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Nux Vomica

Nux Vomica

Simple remedy · Plant

18 entries across 18 books · abbreviations: NUX V, NUX-V · Family: Loganiaceae

Source and preparationPlant · Loganiaceae · Strychnos nux vomica
PreparationTincture and Trituration of imported seeds. Clarke
Full source note…Strychnos nux vomica. Poison nut. N. O. Loganiaceae. Tincture and Trituration of imported seeds. Clarke
About the family
Loganiaceae…Loganiaceae, the strychnine family, is a family of mostly tropical trees, shrubs and vines, many of which produce potent alkaloids such as strychnine; it includes genera like Strychnos, Gelsemium and Spigelia. Its best-known homeopathic members are Nux Vomica and Ignatia Amara (both from Strychnos species), along with Gelsemium Sempervirens and Spigelia.

Remedies said to end or reduce the action of Nux Vomica, for example if it has caused an unwanted reaction. What is an antidote?

Antidoted byAconitum Napellus Clarke, HahnemannAlcohol ClarkeBelladonna Clarke, HeringCamphora Clarke, HeringChamomilla Clarke, Hahnemann, HeringCocculus Indicus Clarke, Hahnemann, HeringCoffea Cruda Clarke, GuernseyEtherum Clarke
+33 moreIgnatia Amara GuernseyMagnesium Carbonicum ClarkeMercurius Solubilis ClarkeMezereum ClarkeNarcissus Pseudonarcissus ClarkeOpium Clarke, HeringPalladium Metallicum ClarkePlatinum Metallicum ClarkePulsatilla Pratensis HeringStramonium Clarke, HeringThuja Occidentalis ClarkeAceticum Acidum ClarkeAmbra Grisea Clarke, Farrington, Hering, SerorAngustura Vera ClarkeArsenicum Album HeringBismuthum HahnemannCalcarea Carbonica ClarkeCoffea Tosta ClarkeColchicum Autumnale HeringCuprum Aceticum ClarkeCuprum Metallicum Clarke, HeringErythroxylon Coca HeringEuphorbium Officinarum Clarke, Hering, RobertsIris Versicolor ClarkeKalmia Latifolia ClarkeLac Defloratum SerorPetroleum Boericke, HeringPhosphorus BoerickeRhus Toxicodendron HeringSenna BoerickeStaphisagria FarringtonZincum Metallicum FarringtonZingiber Officinale Boericke, Hering

Remedies whose action Nux Vomica is said to end or reduce.

AntidotesCocculus Indicus BoerickeCoffea Cruda BoerickeIgnatia Amara BoerickeMezereum Hering, RobertsSulphur KentAilanthus Glandulosa Boericke, Clarke, HeringAllium Cepa ClarkeAloe Socotrina Hering
+64 moreAlumen Clarke, HeringAmbra Grisea Clarke, Guernsey, Hahnemann, Hering, SerorAmmonium Muriaticum Boericke, Clarke, Guernsey, HeringArsenicum Album Boericke, Clarke, Farrington, Guernsey, HeringArsenicum Hydrogenisatum Clarke, HeringBismuthum Subnitricum Boericke, Clarke, HeringBryonia Alba Boericke, Clarke, Hahnemann, HeringCalcarea Carbonica Boericke, Clarke, GuernseyCalcarea Ostrearum HeringCarbo Animalis Boericke, Clarke, Guernsey, Hering, SerorCausticum Clarke, HeringCepa HeringChamomilla Boericke, Clarke, Guernsey, HeringCinchona Officinalis Boericke, Clarke, HeringColchicum Autumnale Boericke, Clarke, GuernseyCollinsonia Canadensis Boericke, Clarke, T. F. AllenCramps FarringtonCuprum HahnemannCuprum Metallicum HeringDigitalis Purpurea HeringErythroxylon Coca HeringGlonoine Nitro Glycerine TylerGlonoinum Clarke, Hering, RobertsGraphites Boericke, Clarke, HeringGratiola Officinalis Clarke, HeringGuaiacum Clarke, HeringGuajacum Officinale BoerickeHydrocyanicum Acidum ClarkeIndigo Tinctoria ClarkeIpecacuanha Clarke, Hahnemann, HeringIris Versicolor Boericke, Clarke, HeringKali Bromatum Clarke, HeringKreosotum Boericke, Clarke, Guernsey, HeringLac Caninum AllenLac Vaccinum Defloratum AllenLachesis Mutus ClarkeLilium Tigrinum Clarke, HeringLycopodium Clavatum ClarkeLyssinum SerorMagnesia Carbonica Clarke, HeringMagnesia Muriatica ClarkeMedorrhinum AllenNux Moschata Clarke, HeringOleum Animale Aethereum Clarke, HeringOpium Boericke, Clarke, HeringOstrya Virginica ClarkePetroleum Clarke, Guernsey, HeringPhosphorus Clarke, Guernsey, HeringPlumbum Clarke, HeringPlumbum Metallicum FarringtonPodophyllum ClarkePodophyllum Peltatum HeringPsorinum Allen, SerorPulsatilla Pratensis Guernsey, HeringPyrogen SerorRheum Palmatum Clarke, HeringSinapis Nigra Clarke, HeringStramonium Clarke, Guernsey, HeringStrychninum ClarkeSyphilinum Allen, SerorTabacum Allen, Boericke, Clarke, HeringTellurium Metallicum Clarke, HeringThuja Occidentalis FarringtonZingiber Officinale Clarke, Hering

