Excerpt from Natural Baby and Childcare by Lauren Feder, M.D.

Nux vomica is the best remedy for "too much"-food, birthday cake, alcohol or stimulation. But its powers extend beyond relieving indigestion after a Thanksgiving meal-it can also be used for the common cold, constipation and the kind of insomnia brought on by doing-you guessed it-too much.

Nux vomica is useful for:

Mental/Emotions

• Hardworking personality (Type A kid)
• Competitive in sports, high achiever in school
• Irritability, impatience and anger
• Easily frustrated

Body:

• Overeating (especially spicy or rich foods)
• Fullness, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, vomiting, bloating, gas
• Constipation, straining with incomplete sensation\
• Infant colic with arching of the back
• Jet lag (with stomach upset)
• Insomnia (from doing too much)
• Stuffed nose with watery discharge and sneezing, plugged at night, runny during the day
• Extremely chilly
• Sensitive to stimuli (noise and light)
• Difficult sleeping, waking at 3 or 4 a.m.

Symptoms feel better: rest, evening
Symptoms feel worse: cold dry weather, wind, early morning, outdoors