- Common Name: Nutmeg
- Source: The dried kernel of the seeds of Myristica fragrans
- Family: Myristicaceae
Sphere of Action
Acts primarily on the nervous system, digestive organs, and female reproductive system, producing states of drowsiness, dryness, and hysteria-like symptoms. Notable for excessive dryness of mucous membranes.
Constitutional Indications
- Suited to women, especially of nervous, hysterical, or hypersensitive disposition
- Children and infants with a tendency to sleepiness or dullness
- People who are extremely sensitive to changes in weather or emotions
Mind
- Great drowsiness and sleepiness in all complaints
- Confusion and loss of memory; forgetful; dreamy
- Laughs, talks, or weeps alternately — hysterical states
- Feeling as if in a dream or not in the real world (derealization)
- Sudden emotional changes without cause
Head
- Vertigo and light-headedness with sleepiness
- Headache with extreme dryness of mouth and eyes
- Heaviness and dull aching in the forehead
- Sensation as if head were expanding or floating
Mouth
- Extreme dryness of mouth and tongue, without thirst
- Tongue sticks to the roof of the mouth
- Speech indistinct from dryness
- Foul taste in mouth in morning
Respiratory
- Dryness of throat with hoarseness
- Tickling in throat causes dry cough
- Oppression of chest with drowsiness
- Breathes slowly and deeply as if asleep
Stomach & Digestion
- Flatulence with bloating and rumbling
- Colic with distension, especially after food
- No thirst, even with dryness
- Diarrhea from fright or emotional excitement
- Hiccough and nausea after eating
Stool & Anus
- Diarrhea with much flatus, offensive, from emotions
- Stool soft, but passed with great difficulty (ineffectual urging)
- Constipation with sleepiness and flatulence
- Anus dry, feels constricted
Female
- Menses too late and scanty
- Suppressed menses from fright or emotional shock
- Leucorrhea thick, white, and sticky
- Hysterical symptoms around menstruation
Generalities
- Marked drowsiness and sleepiness in nearly every complaint
- Excessive dryness of mucous membranes (mouth, eyes, skin, rectum)
- Fainting, especially in closed or crowded rooms
- Great nervous weakness, worse in open air or after exertion
- Paralytic weakness of single parts (e.g., tongue, limbs)
Sleep
- Overpowering sleepiness; sleeps at all times
- Falls asleep in the middle of a sentence or while eating
- Restless and disturbed sleep with dreams
Modalities
|
Worse From |
Better From |
|
Slight mental exertion, emotions, open air |
Warmth, lying down, rest |
|
Eating, motion, walking |
Warm, closed room |
Miasmatic Influence
-
Psoric, with nervous and hysterical manifestations
Keynotes
- Sleepiness in all complaints
- Extreme dryness of mouth, eyes, and mucous membranes
- Hysterical symptoms — laughing, crying, fainting spells
- Complaints from emotions, fright, or shock
- Diarrhea or amenorrhea from emotional excitement
Relationship
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Complementary Remedies |
Follows Well After |
Antidotes |
|
Pulsatilla, Ignatia |
Opium, Ignatia |
Nux vomica, Camphor |
Potency & Dosage
- 30C commonly used for nervous and hysterical conditions
- 3X to 6X may be used for gastrointestinal complaints
- Repetition should be cautious due to its strong narcotic nature
One-Line Summary
“Nux Moschata is indicated in hysterical, nervous individuals with excessive drowsiness, dryness of mucous membranes, and diarrhea or amenorrhea from emotional causes.”
Tags
MATERIA MEDICA