Aconite [Acon]
For children and women, with feverish heat, thirst, palpitations, anguish, restlessness.
Guaiacum [Guai]
Nightmare when lying on back, walking with screams, feels
unrefreshed when waking up, everything seems too tight, feels exhausted, as after great exertion, especially in thighs and arms; great accumulation of wind in abdomen, with pinching from incarcerated, flatulence.
Kali-brom [Kali-br]
Nightmare, full of fearful dreams, exposing the sleeper to horrible dangers, with muscular twitchings, child shrieks out in its sleep and wants to cling to the nurse (Hyosc).
Mezereum [Mez]
Awakes after midnight from vivid dreams and with nightmare, (<) on awaking; burning and uneasiness in stomach RELIEVED BY EATING.
Nitric-acid [Nit-ac]
Nightmare after falling asleep, shocks on dropping to sleep; on awaking feels as if he had not slept enough; excessive physical irritability, with weakness and trembling, especially in the morning.
Nux-vomica [Nux-v]
Nightmare after taking a heavy supper or taking alcoholic beverages; during sleep blowing -snoring respiration; dreams full of bustle and hurry; springs up delirious, has frightful visions, awakes in fright from the least noise.
Opium [Op]
Severe paroxysms, with suppressed breathing, half- opened eyes, open mouth, stertorous breathing, rattling, anxious features, cold sweat, twitching and convulsive motions of extremities; stupid sleeplessness, with frightful visions; before midnight.
Pulsatilla [Puls]
Stertorous inspirations; anxious, sad dreams, with weeping, lying on one’s back with the arms stretched above the head, or with the arms laid crosswise on the abdomen and the feet drawn up; dreams of black beasts; talking, whining and screaming during sleep, sleepy and drowsy by day.
Sulphur [Sulph]
Light, unrefreshing sleep, with aching or beating pains in the head, dreams about fire, the arms stretched above the head, the eyes sometimes half open; talks loudly while asleep; jerks and twitches during sleep; awakes with a star or scream.
Terebinthina [Ter]
Nightmare shortly after going to sleep; frequent walking and tossing about at night; great languor and loss of strength; worms, with foul breath, choking sensation in the throat; dry, hacking cough; vertigo.
Dr. Samuel Lilienthal was the author of many great books including “Homeopathic Therapeutics”. For many years, with the support of Dr. Constantine Hering, he was the editor of the North American Journal of Homeopathy. Dr. Lilienthal passed away on February 2nd 1891 in San Francisco.