Entries

1 Boericke

NUX VOMICA · William Boericke · 8,721 chars

2 Kent

Nux Vomica · James Tyler Kent · 17,636 chars

3 Clarke

Nux Vomica · John Henry Clarke · 64,184 chars

4 Hering

Nux Vomica · Constantine Hering · 194,360 chars

5 Allen

Nux Vomica · Henry C. Allen · 4,511 chars

6 Nash

Nux Vomica · E. B. Nash · 15,016 chars

7 Hering

NUX VOMICA · Constantine Hering · 21,735 chars

10 Lippe

Nux vomica · Adolph zur Lippe · 15,531 chars

12 Hahnemann

Nux Vomica · Samuel Hahnemann · 119,717 chars

14 T. F. Allen

NUX VOMICA · Timothy Field Allen · 501 chars

15 Tyler

Nux Vomica · Margaret Lucy Tyler · 20,125 chars

16 Guernsey

NUX VOMICA · Henry Newell Guernsey · 6,987 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

NUX VOMICA · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 18,640 chars

18 Dewey

Nux Vomica · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 6,783 chars

19 Gross

Nux Vomica · Gustav Wilhelm Gross · 62,798 chars

22 Roberts

Nux vomica · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 2,745 chars

23 T. F. Allen

NUX VOMICA · Timothy Field Allen · 10,543 chars

33 Gladstone Clarke

Nux Vomica · A. Gladstone Clarke · 2,014 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 58Aconitum NapellusAloe SocotrinaAluminaAmbra GriseaApis MellificaArnica MontanaArsenicum AlbumAsarum EuropaeumBelladonnaBerberis VulgarisBismuthum SubnitricumBryonia AlbaCalcarea CarbonicaCamphoraCantharidesCantharis VesicatoriaCarbo VegetabilisCarduus Marianus
+40 moreCastoreum CanadenseCausticumCereus BonplandiiChamomillaCicuta VirosaCocculus IndicusCollinsonia CanadensisCurareDigitalis PurpureaEschscholtzia CalifornicaEtherumGraphitesHamamelis VirginianaHepar SulphurHydrastis CanadensisIgnatia AmaraKali CarbonicumKobaltumKreosotumLachesis MutusLedum PalustreLycopodium ClavatumMagnesium MuriaticumMercurius SolubilisMoschusNatrium SulphuricumOpiumParaffinumPhosphorusPhysostigma VenenosumPhytolacca DecandraPicricum AcidumPicrotoxinumPulsatilla PratensisSepia OfficinalisStaphysagriaStrychninum PurumSulphurVeratrinumZingiber Officinale
compatible 8Arsenicum AlbumBryonia AlbaIpecacuanhaMagnolia GrandifloraPhosphorusPulsatilla PratensisSepia OfficinalisSulphur
complementary 3Calcarea CarbonicaSepia OfficinalisSulphur
follows well 8Arsenicum AlbumBryonia AlbaIpecacuanhaPhosphorusPulsatilla PratensisSepia OfficinalisSulphurZincum Metallicum
incompatible / inimical 4Pulsatilla PratensisSepia OfficinalisZincumZincum Metallicum

