How do you differentiate Pulsatilla from Natrum muriaticum in practice?

• A. Pulsatilla: salt cravings; Natrum muriaticum: open air.
• B. Pulsatilla: changeable mood, desires open air and consolation; Natrum muriaticum: reserved grief, salt craving, headaches from sun exposure.
• C. Pulsatilla: changeable mood; Natrum muriaticum: headaches from sun exposure and thirst.
• D. Pulsatilla: headaches from sun exposure; Natrum muriaticum: reserved grief.

Answer: (B)

In practice, differentiate these two by looking at how the person feels and what environment and sensations they lean toward. Pulsatilla patients tend to have a changeable, variable mood and seek gentle consolation; they also crave fresh air and usually feel better with open air and company. Natrum muriaticum patients tend to carry a reserved, inward grief and show a strong salt craving, with headaches that are often triggered by sun exposure. The combination described—Pulsatilla as changeable in mood and seeking open air and consolation, Natrum muriaticum as having reserved grief, salt craving, and headaches from sun exposure—captures the clearest practical distinction between the two remedies.