Agnus Castus

▲   GENERAL

General

The most effective point of attack of Agnus Castus 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 gonorrhoea. A prominent remedy for sprains and strains. Gnawing itching in all parts, especially eyes. Tachycardia caused by tobacco in neurotic young men.

▲   RELATIONSHIPS

Compare

Compare: Selenium ^Selenium; Acid Phos ^Ph-ac.; Camphora ^Camphor; Lycopodium ^Lyc.

▲   MIND

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.

Behaviour; disobedience

Incapacity for business

Death

presentiment of death

presentiment of death; believes will die soon, and cannot be helped

sensation of death

thoughts of death

Delusions, imaginations, hallucinations, illusions

doubt if anything had existence

about self; circumstances; imaginations of wealth

desire for open air

Desires, wants; death

Excitement

Fantasies; of exaltation

Emotions, feelings, attitude, disposition

anger (see irritability and quarrelsome)

boredom, dissatisfaction (see loathing of life); weary of life (see boredom, dissatisfaction, loathing, etc.)

contemptuous (see scorn); of self

cowardice

ecstatic

exhilaration

exhilaration; alternating with sadness

impatience; impetuous; heedless

indifference, apathy, etc.

alternating with; cheerfulness

to external things

loathing; life (see desires, death)

mood; alternating mood

mood; changeable, variable mood

pessimistic; doubtful of recovery

unhappy; despair

discouraged

discouraged; alternating with haughtiness

unhappy; discontent, displeased, dissatisfied, etc.

with himself

unhappy; sadness, mental depression

Hysteria

Intellectual faculties

impaired thinking; absent-minded (see forgetful)

impaired thinking; absent-minded (see forgetful); while reading

impaired thinking; difficulty concentrating

while studying, reading, etc.

impaired thinking; confusion

while reading

impaired thinking; dull, sluggish

while reading

ideas; deficiency of ideas

Insecure, uncertain, scared

anxiety

lacking self confidence

fear

of death

of death; that will die soon

on waking

frightened easily; starting, startled; during sleep

starting from sleep

Memory

forgetful

weakness of memory

for business

for what was about to do

goes off and leaves purchases

Perception; senses; dull

Shameless; lewdness

Talking, conversation; talkative

▲   VERTIGO, DIZZINESS

Vertigo

In women; before period

Mental exertion

Perception of objects distorted; seem to turn in a circle

While walking

▲   HEAD

Head

Coldness

Constriction, tension (see also pulling, pressing)

while reading

forehead

Movements of head; falling (see heaviness); forward

Headache

Heaviness (see pain

pressing)

pressing); as if head would fall forward

pressing); while looking sideways

Pain, headache

eyes and vision (affecting or affected by); on moving eyes

eyes and vision (affecting or affected by); looking fixedly at anything

from emotions; nervous

from exertion; mental exertion

in women; before period

from certain movements; movement in general

when reading

during sleep

aching deep in brain; evening

in forehead; alternating with pains elsewhere; pain in back of head (occiput)

in forehead; on movement

in forehead; above eyes; cold applications

back of head (occiput); pulsating

sides; one side

sides; on movement

temples; movement

temples; from walking

temples and forehead

top of head (vertex)

dull pain; top of head (vertex)

pressing (see bursting, pulling)

on movement

while reading

forehead

forehead; extending to sides of head; left

sides

sides; right

temples

top of head (vertex)

stitching, sudden, sharp

on certain movements

brain

forehead

temples; during movement

tearing, rending

movement

forehead

forehead; evening

forehead; during movement

forehead; above eyebrows

forehead; over eyes

forehead; over eyes; right

forehead; over eyes; evening

forehead; over eyes; movement

forehead; side of forehead

temples; left

temples; during movement

top of head (vertex)

Shocks, blows, jerks, etc. (see jerking pain, pulsation, plug, nail); temples

Scalp

Skin and scalp

itching

itching; evening

itching; gnawing, biting

itching; when going to sleep

▲   EYES

Eyes

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

Itching

eyebrows

around eyes

Pain

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; evening; while reading

burning, smarting, gnawing, biting; while reading

gnawing, biting

Intolerance of light (photophobia)

