Releitura da matéria médica homeopática nux vômica

Abstract

The drug Nux vomica is one of the greatest homeopathic polychrests, often used as a first choice for many of the conditions that afflict modern man. In this sense, the present work consists of a review of the Materia Medica of Nux vomica with the main objective of carrying out a compilation of the pathogenesis through the review of existing literature and consultation of the published Homeopathic Materia Medica, attributing the characteristics of this plant to the patient's profile. The research was based on a descriptive and observational approach carried out from February 2022 to May 2022, using the PubMed, Scielo, LILACS, SCOPUS and Google Scholar databases, with the descriptors Nux vomica, Homeopathic Materia Medica, Pathogenesis and Homeopathy, including those studies that addressed the plant in Portuguese or English. As well as show the general plant characteristic and evidence of your homeopathic effects, there is also a review of the pharmacologic and toxicologic of your principal compounds: strychnine and brucine. Although highly toxic, there are powerful medical uses, such as analgesic and anti-inflammatory. Through this research, it was possible to verify the importance of investigations at the metabolic, epidemiological, chemical and homeopathic levels of this plant with such vast effects. It is concluded that the link between the pathogenesis of the patient Nux vomica and the characteristics of the plant reinforces the scientific method used by Hahnemann.