Scientific Name: Agnus castus
Common Name: Chaste Tree
Source: Dried ripe berries
Family: Verbenaceae
Prover: Dr. Hahnemann
Miasm: Syco-Syphilitic
Thermal State: Chilly
Action: On sexual system, mind, and genitals (esp. male)
INTRODUCTION
Agnus castus is a powerful male sexual weakness remedy, useful in cases of mental depression, premature old age, and impotence. It is indicated when vital energy is depleted, especially from excessive sexual indulgence, masturbation, or long-term grief.
- Agnus Castus – The Remedy for Exhausted Vitality
- “When the body is weak and the mind is hopeless.”
KEY INDICATIONS (Allen + Boericke)
Mind
- Great mental depression, sadness, hopelessness
- Forgetfulness, absent-mindedness
- Feels old, tired, and worn out before time
- Lack of self-confidence, fear of failure
- Hypochondriasis (imagines diseases constantly)
Male Sexual Organs
- Impotence with relaxed, cold, shriveled penis
- Sexual desire completely lost
- Gonorrhea with thin yellow discharge
- History of frequent masturbation or sexual excesses
- Prostatic issues with no desire
Female Reproductive System
- Suppressed menses with sadness
- Leucorrhoea – milky, acrid, associated with backache
- Mastitis with hard, painful nodes
- Agalactia (failure of milk production) in nursing women
Other Key Symptoms
- Weak digestion with low appetite
- Joint stiffness in old people
- Premature aging symptoms
MENTAL KEYNOTE
“Melancholy with fixed ideas of sexual weakness and approaching death.”
MODALITIES
|
Worse |
Better |
|
From thinking of his condition |
Warmth |
|
After sexual excess or abuse |
Distraction, occupation |
|
During rest |
Mild motion |
MEMORY AID –
“AGNUSted vitality”
- A – Aged before time
- G – Gonorrhoea, gloomy mind
- N – No sexual desire
- U – Unconfident, useless feeling
- S – Shriveled organs, sadness
SUITED TO
- Men with history of sexual abuse or masturbation
- Women with absent menses or milk suppression
- Persons suffering from mental depression with hypochondriasis
- Premature aging due to past habits or grief
COMPARE WITH
|
Remedy |
Key Difference |
|
Selenium |
Impotence with desire remaining |
|
Lycopodium |
Impotence with fear of failure, erectile difficulty |
|
Conium |
Sexual weakness with glandular swelling |
|
Staphysagria |
Sexual weakness from suppressed emotions |
|
Caladium |
Impotence with desire preserved, mental distraction helps |
DOSE & POTENCY
- 30C to 200C commonly used
- Mother tincture (Q) in some cases of sexual debility
- Low potencies for physical symptoms, high for mental depression
CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
- Impotence from sexual excess
- Melancholia from grief and loss
- Female infertility with absent periods
- Agalactia and gonorrhea
CONCLUSION
Agnus Castus is a remarkable deep-acting remedy for both men and women suffering from sexual weakness, melancholy, and loss of vital force. It restores confidence, vitality, and hormonal balance, especially after mental shock or physical depletion.
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