Pupils; dilated

Skin around eyes (see face); out-breaks on skin

Vision

Dim; before period

▲   EARS

Ear

Heat

Noises in ear

ringing

roaring

tinkling

Hearing

Impaired

▲   FACE

Face

Heat

Pain

pulling; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe)

pulling; parotid gland (gland in front and below ear lobe); left

tearing; cheek bones; right

tearing; jaw; lower

Skin

like insects crawling on skin (see skin)

itching (see skin)

gnawing, biting

stinging

cheeks

out-breaks on skin; red; erysipelas (inflamed from infection, deep red colour); left

Tingling; cheeks and lips

▲   NOSE

Nose

Odor of herring or Musk

Aching in dorsum better pressure.

Itching; tip

Odours, imaginary and real

agreeable

of fermented beer

of fish-brine

musk

Pain

pressure

ridge of nose

root

aching

ridge of nose

aching; root

pressing

ridge of nose; like a stone

ridge of nose; pressure

root

sore, bruised; inside; left

▲   MOUTH

Mouth

Growths, blisters, swellings; ulcers

Gums and teeth

Gums

boils on gums

boils on gums; small, near left upper canine, painful to touch

Teeth

pain; from heat; from warm drinks

pain; from heat; from warm food

pain; from heat; from warm things

pain; pulsating

pain; while walking; in open air

pain; tearing

pulsating

Saliva

Dryness

Saliva

mucus, slime; thick and sticky

thick and sticky

pulling out in strings

Tongue

Discoloration; tongue; white

Taste

Taste

bad

bitter

metallic

Palate

Discoloration; palate (roof of mouth); red; soft palate (back of roof of mouth)

▲   THROAT

Throat

Sensation of something in throat; sensation of a skin, hanging in the throat

Irritation

evening; in bed

in air passages

Mucus

clinging

trachea (wind pipe)

Scratching

Voice; toneless

▲   CHEST

Chest

Breast

milk; absent

milk; disappearing

milk; suppressed

Oppressed feeling; from ascending stairs or hill

Pain

arm pit

pressing; in arm pit

right arm pit

pressing; breast bone

Skin; itching; arm pit

Respiration

Oppressed feeling; on breathing deeply

Difficult (dyspnea)

evening

ascending

Hiccup

Stomach; hiccup

▲   COUGH

Cough

Morning

Evening

in bed

In cold air

Distressing

morning and evening, on going to sleep

Dry cough; evening

Hoarse

Sensations in throat and air passages (either from coughing, or causing coughing); from irritation in air passages

from irritation in air passages

evening; in bed

scraping; from larynx

While lying down

bed

on going to sleep

▲   EXPECTORATION

Expectoration

Evening

Bloody, spitting of blood (see chest haemorrhage)

Difficult

Mucous

evening

Noticeable taste; metallic

Thick; and sticky

Tough

▲   SKIN

Skin

Coldness

Discoloration

red

red; spots

yellow, jaundice, etc.

Abnormal growths

ulcers; with gnawing, biting pain

ulcers; painless, slow developing

ulcers; hardened

ulcers; inflamed

ulcers; itching; around about

ulcers; swollen

Inflammation

Like insects crawling on skin

Itching

gnawing, biting

burning

crawling

scratching

unchanged by scratching

spots

stinging

Out-breaks on skin

gnawing, biting

itching

rash (see granular); scabies; suppressed; with mercury and sulphur

Pain

gnawing, biting

gnawing, biting; eating at skin

Sticking

Swelling

of parts affected with symptoms

hard

inflamed

stinging

Tension

▲   BACK AND NECK

Neck

Cracking; neck

Pain; pressing; neck

Skin; itching; neck

Back

Pain

while standing

coccyx (bottom tip of spine)

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; sacrum (base of spine)

stitching, sudden, sharp, shooting; coccyx (bottom tip of spine)

Skin; like insects crawling on skin

▲   ABDOMEN

Abdomen

Spleen swollen, sore

Stools soft, recede, difficult

Deep fissures in anus

Enlarged; spleen

Hard; spleen

Heaviness

As if intestines were loose; as if intestines were hanging down

Noises from abdomen; rumbling; during sleep

Pain

aching, dull pain (see boring, pulling, distress, digging, gnawing, biting, pressing, etc.)

