Sleep


Sleep chapter from Joseph’s Repertory, based on Boericke’s Materia Medica. Symptoms related to Sleep….


After loss of sleep, night-watching, nursing—COCCULUS INDICUS.

Amorous dreams—NATRIUM CARBONICUM.

Anxious dreams of pursuit, fire, erections, etc—KREOSOTUM.

Anxious dreams—FERRUM PHOSPHORICUM.

Anxious dreams—AMBRA GRSEA.

Anxious dreams–ANACARDIUM ORIENTALE.

Anxious dreams—SILICEA TERRA.

Anxious dreams—ACONITUM NAPELLUS.

Anxious, frightful dreams with confused consciousness on waking, so that the dream cannot be rid of and fear of dream remains—CHINA OFFICINALIS.

Awaken terrified; screams with fright—STRAMONIUM.

Awakes at night with rush of blood to lower legs. Awakes in a fright, and feels as if suffocatingSPONGIA TOSTA.

Awakes tired and unrefreshed— THYMOLUM.

Bad dreams—ABIES NIGRA.

Bed feels so hot cannot lie on it—OPIUM.

Better after a short sleep, unless aroused—NUX VOMICA.

Brain irritation of children during dentition—CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA.

Can find no rest anywhere, but sleepy—COCA-ERYTHROXYLON COCA.

Cannot be fully aroused—HELLEBORUS NIGER.

Cannot get fully to sleep—GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS.

Cannot get herself together, feels scattered about  bed—BAPTISIA TINCTORIA.

Cannot sleep after 3 am until towards morning; awakes feeling wretchedlyNUX VOMICA.

Cannot sleep between 2an 5 am—SULPHUR.

Cannot sleep from coldness in throat—CISTUS CANADENSIS.

Cannot sleep from worry; must get up— AMBRA GRSEA.

Cannot sleep on account of heat, especially in head—BORAX VENETA.

Catalepsy—CANNABIS INDICA.

Catnaps; slightest noise awakens—SULPHUR.

Child dreams of cats, dogs, black forms—OPIUM.

Child gets on hands and knees in sleep; on abdomen—CINA MARITIMA.

Child is so exhausted, it falls asleep at once— AETHUSA CYNAPIUM.

Coldness of body and twitching of limbs, during sleep— AMBRA GRSEA.

Coma vigil—COCCULUS INDICUS.

Coma vigil—HYOCYAMUS NIGER.

Coma vigil—OPIUM.

Coma vigil—PHOSPHORUS.

Coma—NUX MOSCHATA.

Comatose drowsiness; awakens with hot head; dreams of death, mutilated bodies, anxious and terrible—ARNICA MONTANA.

Complaints cause sleepinessNUX MOSCHATA.

Constant drowsiness—COCCULUS INDICUS.

Continual drowsiness in old people–ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM.

Continuous dreaming— INDOLUM.

Continuous sleepiness—DIGITALIS PURPUREA.

Cri encephaliqueHELLEBORUS NIGER.

Cries out during sleep; body jerks; wakes frightened, stared—ZINCUM METALLICUM.

Cries out of sleep as if frightened (Bell)—BORAX VENETA.

Deep snoring sleep—STRAMONIUM.

Deep, comatose sleep—LACTUCA VIROSA.

Deep—CARBONEUM OXYGENISATUM.

Delirious on falling asleep—GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS.

Delirium; busy with business matters and what he had  read—BRYONIA ALBA.

Distant noise, cocks crowing, etc, keep him awake—OPIUM.

Disturbed by itching of anus—COFFEA CRUDA.

Disturbed by violent startings; cold perspiration—AETHUSA CYNAPIUM.

Disturbed with much restlessness—TORULA CEREVISIAE.

Disturbed with tossing—KREOSOTUM.

Disturbed, anxious, restless—ARSENICUM ALBUM.

Disturbed, bad dreams and frequent waking; insomnia—MYRICA CERIFERA.

Disturbed—JOANESIA ASOCA.

Dozing after vomiting or stool— AETHUSA CYNAPIUM.

Dreams about dead persons—ELAPS CORALLINUS.

Dreams all night—PYROGENIUM.

Dreams are full of care and fear—ARSENICUM ALBUM.

Dreams continuing a long time; troubling him—IGNATIA AMARA.

