KRISHNA KUMAR P., The man,
Sexual Problems And Their Cure
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A few words
Ever since I have taken the
responsibility of writing thematic books on homoeopathy, I have written six or
even small books which have been selected for publication by M/s Jain
Publishers of Delhi.
When I received a letter from
Sri Kuldeep Jain requesting me to send my current book titled « Sexual
Problems in Males-their Cure », so that they could publish it along with
my one other book already with them, I was laid up in bed with my old spinal
trouble, unable even to turn freely in bed.
By the grace of God, I recovered
from my illness sooner than I had anticipated, under homoeopathic treatment.
This enabled me to complete this work and send it to my publishers.
The idea of writing this type of
a book germinated long back when I was working in Rajasthan. There I had come
across a patient who had been suffering from heavy loss of semen. He had no control over his nightly emissions,
wich were a regular feature of his life. A stage had come when what was
discharged as semen was just a thin watery odourless substance without any
stickiness.
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After years of study on this
subject and collecting data from as many reliable books as I could gather, I
have at last compiled this book wich, I believe, will be well received by the
profession.
I dedicate this book to all men
who silently suffer humiliation due to the sexual disability in most cases
thrust upon them by their own ignorance of the laws of nature and indulging in wasteful
adventures.
4th February 1995 P. Krishna Kumar
Baithakji Mandir,
Kewda Baug,
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Introduction
Sexual inefficiency is a bane in
male fraternity.
The cause lies in the abuse of
sexual powers. This leads to the loss of
vital fluid. The consequence, as we all
know, is inefficiency in sex life.
How sad it is when, the pitiful,
woebegone young man, heart-broken over his past life of excesses of secret
vice, marries and finds himself impotent.
He may have had gonorrhoea. Now
he suffers from cold genital, emission without erection, prostatic discharge at
stool.
The degradation does not end
there. It will be accompanied by
distressing symptoms. Loss of memory
will be the most prominent sign. It is
followed by despair and suicidal thoughts.
Anxiety will be a constant companion.
Fear and peevishness will be the two attendants whom he cannot shake
off.
They suffer from headaches. Nervous breakdown is common occurrence in
them.
He may soon take a hacking cough,
with night sweats. The limbs will be
tired and cold. He will begin to seek
solitude and remain quiet.
Exertion will intensify his
complaints.
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Doctors may finally declare that
he has neurasthenia.
Another aspect of the
malady :
Impotency is also caused by
continual suppression of sexual appetite.
Widows and widowers, who have
been suddenly deprived of their sexual activities, will develop mental
symptoms. The nervous system will be
wrecked and they will show trembling etc.
When in a state of considerable
vigour, if a man or woman is deprived of this or her share of sexual
gratification, he or she will take on a state of trembling weakness, will be
unable to sustain any mental effort, will be unable to concentrate upon things
said by others.
Strangely, these changes will
not be so apparent in the case of a woman.
But when it has set in, you will find congestion of uterus and ovaries.
The cure follows, if it is not
too late, a careful study of the whole case and selecting the appropriate
homoeopathic medicine. The pathognomonic
symptoms have to be collected for the purpose of making a diagnosis. But a homoeopathic physician has to search
for a similar state in materia medica wich can help him to choose a similar
remedy.
It would be apt to quote Dr.
Kent here : « Had Psora never been established upon human race,
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the other two chronic miasms
viz., Syphilis and Sycosis, would have been impossible, and the susceptibility
to acute diseases would have been impossible »
Writing about Psora, Dr Kent
adds that « in the instance of this miasm, man must have begun to will the
things that were the outcome of this false thinking. As a consequence there has evolved an aura
from him which is vicious in its proportions to his departure from virtue and
justice into evil. »
The diseases that have dawned
upon human race are but the outward expressions of man’s deranged interior.
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Materia medica
Absinthium
Characteristics of patient
Another form of ‘worm wood’,
Absinthium is of interest as a medicine. You will find its usefulness from
cases of its abuse as a drink. It
produces damaging results like delirium and epileptic spasms.
Patient is haunted by
hallucinations. He is susceptible to frightful visions. During these conditions he develops an
irresistible tendency to steal, though for no apparent reason.
Mental conditions
He is forgetful. Does not remember things that have taken
place recently. His approach to life is
brutal. He is generally a nervous type of
person.
Physical symptoms
If such a patient becomes a
victim of spermatorrhoea with relaxed parts, you can think of Absinthium.
You will find pain in the back
after intercourse. There will be oozing
of white substance from glans.
His desire for sex
increases. Erections will be mechanical
and painful.
Dr
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Agnus castus
Characteristics of patient
This drug chooses to point its
guns at sexual organism. It first lowers
the sexual vitality. Next it brings
about mental depression. The consequence
of this is loss of nervous energy.
Though its effects are more
predominant on males, it does not leave females either.
The abuse of sexual power leads
to premature old age.
You can expect sycotic
background in such insipid patients.
Mental conditions
The patient is afraid of
death. In his melancholic mood he
imagines that death is imminent.
With all vigour gone, he remains
absent minded, forgetful, and lacks courage to face life.
A very peculiar condition in him
is an acute sense of smell. He scents
‘musk’ where it is not.
Physical symptoms
The discharge from urethra is
yellow (indicating gonorrhoeal history).
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There is practically absence of
erections. Completely impotent. Parts are cold and relaxed. Absolute loss of desire ; (you can consider : Selen, Con., and
Sabad. Also).
The emissions will be minimum
and without any ejaculation.
Gonorrhoeal patients will have a
gleety discharge.
Testicules will be cold, swollen
and painful.
Dr. Hering observes complete
loss of sexual desire in Agnus patients.
He says that penis will remain small, flaccid and cold. He finds harness of testicles. He adds that voluptuous thoughts will not
bring on any erections.
Dr. J.T. Kent suggests this remedy in advanced
neurasthenia. Dr .E.A. Farrington finds it very useful when the mind
is greatly depressed. He advocates it
for spermatorrhoea of sinners and adds that sexual appetite will be completely
gone in them.
Comparing this condition with
those of other medicines he observes that Calc. Ostrearum is useful where the
sexual desire is more of a mental state than a physical condition. The recognising factor is that a man (after
an abuse of this kind) would settle down to a moral and quiet life.
Discorea is also very effective
where there is excessive loss of semen, with weakness of legs, especially about
kness.
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Anacardium orientale
Characteristics of patient
Proved by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann,
the Anacardium patient is a neurasthenic with nervous dyspepsia relieved by
eating.
Mental conditions
Dr. Kent describes Anacardium as
full of strange notions and ideas. Mind
seems to be feeble to the point of imbecility.
Memory is impaired. Depression
nags him all the time. He is tempered
with irritability.
In the background one will find
syphilis.
A wavering state of mind
persists. You can say irresolution marks
his character.
A peculiar feature is students’
fear of appearing in examinations.
The natural concomitant of the
general condition is : He will be averse to work. He loses selfconfidence. Develops a tendency to curse and swear.
Talking about hallucinations,
Dr. Kent adds that Anacardium patient feels as if a demon sits on one shoulder
and an angel on the other. He feels as though he has two wills, one forcing him
to turn evil. Indeed this drug acts
deeply on mind. Dr. Farrington concurs with this and adds that one will
commands him to do what the other forbids.
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Modalities
Eating relieves temporarily all
this discomforts. (Dr. W. Boericke asserts that this is a sure indication
verified often by him).
Physical symptoms
Itching is accompanied by desire
for sensuous gratification. You will
find desire increased in him. Emissions during sleep not preceded by any
voluptuous dreams.
Discharge of prostatic fluid
during stool.
Argentum nitricum
General conditions
Originally introduced by Dr. S.
Hahnemann, but fully proved by Dr. J.O.
Mulles this drug has many brain and spinal symptoms. Some of the notable symptoms are :
Inco-ordination ; loss of control over mind and body ; trembling in
affected parts ; inflammation of throat ; desire for sweets ;
splinter-like pains ; muco-purulent discharges.
Withered and dried up patients
invite this medicine.
Mental conditions
He is fearful, nervous and impulsive-tries
to jump out of window.
Dr. Hering makes this
remark : The sight of tall houses makes him dizzy. He fears that the tall
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will come forward and crush him.
Dr. Kent finds many disturbing
mental symptoms which turn Arg. nit. Patient into imagining all sorts of things
that torment him. His anxiety drives him
to go out and walk and walk till he is exhausted.
