“The Tobacco-Plant Remedy for Sexual and Skin Disorders”
- Common Name: American Arum
- Family: Araceae
- Source: Prepared from fresh root of the plant
- Miasm: Sycosis
- Acts on: Genito-urinary organs, respiratory system, skin, and nervous system
Keynote Symptoms:
- Intense sexual excitement in men with total impotence
- Intolerable itching of genitals – worse from scratching
- Desire for tobacco but cannot tolerate its smell or taste
Clinical Indications:
Male Sexual System:
- Impotence with mental sexual excitement but no erection
- Priapism in morning with relaxed penis
- Excessive seminal emissions, especially after slight excitement
- Itching of scrotum and penis, worse from scratching
- Useful for sexual weakness after masturbation
Respiratory Affections:
- Asthma in tobacco users
- Dry cough at night with hoarseness
- Cough from irritation in larynx and trachea
Tobacco Craving Issues:
- Desires tobacco but nauseated by its smell
- Increased salivation after tobacco use
- Good antidote to tobacco abuse effects
Skin Disorders:
- Itching of genitals, aggravated by scratching
- Sweaty genitals, esp. scrotum
- Eczema, especially around genitalia
- Sensitive to insect bites (with swelling, redness)
Mental Symptoms:
- Nervous, restless, oversensitive
- Fear of death or disease
- Sexual thoughts dominate the mind, though physical impotence persists
Modalities:
|
Worse From |
Better From |
|
Tobacco smoke/smell |
Rest and open air |
|
After coition |
Bathing in cool water |
|
Scratching (→ Itching ↑) |
Gentle motion sometimes |
Potency &
Dosage:
- 6C to 30C commonly used
- Repeated doses in chronic cases under supervision
- Q not used frequently due to plant toxicity
Mnemonic – “CALADIUM = Craving And Lust Absent Despite Intense Urge Mentally”
- C – Craving for tobacco but aversion to it
- A – Asthma in tobacco users
- L – Lust in mind, but impotence physically
- A – After masturbation sexual weakness
- D – Dry cough
- I – Itching of genitals
- U – Urethral irritation
- M – Male sexual weakness
One-Line Summary:
“Caladium is a key male sexual remedy where mental excitement exists with physical impotence, along with intolerance to tobacco.”
Compare With:
|
Remedy |
Key Differences |
|
Sabal serrulata |
Enlarged prostate with sexual debility |
|
Agnus castus |
Impotence with cold, flabby genitals |
|
Lycopodium |
Impotence with fear of failure |
|
Caladium |
Mental excitement, but physical inability |
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MATERIA MEDICA