Nux Vomica is a Homeopathic medicine derived from Bachelor's Buttons (botanical). Homeopathic potencies accredit their strength and efficacy to the electromagnetic signatures of the original substrate; these are scientifically created dilutions and succussions of medicines such that generally not even a molecule of the original substrate or medicine is present in the medicine.

As a Homeopathic or used simply as a micro-nutritional, Nux Vomica has demonstrated effectiveness against the following symptomology: tingling and itching in ears; -insupportable itching in nose; obstruction of nose; dry coryza and stoppage of nose; -sensation of contraction of gullet with danger of suffocation; -difficult respiration, shortness of breath, asthmatic constriction and oppression of chest, worse after dinner; hay asthma (Clarke)This Homeopathic medicine has also demonstrated effectiveness against the following symptomology: "Useful in irritable, excited, oversensitive patients with defective memories, loss of energy, patients with whom 'everything goes wrong', trifling ailments are unbearable; there is intellectual incapacity and insomnia, nightmares, and if all these conditions are associated with dyspeptic troubles the remedy is all the better indicated." (Dewey)

-"Especially indicated in the irritable, bilious, quarrelsome, malicious individual who is disposed to anger, spite and deception; also in persons who are suffering from the bad effects of coffee, tobacco, alcoholic stimulants, overeating, over-mental exertion, sedentary habits, loss of sleep, abuse of drugs..." (Blackwood) -"In leaving off tobacco should be taken every four hours..." (Clarke, "The Prescriber") -very irritable, sensitive to all impressions; ugly, malicious; sullen, faultfinding; insomnia; -abuse of tobacco (Boericke).Especially useful in certain Homeopathic potencies concerning problems of hypertension and blood circulation: -"Stands midway between acute and chronic congestion of the brain...it is especially in hyperemia of some standing that it proves valuable, when occurring in strong frames and in persons of sedentary occupations, given to mental exertions and in the habit of taking plenty of animal food (meat) and alcohol." (Hughes).