Nux vomica Kind Anhang

Comparison.x of Carcinosinum and others

Comparison: child Tarentula with Nux vomica;

Learning disability

ADHS

[Rajan Sankaran]

Lycopodium hat eine schüchterne und introvertierte Kindheit, während Nux-v. eine waghalsige und spitzbübische hat.

[Dr. Srinivasan]

Thin, emaciated, constantly sniffling with phlegmy noses; Runny nose during the day, but obstructed nightly. Obstructed nose in breast fed babies. Fever and cough

persisting after too much medication.

Cries till pucks

Stomach pains, Cramping and sharp pains in abdomen

< from tight clothing, > from heat

< from anger

All pains <: from eating/cold; >: from warmth;

• Acid reflux

• Newborns, A lot of digestive problems (Newborn nerves are sensitive)

• Constipation in newborns

• Colic or vomiting in babies

• Irritability + constipation = Nux-v.

Serious constipation in children

Mind:

Achievers (want to be the best), ambitious (ruled by their goals), ardent (Carc. Med. Sulph). Fanatic (zealous); cannot relax, studies all the time.

Child very careful, meticulous, particular; become easily annoyed in the presence of disorder.

Child cannot bear noise (loud music).

Independent child would like to do everything on their own from a very early age.

Time-bound, hate to wait, extremely punctual in their routine.

Child always busy with some kind of activity (Hyos. Iod. Lach. Op. Sulph. Tarent. Verat).

Child disposed to anger, spite, or deception (Hahnemann).

Child disposed to reproach their younger siblings (love dominating people below them).

Child does not want their personal belongings to be touched by anybody, as they fear their things will not be kept properly after they are used

(Rubric: Rest, cannot, when things are not in proper place).

Child tolerance reduced for even minor illness.

Envious children who cannot bear to see other children performing better than them academically (Hyos. Lach).

Infants who are easily startled.

Perfectionist.

Physical:

Adapted to academic oriented, studious children who develop stomach and abdominal complaints from too much studying in school and at home,

and lack of physical exercise.

Child becomes addicted to excessive consumption of stimulants like tea, coffee, and fast foods (spicy and fried) at a very young age.

Child cannot tolerate cold in any form (air, baths, climate, draft, drinks, temperature, weather, wind, etc.).

Umbilical hernia from constipation or crying.

Useful in cases where too much of medication has been given to the child, either in the form of cough syrups, antihistaminic, laxatives, antibiotics, etc.

Child usually awake with a fit of sneezing.

Child are born with digestive disorders and are never well since then.

Child has exerted themselves for a very long time in order to prepare for their examinations, cutting down heavily on sleeping hours (Cocc. Nit-ac).

Colicky pain in breastfed children when the mother consumes excessive stimulants (tea, coffee, alcohol, spicy or pungent foods).

Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis (Merc).

Extremely sensitive to odors.

Perspiration on the upper lip.

Retention of urine in newborn, better by hot water bath.

Thin, spare, with rigid fiber, dark hair and complexion.

Other important symptoms

Mind:

Ailments from disappointed ambition, (not being selected to lead his class, or losing in academic or sports competition).

Hate to be disturbed when doing something.

Sensitive to noise and to music; < greatly.

Tendency to frown all the time.

Abusive.

Awkward from bashfulness; drops things.

Capricious.

Complaining during sleep (censorious nature).

Everything and everyone is wrong; only he is right.

Get very irritable when too many questions are asked regarding themselves (hates people who are inquisitive).

Late in learning to write.

Makes a lot of gestures with arms when talking (Arg-n. Lach. Sep).

Makes many mistakes when speaking, writing, or differentiating objects.

Moaning from pain and during fever.

Nice with strangers (loves to impress outsiders); rude and abusive with family members.

Poor in studies (calculations).

Precocious children.

Vanity.

Very disobedient, mischievous, obstinate, sly, defiant children with behavioral problems; violent temper with destructive tendencies (tears, breaks, kicks, bites,

shrieks, spits, strikes) from slightest contradiction or when obliged to answer, with a red face.