Dreams full of bustle and hurry—NUX VOMICA.

Dreams full of care and toil—APIS MELLIFICA.

Dreams horrible and vivid; lascivious—CENCHRIS CONTORTRIX.

Dreams of accidents—LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM.

Dreams of cats, black cats—DAPHNE INDICA.

Dreams of fire—RADIUM BROMATUM.

Dreams of great exertionRHUS TOXICODENDRON.

Dreams of robbers—NATRIUM MURIATICUM.

Dreams of snakes—LAC CANINUM.

Dreams of the dead—CALCAREA CARBONICA.

Dreams of the dead—CROTALUS HORRIDUS.

Dreams of travelling— JOANESIA ASOCA.

Dreams she is drinking (Ars; Phos)—MEDORRHINUM.

Dreams vivid and distressing—TUBERCULINUM.

Dreams vivid, busy—RADIUM BROMATUM.

Dreams, with nightmare—DAPHNE INDICA.

Dreams—ALLIUM CEPA.

Drowsiness with moaning, weeping and wailing during sleep; anxious, frightened dreams, with half-open eyes—CHAMOMILLA.

Drowsiness—CHINA OFFICINALIS.

Drowsiness—TARENTULA CUBENSIS.

Drowsy after eating—KALIUM CARBONICUM.

Drowsy after meals, and in early evening—NUX VOMICA.

Drowsy during day—LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM.

Drowsy during day—NATRIUM CARBONICUM.

Drowsy in daytime— AGARICUS MUSCARIUS.

Drowsy in early part of evening—CALCAREA CARBONICA.

Drowsy stupor—ARGENTUM NITRICUM.

Drowsy, restless—AILANTHUS GLANDULOSA.

Drowsy, sleeping sickness—ARSENICUM ALBUM.

Drowsy; starting when falling asleep— BRYONIA ALBA.

During sleep constant rumbling in abdomen—CUPRUM METALLICUM.

Easily startled— PSORINUM.

Eating does not help sleep–APIUM GRAVEOLENS.

Entire inability to sleep; sometimes caused by aching in bones—DAPHNE INDICA.

Especially in the feeble, infants and the  aged—PASSIFLORA INCARNATA.

Excessive gaping—SILICEA TERRA.

Extreme drowsiness—KALIUM BROMATUM.

Falls asleep while answering a question—BAPTISIA TINCTORIA.

Falls into a heavy stupid sleep—OPIUM.

Fears to go to sleep again—CADMIUM SULPHURATUM.

Fidgety, wakeful, drowsy—SULFONALUM.

Frequent starts in sleep—SILICEA TERRA.

Frequent waking at night—CALCAREA CARBONICA.

Frightful dreams—CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS.

Frightful dreams—CANNABIS SATIVA.

Frightful dreams—AURUM METALLICUM.

Full of dreams and anguish; jerking and starting during sleep, full of fantasy and illusions; difficult to go to sleep at night, cannot sleep enough in morning; trembling and weak on  awaking—BROMIUM.

Gaping in deep sleep— ALLIUM CEPA.

Generally worse after sleep, or sleeps into and aggravation  (Lach)— SPONGIA TOSTA.

Great drowsiness (Gels.Great drowsiness (Gels.;Nuxmosch)—OPIUM.

Great drowsiness (Indol)—NUX MOSCHATA.

Great drowsiness, especially after meals—PHOSPHORUS.

Great drowsiness, with unpleasant  dreams— SENECIO AUREUS.

Great drowsiness; in morning and before and after meals with  weariness—SCROPHULARIA NODOSA.

Great drowsiness– ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM.

Great restlessness and little sleep—APOCYNUM CANNABINUM.

Grinding teeth in sleep—KALIUM BROMATUM.

Grits teeth—CINA MARITIMA.

Hard and unrefreshing; dreams of flying—XANTOXYLUM FRAXINEUM.

Heavy sleep, as from stupor—RHUS TOXICODENDRON.

Heavy, disturbed, unrefreshing— AILANTHUS GLANDULOSA.

Horrible dreams cause no horror—THEA CHINENSIS.

Horrible dreams—KALIUM BROMATUM.

Horrid visions when opening eyes—CALCAREA CARBONICA.

Horrors in the night— ARNICA MONTANA.

Ideas crowding in her mind prevent sleep—CALCAREA CARBONICA..

