Nux Moschata nux-m.

Adapted especially to women and children of a nervous, hysterical temperament; to people with a dry skin who rarely perspire; ailments of pregnancy.

All the ailments are accompanied by drowsiness, sleepiness, or an inclination to faint; complaints cause sleepiness (Ant. t., Op.).

Absence of mind, cannot think; great indifference to everything.

Changeable humor; one moment laughing, the next crying (Croc., Ign.).

"Sudden change from grave to gay, from lively to serene."

Great soreness of all the parts upon which one lies. Tendency to bedsores (Bap., Bry., Pyr.).

Weakness of old age; dyspepsia of old people.

Oversensitive: to light; of hearing; of smell; to touch.

Weakness or loss of memory (Anac., Lac c., Lyc.).

Vanishing of thoughts while reading, talking or writing; uses wrong words; does not recognize well-known streets (Can. I., Lach.).

Great dryness of the mouth; dryness of eyes, too dry to close the lids; tongue so dry it adheres to the mouth; saliva seemed like cotton; throat dry, stiffened, no thirst.

Sensation of great dryness; without real thirst and without dryness of the tongue.

Eating a little too much causes headache; pain, fulness and distress in stomach while eating or immediately after (Kali bi.).

Diarrhœa : in summer, from cold drinks; from boiled milk; during dentition; during pregnancy; with sleepiness and fainting; in autumn, epidemic, white, fetid (Colch.).

At every menstrual nisus, mouth, throat, and tongue become intolerably dry, especially when sleeping.

Leucorrhœa, in place of menses (Coc.); awakens with dry tongue (Lach.).

Pain, nausea and vomiting; caused by pessaries, during pregnancy, > by Nux moschata.

Sudden hoarseness from walking against the wind (Euph., Hep.).

Cough, caused by : getting warm in bed; overheated; during pregnancy (Con.); bathing; standing in water; living in cold, dark places (Aran., Ter.); loose after eating, dry after drinking.

Rheumatic affections; from getting feet wet; from exposure to drafts of air while heated (Acon., Bry.); < in cold, wet weather, or cold wet clothes (Rhus); of left shoulder (Fer.—right shoulder, Sang., Stron.).

Backache, while riding in a carriage.

Soreness of all parts on which one lies (Bapt.).

Fatigued, must lie down after least exertion.

Sleep : irresistibly drowsy; sleepy, muddled, as if intoxicated; coma, lies silent, immovable; eyes constantly closed (with stertorous breathing, Op.).

Cold, wet, windy weather, (Rhod.); weather changes; cold food, water and washing; riding in a carriage (Coc.); motion; lying on painful side.

Rest; dry, warm weather; warm room; wrapping up warmly.

Tertian; double tertian; quartan; double quartan.

7. A. M., 1, 5, 6, 9 P. M.

Without thirst. Skin cold and blue over the whole body, at 5:30 P. M. Became cold, chilly and pale on going into open, especially damp, cold air, disappeared at once in a warm room (worse in a warm room, Apis). Coldness commencing in left arm and lower limbs (in left hand and arm, Carbo v.), in frequent attacks, and clear intermissions, with desire to sleep between attacks. Chill from uncovering (Nux); hands and feet icy cold and as if numb from coldness (Rhus). As chill progressed became very drowsy, and at close of chill fell asleep (Apis, Nux); continued through heat, which was very light.

With slight thirst, with redness of face and hot hands. Great heat, with prostration, hypochondriac mood; mouth and throat dry; drowsiness and deep sleep (Apis, Op.—falls asleep at climax of heat and breaks out with sweat, Pod.).

Drowsiness during sweat (Pod.); cannot bear to be uncovered (Bar., Hep., Nux). Sweat light, or wanting altogether; sweat red or bloody (Lach.).

"Double tertian intermittent fevers, with sleepiness, white tongue, rattling breathing, bloody expectoration, and very little thirst only during the hot stage."—LIPPE.

Remittent fever with continuous drowsiness, sleepiness and frontal headache; wakes occasionally for a drink; face very red. Makes no complaint. Sleeps nearly all the time.—C. B. GILBERT.

"Fever, not paludal, purely nervous; its periodicity places it here. At seven o'clock every morning the chills set in and increase, but, in the midst of this progression of chills, the patient becomes drowsy, and, when the chills cease, is fast asleep. The hot stage is very slightly pronounced, the patient continues to sleep; on awakening great dryness of throat; fever, with colliquative diarrhœa."—A. CHARGÉ.

Coated white, dotted with red papillæ. "Cotton" saliva, sticky dry lips, and tongue adhering to roof of mouth, without any actual dryness or real thirst. Can only digest highly seasoned food.

Chill; the whole body cold and blue. Sleepy, falls asleep at close of chill.

Heat; with very red face; sleepy or deep sleep.

Sweat; light or wanting; red or bloody; cannot bear to be uncovered. Sleeps during sweats. Sticky, dry lips, tongue and mouth; no thirst.