in women; from suppression of period

cutting

around hip

dragging, bearing down

pulling

pressing; lower part of abdomen

sudden, sharp (sticking, etc.); groin region

Skin; itching; groin region

Swelling

from watery fluid; abdominal cavity

spleen

Bladder

pain

urination; forcible stream

urination; frequent; night

Kidneys

pain

pain; aching; while urinating

Stomach

appetite; reduced

burping, belching

pain; while sitting; sitting bent over

pain; cramping, griping, constricting

while sitting; sitting bent

thirst

with dread of liquids

without thirst

Eating

aversion to certain foods or drinks; all drinks

Flatus

Flatulence

Nausea

Nausea with Sensation as if intestines were pressed downwards;wants to support bowels.

Stomach

nausea

nausea; feeling in abdomen

nausea; after eating

nausea; while standing

Vomiting

vomiting; during headache

▲   RECTUM, ANUS, STOOL

Rectum

Constipation

difficult stool

soft stool

difficult stool; stool recedes

inactivity of rectum

Diarrhoea; in children

Flatulence; offensive; odour of ammonia

Haemorrhoids

walking

Itching

around anus

Pain; soreness

Skin and lining

excoriated (as if grazed, chaffed)

splits in lining of rectum

Twitching

Worm; worms

Stool

Hard

Large

Soft

▲   GENITALS ETC

Urine

Burning (includes hot)

Cloudy

Colour

dark

red

Copious

Urethra

Male

Yellow discharge from urethra

erections; painful (see urethra)

morning

Urethra (urinary part of genitals); discharge; sharp mucous or pus

discharge

sharp mucous or pus; with impotency

discharge; gonorrhoea

discharge; mucous

discharge; containing pus

discharge; thick and sticky

discharge; white; chronic; with impotence

discharge; yellow

pain

after urinating

burning

pressing

Male

Testicles, cold, swollen, hard, and painful.

Male

coldness; penis

coldness; testes

night

erections; impotency; penis relaxed when excited; small and cold

soft (flaccid); penis

inflammation; indurated (hard from inflammation); testes

inflammation; testes; from suppressed gonorrhoea

itching; penis

head (glans)

pain; cramping; testes

perspiration; scrotum

thick emission from penis

after sexual intercourse

during difficult stool

emission of prostatic fluid

emission of prostatic fluid; while fondling women

emission of prostatic fluid; during stool

emission of prostatic fluid; during stool; difficult stool

emission of prostatic fluid; while walking

swelling; testes

tingling; testes

tingling; like insects crawling on skin; testes

Female

Female

vaginal discharge

vaginal discharge; albuminous (white, thick)

vaginal discharge; transparent

Womb

inflammation; womb

swollen; womb

Genitals

No erections

Impotence

parts cold, relaxed

desire gone ( Selenium ^Sel.; Conium Mac ^Con.; Sabal Serrulata ^Sabal.) Scanty emission without ejaculation

Loss of prostatic fluid on straining

Gleety discharge

Abhorrence of sexual intercourse

Relaxation of genitals, with leucorrhoea

Agalactia; with sadness

Sterility

Leucorrhoea staining yellow; transparent

Hysterical palpitation with nose bleed.

Male

aversion to sexual intercourse

coldness

erections; troublesome; morning

erections; after sexual intercourse

erections; frequent

erections; incomplete

erections; without sexual desire

erections; violent

erections; impotency

after gonorrhoea

soft (flaccid)

itching

masturbates frequently

pain; pulling; spermatic cords

perspiration

ejaculation; failing, during sexual intercourse

sexual passion; diminished

sexual passion; increased

without erection

sexual passion; lacking

prostate gland; inflammation

Female

metrorrhagia (non-menstrual bleeding)

placenta retained

sexual intercourse; aversion to

sexual intercourse; desire diminished

sterility

Menses

Scanty menses

period; amenorrhoea (suppression or absence of period)

