AsLhma 8ackache 8elchlngs 8raln sofLenlng CaLalepsy Chllblalns Clalraudlence Clalrvoyance Collc
Convulslon Cough ueblllLy uryness uysmenorrhea uyspepsla Lyes dlsorders lalnLlng levers llaLus
lrosLblLe CasLralgla Pemorrhage Peadache Pead movemenLs Plccoughs Poarseness PysLerla
lnLermlLLenL fever LocomoLor aLaxla Lumbago Manla Marasmus Menopausal dlsorders Menorrhagla
MeLrorrhagla Mlscarrlage narcolepsy elvls congesLlon ersplraLlon bloody hysLerlcal regnancy
complalnLs
Cllnlcal
Losls uerperal convulslons kldney collc 8heumaLlsm Sleepoverpowerlng Speech defecLlve
SLammerlng SLrangury SLrokes 1ooLhache 1urpenLlne effecLs 1yphold hemorrhage uLerus
prolapse Worms
CausaLlons
lll effecLs of frlghL menLal exerLlon suppressed erupLlons 8aLh suppresses menses CvereaLlng Mllk
8ad beer Alcohol
ConsLlLuLlons
nuxm ls sulLed Lo Chlldren Women regnanL women ersons wlLh cool dry skln who do noL easlly
persplre Weakness of old age uyspepsla of old people ConsLlLuLlons wlLh sLlff sLralghL halr raLher Lhan
crlsp and curly uellcaLe consLlLuLlons Pydrogenold consLlLuLlon laneLs Moon
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ModallLles
8eLLer from molsL heaL warm room dry weaLher Worse exerLlon or mensLruaLlon Worse cold baLh
damp wlnd drafLs fog cold food cold feeL changes of season summer hoL weaLher Worse from
[arrlng brulses sllghL causes menLal exerLlon or shock moLlon pregnanL Worse from lylng on palnful
slde overheaLlng mllk shaklng head Worse from emoLlons exclLemenL
SympLoms
Mlnd
Changeable moods laughlng and crylng Confused mlnd and lmpalred memory ClalrvoyanL sLaLes
ureamy and bewlldered as ln a dream Cb[ecLs seem changed or grow larger 1houghLs suddenly vanlsh
whlle Lalklng readlng of wrlLlng uses wrong words (durlng headaches) Slow ldeaLlon 1alks loudly Lo
herself
Sense of duallLy Lhlnks she has Lwo heads seems Lo be Lwo persons (laL) llckle and waverlng ln hls
underLaklngs LnLlre loss of memory of hls pasL llfe Sense of lmpendlng dlssoluLlon Manla wlLh odd
speeches and rldlculous gesLures Mockery Laughlng !esLlng
Surroundlng seems changed does noL know Lhe wellknown sLreeLs LlsLless lndlfferenL Answers
lrrelevanLly ShorL Llme seems very long Sense of levlLaLlon uoes her household duLles auLomaLlcally
does noL recollecL whaL she has done
Abdomen
aralyLlc weakness of Lhe lnLesLlnes Lnormously dlsLended llaLulenL collc As of a board across Lhe
hypogasLrlum navel ls sore even ulceraLed fesLerlng
8ack
neck so weak head drops forward on chesL aln ln back now ln sacrum now ln lumbar reglon aln
along splne 8ackache and neuralgla of sacrum and coccyx worse rldlng ln a carrlage As lf a plece of
wood sLreLched across sacrum worse before menses
8reasLs
nlpples reLracLed 8reasLs Loo small
ChesL
Cppresslon of chesL generally comlng from eplgasLrlum lullness and dlsLresslng sensaLlon of a load on
chesL 8urnlng ln chesL pecullar dead feellng and swelllng SLlLches ln chesL LlghLness splLLlng of blood
Lars
CversenslLlve hearlng for dlsLanL sounds lncreased
Lyes
Cb[ecLs look larger or Loo small very dlsLanL obllque Loo close LogeLher vanlsh red 8llndness Lhen
falnLlng Lyes seems dry whlch lmpedes Lhe movemenL of Lhe eyellds Leryglum over cornea MoLes
before eyes Mydrlasls
lace
ale 8eLracLed llps loollsh chlldlsh expresslon dlabollc grln !aws as lf paralyzed cannoL close Lhem
Llps swollen sLlck LogeLher
lemale
uLerlne hemorrhage Menses Loo long dark Lhlck Menses lrregular ln Llme and quanLlLy Menses
