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Sambucus nigra (Samb.)

Sambucus nigra (Samb.) appears in 193 rubrics in the repertory. Four of them are single-remedy rubrics, listing only this remedy, and 11 are small rubrics with at most two other remedies. The emphases lie in delusions, anxiety, ailments from events, fear, delirium, and weeping. From these emerges the picture of an anxious person who moans in sleep, with a restless head.

Sleep and Moaning

Moaning in sleep is the clearest group: the person moans in sleep during malaria (single-remedy rubric), rolls the head, and half-closes the eyes. Anxiety accompanies waking; she wakes from anxiety. An indefinite anxiety is likewise listed, and an anxiety in regard to the heart.

Head Movement

Movement of the head aggravates (single-remedy rubric and small rubric). The delirium appears periodically.

Delusions and Children

The delusions are phantoms on the wall and terrible visions from fright. A single-remedy rubric records the idea of having been abandoned by the doctor or therapist. In children, frequent desire for the mother's milk while nursing is listed. Added to this are restlessness with coryza and sweat.

Summary

Samb. shows an easily frightened person who moans in sleep, wakes from anxiety, and is haunted by frightening images and abandonment.

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