period; first period delayed in girls

period; late

period; protracted

period; suppressed

pain; womb (see abdomen, pain); during period

▲   EXTREMITIES, LIMBS

Extremities, limbs

Arthritic nodules

finger joints

Coldness

lower limbs; knee

lower limbs; knee; evening

Contraction of muscles and tendons; leg; calf

Heaviness

thigh

foot

right

Movements and positions

twitching; elbow

twitching; elbow; movement

twitching; leg

touch

while walking

Pain

joints; gouty

joints; rheumatic

upper arm; touch

elbow

movement

wrist; paralytic

wrist; turning hand

hip; left

hip; on movement

foot; while walking

toes; while walking

toes; first toe (large toe); rheumatic; left

aching; leg; shin; standing

cutting; hip

right

pulling; hand

pulling; thigh

while walking

pulling; knee; hollow of knee

pulling; leg; paralytic

pulling; leg; calf

pressing; joints

pressing; upper arm

touch

pressing; elbow

movement

shooting (see stitching, sudden, sharp); knee; hollow of knee

while standing

sore, bruised; upper arm

sore, bruised; ankle

as if sprained; joint

stitching, sudden, sharp; joints

stitching, sudden, sharp; upper arm

stitching, sudden, sharp; fingers

first finger; joints of; small finger

stitching, sudden, sharp; thumb; joints; first finger

stitching, sudden, sharp; hip

on movement

stitching, sudden, sharp; knee; hollow of

on movement

while standing

stitching, sudden, sharp; leg

stitching, sudden, sharp; foot

when standing up

sole

stitching, sudden, sharp; toes; first toe (large toe)

left

tearing; joints

tearing; shoulder

on breathing in

on movement

tearing; fingers

joints of fingers

joints of fingers; in gouty nodes

tearing; lower limbs

tearing; hip; right

tearing; hip; movement

tearing; leg

extending downward

tearing; foot

walking

tearing; toes

left

while walking

Perspiration

hand

hand; open air

hand; only on hand

hand; when walking in open air

fingers

Skin; itching; like insects crawling on skin; hand

Swollen

joints

thigh

evening

leg

evening

Weakness

ankle

ankle; morning

while walking

ankle; while walking

▲   FEVER AND CHILL

Fever and chill

Chilliness (see also whole body; temperature); without subsequent heat

Internal

Trembling and shivering

Evening; in bed

Alternating with chills

In bed (see night and warmth)

after getting out of bed

External heat; with chilliness

▲   GENERALITIES

Sleep and dreams

Comatose

Dreams

anxious

frightful

pleasant

not remembered

Restless

Sleepiness, tiredness

Sleeplessness, insomnia

Waking

frequent

as from fright

Perspiration

Night

Generalities

Morning

Evening

Night

Desire for open air

Open air

Constriction; internally

Eating and food

after eating

warm food

Fluid build up; internal

Formication (like insects crawling around); internally

Gonorrhoea, suppressed (see inflamed hair follicles)

Heaviness

externally

internally

Inflammation

indurated (hard from inflammation)

indurated (hard from inflammation); glands

Lack of irritability

Lying down

lying down

after lying down

Movement

of affected part

Pain

bones

benumbing

gnawing, biting

constricting; internally

cutting; internally

gnawing, biting; externally

jerking; externally

paralytic

pinching; internally

pressing; externally

pressing; internally

pressing; muscles

sore, bruised

sudden, sharp; externally

sudden, sharp; internally

sudden, sharp; bones

sudden, sharp; glands

sudden, sharp; muscles

tearing in muscles

tearing; externally

tearing; internally

tearing; downward

tearing; glands

tearing; muscles

jerking in muscles

paralytic in muscles

sticking in muscles

Paralysis; of organs

In women; symptoms when breast feeding children

Premature old age

Pressure

Pulse

abnormal

imperceptible

slow

soft

Rubbing

Symptoms after sexual intercourse

symptoms after sexual excesses

Symptoms not symmetrical

symptoms on one side

crosswise, left lower and right upper

right

While sitting

Sitting

On first sitting down

Before sleep

At beginning of sleep

During sleep

Standing

Swelling

in general

of affected parts

inflammatory

glands

hard

inflammatory

Tension

externally

internally

Temperature (felt and effects of temperature); hot feeling; flushes of heat

hot feeling

sensation of heat

becoming cold

warmth

warm room

warm bed

warm air

becoming warm in open air

Touch

Trembling; externally

Twitching

On waking

Walking

Warmth

warm room

warm bed

warm air

becoming warm in open air

From getting wet; feet

Weakness (see lethargic, weariness)

standing

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