Further he anticipates attacks
of serious diseases and turns melancholic.
One more peculiarity with him
is : time passes very slowly (Can. Ind., Med.). He wants to do things in a
hurry (Lilium).
Memory is weak and commits
mistakes of perception.
Physical symptoms
His physical condition is so
weak that erection fails when he attempts coition. You will not find any desire in him. Genitals will be shrivelled.
Avena sativa
Physical and mental symptoms
Its action can be felt on brain
and nervous system. It is useful in
conditions of nervous exhaustion and sexual debility. Material doses will help in exhaustive
diseases. Sleeplessness of alcoholics is
cured by this remedy. The patient will
not be able to keep his mind on any single subject.
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Too much indulgence in sex leads
to impotency and spermatorrhoea.
Baryta carbonica
Characteristics of patient
It is indicated in people born
mentally and physically backward. They
are dwarfish with stunted growth and swollen abdomen. They are susceptible to cold and enlarged
tonsils.
Old men with degenerative
changes taking place need Baryta carb.
They have hypertrophied prostate gland and indurated testicles.
Mental condition
We find Baryta carb adapted to
ailments taking place at the extremities of life, i.e. old age and childhood.
Adults, especially old people,
are averse to meet strangers. They shun
to approach unfamiliar people. They have
an inherent fear of the presence of others.
These more often than not will give a case history of masturbation and
seminal emissions.
Physical symptoms
When we talk about
« dwarfishness » of Baryta carb, we do not always mean small
stature. We refer to dwarfishness of
mind also. If we say it is just opposite
of precocity, may be you will understand it clearly.
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Dr. Kent refers to some strange
features of sexual organs. He says that
this medicine has the ability to take away all sexual desire and ability. This leaves the genitals relaxed and in a
condition of impotency. Consider :
Thuja, Arg. nit., Dig.)
Dr. Farrington is of opinion
that Baryta carb will follow well as complement Antim tart. in the complaints
of old people.
It cures old gleety discharge
from urethra. It may have been there for
a long time. It is offensive, with no
inflammation.
Numbness of the genitals.
Dr. Talcott records a peculiar
mental symptom of Baryta carb : « The patient thinks his legs were
cut off and that he has to walk on his kness »
Caladium seguinum
Characteristics of patient
Caladium is a wonderful
remedy. It is a difficult one to
understand. The reason for this could be
that the prover did not realise how to describe the symptoms.
One important thing is that he
is very forgetful. He can not remember the place where he has kept
something.
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This vague state of mind may be
a precursor to insanity. A state of
absent-mindedness. Feebleminded people,
unable to perform intellectual work.
Physical symptoms
This forgetfulness could be seen
in mentally and physically prostrated persons from excesses in sexual life.
Prescribe this remedy for old
debauchees who are no longer able to perform the marital act. They do crave for the opposite sex without
the necessary power to do the act. Their
ideas will be filled with lascivious thoughts.
They go to the extent of standing on the street corners to gaze upon the
passing forms of young girls. (This
state can also be found in Picric acid and Selenium).
You can cure them if only they
are prepared to mend their ways. Without
raising his will power a cure is difficult.
Modalities
In general he is worse from
warmth and feels better by cool open air.
Dr. Kent observes that this drug
can wean a patient away from his cigar and remove the great urge for
tobacco.
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Calcarea carbonica
Characteristics of patient
This remedy is suited to cases
of defective growth. It has action on
vegetative system affecting the process of digestive secretions and absorption
of food. It is the remedy when you
desire to change the constitution for better.
The patient is fat, plump and rather bloated than solid. He is peevish and self-willed particularly
towards morning. You will find the head
disproportionately large.
Mental symptoms
« Whimpering, low-spirited
and melancholic », that is how Dr. Kent describes a Calc carb
patient. You will find both will power
and intelligence equally disturbed in Cal. Carb. On the one hand you may find antipathy to his
family, on the other he may have the affections but not the intelligence to do
the correct thing.
He is afraid that something
dreadful will take place.
Physical symptoms
The Calc carb patient is weak
sexually. He has general relaxation and
weakness. Inordinate desire makes him
wake up at night. But he is so weak that
his back will refuse to give support, making him sweat and give up his
intentions.
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Dr. Farrington relates this drug
with some other medicines like Nux vom. and Sulphur for sexual weakness arising
from masturbation and other sexual indulgence.
The sexual desire in Calc. Carb. Will be great but it is more mental
than physical. Erections are diminished
and imperfect during coition, emission is premature.
He adds that after an abuse of
this kind patient settles down to a moral and quiet life.
Cannabis indica
Characteristics of patient
Cannabis indica has the capacity
to produce extra-ordinary hallucinations.
He has an exaggeration of duration of time and extent of space.
Much used in Asian countries, it
produces wonderful mental phenomena, far exceeding opium in effects.
The two central points
are : delusions as to distance and as to time.
The patient tells that he is
hungry and has not eaten for several months, when the dishes he has consumed
may not have been taken away yet from the dining table.
Or while looking out of the
window he tells that certain object is many yards away whereas it may be just a
few feet away.
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Cantharis is a superior drug for
gonorrhoea when chordee is well marked.
His urge will be very strong with painful erection due to the frenzy of
desire.
The sexual instinct crosses all
decency. He sings lewd songs. He prattles on the subject of human
genitals. He raves on subjects which no
sound person will ever think of uttering in public.
The penis will be inflamed from
coitus. Still the frenzy continues.
Carboneum sulphuratum
Characteristics of patient
It is a remedy with great depth
of action. It is frequently indicated
but very often neglected.
The guiding symptom is :
« Strong desire for open air and open window ».
Another important symptom is the
gradual shrinking of all muscles ending in emaciation.
It acts deeply on broken down
constitutions after abuse of alcohol.
Lack of vital heat.
Impotence and sciatica come
under the therapeutic ambit of this medicine.
Mental conditions.
He is irritable. Anxiety follows him like a dog. He is very intolerant of everything.
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Sluggishness of mind is a marked
symptom.
Hallucinations with changing
moods.
Physical symptoms
Complete loss of desire. Parts will be atrophied. Emissions will be frequent and profuse.
Carbo vegetabilis
A typical Carbo veg patient is
sluggish, fat and lazy with a tendency to chronicity of his complaints.
Body becomes blue and icy
cold. A lowered vitality from loss of
fluids after long standing diseases. It
is useful in old people.
The guiding symptoms are :
Patient appears almost lifeless; the head will be not hot ; breath is cold ; pulse
imperceptible ; quickened respiration ; craves for air ; must be
fanned ; will ask to open the windows.
Mental condition
He will be avers to be left
alone in darkness. He is afraid of
ghosts.
Physical symptoms
Discharge of prostatic fluid at
stool.
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China officinalis
Characteristics of patient
Debility from exhaustive
discharges runs through the complaints of China off. Debility is caused by the loss of vital
fluids.
Periodicity is a marked symptom.
He is sensitive to draughts.
you should never think of this
remedy in any acute disease.
Mental condition
He is indifferent, disobedient,
taciturn, despondent. Crowding of ideas
in mind which prevents sleep. He has a
disposition to hurt the feelings of others.
Dr. Farrington mentions about a
peculiar condition of mind where a patient sees persons and objects on closing
eyes. They disappear as soon as the eyes
are opened.
Physical symptoms
He is excited by least
lascivious thoughts. Emissions will be
frequent and exhaustive.
The striking feature is the
weakness of the genital organs. It is
indicated in conditions following sexual excess or secret vice ; These patients become feeble, suffer from
sleeplessness ant turn irritable.
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The consequence of abuse are
observed in mind.
Weakness of mind. Inability to think. Full of fear of night. Desires to commit suicide. But lacks the necessary courage. He dreads work.
With the exhaustive discharges
the patient becomes drowsy. Pupils will
be dilated. Breathing turns rapid. Surface of the body will be cool.
Dr. Farrington assures that if
any vitality is left in the patient China off will restore him to health.
The medicines to compare with it
are : Ars., and Carbo veg. Slight
feels unbearable. He dreads the approach
of others lest they touch him. But
strangely firm pressure gives him relief.
Cobaltum metallicum
Characteristics of patient
This metal is most adapted to
neurasthenic spinal states. It causes
sexual disturbances, agitation and bone pains.
He is aggravated in the morning.