Increased desire to sleep; wakes unrefreshed, half doped feeling—SKATOLUM.

Insomnia from exhaustion; from uncontrollable thinking; tobacco—GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS.

Insomnia from grief, cares, with itching of arms and violent yawning—IGNATIA AMARA.

Insomnia of aortic patients—CRATAEGUS OXYACANTHA.

Insomnia of drug and liquor habitudesSECALE CORNUTUM.

with tendency to convulsions—PASSIFLORA INCARNATA.

Insomnia of the aged— ACONITUM NAPELLUS.

Insomnia with dilated heart, with cold, clammy skin and anxiety—TABACUM.

Insomnia with restlessness, fever, anxious  dreams—SECALE CORNUTUM.

Insomnia, hallucinations, horrid dreams—CHLORALUM HYDRATUM.

Insomnia, with cold limbs—CAMPHORA.

Insomnia—GRATIOLA OFFICINALIS.

Insomnia— SULFONALUM.

Intense sleeplessness—HYOCYAMUS NIGER.

Involuntary stools during sleep— ARNICA MONTANA.

Irresistible drowsiness—HYDROCYANICUM ACIDUM.

Irresistible inclination to sleep with nearly all complaints–ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM.

Irresistible sleepiness in afternoon—PULSATILLA PRATENSIS.

Jerking of limbs on going to sleep—IGNATIA AMARA..

Kept awake by pulsation of blood-vessels—BELLADONNA.

Languor and sleepiness—MANGANUM ACETICUM.

Lascivious and fantastic dreams—THYMOLUM.

Lascivious dreams with emissions— PHOSPHORICUM ACIDUM.

Lascivious dreams—PHOSPHORUS.

Long dreams, with anxiety in chest— ACONITUM NAPELLUS.

Loss of breath on falling asleep  (Grind)—OPIUM.

Loud screaming out at night in sleep without being aware of it—ZINCUM METALLICUM.

More tired in morning—CANNABIS SATIVA.

Nervous jerking during sleep—NATRIUM MURIATICUM.

Nervous motion of feet when asleep—ZINCUM METALLICUM.

Nervousness and nightly restlessness during teething— COCA-ERYTHROXYLON COCA.

Nervousness and sleeplessness—SENECIO AUREUS.

Night sweats of anæmia—FERRUM PHOSPHORICUM.

Night terrors (Kali phos)—CALCAREA CARBONICA..

Night terrors of children; cries out, screams, wakes frightened—CINA MARITIMA.

Night terrors—KALIUM BROMATUM.

Nightly ravings— ACONITUM NAPELLUS.

Nightmare and frightful dreams—BAPTISIA TINCTORIA.

Nightmare—CANNABIS INDICA.

Nightmare— ACONITUM NAPELLUS.

Night-terrors; sleeplessness; sudden wakefulness; frightful  dreams—SCUTELLARIA LATERIFOLIA.

Night-walking; gets up while asleep—SILICEA TERRA.. Nocturnal cough—PASSIFLORA INCARNATA.

Nocturnal sleeplessness, with dry heat, inquietude—CAUSTICUM.

Not fatigued from loss of sleep– APIUM GRAVEOLENS.

Obstinate and intractable forms of insomnia—CANNABIS INDICA.

On falling asleep electric-like shocks– ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM.

On falling asleep, starts, twitches, and awakes often— AGARICUS MUSCARIUS.

Overpowering sleepiness in daytime—TUBERCULINUM.

Paralytic sensation in limbs on waking—KREOSOTUM.

Paroxysms of yawning— AGARICUS MUSCARIUS.

Patient sleeps into an aggravationLACHESIS MUTUS.

Persistent insomnia—THUJA OCCIDENTALIS.

Picking at bedclothes—OPIUM.

Joseph Fernandez
Joseph S Fernandez started his career as an assistant in the High Court of Kerala after obtaining a master’s degree in English language and literature. Later, he opted for a banking career.
Even as a student, Joseph was deeply interested in homoeopathy and made an in-depth study of the subject. He uses his expertise for the management of an occasional minor ailment in the family or among friends. It is in this context that he decided to compile a handy and easy-to-use repertory. The task required deep study and a sentence-by-sentence analysis of Boericke’s Materia Medica. Joseph’s Repertory is the result of this work.