Encyclopedia of Homeopathy

A–Z QUICK REFERENCE• 301NAT. MUR.Natrum chloratumKey uses• Colds and catarrh• Digestive disorders• Headaches and migraines• Mouth and throat conditions• Skin conditions• Women’s healthSee Materia Medica page 92See also pages 179, 186, 196, 205, 207,212, 213, 218–19, 220–21, 224–25,226–27, 232–33, 242–43NAT. PHOS.Natrum phosphoricumKey uses• Digestive disorders characterizedby excess acidity and sour discharges• Failure to thrive, in bottle-fed babiesSee Materia Medica pages 156–57NAT. SULPH.Natrum sulphuricumKey uses• Asthma• Headaches due to injury or thoseaccompanied by increased salivationor strong intolerance to light• Liver conditions, such as hepatitisand gallstones, colicky abdominalpains, and jaundice• Severe or suicidal depression• Diarrhea with sudden urgein the morningSee Materia Medica page 157NITRIC AC.Acidum nitricumKey uses• Anal fissures• Cancer• Candidiasis• Catarrh• Hemorrhoids• Mouth ulcers• Skin conditions• WartsSee Materia Medica page 70See also pages 200, 209NUX MOSCH.Myristica fragransKey uses• Chronic constipation with fullnessand bloating in the abdomen• Confusion, dizziness, and fainting• Dry tongue that sticks to the roofof the mouth• Great drowsiness• Loss of coordination• Unquenchable thirstSee Materia Medica page 156NUX VOMICAStrychnos nux-vomicaKey uses• Asthma• Colds and influenza• Cystitis• Digestive disorders• Headaches• Irritability and insomnia• Menstrual or pregnancy problemsSee Materia Medica page 63See also pages 186, 187, 189, 190, 200,202, 207, 212, 213, 218–19, 224–25,234–35, 236–37, 238–39, 244–45,260–61, 262–63, 268–69, 275OLEANDERNerium oleanderKey uses• Cradle cap• Dandruff• Eczema• PsoriasisONOSMODIUMOnosmodium virginianumKey uses• Exhaustion, characterized by trembling,a sensation of heaviness, and lack ofcoordination, and possibly combinedwith diminished or absent sexual desire• Eye strainOPIUMPapaver somniferumKey uses• Constipation• Delirium tremens• Grief• Insomnia and narcolepsy• Post-stroke paralysis• Shock and injurySee Materia Medica page 157See also page 194See Materia Medica page 158See Materia Medica page 60See also pages 187, 213