NUX VOMICA

the seed of the mix vomica plant, which cultivates in tropical Asia and has been utilized as an emetic. Nux vomica consists of two compounds, brucine and strychnine, that are CNS stimulants and very toxic, causing strong, painful convulsions and at some point, death from paralysis of respiratory muscles. In small doses, it escalates glandular excretion in the gastrointestinal tract and has been utilized as a homeopathic treatment to facilitate digestion and treat a wide array of gastrointestinal problems.