A patient was in his hospital room following surgery. He asked why he was in the hospital, didn’t want to be there, and attempted to get up to leave.
On experiencing pain in the leg that was just operated on, he winced and lay back down.
“Open your mouth,” I said. He did, and I put a dose of Nux vomica on this tongue. Within 30 seconds, the patient was sleeping peacefully. What happened?
He had general anesthesia for his operation. General anesthesia, one of the great contributions of modern medicine, has a side effect—liver toxicity. In this case, the patient was demonstrating liver toxicity by an irritable mood, which was quite uncharacteristic.
Nux vomica antidoted this toxicity, and the patient went to sleep. On waking up later, his mellow demeanor returned.
An elderly physician who liked to drink one to three cups of coffee a day complained that although he got to sleep quickly at night, he would wake up at 3 a.m. and had difficulty getting back to sleep. When he finally got back to sleep, he woke up the next morning feeling that he had not had enough sleep.
After taking a dose of Nux vomica for several days before he went to sleep, he reported that his sleep was much improved, despite the fact that he continued to drink coffee.
Coffee is a liver toxin. Waking up at 3 a.m. is a common symptom for people whose liver is not functioning optimally. Nux vomica is a liver detoxifier. During the day, he toxified his liver with coffee, and he detoxified his liver before sleep with Nux vomica.
The wife of an alcoholic physician was distraught and didn’t know how to help her husband get over his addiction. She consulted a homeopathic physician (not Dr. McCoy) who suggested that the wife put a dose of Nux vomica in the bottle of whatever alcohol the husband was imbibing.
She did so, and in a matter of months, the alcoholic physician lost his desire to drink, joined AA, and remained sober for the rest of his life.
Nux vomica has a history of making alcohol less attractive to those who imbibe too much.
Disclaimer: The above are just a few vignettes demonstrating what homeopathic treatment can do. No recommendation is being given for anyone to prescribe for oneself or others homeopathic remedies. For any health problem, please consult your physician before beginning any treatment.
