Agnus Castus

As its name implies, Agnus Castus produces its chief effects in the sexual

sphere, causing depression of function. General debility and depression of vital power are

marked. There ire very characteristic symptoms in the mental sphere. Great sadness with a fixed

idea of approaching death. This fear is not of immediate death as with Aconite, but the patient

thinks it is sure to come after a while, and there is no use in doing anything. When this mental

• ▸state is found after confinement and the milk fails to appear, Agn.
• ▸c.
• ▸is the remedy.
• ▸Absent-

• ▸mindedness.
• ▸Drowsiness.
• ▸It corresponds to lymphatic constitutions.
• ▸Premature old age, with

apathy and melancholy, self-contempt from sexual abuse. Nervous debility in unmarried persons.

Impotence and gleet in old offenders. Among other peculiar symptoms are: Illusion of smell as

of herrings; or musk; ulcers in mouth and on gums. Tearing pain in lower jaw. Toothache from

• ▸hot food or drink.
• ▸Swelling and induration of spleen.
• ▸Rumbling of flatus during sleep.
• ▸Discharge

of prostatic fluid whilst straining at stool. Suppressed menses with abdominal pain. Leucorrhcea

• ▸staining yellow.
• ▸Sterility.
• ▸Deficiency of milk, with despair of recovery.
• ▸Pain as if dislocated in

joints. Joints easily twisted. Rheumatic and gouty nodosities on joints.

Sexual excesses. Repeated attacks of gonorrhoea or gleet. Sprains or over-lifting.

• ▸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.

Extreme absence of mind; unable to recollect things; finds it difficult to read or keep

up the train of thought.—Despairing sadness; low-spirited; fears of death; keeps repeating that

she will soon die.

Great debility —Inflammatory, rheumatic swelling of the joints—Gouty

nodosities.—Sprains, bad results from lifting too much.—Feet turn under when walking.

Tearing pain, with pressure in the temples and forehead (in the brain); < during

motion.—Pain in the temple, as from a blow.—Heaviness in the head, and pressure, as if the head

would fall forward.—Pain in the vertex, as from staying in a room filled with a thick and smoky

atmosphere.—Tension and chilliness in the scalp, which is warm to the touch.

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

Corrosive itching or gnawing itching over and on the eyebrows, on the eyelids and

under the eyes; > by scratching, but it soon returns.—Dilated pupils (and photophobia).

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

Odour before the nose, like herrings or musk.—Hard, aching pressure on the dorsum of

the nose; > by pressure.

Corrosive itching of the cheeks, under the eyes, and on the chin.—Formication in the

cheeks.—Rending, tearing pain under the alveoli of the r. lower jaw.

Ulcers in the mouth and on the gums.—The teeth are painful when touched by warm

food or drink.

Nausea in pit of stomach when standing; later in the abdomen, with a sensation as

if the intestines were pressing downwards; constant inclination to support bowels with the hands.

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

Abdomen sore to touch.—Swelling and induration of the spleen, esp. after

• ▸intermittent fevers.
• ▸—Ascites.
• ▸—Rumbling of flatulence during sleep.
• ▸—Fear as if entrails were

sinking down; constantly wants to support bowels with hands.

Difficulty of passing soft stools —When pressing at stool, discharge of

prostatic fluid.—Sensation as of subcutaneous ulceration near the anus, only when

• ▸walking.
• ▸—Corrosive itching of the perineum.
• ▸—Rhagades at the anus.
• ▸—Deep fissures of the anus,

often giving pain when walking.

• ▸Scanty menses.
• ▸Abhorrence of sexual intercourse.
• ▸Relaxation of genitals, with leucorrhoea.
• ▸Agalactia; with sadness.
• ▸Sterility.
• ▸Leucorrhoea staining yellow; transparent.
• ▸Hysterical palpitation with nose bleed.

Transparent leucorrhcea; parts very relaxed.—Leucorrheea spotting

linen yellow.—Sterility, with suppressed menses, and want of sexual desire.—Milk scanty or

entirely suppressed.—Deficient, secretion of milk in lying-in women.—Swelling and

inflammation of the uterus.—Retained placenta.

• ▸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.

Diminution of sexual power.—The penis is small and flaccid; so

relaxed that voluptuous fancies excite no erection.—Feeble erections without sexual desire —The

testicles are cold, swollen, hard, and painful—Impotence, with gleet (esp. with those who have

frequently had gonorrhcea).—Gleet, without sexual desire or erections.—Emission of prostatic

fluid when straining at stool; during micturition—Drawing along the spermatic

cords.—Pollutions from irritable weakness with prostatorrhoea.—Itching of the genital

organs.—Yellow discharges from the urethra.—Gonorrhcea, with suppressed sexual desire.