Very greedy, selfish, and quarrelsome children who love to fight with, mock, and ridicule other kids in school.

Weeping after anger (easy and early repentance).

Head:

Head is very sensitive to draft of air

Headache from loss of sleep or excessive study during the night.

Perspiration from the forehead while eating spicy and pungent food.

Headaches after overeating, during dentition, from anger, exposure to cold air, fright, from jar, noise, or sound of footsteps, suppressed perspiration;

> wrapping up head or applying hot applications.

Examination findings:

- Cerebral hemorrhage.

- Child desires to lean his head on something, lie down, or hold the head during headache.

- Hydrocephalus.

- Unable to raise or hold up his head (cerebral palsy).

Eyes:

Lachrymation with coryza.

Useful in cases of acute conjunctivitis in infants (Arg-n. Puls).

Pain in the eyes in the morning on waking or when using them; > cold applications.

Photophobia during rage and with headache.

Examination findings:

- Atrophy of optic nerve.

- Bloodshot eyes with a wild look in them.

- Dilated pupils with fever.

- Hypermetropia.

- Nystagmus; pendulum-like movements from side to side.

- Periodic convergent strabismus.

- Ptosis, especially of the left upper lid.

- Spasms of the lids.

Ears:

Impaired hearing after catching a cold (Cham. Puls).

Ear affections (r.)

Earache from exposure to wind, in a warm room, or when swallowing.

Nose:

Acute sense of smell with intense sensitivity to odor of flowers; prolonged paroxysms of sneezing.

Copious, excoriating coryza during the daytime; dry nose at night.

Catarrh ext. frontal sinuses.

Constantly picking his nose due to itching inside the nostrils.

Coryza on eating; with excessive sleepiness.

Snuffles in newborns (at night and in a warm room).

Violent paroxysmal sneezing on waking in the morning and from uncovering, with free-flowing watery coryza.

Examination findings:

- Crusts and scabs inside the nostrils.

- Sharp and pointed nose.

Face:

Acne on the forehead from gastric troubles (when constipated, and after taking cheese).

Examination findings:

- Cracks on the lower lip (center); constantly picking his lips.

- Dark circles around the eye.

- Left angle of the mouth drops (left-sided lower motor VII nerve palsy).

- One side pale and cold, the other red and hot.

- Perspiration on the upper lip.

- Redness of face with fever.

- Swollen submaxillary glands.

- Trembling lips.

- Wrinkled forehead.

Mouth:

Desire to clench the teeth tightly all the time.

Offensive odor and bad taste in the mouth on waking in the morning (Puls).

Difficult dentition.

Pain in the tooth after filling its cavity.

Teeth are sensitive to cold water (Calc).

Examination findings:

- Tongue dry and cracked (at the sides) and has a thick, yellow coat on the posterior surface (Merc-i-r).

- Ulcerative stomatitis; mouth is full of aphthae that prevent the infant from nursing.

- Profuse salivation after eating, and at night.

- Spongy, scorbutic gums, which bleed easily.

- Stammering.

Throat:

Choking when going off to sleep (Bell. Lach); needs to keep clearing his throat or swallow to feel better.

Needs the throat to be covered well all the time (Hep. Kali-c. Sil).

Pain in the throat extending to the ears on swallowing, or on coughing; > taking warm drinks.

Sore throat with coryza.

Examination findings:

- Edematous swelling of the uvula and tonsils.

- Prominent and swollen veins on the neck.

- Torticollis; neck is drawn to the left side (Lyc. Phos).

Stomach:

Bilious, fetid, bitter, or sour vomiting, with nausea and colicky abdominal pains, after anger, from overeating, and during fever; > drinking warm fluids.

Intense sensitivity of abdomen to touch (pressure of clothes).

Violent, convulsive hiccoughs while vomiting or after eating or drinking.

