by Adolph von Lippe — Keynotes Of The Homoeopathic Materia Medica
Excited and over-sensitive.
Great sensitiveness to pain, driving to despair with weeping.
Great movability of the muscles.
Excessive activity of the vital powers.
Twitching of the limbs.
Sleeplessness on account of excessive excitability of the mind and of the body.
Aversion to the open air and from it aggravation of the symptoms.
Bad effects from over-joy with exaltation
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Coffee Cruda appears in 12 of the 13 classic books on Similia. Each was written to do a different job — here is what each adds on this remedy, with the opening of its entry.
“Coffee (Rubiaceae) Tall, lean, stooping persons, dark complexion, sanguine choleric temperament. Oversensitiveness; all the senses more acute, sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch (Bell., Cham., Opium). Unusual activity of mind and body . Full of ideas; quick to act, no sleep on this account. Ailments: the bad effects…”
“Coffea Arabica, Linn. Nat. order , Rubiaceæ. Preparation , Tincture of the raw berries. Authorities. [The symptoms without authority are so found in Stapf's résumé.] Emotional. Lively fancies; full of plans for the future ; contrary to his custom is very much charmed by the beauties of nature, descriptions of which…”
“Unroasted Coffee Stimulates the functional activity of all organs, increasing the nervous and vascular activity. The drinking of coffee by the aged is likely to increase production of uric acid, causing irritation of kidneys; muscle and joint pains, and with the increased susceptibility of old people to the…”
“COORDINATION, disturbed COUGH, incessant DIRECTION of sensations, Downward EMOTIONS, excitement, etc. ITCHING, tickling, etc., internal MEASLY NERVES, nervous patients, etc. ODORS, smells, etc., Agg. (Comp. Sensitive.) PLUG, nail, wedge, clavus, etc. SENSITIVE, also to noise, light, odors, pain, can't stand it, touch…”
“NERVES; cardiac. CIRCULATION. Sex organs. Women. NOISE. Touch. Odors. Air (Open. Cold. Windy). Mental: Emotions. Exertion. Overeating. Alcohol. Night. Lying. Sleep. Warmth. Emotions cause severe symptoms. EXITABLE AND OVERACTIVE. OVERSENSITIVE; to noise, it may even be painful (Ther.); to pain, pleasure, etc…”
“Coffee. N. O. Rubiaciæ. Tincture of raw berries. Apoplexy / Asthma / Aural neuralgia / Colic / Convulsions / Diarrhœa / Ecstasy / Excitement / Headache / Heart, hyperæsthesia of / Hernia / Hyperæsthesia / Hysteria / Intermittents / Joy, ill-effects of / Labour pains / Metrorrhagia / Neuralgia / Over-sensitiveness /…”
“Coffee. Rubiaceæ. Introduced by the Dutch into Java about 1690. The Coffee plant is a small tree from 15 to 30 feet in height ; the branches are opposite, gradually diminishing in length as they ascend, forming a pyramidal summit, which is covered with green foliage throughout the year ; the leaves are opposite…”
“Sensitiveness: This drug is characterized by a general sensitivity. Sensitiveness of vision, of hearing, of smell, of touch; sensitiveness to pain. it is most astonishing sometimes about this great sensitiveness. Pains are increased by noise. Sensitiveness of hearing is so great that sounds are painful. Pains in the…”
“Over-sensitiveness; weeping mood. Great anguish; cannot be composed; is not able to hold the pen; trembles. Sentimental ecstasy; excited imagination; increased power to think. Excessive weeping and lamentations over trifles. The pains seem insupportable, driving to despair. Fright from sudden pleasant surprises…”
“Common name: coffee. It produces a nervous erethism (over-sensitiveness). All the senses are rendered more acute, and pains are felt intensely (D.). EXCITED AND OVER-SENSITIVE (Bell., Hyos., Lach., Nux-V., Stram.). GREAT SENSITIVENESS TO PAIN (Acon., Bell., Cham., Hep., Lach., Plat., Stram.); DRIVING TO DESPAIR WITH…”
“All senses more acute; reads fine print easier; smell, taste and touch acute; unusual activity of mind and body; full of ideas, quick to act, no sleep on this account, etc. Affections from sudden surprises, especially joyful surprises; very emotional. Pains insupportable, drive to despair; exasperation, tears, tossing…”
Kent's Repertory lists Coffee Cruda in 1,261 rubrics. These are the ones where it carries the highest grade — the symptoms Kent treated as most characteristic. Most of them sit in MIND (180), GENERALITIES (157), HEAD (135), EXTREMITIES (118), STOMACH (59).
