Agnus castus
A remedy for premature aging and sexual weakness. Loss of sexual power in both sexes. Depression of spirits with nervous exhaustion. Sensation of impending death.
Source
Tincture of the ripe berries of Vitex agnus-castus (Verbenaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Premature old age. Complete loss of sexual desire and power. Impotence in males. Sterility in females. Leucorrhea with sensation of looseness in pelvis. Absent-minded, reduced memory, melancholy. Sprains of joints. Aversion to company.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Absent-mindedness and forgetfulness. Sad, apprehensive of approaching death. Low-spirited. No courage. Complains of trifles. Believes he will die soon. Aversion to company. Melancholy from sexual abuse.
General Symptoms
Premature aging. Complete sexual exhaustion. Weakness. Lymphatic constitutions. Anemia with coldness. Suppression of menses or scanty menses. All complaints traceable to repeated sexual excesses or suppression.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Headache with heaviness. Tearing pain in temples. Pupils dilated.
Male Genitalia
Complete impotence. Relaxed, cold genitalia. No erections. Scanty emission without pleasure. Gonorrhea with loss of sexual power. Yellow urethral discharge.
Female Genitalia
Scanty menses. Leucorrhea transparent, staining yellowish. Sterility. Suppression of menses. Deficiency of milk in nursing women. Sensation of looseness in pelvic organs.
Extremities
Sprains of ankles and wrists. Swelling of joints. Tearing pains in knees.
Skin
Corrosive itching. Ulcers with gnawing pains.
Modalities
Better From
Pressure. Motion.
Worse From
Sexual excesses. Warmth of bed. Morning.
Constitutional Type
Prematurely aged persons. Those who have aged quickly from sexual excesses. Lymphatic, anemic individuals. Sad, melancholic temperament. Cold, relaxed genitalia.
Clinical Indications
Impotence. Sexual neurasthenia. Sterility. Amenorrhea. Agalactia (absence of milk). Leucorrhea. Premature aging. Depression from sexual causes. Sprains.
Comparative Materia Medica
Compare Selenium (sexual exhaustion with involuntary seminal emission), Phosphoric acid (prostration from sexual excesses or grief), Conium (sexual suppression in elderly). Agnus castus is distinguished by the complete loss of sexual power with melancholy and premature aging.
Safety Information
Camphor. Natrum muriaticum.
Vitex agnus-castus berries are relatively non-toxic in herbal doses but exert hormonal effects. Mother tincture may influence prolactin and sex hormone levels. Use cautiously in hormonal conditions.
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