Mental conditions
Any mental excitement
intensifies the suffering. Moods change
frequently.
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Physical symptoms
you will observe pain in right
testicle. The pain subsides on passing
urine. There will be emissions without
erections.
Impotence is the key symptom of
this drug. It is accompanied by
backache, particularly in lumbar region.
Legs give way.
His sleep is disturbed by lewd
dreams.
There will be greenish discharge
with pain in the end or urethra. Brown
spts will be seen on genitals.
The backache of Cabaltum is
accompanied by seminal emissions whether voluntary or involuntary. It is worse particularly while sitting.
Coca
Erythroxylon coca
Characteristics of patient
He feels shy in company. He is ill at ease amongst strangers. He prefers solitude. Would like to lead a life of obscurity. He reaches a stage where the sense of right
and wrong is wiped out from him. He is
pestered by depressing moods.
Physical symptoms
When diabetes is accompanied
with impotency you can use this medicine for better results (Phos. Acid.)
Conium maculatum
Characteristics of the patient.
It is a deep, long-acting
anti-psoric medicine. It establishes a
state of disorder in the economy that is
lasting. It disturbs almost all the
tissues of the body.
The effects produced by poison
hemlock – believed to be the cause of death of Socrates, the great Greek
philosopher – are seen in old age, a period of weakness, languor, local
congestion and sluggishness.
It is very useful in debility of
old persons with urinary troubles and sexual inefficiencies.
The guiding symptoms are :
sentation as if bruised by blows debility in the morning in bed ; weakness
of body and mind.
Mental condition
When you look at the mental
state you will think that the patient is delirious. But it is not quite so. It is a slow forming weakness of the mind. He thinks slowly. Unobtrusively he travels towards a state of
imbecility.
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Conium has a slow, passive
character. Takes no interest in
anything. A ‘two-week’ recurring of
attacks of sadness. Sits in a corner and
mopes.
Physical symptoms
Weakness of the sexual
powers. He may have over-powering sexual
desire. Yet he is important. Emissions without dreams. Painful ejaculation.
Catarrhal state of seminal
vesicles desire, causes insufficient erections.
Lasts only a short time.
Swelling and induration of
testicles. Discharge of prostatic fluid
on every change of emotion.
Dr Farrington asserts that when
a physician treats a patient for sexual disability he should look into the
mental state of the patient and find out
whether there is a picture of hypochondriasis, whether he is melancholic,
whether he is averse to society and yet fears to be alone. Then, he adds, one can select this remedy.
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Digitalis purpurea
Characteristics of patient
You think of Digitalis when the
heart is primarily involved with weak, irregular and intermittent pulse.
Bluish appearance of face with
cardiac muscular failure. Prostration
from slightest exertion.
Mental condition
We find despondency writ large
on his face. He will not be certain of
this future and naturally worried. His
senses are dulled.
Physical symptoms
He is vexed with nightly
emissions. Finds genitals weak after
coition. Scrotum enlarged like a
bladder.
He will have a background of
gonorrhoea. Oedema of prepuce. Dropsical swellings of genitals.
Dr. Kent is of opinion that
Digitalis is very useful in old cases of enlarged prostate gland. There will be intense desire to pass
urine. When urine cannot be passed even
after catheter Digitalis will be the remedy.
Dr. Kent further adds that this
drug can be used in cases of ongstanding spermatorrhoea and nightly
emissions. Men addicted to secret vice
for yeards need this medicine.
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Dr. Farrington reports that
Digitalis produces violent erections, even chordee when there is a history of
gonorrhoea. He adds that it is one of
the best medicines for nightly emissions – even without dreams. The emissions are always followed by weakness.
Dioscorea villosa
Characteristics of patient
This medicine, prepared out of
wild yam (edible tubes of a tropical climbing plant), raks with polychrests of
our materia medica.
It is found useful in affections
of abdominal and pelvic viscera. It
effectively cures many of the pains, especially colic. Use this medicine on persons of feeble
digestive power.
Mental conditions
He has the habit of calling
things by the wrong name.
Physical symptoms
The organs are cold and
relaxed. Pains shoot into testicles from
the region of kidneys.
Strong smelling sweat on scrotum
and pubes.
Emissions take place in
sleep. Knees are weak from sexual
atony. This is an excellent medicine for
atonic seminal emissions.
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Dr. Farrington states that the
emissions occur two or three times in a single night with dreams. The following day he will be weak,
particularly about knees. He also
advises using it in 12th or 30th potency.
The penis becomes as flabby as a
rag due to self-defilement or masturbation.
The prepuce when it is withdrawn
behind the glans penis will not have the contractibility to replace itself.
The sure indication of this drug
in excessive seminal loss is the weakness of legs, particularly about the
knees.
Gelsemium sempervirens
Characteristics of patient
If you will observe the weather
conditions in extreme climates you realise that people, when exposed, come down
with complaints that grow very rapidly and violently. That is where Belladonna and Aconitum nap
come handy.
But Gelsemium complaints do not
appear that way. They come with a degree
of slowness. The people who contract
colds etc. are themselves very slow.
Their organs are slow and their reaction is slow.
Gelsemium is a remedy for warm
climate. The colds and fevers of milder
climates will need this medicine.
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This remedy is used in acute
troubles. It is not the medicine for
chronic miasms. It is a short acting
drug.
Mental condition
He does not relish to be
bothered by others. He prefers
solitude. He is vexed by fear complex
and is emotionally excited.
He has marked stage fright. He does not want to appear on stage.
Physical symptoms
Dr. Farrington observed that the
sexual condition of this patient is nearly that of an impotent person. He suffers from frequent involuntary
emissions at night. The organs are
relaxed ; There will not be any
lascivious dreams. He will have cold
sweat on the scrotum. You will find a
case history of masturbation.
Dr Kent remarks that the sexual
organs will be in the same condition as the patient in general. He will be unable to perform the sex act.
Note :
Dr. Farrington says that this
yellow flowering plant is highly poisonous and causes sluggishness in thought
and emotion in the initial paretic action on muscles. Later due to its toxic effect the sphincter
muscles remain open, unable to hold faeces.
Urine escapes without restraint.
In final stages heart muscles
give out and patient dies.
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Graphites
Characteristics of patient
Like all carbons this remedy is
also antipsoric. It selects its action
rather stout, fair complexioned persons with susceptibility to skin eruptions.
Dr. Farrington finds some
similarities with Ferrum met and Arsenicum alb.
It is compared with Ferrum where the symptoms relate to anaemia and
irregularities or circulation of blood. It acts as a complementary to Arsenic
in many of the skin symptoms.
Dr. W. Boericke observes a
tendency towards obesity in this medicine.
Mental condition
He is very timid ans starts
easily. He is unable to take decisions.
He dislikes work. Turns fidgety while
working. He weeps while listening to
music.
Apprehension, despondency and
indecision are the three companions of Graphites patient.
Physical symptoms
His sexual debility leads to
aversion towards coition. You will not find any ejaculation. You will find herpetic eruptions on organs.
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Dr. Kent finds the patient so
excited as to have ejaculation soon after the intromission. The opposite condition is also present when
the patient will dislike coition and erection will be lacking.
It cures gleety viscid discharge
from urethra. It also cures swollen
testes.
Juglans regia
Specific symptoms
Dr. Allen records burning in
penis after coition. There will be
abrasions where prepuce joins penis.
Thereafter you will observe suppuration.
Gradually these ulcers become
large, their margins become hard and base turns fatty. You will find it bleeding on slight pressure.
Kalium bromatum
Characteristics of patient
Bromide of potassium acts in two
opposite directions : it decreases reflex action and it depresses the
mind. The first one has led to its
frequent use in the treatment of epilepsy.
The second causes failure of
mental powers, loss of memory and melancholia.
It also produces loss of sexual
desire.
Mental condition
Acute mania. Sleeplessness and strange imaginations. Feels as if he is pursued by demons. That he is hated by everybody. That his honour is at stake.
These hallucinations lead to
violent acts like trying to commit suicide to avoid the supposed trying to
commit suicide to avoid the supposed danger.
Religious depression.
Physical symptoms
Debility with impotence as a
consequence of sexual excesses.
Kalium phosphoricum
Characteristics of patient
It is one of the most useful
remedies for nervous disorders. Mental
and physical depressions are wonderfully improved under this remedy.
It is clinically verified with
laudable results in the states of adynamia and decay, gangrenous conditions.