Hard pressure in the region of the sternum, esp. during a deep inspiration —Cough in

the evening in bed, before going to sleep.

Hard pressure in right axilla and upper arm; worse from touch and

motion.—Swelling of the finger joints, with arthritic, tearing pains.

Lancinating pain in the right hip-joint—Heaviness of right foot, as from a

weight.—Stitches in the legs (left big toes).—Tearing pain in joints of toes; worse when walking.

Corrosive itching on different parts of the body, > by scratching, but it soon

returns.—Itching around the ulcers, in the evening.

Pulse small, slow, imperceptible.—Chilliness, internal with trembling, the external

skin is warm.—Much chilliness, with cold hands.—Flushes of burning heat, principally in the

face, with cold knees in the evening in bed.—Perspiration almost only on the hands, when

walking in the open air.

• ▸Agalactia.
• ▸Anus, excoriation and chaps of.
• ▸Ascites.
• ▸Dislocations, Gonorrhcea,

• ▸secondary.
• ▸Gouty joints.
• ▸Gums, ulcerated.
• ▸Impotence.
• ▸Knees, coldness of.
• ▸Leucorrhcea.
• ▸Mouth,

• ▸ulcers in.
• ▸Rheumatic nodes.
• ▸Spleen, swelling of; induration of.
• ▸Sprains.
• ▸Sterility.
• ▸Testicles,

swelling of; induration of. Toothache.

Agnus is the only proved member of the Verbena family, though the Labiate or

• ▸Mint family are closely allied.
• ▸/t is antidoted by: Camphor, Nat.
• ▸mur.
• ▸(headache); strong

• ▸solutions of table-salt.
• ▸/t is followed well by: Ars.
• ▸, Bry.
• ▸, Ign.
• ▸, Lyc.
• ▸, Pul.
• ▸, Sul.
• ▸, Selen.
• ▸Compare:

• ▸(Leucorrheea staining yellow), Nux, Chel.
• ▸, Carb.
• ▸an.
• ▸, Kreas.
• ▸Teste groups it with Mur.
• ▸ac.
• ▸and

Hyo.

Compare: Selenium; Phosph ac; Camphor; Lycop.

First to sixth potency.

Sensitive to a hot sponge in the lumbar region in spinal irritation.

Sensation as if cold air were spreading along the back like an aura

• ▸epileptica.
• ▸Sensation of ice touching the body.
• ▸Cold spots.
• ▸Chilliness over the back, crawling, creeping and formication.
• ▸Numbness of

skin over the back. The most of the pains are in the back of the

neck and the lumbosacral region. Pains in this region in connection

with coition. Pain in the lumbar region and sacral region, especially

during exertion, sitting, etc. Pain in the sacrum as if beaten, as if it

would break. Pains below the waist in women.

In the limbs in general there are twitchings ; they are numb, choreic;

burning here and there ; cold feelings in spots, paralyzed. Trembling

of limbs, hands, awkwardness of all the movements. Rheumatism and

gout of joints. Paralysis of the lower limbs. Trembling and weakness of the lower limbs.

Burning itching of the hands as if frozen. In the smaller joints,

where the circulation is feeble, there are frostbite symptoms. Toes

and fingers stiff.

Bones feel as if they would break during rest, especially in the lower

limbs. Feeling as if the tibia would break. Aching in the tibia.

• ▸Growing pains in children and they must sit at the fire or the extremities will get cold.
• ▸Pains in the bones.
• ▸Weight in the legs.
• ▸Pains

in the lower limbs ; aching ; stitching ; tearing ; better from warmth and

from motion.

Paralytic weakness in tht lower limbs soon after becoming pregnant.

• ▸This comes with every pregnancy and she must go to bed.
• ▸The symptoms may lead to Agaricus.
• ▸Weight in the legs.
• ▸Legs feel heavy.

Trembling and jerking motion in the lower limbs.

This wonderful remedy is often overlooked. It should come to

mind for old sufferers who are broken from sexual excesses and secret

vice. The pale sickly and sad mortals who lament over their misspent

life. It is good for both sexes. Sexual weakness ; relaxation of parts.

Perversion of all the functions.

A woman who indulged extensively in secret vice, found after marriage that she had no sexual thrill, was cured by this remedy. Later

she was confined and no milk came in her mammae, again Agnus started

the belated milk at the end of three weeks.

When the milk ceases after it has started, or becomes scanty when

the above history is known, and the woman is said, this remedy will,

if not opposed, most likely cure.

It cures uterine haemorrhage, and restores suppressed menses in