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 168Abies CanadensisAbies NigraAbrotanumAesculus GlabraAesculus HippocastanumAgnus CastusAilanthus GlandulosaAllium SativumAlnus RubraAmbra GriseaAnacardium OrientaleAngustura VeraAphis Chenopodii GlauciApis MellificaApocynum CannabinumAranea DiademaAranearum TelaArsenicum Album
+150 moreArsenicum MetallicumAsarum EuropaeumAsarum EuropoeumAurum MetallicumBaptisia TinctoriaBerberisBerberis VulgarisBlatta OrientalisBorax VenetaBrachyglottis RepensBufonesCactus GrandiflorusCadmium SulfuratumCadmium SulphuratumCaladium SeguinumCalcarea ArsenicaCalcarea ArsenicosaCalcarea CarbonicaCarboneumCarduus MarianusCarlsbad AquaCascara SagradaCastoreum CanadenseCaulophyllum ThalictroidesChamomillaChaparro AmargosoChelidonium MajusChininum SulfuricumChininum SulphuricumChionanthus VirginicaChloralum HydratumCicuta VirosaCina MaritimaCinchona OfficinalisCobaltum MetallicumCocculus IndicusCoffea CrudaCoffee CrudaColchicum AutumnaleCollinsonia CanadensisColocynthisConium MaculatumCorallium RubrumCornus CircinataCornus FloridaCrampsCrotalus HorridusCroton TigliumCuprum MetallicumCurareCytisus LaburnumDiadema AraneaDigitalis PurpureaDioscorea VillosaEchinacea AngustifoliaErythroxylon CocaFilix MasGentiana LuteaGratiola OfficinalisGuaranaGymnocladus CanadensisHamamelis VirginicaHeparHoang NanHydrastis CanadensisHydrocyanicum AcidumHyoscyamus NigerHypericum PerforatumIgnatia AmaraIpecacuanhaJuglans CinereaKali BichromicumKali CarbonicumKreosotumLaburnumLac CaninumLactic AcidLacticum AcidumLathyrus SativusLaurocerasusLedum PalustreLilium TigrinumLobelia InflataLupulus HumulusLycopodium ClavatumMagnesia CarbonicaMagnesia MuriaticaMagnetis Poli AmboManganumMephitis PutoriusMercurialis PerennisMercurius CorrosivusMurex PurpureaNaja TripudiansNatrum CarbonicumNatrum PhosphoricumNatrum SulphuricumNiccolumNux MoschataOleanderOleum Animale AethereumOpiumPancreatinumParis QuadrifoliaPassiflora IncarnataPhosphoricum AcidumPhysostigma VenenosumPhytolacca DecandraPicricum AcidumPicrotoxinumPodophyllinumPodophyllumPodophyllum PeltatumPopulus TremuloidesPrunus SpinosaPtelea TrifoliataPulsatilla PratensisQuercus E GlandibusRanunculus SceleratusRheum PalmatumRobinia PseudacaciaSabadillaSabal SerrulataSambucus NigraSanguinaria CanadensisSaponinumScilla MaritimaScutellaria LaterifoliaSepia OfficinalisSinapis AlbaSolaninumSpigeliaSpongia TostaStaphisagriaSticta PulmonariaStramoniumStrophanthus HispidusSulphurTabacumTanacetum VulgareTaraxacum OfficinaleTeucrium Marum VerumUpas TieutValeriana OfficinalisVeratrum AlbumVeratrum VirideVinca MinorViola OdorataZincum MetallicumZingiber Officinale
compatible 31Cactus GrandiflorusCalcarea CarbonicaCalcarea OstrearumCannabis SativaCarbo VegetabilisCausticumCocculus IndicusConium MaculatumCrocus SativusDiadema AraneaDigitalis PurpureaErythroxylon CocaEupatorium PerfoliatumEuphrasia OfficinalisHelleborus NigerHyoscyamus NigerIgnatia AmaraLachesis
+13 moreLachesis MutusLedum PalustreMezereumNatrum CarbonicumNux MoschataOpiumParis QuadrifoliaPetroleumPhosphorusPodophyllum PeltatumPulsatilla PratensisSambucus NigraTuberculinum
complementary 14Aconitum NapellusBelladonnaBryonia AlbaBufo RanaCalcarea OstrearumConium MaculatumDrosera RotundifoliaLycopodium ClavatumMercurius SolubilisPsorinumPulsatilla PratensisRhus ToxicodendronSulphurVinca Minor
follows well 17Aceticum AcidumAesculus HippocastanumArsenicum AlbumBryonia AlbaCactus GrandiflorusCalcarea CarbonicaCoffea CrudaColchicum AutumnaleHyoscyamus NigerIpecacuanhaOpiumPhosphoricum AcidumPhosphorusRhus ToxicodendronSabadillaZincumZincum Metallicum
incompatible / inimical 6Asterias RubensCaladium SeguinumIgnatia AmaraVinca MinorZincumZincum Metallicum
similar 27Abies NigraAesculus GlabraAgaricus MuscariusAloe SocotrinaAlumenAlumina Or ArgillaAmbra GriseaAmmonium BromatumAmmonium MuriaticumAnacardium OrientaleAnantherum MuricatumAngustura VeraAntimonium ChloridumAntimonium CrudumAphis Chenopodii GlauciArsenicum AlbumAurum MetallicumBelladonna
+9 moreBismuthum SubnitricumBrachyglottis RepensCuprum MetallicumIgnatia AmaraMandragoraNux MoschataStaphisagriaVinca MinorZincum