Mental condition
Anxiety, nervous dread and
lethargy are the mainstay of this drug.
Kali phos patient is reluctant
to meet people.
G38
He is too lazy. Depression is a constant companion. He starts easily and is irritable. He walks in sleep. Memory is lost. Least effort makes him feel tired.
He is also shy that he refuses
to converse with others.
Physical symptoms
He is vexed by nocturnal
emissions. Sexual power is very much
diminished. Prostration after coitus
(Lali carb.). Dr. Kent has remarked that
the patient will be troubled with erections in the morning and during the night
though he does not feel the desire. They
turn violent during morning. Frequent
seminal emissions take place with erections.
Glans penis will be inflamed.
All sexual passion will be
obliterated. It is suitable to over
sensitive and delicate persons worn out and broken down from sexual excesses
and vices.
Kalium sulphuricum
Characteristics of patient
This is formed by uniting two
very deep acting remedies. Schuessler
was the first to show the curative powers of it. These were verified clinically by Dr. Kent.
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It has the power to cure many
desquamating skin affections. The
patient craves fresh and even cold air and he is ameliorated in open air.
Aggravation is seen when he
exerts himself or when he becomes
heated.
He is sluggish and wants to lie
down but lying down in bed aggravates.
He must walk about to ameliorate his suffering.
Mental symptoms
He is easily angered. Is irritable and obstinate. He feels anxious in evening in bed. Frightened at trifles. Is always in a hurry.
Mental symptoms aggravated from
sexual excesses.
Physical symptoms
Induration of testes. Inflammation of glans penis. Orchitis.
Itching of genitals and scrotum.
The sexual desire is diminished or entirely lost. Impotency.
Lycopodium clavatum
Characteristics of patient
The sphere of action of this
medicine is very broad and covers all the three miasms. The need for administering this drug arises
whenever there is evidence of urinary or digestive disturbances.
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You observe a predominance of
symptoms on the right side. They move
from right to left and from above downwards.
He is extremely sensitive to
warm climate where head and spinal conditions are concerned.
He lacks vital heat. Is sensitive to cold. All other symptoms except the head and spinal
ones are ameliorated by warmth.
Mental conditions
Lycopodium patients are
intellectually keen but lack in brawn.
Depression holds him tight with
fear of being alone. He will be annoyed
by little things.
He is sensitive. He is averse to undertaking new avocations.
Strees leads to fear of breaking
down mentally.
He eats hurriedly. Finds mind confused. Writes wrong words.
Physical symptoms
Impotency with no erectible
power. Is haunted by premature emissions
(Calad., Sel., Agnus). Prostate gland is
enlarged.
Very rarely a remedy is said to
act on all the three miasms. But
Lycopodium is anti-psoric, anti-syphilitic and anti-sycotic. The credit goes to Dr. S. Hahnemann for
introducing this deep-acting medicine. A
peculiarity of Lycopodium is that emaciation is observed more about the neck
while lower extremities seem to be fairly well nourished.
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One recognisable symptom is
flatulence-abdomen so distended that he can hardly breathe.
Dr Kent gives more importance to
Lycopodium that to Phos., and says that the former is best suited to persons
with feeble vitality.
It is used with best results in
young persons who have abused themselves and have tired feeling in spine, brain
and genital organs. Such people when
married find that they are not quite competent to perform the marital act.
Dr. Farrington asserts that
lycopodium is indicated in later stages of sexual deficiency where erections
are either absent or imperfect. The
genitals remain cold and shrivelled.
Lupulus humulus
Physical symptoms
You think of Lupulus after there
has been a night’s debauch. You will
find the patient unstrung, with nausea, dizziness and headache in the next
morning.
He will have painful
erections. Emissions depend upon the
extend of sexual weakness. Onanism
followed by emissions. It is a good
remedy for spermatorrhoea.
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Medorrhinum
Characteristics of patient
When you look at a child,
perhaps with asthma, or vicious catarrh of nose or eyelids, or may be ringworm
on face or on scalp, you will begin to wonder whether the father was treated
for obstinate gonorrhoea. If so, this
remedy will cure or put the child on the course of recovery.
Though it will be wrong to make
a sweeping statement like Medorrhinum in daytime and Syphilinum at
night », yet to a greater extend Medorrhinum symptoms have an aggravation
at daytime.
All sycotic patients suffer from
cold. They lose flesh easily. Walk stooped.
Become clumsy. Appear as if the
are shortly going consumptive.
Medorrhinum will act quickly if
there has been a history of gonorrhoea.
Mental symptoms
Memory is weak. He loses thread of conversation. Weeps while speaking. For him time passes very slowly. (Can. ind.
Arg. nit.)
Patient is always in a great
hurry. Believes that he is incurable and
will go mad.
physical symptoms
Those treated especially by
injections for gonorrhoea may suffer from nocturnal emission and impotency.
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Prolonged gleety discharge with
rheumatism may cause decline in health.
Medorrhinum is a good remedy for this condition. It controls rheumatism and restores the
discharge.
It has cured induration of
testes, says Dr. Kent. Patients with
gonorrhoeal background suffer from pain in left spermatic cord, in left sciatic
nerve and from lumbago.
Moschus
Characteristics of patient
Moschus produces many symptoms
pertaining to nervous system.
Excited as if he has consumed
alcohol. Pulse will be full and
frequent. Temperature may be slightly
high. There will be congestion of
brain. May speak rapidly and confusedly. Scolds until the lips turn blue. In the end he may fall unconscious.
Many doctors, like dr. Wood, Dr
Ringer, Dr Barthlow and others, have discarded this medicine for its strong
odour. But the experiments made by Dr
Joerg and Dr Senderlin receive recognition because their recordings are
incorporated in Dr Allen’s Encyclopaedia.
Mental condition
Dr. Kent describes the patient
of Moschus as the most disobedient character.
He will be crafty and cunning. He
will see the every whim of his is gratified.
The symptoms can be covered under a single word, « hysteria ».
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While describing the symptoms
the patient may add imaginary sensations.
Moschus is very efficacious when
the peculiar symptom, « one cheek red and cold and the other pale and
hot », is present. This indicates
some hysterical perversion of mind.
Physical symptoms
It produces violent sexual
excitement in male as well as in females.
There will be emissions without erection. When impotency is associated with diabetes
this medicine can be of great help (Coca).
The patient looks prematurely old.
Nausea and vomiting after coition.
Natrium muriaticum
Characteristics of patient
Salt is a common item of
diet. It is hard to imagine that such a
common item could have deep and long lasting effects on human system
medicinally.
If you consume crude salt in
prescribed quantity there can be no constitutional changes in your body. But taken in high attenuated power it can
bring about constitutional changes for the better.
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Drugs should be administered in
suitable form. Higher potencies are
needed to tap the secret springs deep in the economy.
Experienced physicians know how
to classify patients by their appearance.
A Natrum patient is typical. His
skin will be shiny. He will be pale and
waxy, giving a greasy look.
The prostration of Nat. Mur is
typical. He is emaciated, weak, with
prostration of nervous character.
Mental condition
Affectional advances turned down
bring on many complaints. She will be
unable to control her emotions. Falls in
love with a married man. She feels
helpless in such conditions. Nat mur
will turn her mind into order. She would look back in course of time and wonder
how she could be so silly.
Melancholy is a characteristic
of this remedy.
Where Ignatia would work
superficially, Nat mur will act deeply in mental states. You can therefore say that Nat mur is the chronic
of Ignatia.
Modalities
There is aversion to bread, fats
and rich things. He is aggravated by
noise. A slamming of door upsets him. He is also irritated by the ringing of the
door bell, firing of a pistol and by music.
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Physical symptoms
Dr Farrington gives a graphic
descriptions of the action of Nat mur on male genital organs.
It causes weakness of these
organs. It results in seminal emissions
during sleep. Debility and weakness
follow these nightly emissions.
The genitals are relaxed.
Wet dreams may take place even
after coitus. This may seem queer. But
the reason for this is that during the act of coitus, since erections are not
strong enough to have complete ejaculation of semen, the seminal vesicles are
note emptied fully. Some irritation
remains back there. In sleep this
irritation excites him resulting in emission.
Due to persistent emissions the
patient suffers from backache, night sweats, weakness of the legs etc.
Natrum phos is also useful where
the emissions take place every night. In
the erethism with lascivious dreams the patient suffers from weakness of the
back and trembling of the knees. Patient
is so weak that he feels that his knees
would give way.
