Agnus castus

as William Boericke recorded it in Homoeopathic Materia Medica, 1927

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Mind

Sexual melancholy. Fear of death. Sadness with impression of speedy death. Absentminded, forgetful, lack of courage. Illusion of smell-herrings, musk. Nervous depression and mental forebodings.

General

Chaste Tree The most effective point of attack of Agnus upon the organism is the sexual organism. It lowers sexual vitality, with corresponding mental depression and loss of nervous energy. It shows this distinctive influence in both sexes, but is more pronounced in men. Premature old age from abuse of sexual power. History of repeated gonorrhœa. A prominent remedy for sprains and strains. Gnawing itching in all parts, especially eyes. Tachycardia caused by tobacco in neurotic young men.

Eyes

Pupils dilated (Bell). Itching about eyes; photophobia.

Nose

Odor of herring or musk. Aching in dorsum better pressure.

Abdomen

Spleen swollen, sore. Stools soft, recede, difficult. Deep fissures in anus. Nausea with sensation as if intestines were pressed downwards; wants to support bowels.

Male

Yellow discharge from urethra. No erections. Impotence. Parts cold, relaxed. Desire gone (Selen; Con; Sabal). Scanty emission without ejaculation. Loss of prostatic fluid on straining. Gleety discharge. Testicles, cold, swollen, hard, and painful.

Female

Scanty menses. Abhorrence of sexual intercourse. Relaxation of genitals, with leucorrhœa. Agalactia; with sadness. Sterility. Leucorrhœa staining yellow; transparent. Hysterical palpitation with nose bleed.

Relationships

Compare: Selenium; Phosph ac; Camphor; Lycop.

Dose

First to sixth potency.

What the other books say about Agnus castus

The same remedy read by a different author. They disagree, and the disagreements are where the remedy becomes recognisable.

Agnus castus in Allen's Keynotes — The few symptoms that, when genuinely present, point at one remedy and not its neighbours.
Agnus castus in Kent — Kent teaching a class, one remedy at a time — fewer remedies, far more on each.
Agnus castus in Boger — A compressed key — the generals and the characteristic modalities, with very little narrative.

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Cite this page. William Boericke. Homoeopathic Materia Medica. 9th edition (preface dated San Francisco, June 1927). Agnus castus — Mind. HomeopathyWorld, https://homeopathyworld.in/materia-medica/books/boericke/agnus-castus. Published 1927: public domain in the US (since 2023) and in India (author died 1929). Reproduced as the author wrote it; a historical reference for students and practitioners, not medical advice.