suppressed wlLh perslsLenL falnLlng aLLacks and sleeplness (kallc) Leucorrhea muddy bloody replaces
menses llaLus from vaglna aln of uLerus from pessary Menses suppressed ueflclenL Labor palns
ConLlnuous and obsLlnaLe floodlng
lood
Cravlng for hlghly seasoned food whlch only ls dlgesLed LoaLhlng when eaLlng or Lhlnklng of food
Pead
Peadaches bursLlng ln Lemples beLLer hard pressure Pead feels full As lf expandlng wlLh sleeplness
Peadaches from eaLlng a llLLle Loo much alnless pulsaLlng ln head ln small spoL Cracklng sensaLlon ln
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head Cerebral congesLlon 8raln feels loose sLrlklng Lhe sldes on moLlon Convulslve movemenLs of Lhe
head could noL Lalk or swallow 8alslng head from plllow causes deaLhly slckness Pead drops forward
whlle slLLlng
PearL
1rembllng fluLLerlng as from frlghL fear or sadness alplLaLlons beLLer walklng abouL drlnklng warm
waLer As lf beaLlng ln vacuum SensaLlon as lf someLhlng grasped Lhe hearL ulse lnLermlLs aL long
lnLerval exclLlng fear of deaLh ulse weak lrregular
kldneys
uysurla from beer or wlne ln hysLerla wlLh dysmenorrhea afLer eaLlng from uLerlne complalnLs urlne
smells llke vloleL
Llmbs
8heumaLlsm from geLLlng feeL weL from exposure Lo drafLs 1he rheumaLlsm ls relleved by dry warm
cloLhes 8heumaLlsm drawlng wanderlng palns worse cold damp alr cold weL cloLhes beLLer warmLh
laLlgue on sllghL exerLlon Llmbs as lf floaLlng ln Lhe alr aln ln rlghL hlp Lo knee worse moLlon
especlally golng upsLalrs ury palms PysLerlcal paralysls Soles always molsL leels as lf Lreadlng on hard
peas when walklng leeL cold wlLh appearance of menses
Lungs
Poarse volce when walklng agalnsL Lhe wlnd (Pep) PysLerlcal cough worse when geLLlng warm ln bed
uyspnea wlLh feellng of welghL ln chesL asLhma hysLerlcal dlfflculL lnhalaLlon Loss of breaLh when
sLandlng ln waLer Cough when geLLlng warm ln bed
MouLh
1eeLh seem pulled MouLh dry wlLhouL LhlrsL worse sleep 1ongue adheres Lo Lhe roof of Lhe mouLh
1hlck sallva llke coLLon (8erb) 1ongue numb paralyzed speech dlfflculL
Chalky LasLe 1ooLhache of pregnanL women beLLer warmLh 1eeLh seem loose Sallva lessened feels
llke coLLon ln mouLh
nose
CversenslLlve Lo smell nosebleed of dark blood ury sLopped up musL breaLhe Lhrough mouLh
8ecLum
lnacLlve recLum roLrudlng hemorrholds SLool ls sofL and yeL ls unable Lo expel lL even wlLh long
sLralnlng (Alum) lalnLness durlng or afLer sLool SLool sofL puLrld brlghL yellow and llenLerlc worse aL
nlghL Summer dlarrhea from cold drlnks bolled mllk
SensaLlons
As lf drunk Llmbs as lf floaLlng ln Lhe alr lorehead as lf pushed ouL As lf braln sLruck agalnsL slde of
head 8raln as lf loose Cb[ecL appear much Loo large aln as of a rough body ln LusLachlan Lube
rlcklng as of elecLrlc sparks on cheek As lf wlnd lncarceraLed ln sLomach As lf a plece of bacon were ln
LhroaL As lf lefL shoulder conLalned lead As lf a sLrlng were Lled round arms As of a grasplng hand ln
upper arm
Skln
8lulsh spoLs on Lhe skln ury skln and of lnner parLs Lack of persplraLlon Cold and dry skln Chllblalns
Acne lreckles
Sleep
narcolepsy CreaL drowslness (lndol) ComplalnLs cause sleeplness Coma Sleepy aLLacks sudden wlLh
verLlgo CreaL sleeplness wlLh all complalnLs ureams of falllng from hlgh place of belng pursued
SLomach
llaLulenL dyspepsla ulgesLlon weak all food Lurns Lo gas Lxcesslvely bloaLed nausea and vomlLlng