Dr Farrington adds that
gonorrhoea is curable by Nat mur, particularly when it is chronic. The discharge will be thin, though
yellowish. He will have a cutting pain
in urethra after he passes urine.
Nitricum acidum
Characteristics of patient
It has special action on the
outlets of the body where the mucous membranes meet the skin.
The pains of Nit acid are
splinter-like. It is best suited to dark
complexioned persons past their middle life.
It is an anti-syphilitic remedy.
Pains disappear as quickly as
they appear.
With the syphilitic background
you will see blisters and ulcers in mouth, tongue and genitals which bleed
easily.
A marked symptom of Nit acid is
its awful smell of all discharges like urine, faeces and perspiration.
Dr. Hering recommends this
remedy for lean persons of rigid fibre, dark swarthy complexion, black hair and
ark eyes, with a nervous disposition.
Persons suffering from chronic
diseases invite this drug. Dr Kent
suggests this drug in broken down constitutions suffering more from physical
than mental complaints.
Mental conditions
They are irritated very
easily. Headstrong. Hate others
and are vindictive towards others.
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The despair very easily and lose
hope of quick recovery. There is a
sensation as if the head is bound in a clamp.
Physical symptoms
You will find soreness and
burning in glans and beneath the prepuce.
Ulcers burn and sting. The exude
offensive matter. Sexual desire will be
too strong in them. They are excited
very easily. They suffer from painful
and spasmodic erections at night. This
followed by burning in urethra.
And sometimes the desire will be
completely lacking. In such state there
will be no erections.
Brown and red spots on glans
penis wich is covered with scabs.
Itching of prepuce and moisture around glans.
Inflammation and swelling of
testicles. Pain extends up the spermatic
cord.
Violent itching of scrotum.
Falling of hair from genitals is
also observed.
Modalities.
Complaints are worse from jar
and noise. He dislikes bread and meat.
Dr Kent asserts that this
medicine cures condylomata where there is a sensation of ‘splinter’. The bleed easily, are sensitive to touch..
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Nuphar luteum
The drug
It produces nervous weakness
with marked symptoms in sexual sphere.
Physical symptoms
You will find complete absence
of sexual desire. Parts are
relaxed. Penis retracted. Impotency with involuntary emissions during
stool or when urinating.
Spermatorrhoea. Pain in testicles
and penis.
Dr. Herings adds that Nuphar
patient will be unable to perform the generative act.
Mental condition
Any contradiction makes him
impatient. Excessive sensibility.
He will be pained if he has to
witness any suffering caused to animals.
Nux vomica
Characteristics of patient
As far back as
It contains active principles of
two alkaloids, viz., strychnia and brucia.
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Strychnia has well described
symptomatology. It causes restlessness,
trembling of limbs, stiffness of neck etc.
Strychnia being the principal ingredient of Nux vomica one will observe
the over-impressionability running trough all its symptoms. It means that everything impresses the
patient in excess.
External impressions like
sounds, odours and noises excite him.
You can as well say it is the characteristic of Nux vom.
We fins Nux vom. Acting as a
complementary to Sulphur.
Nux vomica is best adapted to
thin, spare patients. It does not seem
to act so well on fleshy subjects. He is
irritable, and is quick and active in his motions, saysDr. Farrington.
To sum it up one can say that
Nux patient is very strong in his mental powers but is much harmed by his
sedentary habits.
Mental condition
The mental condition state is
varied. But there is general
oversensitiveness, touchiness, and irritability running all through.
He is dis-satisfied person.
There is a lack of balance between the hectic mental activity and physical
ability.
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Physical symptoms
What all old debauchees, broken
down by stimulants, sexual excesses and the worry and fret of business need is
Nux vomica, and rest and constraint on stimulants, advises Dr. Kent.
In gonorrhoea Nux is useful when
the discharge is thin. There will be an
irritation far back in urethra. It
causes an uncomfortable feeling at the root of penis, with an urge for
urination, and for stool also. Dr
Farrington says that Nux can relieve this condition.
Nux is very useful where there
is an excess of sexual activity as well as in the bad effects of masturbation
at early age.
Right from Dr. S. Hahnemann, Nux
vomica is used by physician along with Sulphur, Calc carb and Lycopodium.
You prescribe Nux when the
patient has headache, suffers from frequent emissions at night, particularly
towards morning. He will have backache
and difficulty in walking. Dr.
Farrington advises to wait and watch the action of the remedy and when the
progress seems to be standstill, complete the case with Sulphur.
Calc carb is a good
complementary to both Nux ans Sulphur.
The indicating symptoms are : night sweat follows every
emission. If newly married, every coitus
is accompanied by weakness of mind and body.
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The question of administering
Lycopodium comes at a very later stage.
There you will find that the case has advanced to almost impotency. The erection will be either absent or
imperfect.
Further down the ladder of
degradation you can use Staphysagria if the bad effects are due to
masturbation, especially if you observe emaciation with dark rings underneath
the eyes. A sallow face with peevish
eyes will stare you, without understanding your question.
Cobaltum can come handy if the
patient suffers from backache in the lumbar region as soon as the emissions
take place. These emissions may be
voluntary or involuntary.
Onosmodium virginianum
Characteristics of patient
Onosmodium patient lacks the
power of concentration and cannot bring about co-ordination of physical
activities. Muscular prostration is very
obvious. This is associated with head
and eye symptoms. There is muscular
tiredness and weakness of eyes.
The headache observed under this
remedy is the result of eye strain.
This remedy is found very
efficacious in cases of sexual weakness.
Both the sexes will find
diminution of sexual desire. Hence it is
considered as one of the best remedies for sexual neurasthenia.
The patient behaves as if he is
tired right from birth.
Mental condition
He suffers from loss of memory.
Physical symptoms
Though physically handicapped
for active sexual participation you will find him constantly excited with
sexual thoughts. He cannot contain his
emissions. Erections are deficient
culminating in speedy discharge of seminal fluid.
Phosphoricum acidum
Characteristics of patient
One peculiarity with the
debility of Phosphoric acid is : The muscles seem to be strong enough even
after the mind has given out.
This condition is quite contrary
to Muriatic acid. In this remedy the musuclar weakness sets in first and the
mind appears to be clear till the muscles are prostrated.
Phosphoric acid also has
physical weakness wherein you find the back tired, so tired that muscles seem
to be in the grip of paralytic weakness.
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It chooses young people for its
action who grow very rapidly, who are over-worked, both mentally and
physically.
Continued debility leads to
sexual incapacity. Turns him away from
cohabitation. Complete loss of desire
sets in. There will be no
erections. Genital organs get relaxed in
themidst of an embrace. He feels
incapable of finishing the act.
Modalities
Many of the complaints are
better from keeping warm. Lying
absolutely quiet makes him feel better.
Exertion, whether it is mentaal or physical, makes him feel bad.
Dr Kent talks about a peculiar
state of the Acid phos. Patient. All his
complaints are ameliorated by their ending in diarrhoea. Copious thin watery stool relieves his
suffering.
Mental condition
It is indicated in constitutions
ravaged by acute diseases, excesses in life, grief and loss of vital
fluids. He is a listless person with
damaged memory (Anacard). He is quite
indifferent towards others. It is hard
for him to collect his thoughts. He
gropes for the right word.
He does not grasp the point
easily. Comprehension sems to be lost.
The cause for this kind of
mental incapacity could be either unconsolable grief or mental shock.
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Physical symptoms
you will observe sexual weakness
in the patient. Prolonged exhaustion
causes impotency in people who have succumbed to masturbation.
Nightly pollutions are
accompanied by exhaustion. Prostatic
fluid escapes immediately after erection.
This state is noticed even after a soft stool. Testicles are tender and swollen. Parts get relaxed while embracing (Nux
vom.). Eczema of scrotum. Oedema of prepuce. Swollen glans penis.
Dr. Hering says that first
proved by Dr. S. Hahnemann, this remedy is very useful for those who are weak
in mind, to whom any concentration of mind brings on dizziness, especially in
morning.
The patient develops
hypochondria as a result of excessive sexual activity.
He adds that it is one of the
best remedies for the consequences of suppressed sexual desire.
He also mentions about a
peculiar sensation of crawling of insects like ants all over the body and on
genitals.
Urine passes in broken stream
after coition.