Cramps in the stomach with urging for stool immediately after eating (Aloe) (Giardiasis or amoebic infections); > doubling over.

Hungry, but averse to food.

Ravenous appetite with diarrhea, dysentery, or cough.

Retching and vomiting immediately after drinking or coughing, or a few hours after eating.

Slowness of digestion with easy indigestion after fat, milk, or sour food.

> warm food and drinks;

Aversions: Bread/coffee/food/lemons/meat/water;

Desires: Bitter food/black pepper/fat/indigestible things/lime/pepper/pork/pencil lead/spices/stimulants/sweets;

Abdomen:

Colic in nursing infants due to stimulants taken by the mother.

Cramping, spasmodic pain in abdomen with constipation: 2 - 3 hours after eating; after anger in nurslings; < from touch; > after passing stools/doubling over/by local application of warmth.

Gurgling in the abdomen in the morning.

Jaundice in the newborn due to suppressed anger in the mother during pregnancy (Cham).

Tympanitic distention of the abdomen after eating or drinking.

Examination findings:

- Left-sided inguinal hernia in child with great tenderness, suggesting possible strangulation.

- Umbilical hernia.

- Ascites.

- Intussusception.

- Liver is hard and tender on palpation.

- Paralytic ileus.

- Peritonitis.

- Splenic enlargement.

- Tabes mesenterica.

Rectum:

Diarrhea after anger (Coloc. Gels) or fright (Gels).

Obstinate constipation in newborns.

Tenesmus and burning pains in the abdomen, > after stool.

Constant, ineffectual urging for stool during colic.

Diarrhea # constipation.

Diarrhea in infants after nursing or from the slightest change in diet.

Passes a lot of offensive flatus during stool (Giardiasis) and when coughing.

Passes stools involuntarily when passing flatus.

Stools: Black, large, hard, dry, and very offensive, with streaks of bloody mucus.

Examination findings:

- Excoriation of the rectum due to acrid stools.

- Fissure.

- Large, strangulated, blind, or profusely bleeding hemorrhoids.

- Moisture with itching around the anus.

- Polyps.

- Prolapse of rectum during stool.

- Stools: Cyst of amoeba, Giardia lambia, pinworms, roundworms, and segments of tapeworm.

Urinary organs:

Spasmodic stricture of the urethra causing painful retention of the urine in newborns.

Dysuria, with painful spasms of the bladder; infants tend to cry and shriek before urinating.

Spasmodic nocturnal enuresis.

Examination findings:

- Dirty yellowish or reddish sediment on the diaper.

- Pyelonephritis (due to congenital l pyeloureteric angle stricture).

- Urine: Albumin ++, glucose ++, pus cells ++, and RBC +

Male organs:

Orchitis after mumps.

Examination findings:

- Hydrocele.

- Paraphimosis.

Female organs:

Leucorrhea in young girls; constant, bland, and offensive, staining the linen yellow.

Larynx and Trachea:

Periodical loss of voice or hoarseness.

Rattling of mucus in the larynx and trachea (morning) ejected with difficulty.

Rawness of the larynx from coughing and on inspiring cold air.

Respiratory organs:

Asthma in winter.

Allergy to dust or mite, which causes bronchospasm.

Breathing is difficult or impeded on coughing and from flatulence.

Respiration impeded in neonates after midnight.

Examination findings:

- Hot breath.

- Rattling of mucus in the chest.

- Stridulous or stertorous breathing, with puffing expiration.

Cough:

Constant, dry, exhausting cough with fever or when eating.

Coughs on going from open air into a warm room, > taking warm drinks.

Dry, incessant coughing fits in nurslings from anger.

Paroxysmal, dry, hard, coughing fits after lying down at night, > lying on the side.

Violent cough throws the child down.

Examination findings:

- Holds his head when coughing.

Chest:

Chilliness in the chest; must keep it covered warm at all times.

Pneumonia in infants (Ant-t. Ip).

