Homoeopathy — Page 537
Nux Vomica 537 remedies, so that the patient neither catches cold nor develops asthma since prevention is better than cure. Nux Vomica is also useful in the treatment of leg cramps. Given at the outset it offers instant relief. If the cramps are associated with symptoms like Belladonna, even then Nux Vomica, by itself proves to be curative. Regarding the cramps associated with Nux Vomica, there is some contradiction in that the backache becomes worse in the cold and the stomachache becomes worse from heat. The reason for this is that Nux Vomica contains many chemical compounds which behave differently on different occasions. Nux Vomica contains Belladonna and Cuprum, so some of the symptoms of Nux Vomica may aggravate from heat. Nux Vomica has proven to be the best general remedy for the treatment of common day-to-day leg cramps. It is also very effective in the treatment of sleeplessness. For example, Nux Vomica is the best alternative for drug addicts and people with the habit of taking sleeping pills. I often start the treatment of drug addicts with Nux Vomica. With some exceptions, all the patients have benefited from the treatment. Once, a young drug addict was brought to me by his parents. Obviously, they were very worried and dismayed. The patient was being treated for drug addiction with sleeping pills, yet he could not sleep even with heavy doses of hypnotic medicines. I advised him to take Nux Vomica 30 three times a day, and kept his sleeping pills with me. I assured him that if he could not go to sleep during the night, he could come and take the sleeping pills back from me in the morning. That night, for the first time in a long time, the patient enjoyed sound sleep. In the morning he told me that with sleeping pills, he could never have comfortable sleep, whereas with Nux Vomica, he had slept comfortably. His sleeping pills remained with me for a long time as a souvenir. Thus, Nux Vomica has proven to be a very useful medicine for treating the side effects of drug addiction and also for getting rid of the habit of using sleeping pills. If Nux Vomica alone is not fully effective, Chamomilla should also be given along with it. Together, besides acting as sedatives, they also dispel the ill effects of the addictive drugs. Nux Vomica is the best remedy for sleeplessness resulting from a heavy workload, lengthy talking or some sort of mental anguish. Nux