from lrrlLaLlon of uLerlne pessary LaLlng a llLLle Loo much causes headache Plccough and cravlng for
hlghlyseasoned food 8eLrocesslon of gouL Lo sLomach
1emperaLure
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AlLernaLe chlll and heaL Chlll wlLh sLupor Chlll beglns ln lefL hand (Carbv) Chllllness and heaL wlLhouL
LhlrsL wanL of persplraLlon SweaL red or bloody or absenL
1hroaL
uryness of LhroaL ulfflculL swallowlng from paralysls of muscles ConLracLlon on LhroaL llke
sLrangulaLlon
verLlgo
verLlgo as lf drunk sLaggerlng verLlgo when walklng ln open alr
CommenLs
A case reporLed by SLonham A darkhalred young man aLe Lwo nuLmegs one mornlng ln afLernoon was
exhllaraLed able Lo do more Lhan usual Lo argue on any sub[ecL AL dlnner mouLh dry greaL LhlrsL felL
he could noL drlnk enough Lo quench lL AfLer dlnner head felL sLrange as lf ln a dream buL he [olnLed a
small muslcal parLy as he had lnLended
Pe seemed Lo be Lwo persons and hls real consclous self seemed Lo be waLchlng hls oLher self playlng
Pe could noL play well and had Lo deslsL Pe seemed losL and when spoken Lo would come Lo hlmself
wlLh a sLarL Pearlng for dlsLanL sounds much more acuLe Lhan usual
A woman who aLe several nuLmegs wlLh Lhe ldea of brlnglng on mlscarrlage had Lhe halluclnaLlon LhaL
she had Lwo heads A Wllllamson records one case of a woman who Look graLed nuLmeg for dlarrhea
AfLer second dose of half nuLmeg head felL queer and dlzzy Lhen head felL large could no reply Lo
quesLlons Lhough eyes were open and seemed Lo undersLand
uplls dllaLed eyes sLarLlng face pale resplraLlon labored Semlconsclous and had Lo be shouLed aL
buL relapsed lnLo semlconsclousness ulse aL flrsL small or rapld buL durlng unconsclous perlod
lrregular fuller and weak
When consclousness flrsL reLurned kepL hands Lo her head Lo prevenL lL falllng off was obllged Lo
move her head wlLh her hands lL belng Loo large and heavy for her body Per chesL felL as lf ln a vlce
lor some days was unable Lo use words properly frequenLly obllged Lo sLop ln mlddle of a senLence and
change lL enLlrely from noL belng Lo use approprlaLe words
LxalLaLlon of Lhe senses runs Lhrough Lhe remedy Cne hypersenslLlve paLlenL Lo whom l gave a slngle
dose of nuxm 30c sald lL seemed Lo puL a coaL of coLLon wool over her 1he senses of slghL and Louch
are exalLed ln Lhe same way as hearlng
1he menLal dlsLurbance many Lake all Lhe proLean forms of hysLerla and even manla vanlshlng of
LhoughL
Cne man had compleLe loss of memory of hls pasL llfe and dld noL recover lL for a week 1he sensorlum
ls dlsLurbed as much as Lhe mlnd and a sLaLe of sLaggerlng helpless drunkenness ls lnduced ConnecLed
wlLh Lhls are Lhe sleep sympLoms of nuxm whlch glve Lhe leadlng keynoLe of Lhe remedy
urowslness nuxm ls needed for drowslness more frequenLly Lhan Cplum lLself When any complalnL
causes excesslve drowslness or accompanled by drowslness nuxm should be consldered lf ln addlLlon
Lhere ls chllllness and LhlrsLlessness nuxm musL be glven
nuxm ls a chllly medlclne worse by cold and damp beLLer by warmLh (wlLh one or Lwo excepLlons)
Chllllness may be consldered Lhe second keynoLe 8uL qulLe a lmporLanL ls Lhe Lhlrd uryness 1he
dryness may be only sensaLlon or lL may be acLual as well uryness of Lhe mouLh and Longue (usually
buL noL always wlLhouL LhlrsL) Longue so dry lL adheres Lo Lhe roof of Lhe mouLh neuroLlc paLlenLs who
