Coffea tosta is a potent homoeopathic medicine prepared from an infusion of well-roasted coffee berries-Coffea arabica, sourced from the family Rubiaceæ. This medicine is notable for its strong action on the nervous system, head, urinary tract, and reproductive system, especially in conditions marked by nervous excitement, migraine, sleeplessness, and mental overactivity. It is suited for individuals experiencing sudden mental exhaustion, vivid thoughts, and spasmodic conditions, with alternating heat and cold sensations and general hypersensitivity.
Common Name: Roasted Coffee
SBL’s Coffea tosta can be helpful in the following conditions:
Nervous Excitement & Mental Restlessness
- Helps in agreeable but excessive mental excitement, with wakefulness due to overactive thoughts.
- Vivacity, mental agility, and sudden loss of energy.
- Periods of ecstatic exhilaration alternating with dreams of death or danger, yet oddly accompanied by cheerfulness.
Migraine & Head Complaints
- Indicated in vertigo with a whirling sensation and rush of blood to the head.
- Headache worsens with movement and thought, accompanied by faintness and burning in the stomach.
- Sensation as if the entire head were rotating, with incessant ear noises.
Eye and Ear Sensitivity
- Intolerance to light, especially candlelight, with appearance of a halo.
- Coffea tosta manages visual disturbances, such as foggy vision and muscæ volitantes (flying spots).
- Ears become painfully sensitive to sound, with ringing, buzzing, and roaring.
Toothache & Facial Pain
- Intense toothache, especially in the right lower teeth, only relieved by cold water—pain returns when water warms.
- Face appears pale, puffy, and anxious.
Gastrointestinal Disturbances
- Aids in nausea with faintness, vomiting difficult or occurring without effort.
- Burning, heaviness, and sensitivity in the stomach, worsened by cold food or drink.
- Sharp pains in the abdomen; sensitive liver region.
Stool and Rectum
- Beneficial in hemorrhoids, with bright blood in stools, especially in the morning.
- Copious initial evacuation, followed by constipation.
Urinary Tract Affections
- Slight milky discharge at the end of urination.
- Decreases solid urinary constituents, sparing only phosphates.
Male and Female Sexual System
- In males, supports conditions of weak sexual power, seminal emissions at 3 a.m., followed by clammy chills.
- In females, relieves spasmodic uterine sensations, and prolonged, increased menstruation.
- Notable for calming labour pains, particularly with mental excitement and backache.
Respiratory Troubles
- Helps in asthma and oppression in the chest.
- Associated with diminished exhaled carbonic acid.
Palpitations & Circulatory Issues
- Coffea tosta supports in irritable heart, palpitations, and fainting, often with arterial tension.
- Alternating flushes of heat and chills.
Limbs and General Mobility
- Aids in trembling, jerking, and muscle twitching, especially as a secondary effect.
- Limbs may feel tremulous and weak.
Insomnia & Fever with Chill
- For complete insomnia, with heightened excitement and fearful starts before sleep.
- May experience visions, groaning, and a sensation of impending danger.
- Fever with chilliness, especially rising from fingers and toes to neck and head, with clammy sweat.
- Excessive internal heat, strong enough to drive patient to sit in a cold draft.