Dr Farrington tals about
sensorial depression, where the patient is not inclined to answer your
questions. If at all he answers he will
simply say yes or no.
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In extreme cases of depression
the patient may pass into stupor – a kind of stupid sleep, unconscious of all
that take place around him.
But we have to note that these
symptoms are superficial and are circumscribed to sensory system and body in
general. They do not spread deep into
the tissues bringing serious changes.
Just as Ignatia is useful in
acute cases of grief and its effects, so also is Acid phos. In chronic
conditions of grief.
Phos acid is far superior in its
action to China off. In the chronic effects of loss of seminal fluids. The latter is efficacious when the symptoms
are of recent origin.
A marked feature of the urine of
Phos acid is that it is milky white.
Note : Talking about the
peculiar modality of Phos acid. Viz.
Amelioration from passing of copious stools, Dr. Kens xarns us not to
try to stop it as it can cause chest troubles.
Phosphorus
Characteristics of patient
Phosphorus is suitable for
feeble constitutions, those who are born sick, grow slender with rapid growth.
Delicate persons. Waxy faced.
Anaemic looking. Subjects that
are emaciated.
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They are susceptible to
electrical changes in the atmosphere.
A prick of the needle would
bring forth bright red blood.
Haemorrhage from wounds, nose, lungs, stomach, bladder and uterus.
It has the ability to degenerate
and irritate mucous membranes.
Inflammation of the serous membranes.
Inflammation of the spinal cord and nerves.
Disorganisation of blood causing
fatty degeneration of blood vessels is the cause behind haemorrhages.
You will observe a picture of
destructive metabolism in this drug.
When you see a tall, slender person weakened by loss of animal fluids,
you will at once recognise the Phosphorus patient.
He will be sensitive to light,
sound, odour, touch and electrical changes and hides himself during
thunder-storms.
The symptoms will appear in a
flash.
you can use this medicine in bad
effects of iodine and excessive use of salt.
It is useful in tertiary
syphilis.
Patient is worse by lying on
left side. Many of the complaints are
relieved by eating. The nervous
disturbances drive him to eat. As long as
he is engaged in eating the nervous symptoms will be kept at a distance.
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Mental condition
He is very low in spirits. He gets vexed easily. He is fearful of some horrible thing creeping
out of every corner. He starts easily. He is afraid of death when alone. There is loss of memory.
Thinks too much of himself,
verging on insanity.
Physical symptoms
Phosphorus provides many
symptoms of male sexual organs.
Strong sexual desire drives him
frantic. Erections are frequent and
painful day and night.
You will find seminal emissions
in sleep without lascivious dreams.
Dr. Kent cautions that sexual
debility will be caused by extra-ordinaary use of salt.
Excessive excitement and secret
vice are the twin causes of physical discomfort.
Phosphorus patient reaches a
stage where there will be frequent discharge of thin, slimy, colourless fluid
from urethra.
Sexual abuse leads to spinal
diseases.
Swelling and soreness of the
testes and cord.
Dr. Kent adds that this remedy
cures hydrocele if it takes place after gonorrhoea.
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Dr. Farrington says that Allium
cepa and Ars. Alb are complem:entary to Phosphorus.
Nux vom. And Terebinth are
antidotal to it.
Phosphorus also cures impaired
vision (amblyopia) if it is associated with the loss of vital fluids.
Picricum acidum
Characteristics of patient
The pathological observations go
to indicate the use of Picric acid in diseases of brain and spinal cord.
It first causes congestions.
This is followed by weariness and mental
inactivity.
Starting from the feeling of
tiredness on motion it progresses to
complete paralysis.
Mental condition.
The weary feeling is accompanied
by a sense o indifference. He lacks in
will power. Desires to lie down and
rest. Dr Farrington advises not to wait
until paralysis sets in.
Picric acid is one of the best
medicines for brain-fag, when the mind is over-worked.
Physical symptoms
Discovered by Hausman and p
roved among others by Dr. Couch Picric acid found to turn normal sexual sphere
into a frenzy of lust producing violent erections, especially during night.
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This remedy can cure these
symptoms even though they may be of long duration.
The recognisable symptoms are :
Pain in ecciput; heaviness of limbs; sexual excitement.
Dr. Kent says that Picric acid
can cure impotency and spermatorrhoea when the mind is unable to bring the lust
under control.
Sabal serrulata
Physical symptoms
This lesser known remedy is
useful for general and sexual debility.
It has the ability to promote
nutrition and build tissues. It has
undoubted value in the enlargement of prostate gland.
He passes through a state of
confusion. He dislikes any kind a
sympathy.
Chronic gonorrhoea with
difficult urination.
Wasting of testes. He loses sexual power. Coitus becomes painful especially at the time
when emission takes place. It is useful
in sexual neurotics.
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Salix nigra
Physical symptoms
Another important remedy widely
used for sexual irritability is Salix nigra. It is highly useful in cases where
the passions of patient are moderate.
You can prescribe this remedy in
acute gonorrhoea where there is some erotic trouble. Chordee is one of them.
Used in material doses it helps
in cases of masturbation and controls spermatorrhoea.
You will find backache in lumbar
and sacral region, so bad that he will not be able to step quickly.
Scutellaria laterifolia
General conditions
Another lesser known medicine
for these conditions, Scutellaria is used as a sedative where there is
predominance of nervous fear. It cures irritability. He anticipates some kind of calamity and is
afraid of it.
Confusing thoughts persist.
Seminal emissions and impotency
go hand in hand and the patient is hopeless of ever getting better.
Tincture and lower potencies are
suggested by Dr. W. Boericke.
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Selenium metallicum
Characteristics of patient
This medicine has definite
action on genito-urinary organs. It is
indicated in elderly people for prostatic and sexual atony.
Great debility will be
noticed. It gets worse as the heat
increases.
The patient is easily exhausted
both mentally and physically. As the age
increases debility will be more marked mostly after exhausting diseases.
Mental condition.
Though sexually incapacitated
his thoughts are dominated by lasciviousness.
Mental labour makes him
tired. He is sad in the extreme. Melancholy runs through his system making him
uncompromising in his attitudes.
Physical symptoms
Mental and physical weakness is
observed after sexual excess and secret vice.
Semen and prostatic fluid
dribbles during sleep.
Makes him fatigued which he will
be unable to recuperate from even after rest.
Hot weather makes him exhausted.
It appears that his nervous
symptoms are aggravated after coitus.
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You will find extreme weakness
of the genitalia.
Though the desire will be
intense he will be lacing in erections making the act of coition unsatisfactory
and incomplete.
Strangely he will have erection
in the morning without the necessary support of desire behind it. If the attempts at coition the penis will
become relaxed.
Dr. Farrington observes that the
patient grows weak and exhausted as the heat increases and feels relieved as
the sun sinks.
He would like to sleep from
exertion but he finds himself worse after sleep.
He is made worse by seminal
emissions whether the are involuntary or voluntary. This loss turns his mind to a sate of
confusion.
Comparing Selenium with Sulphur
Dr. Farrington observes :
”Both have bad effects of mental
exhaustion. Loss of sleep. Involuntary emissions. But the difference lies in the fact that
while Selenium has more of the relaxation, in Sulphur the genital organs are
cold and shrivelled.
Dr. Kent reports about itching
and formication of genitalia.
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Sepia officinalis
Characteristics of patient
In 1874 the American Institute
of Homoeopathy made twenty five provings of Sepia just to realise that they
could not improve on what Dr. hahnemann had exhibited on his proving of Sepia.
Prior to the experiments on
Sepia by Dr. Hahnemann it was generally believed that the fluid ejected by the
cuttle fish when pursued by bigger preying fish had no use other than clouding
the water. But he experiments proved its
fallacy.
Sepia is a remedy of great
value. It has a great affinity for
female organism. But it has also some definite action on male genital
organs. A Sepia patient is built very
tall, slim, narrow and straight from the shoulders all the way down to feet.
This remedy has the power to
destroy all natural feelings of love and affection.
The recognisable characteristics
are : He has stilted affections; is on the borderland of insanity; rationality
of mind is completely wiped out; does no longer exhibit any love for the dear
ones.
You can recognise Sepia patient
by his sallow features and the “yellow across the nose”.
Mental condition
Sepia subject is stupid looking,
dull and thinks very slowly. Mind is
anything but active and you can read it on his face. There is a group of symptoms which is
sufficient to indicate this medicine, viz, gnawing hunger; constipation;
dragging down sensation; and the mental condition mentioned above.