Other remedies of the Loganiaceae

Brucea AntidysentericaCurareGelsemium SempervirensHoang NanIgnatia AmaraSpigeliaSpigelia MarilandicaUpas Tieut

Research (25)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. Homeopathic Treatment of Chronic Low-Back Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled TrialMuduli S, Sarkar S, Pal RK et al. · Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  2. Expert-guided approaches to complementary interventions for common side effects of cancer therapies: a practice-based perspective from integrative oncology centers in Baden-Württemberg, GermanyWinkler M, Breitkreuz T, Brust J et al. · Frontiers in oncology · 2025 · doi
  3. Homeopathic Medicines in Third (Omicron) Wave of COVID-19: Prognostic Factor ResearchManchanda RK, Miglani A, Kalsi A et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2024 · Observational Study · doi
  4. Test of a Homeopathic Algorithm for COVID-19: the Importance of a Broad PerspectiveMiglani A, Manchanda RK, Kalsi A et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2023 · doi
  5. Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in treatment of post-stroke hemiparesis: A randomized trialDutta A, Singh S, Saha S et al. · Explore (New York, N.Y.) · 2023 · Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  6. Impact of Bias in Data Collection of COVID-19 CasesManchanda RK, Miglani A, Chakraborty M et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2022 · Observational Study · doi
  7. Negligible Nux Vomica: Homeopathic Nux Vomica remedies don't contain strychnine?Downs J, Wolf CE, Williams G et al. · Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology · 2021 · doi
  8. Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathy in Treatment-Resistant DepressionZepeda-Quiroz N, Luna-Reséndiz R, Soto-Sánchez J · Cureus · 2021 · Case Reports · doi
  9. Cognition and memory impairment attenuation via reduction of oxidative stress in acute and chronic mice models of epilepsy using antiepileptogenic Nux vomicaMishra P, Mittal AK, Rajput SK et al. · Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021 · doi
  10. Naturopathic Approach to Functional Dyspepsia: A Case ReportPistoia JC, Chandler L · Integrative medicine (Encinitas, Calif.) · 2021 · Case Reports
  11. Clinical Characteristics and Remedy Profiles of Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort StudyJethani B, Gupta M, Wadhwani P et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2021 · doi
  12. Homeopathy for treatment of irritable bowel syndromePeckham EJ, Cooper K, Roberts ER et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019 · Systematic Review · doi
  13. In vivo evaluation of antipyretic effects of some homeopathic ultra-high dilutions on Baker's yeast-induced fever on Similia principleAhmad S, Rehman T, Abbasi WM · Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine · 2018 · doi
  14. In Vitro Effects of Homeopathic Drugs on Cultured Escherichia coliPannek J, Kurmann C, Imbach E et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2018 · doi
  15. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in an Italian cohort of pediatric headache patients: the tip of the icebergDalla Libera D, Colombo B, Pavan G et al. · Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2014 · doi
  16. Homeopathy for treatment of irritable bowel syndromePeckham EJ, Nelson EA, Greenhalgh J et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013 · Meta-Analysis, Systematic Review · doi
  17. Clinical verification in homeopathy and allergic conditionsVan Wassenhoven M · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2013 · doi
  18. Nux Vomica · 2012 · Review
  19. Effects of homeopathic medicines on polysomnographic sleep of young adults with histories of coffee-related insomniaBell IR, Howerter A, Jackson N et al. · Sleep medicine · 2011 · doi
  20. Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor expression in KATO-III cells after Helicobacter pylori stimulation under the influence of strychnos Nux vomica and Calendula officinalisHofbauer R, Pasching E, Moser D et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2010 · doi
  21. Effects of homeopathic medicines on mood of adults with histories of coffee-related insomniaBrooks AJ, Bell IR, Howerter A et al. · Forschende Komplementarmedizin (2006) · 2010 · doi
  22. Assays of homeopathic remedies in rodent behavioural and psychopathological modelsBellavite P, Magnani P, Marzotto M et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2009 · Review · doi
  23. The defining role of structure (including epitaxy) in the plausibility of homeopathyRao ML, Roy R, Bell IR et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2007 · doi
  24. Potentized Mercuric chloride and Nux vomica facilitate water permeability in erythrocytes of a fresh-water catfish Clarius batrachus under acute ethanol intoxicationSukul NC, De A, Sinhababu SP et al. · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2003 · doi
  25. Homeopathic constitutional type questionnaire correlates of conventional psychological and physical health scales: individual difference characteristics of young adultsBell IR, Baldwin CM, Schwartz GE et al. · Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy · 2002 · doi