always awaken wlLh a very dry mouLh and Longue 1he sallva seems Lhlck llke coLLon
Clarke cured wlLh nuxm 30c a very bad cause of lndlgesLlon wlLh acne ln a youLh who has Lhls
sympLom Lyes dry Loo dry Lo close he llds 1he skln ls dry
AnoLher keynoLe ls Lendency Lo falnLlng 1hls ls allled Lo Lhe drowslness sudden loss of memory and
vanlshlng of ldeas ersons who easlly falnL away from slghL of blood from sLandlng (as Lo have a dress
Lrled on) and Lhose who have falnLlng durlng or assoclaLed wlLh evacuaLlons Lhese are llkely Lo wanL
nuxm
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alns as lf brulsed spralned wrenched as lf bones smashed As lf elecLrlfled ressure Lhrobblng
drawlng burnlng are all common sensaLlons 1he senslLlveness of nuxm comes ouL ln Lhe soreness of
parLs laln on
1here ls a cough occurrlng only when warm ln bed or worse Lhen ln consLlpaLlon wlLh drowslness nux
m ls ofLen lndlcaLed as Cplum
lalnLness durlng or afLer sLool ls a greaL lndlcaLlon nuxm ls also hemorrholdal and hemorrhaglc
roLrudlng hemorrholds Pemorrhage of Lyphus feLld flaLus lnconLlnence of urlne 1he hemorrhages of
nuxm are dark
All klnds of spasms and convulslons are developed ln Lhe provlngs CaLalepsy ClalrvoyanL sLaLe answers
quesLlons accuraLely qulLe ouL of her sphere and on reLurnlng Lo consclousness knows noLhlng abouL lL
!acLlLaLlon of muscles chorea [erks ln lnner parLs ln muscles recovers wlLh a sLarL aralysls wlLh
spasms and Lrembllng of Longue eyellds esophagus LocomoLor aLaxla exclLed by cold and weL
ufflness swelllngs dropsy of ouLer parLs 8uzzlng sensaLlon wlLh numbness of hands an feeL
urlnklng causes dry cough collc urlnklng beer causes sLrangury 8randy causes elecLrlfylng effecL Mllk
causes dlarrhea Alcohol worse LaLlng a llLLle Loo much causes headache
Wells says LhaL ln braln dlsorders of lnfanLs ln Lhe sLupor wlLh lnsenslblllLy and unconquerable
deslre Lo sleep WheLher ln ldlopaLhlc dlsorders of Lhe braln or ln Lhose occurrlng durlng cholera
lnfanLum nuxm ls one of Lhe mosL preclous remedles ln Lhe MaLerla Medlca
! WhlLe glves a sLrlklng lnsLance of nuxm headache beLLer by hard pressure ln a man convalesclng
from a severe gunshoLwound of Lhe head Pe wanLed Lhe nurse Lo bear her whole welghL on lL WlLh
Lhe headache was rapld anxlous breaLhlng as lf he could noL geL alr enough and Lhe wlnd would be
shuL off
nuxm always relleved lL 1he 3x was flrsL glven Lhen a hlgher poLency
Compare
(1) Cleum myrlsLlce oll of nuLmeg as a remedy for bolls felons polsonous ulcers lL has been used ln
Lhe 2x poLency
(2) CrnlLhogalum
(3) MyrlsLlca seblfera ulceraLlve Lendency ln all Llssues lnflammaLlon hasLens suppuraLlon powerful
anLlsepLlc Sald Lo acL more powerfully Lhan Pepar and Slllca
(4) nuxv uls 8husL lgn Asaf
ACL 1209
8elaLlons
AnLldoLed by Camph Lauro Cels nuxv Cp Zlnc valer lL anLldoLes Ars Lauro 8hod Lead collc
1urpenLlne Alcohol bad yeasLy beer CompaLlble Lyc nuxv uls 8husL SLram AnLL
Sources
8oerlcke Clarke haLak


ALLLN n C keynotes and Character|st|cs w|th Compar|sons ke|at|ons

nux moschaLa anLldoLes mercurlal lnhalaLlon lead collc oll of LurpenLlne splrlLuous llquors and
especlally Lhe effecLs of bad beers
Aggravat|on Cold weL wlndy weaLher (8hod) weaLher changes cold food waLer and cold washlng
carrlage drlvlng (Coc) lylng on palnful slde (on palnless slde uls)
Ame||orat|on ln dry warm weaLher warm room wrapplng up warmly

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