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There is another particular
symptom : the patient has to keep his mind on the neck of the bladder,
otherwise urine will escape.
Physical symptoms
Sepia acts well in men who are
puffed and flabby, who have a yellow blotched skin, who are inclined to sweat,
especially about the genitals and art-pits, and are subject to the diseases of
the genital organs. (Dr. Farrington).
The man has sexual erethism but
without energy. Coitus causes great
exhaustion.
The general attitude is never
one of strength and healthful ease.
Aversion to the opposite sex is noticed both in male and female. In the male there is a history of
gonorrhoea. Sepia comes into the picture
when the acute symptoms have subsided.
Orifice of urethra sticks
together in the morning especially when the sexual organs are debilitated by
long continuance of the said disease or to frequent seminal emissions.
Dr. W. Boericke observes that
the male genital organs remain cold and without any animation and ardour. There is offensive perspiration on them. Discharge from urethra is observed only
during nights. He does not complain of
any pain.
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The penis will be surrounded by
condylomata (warts).
Complaints arise after coition.
Silicea terra
Characteristics of patient
Silicea in its crude state has
no effect on human system. But as
patentised drug (it is proved repeatedly by Drs. Hahnemann, Hering, Rouff, and
others it becomes one of the most valuable medicines of our materia medica.
Silicea patient is indifferent,
apathetic, confused and incapable of fixing his attention on anything.
Its useful effect is seen in
nutritive changes it produces. The
problem faced by a Silicea patient has no relation with the bad quality of food
consumed by him. It has a bearing with
the defective system of assimilation.
The head is covered with
offensive sweat.
The face is pale, waxen and
yellowish.
It has an affinity for the
cellular tissue. It produces
inflammation of this extensive tissue of the body ending in suppuration.
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Mental condition
Silicea has a peculiar mental
state.
When weakness, embarrassment,
dread and a state of surrender grip a veteran public personage Silicea comes to
the forefront of medicines useful in such a state. Dread of failure.
While in Lycopodium the dread is
due to lack of knowledge; in Silicea it is due to his imagination.
Physical symptoms
r. W. Boericke records burning
of genitals and a feeling of soreness with eruption on inner surface of thighs.
Chronic gonorrhoea with thick offensive discharge. It can cure elephantiasis of scrotum.
Sexual erethism is observed with
nightly emissions.
Hydrocele can be cured by
Silicea.
Dr Kent observes impotency in
males with weakness of genitals after coitus.
He is easily exhausted. Lacks
power. Needs long rest if he has to
engage himself in any activity of sex of more than ordinary frequence
(Agaricus).
Much sweating of the genitals.
Dr Hering fins a peculiar
symptom, viz., even at the height of chill
penis and testicles will be hot.
It is useful in chronic syphilis
where suppuration and induration will be prominent.
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Whether the patient has increase
of decrease of sexual desire he will have painful erections, mostly in the
morning just before rising from bed.
He will be haunted by lascivious
thoughts and dreams.
Staphysagria
Characteristics of patient
A very clear picture of the
characteristics of the patient of Staphysagria is depicted by Dr. Farrington.
He begins with the childhood
where the child will be impetuous and irritable. He reminds you of Chamomilla
child. The adult Staphysagria patient is
envisaged as a hypochondriac.
The reasons for this mental
state are : they are the consequence of sexual excesses in the first
place. This mental aberration will be
caused by constant practice of masturbation or self-abuse. When the mind dwells upon sexual matters for
a long period this kind of mental condition begins to take shape.
In course of time he grows
indifferent to others’ feelings, and turns gloomy.
You will recognise them by their
sunken face, by the deep lustreless eyes with dark rings around and by th
pointed nose. He would prefer solitude. He will be shy of the opposite sex. Locally there will be some kind of
irritability of prostatic portion of the urethra.
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Mental condition
He has an unpredictable
temper. At times he flies into a rage.
He is sensitive to opinion of
others about him.
Dr Kent gives a good description
of this mental condition. He is
excitable. Easily angered. But hardly gets irritated. It is quite
suitable in patients wholives with suppressed anger. The indignation makes him speechless. You can say in short “anger with
indignation”. Indignation about things
done to him.
The distressing symptoms about
his genitals is his excitability without the necessary physical support. Impotency underlies his physical status. Great weakness of the sexual organs.
With all the increased desire,
alas, he is impotent.
Staphysagria is very useful in
the consequences of secret vice practised for long.
You will find him greatly
disappointed by the persistent nightly emissions which leads to mortification,
prostration and dyspnoea.
He suffers from backache. His legs will grow weak. His gait will be affected. Organs get relaxed. Eyesight will turn weak. Hair begins to fall. Loss of prostatic fluid. Sexual desire weakens.
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Dull contusive pain in
testicles. Voluptuous itching of the
scrotum.
Note: Talking about night
emissions. Dr Hering remarks that while
Staphysagria controls night emissions, Selenium cures.
Sulphur
Characteristics of patient
Introduced by Dr. S. Hahnemann
and his son Dr. Friedrich, Sulphur is an outstanding antipsoric remedy.
It has a kind of centrifugal
action, i.e. working from within out.
Its chief affinity is for the
skin. It produces heat and burning with
intense itching that turns worse form the heat of bed. Patient dislikes water intensely. He has dry
and rough hair and skin.
Dr. Kent describes a Sulphur
patient as lean, lanky, hungry, with stooped shoulders. His lankiness is more due to long bouts of
indigestion, bad assimilation and less nutrition.
People who take least exercise
and are cooped up in their rooms for study or meditation.
There is another class of
patients. You can recognise him from his
face. Hie is dirty, shrivelled and red
faced. Skin appears to be easily
affected. No matter how much he washes he looks red and dirty.
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Dr. Hering called him “ragged
philosopher”. Sulphur produces a states
of disorderliness about himself.
You can safely say that
“cleanliness is not a virtue with him”.
Sulphur is seldom indicated in
cleanly people. Dr. Kent observed that after the administration of this drug
the patient began to take notice of himself and put on a clean shirt. A Sulphur child is seen swallowing the
discharge from nose. Is it not peculiar
? But strangely for the same patient it
will be repulsive if he has to face offensive odours. This shows that he is oversensitive to filthy
odours. It amounts to exaggerated sense
of smell.
Modalities
Many of the complaints come on
from “becoming warm in bed”. Though he
craves open air be cannot stand heat or cold.
He requires an even temperature.
Nightly complaints are a regular
feature of Sulphur. The notorious
“Sulphur diarrhoea” belongs to the time between midnight and morning.
There is a phrase that is
generally quoted by old practitioners, viz. “drinks much and eats less”.
However Dr Kent cautions against
relying on any one single symptom and advises to study the case as a composite
one. There is one more noteworthy
modality. Sulphur patient cannot stand
for any long time. Mind and sensorial
warmth of bed, genitals sweat awfully, when impotency predominates in spite of
the strong sexual desire, when there is discharge of semen even before
intromission, you should think of Sulphur before administering any other drug.
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Prepuce becomes narrow. It cannot be drawn back. There will be inflammation There will be inflammation. Genitals offensive.
Note 1: The facts I am going to
mention here may be taken note of by medical practitioners of coal mine
areas. These facts I have collected from
Dr J. T. Kent’s Materia Medica.
People working in coal mines or
living in their vicinity need Sulphur.
It is not because coal contains so much of Sulphur. But those who handle coal need Sulphur.
In a similar way those who are
engaged in grinding kaolin (fine white clay used in making porcelain) and
various other products used in the manufacture of china, and also the workers
in stone quarries require mostly Calc carb. And Silicea.
In the coal case, even if the
symptoms indicate other remedies, unless you give a dose of Sulphur good
results cannot be obtained. The
patient’s outward appearance will match Sulphur conditions.
Many believe that this is due to
the sulphur content of coal.
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Note 2: The dreadful effects of
vaccination can be cured by Sulphur. In this respect it stands on equal footing
with Thuja and Malandrinum.
Note 3 : Sulphur vitiates all
affections. He will be driven to a state
of selfishness. He will not have any
thought for others. There is an absence
of gratitude.
Note 4:Sulphur seems to lose all
sense of refinement. He is the very
opposite of fastidiousness. Arsenicum is
quite the opposite of Sulphur.
Note 5: Sulphur should not be
administrated before Lycopodium. The
order to be followed is : Sulphur, then Calc carb. And then Lycopodium. These medicines should be used in a rotating
sequence.
