Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

NERVOUS SYSTEM• 219cells are vulnerable to damage and have little capacity forself-repair. Disorders of the brain and nervous system rangefrom slight nerve twinges to traumatic events such as astroke (see page 187). Serious ailments require immediateconventional treatment, but there is a role for homeopathy’smind-and-body approach, especially during recuperation.Homeopathic treatment will follow exploration ofimbalances within the body, and analysis of constitutionaltype (see page 176). The prescribed remedies will treatthe nervous system by calming the mind, therebyencouraging healing processes, as well as byaddressing specific symptoms.PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS SYMPTOMS BETTER SYMPTOMS WORSE REMEDY & DOSAGE• Apprehension• Fear of the future and of death• Fear of crowds• Restlessness and impatience• Feeling of despair• In fresh air• For warmth• For rest• For perspiring• In stuffy rooms• For cold and drafts• For a shock or fright• For light or noiseAconite(see page 32)30c every 10–15 minutesup to 6 doses• Mental dullness• Extreme irritability• Overcriticism of others• For warmth• For applying firm pressureto the head• For washing the hair or applyingcold compresses to the head• For being alone in the evening• In cold, dry, or windy weather• Between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m.• For taking stimulants• For eating• For physical or mental exertion• For noiseNux vomica(see page 63)6c every 10–15 minutesup to 6 doses• Lack of confidence• Apprehension• Memory appears to be failing• Lack of concentration• Sudden outbursts of anger• For loosening tight clothing• For movement• In cool air• For hot foods and drinks• At night• For wearing tight clothing• For overeating• In stuffy rooms• Between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. and4 p.m. and 8 p.m.Lycopodium(see page 59)6c every 15 minutesup to 10 doses after first signs• Rejection of sympathy• Desire to be left alone• Symptoms associated with grief• Tendency to dwell onunpleasant memories• In fresh air• For applying cold compresses tothe head• For fasting• For lying down• For warmth• For movement• In stuffy rooms• For griefNat. mur.(see page 92)6c every 15 minutesup to 10 doses after first signs• Tearfulness• Timidity• Desire for sympathyand reassurance• In cold, fresh, open air• For gentle movement• For crying• For warmth• For rich or fatty foods• In the evening• During menstruationPulsatilla(see page 61)6c every 15 minutesup to 10 doses after first signs• Melancholia• Apprehension• Desire to cry but inability to do so• Discontentment• In the open air• For rapid movement• For bending over when walking• When lying down• For sleep• For walking around• Between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.• In the evening• When sitting downAmmonium mur.(see page 123)6c hourlyup to 10 doses, or half-hourlyif acute• Irritability • Embarrassment• Symptoms associated withanger, especially if suppressed• Anguish but no desire to talk• For applying firm pressure to theaffected area• For bending down • For heat• For rest or gentle movement• In cold, wet weather• For emotional stress• When lying on the pain-free side• At nightColocynthis(see page 52)6c hourlyup to 10 doses, or half-hourly if acute• Great restlessness• Apprehension at night• Anxiety, depression,hopelessness, and tearfulness• For heat• For continuous movement• For rubbing the affected area• For stretching the limbs• For rest • On moving for the firsttime after rest• For cold and damp• After midnightRhus tox.(see page 162) 6c hourlyup to 10 doses, or half-hourlyif acute