Examination findings:

- Offensive perspiration from the axilla, leaving reddish stains on the clothes (Carb-v. Lach).

Back:

Backache after vexation and from draft of air (Verat); < turning in bed; must sit up first and then turn over; > warm applications (Rhus-t).

Perspiration from the nape of the neck.

Stiffness of the cervical region during coryza.

Examination findings:

- Spasmodic drawing of the cervical region, drawing the head back.

- Opisthotonos.

- Spinal meningitis.

Limbs:

Awkward; drops things, stumbles or knocks against things, or falls when walking.

Easy dislocation of the ankle joint (Nat-c. Ruta).

Knees knock together when walking, causing him to stumble and fall.

Perspires (palms).

Sore, painful corns.

Examination findings:

- Blue, cyanotic hands and fingernails.

- Bluish-black echymotic spots on the leg.

- Drags his feet while walking.

- Genu valgum or genu varum.

- Veins on the hands are swollen.

Sleep:

Very light sleeper; disturbed from the slightest sound.

During sleep: Grinding of teeth, jerking of limbs, moaning, open mouth, salivation, starting as from fright, talking, tossing about, and weeping.

Falls asleep when trying to sit and read (Gels) (evening).

Falls sleep very late in the night, and finds it very difficult to wake up in the morning.

Insomnia in children during full moon.

Short sleep satisfies him.

Sleepy with headache and after eating.

Sleeps on the back, with hands flat under the occiput or over the head, and the lower limbs spread apart.

Fever:

Ailments from: Anger, autumn, during dentition, gastric upset, overstudy, walking in open air.

Aversion to uncovering in any stage of fever, with a desire for warmth, but it does not ameliorate.

Chill: - Violent, shaking chills, with icy coldness of the body and bluish face, hands, and nails.

- Chill with irregular periodicity in children prone to recurrent malaria.

- Convulsions occur during this stage of fever, with trembling of the body or flexion # extension of the limbs.

- < after drinking, from motion, from slightest draft of air, in the morning, when in the open air.

Heat: - Acuteness of hearing, back pain, dryness and pain in the larynx with a dry paroxysmal cough, extreme thirst, pain in the eyes, profuse

salivation and scanty, reddish-brown urine, passed with ineffectual urging.

- Unilateral dry burning heat of the body or just the forehead is very hot to touch, with icy coldness of the hands.

- Child becomes taciturn and is very sleepy during the heat stage.

- < at night.

Heat stage # chill stage.

Irregular paroxysms of fever, increasing in severity.

Skin:

Urticaria in the evening and night.

Examination findings:

- Gooseflesh (Hell).

- Nevi.

Convulsions:

Ailments from: After a feed, anger, colic, dentition, excitement, fever, haemorrhage, injury, light, masturbation, motion, noise, sight of stranger,

while passing stools, and worms.

Before convulsions: - Eructations.

During convulsions: - Convulsive clenching or contraction of tendons of hands and feet, diplopia, dyspnoea, involuntary urination, perspiration,

rage, red or bluish facial discoloration, shrieking, weeping.

- Child is conscious during the epileptic attack.

- Child lies with the limbs abducted.

- Convulsions in newborns are worse from bright light, draft of air, and touch.

- Convulsive movements > holding the child tightly and by forcible extension of body.

- Head drawn backward or the child falls backwards or on the side.

- The lower limbs flexed # extended.

After convulsions: - Sleeplessness or deep sleep.

Generals:

Ailments from abuse of purgatives or quinine (and all other anti-malarial drugs); change of weather; dry, cold weather; hemorrhages; masturbation;

And suppressed coryza or eruptions.

Collapse with icy cold skin.

Cyanosis.

Debilitating perspiration with an offensive, sour odor, staining the linen red, from the slightest provocation.

Dropsy from liver disease (biliary atresia leading to cirrhosis).

Emaciation in infants, despite ravenous appetite.

Faintness in a crowded room, from odors, after diarrhea, from anger.

Intolerance of clothing.

Right-sided complaints.

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