Sulphuricum acidum
The patient
No leading author has
recommended this drug for deficiencies in male sexual organs except Dr. William
Boericke. We find its mention in the
repertory under the heading spermatorrhoea.
Relying on this single symptom
(because it is enough to tell a long story of sexual degradation that ends in
this obnoxious state) we try to get a picture of Sulphuric acid patient.
He is hasty in his actions,
quick and restless. Sometimes he is seen
depressed.
He answers questions slowly and
at sometimes with great difficulty.
There is a general sensation of
trembling, purely a subjective symptom..
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The face is pinched, pale with
blue rings around eyes.
Dr. Boericke recommends it in
debility especially of the digestive tract.
This gives a relaxed feeling in stomach making him crave for brandy.
Thymolum
The patient
The provings show an action limited to sexual organs producing
very typical neurasthenia. It has wide range of genitourinary
disturbances. Emissions take
pathological disorder. Patient suffers
from spermatocystitis, priapism, prostatorrhoea.
Mental condition
He is irritable. He does everything arbitrarily. Insists upon having his own way. Seeks company.
Physical symptoms
excessive seminal emissions in
nights accompanied voluptuous dreams of
perverted character.
Priapism. Burning while urinating. Dribbling of urine.
Urates increased. Phosphates decreased.
Note : Mental and physical work
makes him worse.
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Thuja occidentalis
Characteristics of patient
A Thuja patient is a sickly
looking person. His face is waxy as if
greased.
Perspiration has a peculiar
sweetish odour. Smells like honey. But the genitals have a pungent smell like
that of garlic. The warts that appear
have some constitutional basis.
Mental conditions.
He is very forgetful. He must be reminded very often. Makes mistakes while talking. Uses wrong expressions and is not able to
finish the sentence.
You can call it stupefaction of
head. He has fixed ideas. Thinks that soul and body exist separately.
Feels that limbs are made of glass giving the idea of not fragility.
Physical symptoms
A young, theology student once
unwittingly picked some leaves of arbor vitae and chewed them and this cured
his urinary troubles, which, as far as Dr Hahnemann knew, had an origin in
gonorrhoea. This made Hahnemann to
experiment and the outcome of it is Thuja.
But its action is not simply limited to sycosis. It has also action is
not simply limited to sycosis. It has
also action on nervous system. His
movements are unnaturally hurried. Talks
hurriedly. Temper is easily roused.
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The action on the nervous system
is further shown in several forms of neuralgia.
The pains are of stabbing character, and nearly unbearable.
Thuja has the capacity t change
the soil on which sycosis grows. Here we should try to understand that there
are two distinct elements at work, one is the disease itself and the other the
constitution in which it grows.
In gonorrhoea the discharge is
thin, greenish. There will be scalding
pain while urinating. A sensation will
be felt as if a few drops of urine remained in the urethra. Cauliflower-like warts are seen on cervix
uteri. Ulcers on genitals having the
appearance of syphilitic sores. They may
have a dirty yellow base with hard edges.
They seem to have originated from warts.
Fissures are seen around the
anus, on the perineum, scrotum or glans penis.
These will be deep. Covered with
pus. The testicle is swollen, aches as
if bruised.
Excitation in genital
system. Nightly erections causing
sleeplessness. Uncontrollable desire for
masturbation, even during sleep. Nightly
emissions.
Impotency caused by gonorrohea.
Burning sensation between
prepuce and glans penis. Glans is very
sensitive.
Strong, sweetish, honey-smelling
sweat on genitals, staining the linen yellow.
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The excrescenses (warts) are
soft, pulpy, sensitive; they burn, itch and bleed easily.
Dr Farrington says that this is
an anti-sycotic remedy having the capacity to produce symptoms similar to those
of gonorrhoea.
Note 1: Thuja has a remarkable
property of softening hard tissues, as the nails. That is how it removes the warts. It softens them. It causes their withering.
Nitric acid resembles Thuja in
warty growths. It is also useful for
ulcers. These may not have their origin
in shyphilis gonorrhoea. But Nitric acid
has more aching in the bones where they are devoid of muscular tissue, like
tibia.
In sycotic troubles Nat sulph.
Complements Thuja.
Note 2 : Thuja is primarily a
powerful medicine when you have a history of animal poisoning, as make bite,
small pox and vaccination.
Thuja gives quick action where
sycosis is at the bottom. Sycotic miasm
is a difficult one and a young physician must be careful in ascertaining the
symptoms.
Titanium metallicum
Physical symptoms
Dr. W. Boericke writes that this
remedy can be used in sexual weakness with too early ejaculation of semen at
the time of coitus.
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Damiana
Physical symptoms
This medicine is useful in
sexual neurasthenia.
Is useful in impotency. Sexual debility arises out of nervous prostation.
Is quite useful in incontinence
of old people.
Upas tieuté
The patient
The patient is disinclined to do
any mental work.
Is irritable by nature. Suffers from dull headaches.
Physical symptoms
While his sexual desire is
increased his power is completely lost.
The said dull headache persists
after an attempt at coitus.
Ustilago maydis
Physical symptoms
The patient suffers from an
uncontrollable desire to masturbate.
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Is a victim to
spermatorrhoea. His thoughts go round erotic
fancies. His dreams are full of amorous
activities.
Emissions follow irresistible
desire for masturbation.
Backache in lumbar region. Great despondency and mental irritability.
Note : Dr. W. Boericke writes
about muscular debility. He also mentions
about a peculiar sensation where the patient feels hot boiling water flowing
along the back.
X-ray
The patient
Repeated exposure to X-Ray
causes distressing pain. Especially
sexual glands are affected. It causes
atrophy of testicles.
The patient suffers from lewd
dreams. There is complete loss of sexual
desire. It brings out suppressed
gonorrhoea.
Note : It has the property of
stimulating cellular metabolism.
Yohimbinum
The patient
Mind is agitated with flying
sensations of heat in face. This remedy
excites the sexual organs and the whole central nervous system.
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Homoeopathically it is used in
congestive conditions of the sexual organs.
Dr. W. Boericke reports of
strong and lasting erections.
Zincum metallicum
Characteristics of patient
Zincum met. Is recommended in
cases of defective vitality. It is a
well proved remedy and you will find its action in all parts of the body.
A nervous patient, sensitive in
the extreme, gets easily excited, and suffers from twitchings and
tremblings.
You will also find paralytic
weakness, emaciation, prostration. You
will observe brain and spinal symptoms in him.
His functioning system gets
slowed down. The whole body seems to be
tired and feeble.
Even talking or listening makes
him distressed.
There is a tendency to be
docile.
Mental symptoms
Mind is slow to grasp
things. He is forgetful. Repeats question before answering them. Until the mind realises the meaning of the
question he waits to answer.
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Physical symptoms
Zinc met is similar to Conium in
action on male genital organs. It is
useful in spermatorrhoea when it is the result of long continued abuse of
genital organs.
The testes would be drawn up
firmly against the external abdominal ring.
Can pass urine only when sitting
bent backward. In Conium he can pass urine readily while standing.
Note : Zincum met is a good remedy in diseases of
spine, especially when there is spinal irritation. There will be dull and
aching pain. It will be felt in first
dorsal and last lumbar vertebrae. This pain is worse when the patient is
sitting than when he walks.
Dr. Hering notes that the
patient stares as if frightened on waking.
Head rolls from side to side. Extreme changeable moods. One moment he
will be irritable and quarrelsome and next moment he will be despondent and
depressed.
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Therapeutic hints
Some months back I had an
opportunity to attend a conference of young practising homoeopaths at
Baroda. The conference was addressed by some
very promising doctors. One of the doctors gave a lecture on facial neuralgia
and cited several vital remedies for the particular ailment.
While winding up his lecture he
asked a question : have you ever tried to prepare your own therapeutics from the
materia media you read ? It is so easy
and useful and helps you in selecting the remedy.
This question must have remained
in my subconscious mind, because when I completed the book “Sexual Problems in
Males : their cure”, it struck me, why
not I prepare a therapeutic index for my own book ! I utilised the simplest
method and gathered, as far as possible in an alphabetical order, the single
symptoms occurring in every aspect of the remedy I have taken into
consideration in my book.
The result of my labour is
before you. I trust the readers will be
able to pinpoint their selection of remedies for the particular malady they
face.