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Clinical (Clarke)

Acne rosaceaAlcoholismAmaurosisAmblyopiaAnger, effects ofApoplexyAsthmaBilious attackBiliousnessBladder, affections ofBone, nodes onBra in, affections ofBreath, sourCarriage-sicknessCatarrhClavusColdColicConstipationConvulsionsCoughCrampDeliriumDiarrhoeaDysenteryDyspepsiaEmissionsEpilepsyErotomaniaEyes, affections of; gouty inflammation ofGall-stonesGastrodyniaGoutHaemorrhoidsHeadacheHeart, affections ofHerniaHydroceleHypochondriasisImpotenceIntermittent feverLispingLiver disordersLocomotor ataxyLumbagoMasturbationMuscae volitantesMyelitisNight-blindnessNightmareNose, affections ofNymphomaniaParalysis; spasticParaphimosisPregnancy, affections of; spuriousPylorus, disease ofRenal calculiSea-sicknessSexual perversionSleep, abnormalSpeech, disorderedSpermatorrhoeaStrabismusTaste, disorderedTea, effects ofTenesmusTobacco-habitTongue, affections ofTrachea, affections ofUrethra, spasm ofUrine, frequent passing ofUterus, prolapse ofVagina, prolapse ofVertigoWaterbrashWormsYawning

Indicated for (Boger)

Abdomen, alternating withAbdomen, coughing, aggAbortus, tenesmus recti, aggActive, agileAlcoholism, laterAppetite, lostBladder, irritableChest, crampChill, drinks, aggChill, motion, leastChill, uncovering, least, aggConstipation, scanty stools, with profuse nightly urinationContraction, sense of generalConvulsion, haemorrhage, afterCoryza, day, byCoryza, fluent, indoorsCough, falls downCough, heart, fromCough, uncovering, aggCramp, radiating over whole bodyCraves, condiments, spices, pickles, etcCries, anger, fromDebaucheryDementiaDipsomaniaDirection, radiating, spreadingEmaciation, spare habitEmpty, sinking, all gone, etcEpigastrium, pulsationEpistaxis, sweat, withEustachian tubeEustachian tube, itchingEyes, bloodshotEyes, red, agg., vomiting or hiccoughEyes, yellowFace, formication starts inFace, red, eating, afterFace, yellow, nose and mouth, aboutFastidiousFlatulence, food, all turns to gasFlatulence, rectum, inFood and drink, sight or smell of, loathesFoot, clubbyForehead, swelledGait, stumblingGastritisGenitals, ejaculation, too soonGenitals, flaccid, suddenlyGenitals, relaxed, coitus, aggGullet, burning, in typhoidGullet, constriction, acuteHaemorrhage, darkHaemorrhage, lumpy, clotsHawking, aggHead, shaking, aggHead, weaked by painHead, wrapping, amelHernia, infantileHot, drinks, amelHypochondriae, band aboutJaundice, urinary symptoms, withJerksLachrymation, affected side, aggLegs, shooting upLips, drawn, retractedLips, droopLiver, abscessLiver, shoulder toLiver, stickingLumbar back, painMenses, painful, over bodyMoon, newMouth, dry, anteriorMucous membranes, rawNaggingNails, blueNape, crampNape, heavyNaso-pharynx, itchingNavel, cutting+63 more