Impotence
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse |
Patient Better |
| Agnus Castus | Lowered sexual vitality, with corresponding mental
depression and loss of nervous energy
Premature old age from abuse of sexual power No erections Impotence Parts cold, relaxed Desire gone Scanty emission without ejaculation Gnawing itching in all parts, especially eyes Odor of herring or musk Stools soft, recede, difficult |
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| Anacardium | Want of enjoyment during coition
Impaired memory Depression, and irritability Diminution of senses; objects appear too far off; hard of hearing; sense of smell perverted Aversion to work; lacks self-confidence; irresistible desire to swear and curse Sensation of a plug in various parts-eyes, rectum, bladder, etc; also of a band Empty feeling in stomach; eating temporarily relieves all discomfort Apt to choke when eating or drinking; swallows food and drinks hastily Anxious dreams |
On application of hot water | From eating
When lying on side From rubbing |
| Antimonium Crudum | Excessive irritability and fretfulness, together
with a thickly-coated white tongue
Cannot bear heat of sun Tendency to grow fat No thirst; thirst in evening and night Loss of appetite Desire for acids, pickles Urine turbid and foul odor Impotence; atrophy of penis and testicles |
By heat
Cold bathing In evening From acids Wine Water Washing Wet poultices |
In open air
During rest Moist warmth |
| Argentum Nitricum | Erection fails when coition is attempted
Desire wanting Genitals shrivel Coition painful Symptoms of in co-ordination, loss of control and want of balance everywhere, mentally and physically Trembling in affected parts Great desire for sweets; cheese and salt Splinter-like pains Sensation as if a part were expanding and other errors of perception Withered up and dried constitutions Pains increase and decrease gradually Flatulent state and prematurely aged look Explosive belching especially in neurotics Intolerance of heat Urine scanty and dark Horrible dreams of snakes, and of sexual gratification |
Warmth in any form
At night From cold food Sweets After eating At menstrual period From emotions Left side |
From eructation
Fresh air Cold Pressure |
| Arnica | Impotence from excess or abuse
Acts best in plethoric, feebly in debilitated with impoverished blood, cardiac dropsy with dyspnœa Limbs and body ache as if beaten; joints as if sprained Bed feels too hard Sore, lame, bruised feeling Aversion to tobacco Longing for vinegar Distaste for milk and meat Dreams of death, mutilated bodies, anxious and terrible |
Least touch
Motion Rest Wine Damp cold |
Lying down
With head low |
| Arsenicum Album | All-prevailing debility
Great exhaustion after the slightest exertion Restlessness Irritable weakness Burning pains Unquenchable thirst; drinks much, but little at a time Burning relieved by heat Fear fright and worry Craves milk, acids and coffee Albuminous urine Must have head raised by pillows Sleeps with hands over head Dreams are full of care and fear |
Wet weather
After midnight From cold, cold drinks, or food Seashore Right side |
From heat
From head elevated Warm drinks |
| Avena Sativa | Sexual debility
Impotency after too much indulgence |
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| Baryta Carb | Specially indicated in infancy and old age
Diseases of old men when degenerative changes begin;-cardiac vascular and cerebral;-who have hypertrophied prostate or indurated testes, very sensitive to cold, offensive foot-sweats, very weak and weary, must sit or lie down or lean on something Very averse to meeting strangers Diminished desire and premature impotence |
While thinking of symptoms
From washing Lying on painful side |
Walking in open air |
| Berberis Vulgaris | Diminution of sexual desire
Premature emission in coition Rapid change of symptoms-pains change in regard to place and character-thirst alternates with thirstlessness, hunger, and loss of appetite, etc Wandering, radiating pains Acts well in fleshy persons, good livers, but with little endurance Pains radiate, are not worse by pressure, but worse in various attitudes, especially standing and active exercise |
Motion
Standing |
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| Caladium Seguinum | Erections when half-asleep; cease when fully awake
Impotency; relaxation of penis during excitement No emission and no orgasm during embrace Coldness of single parts and inclination to lie down, with aggravation on lying on left side Slightest noise startles from sleep Dread from motion Thirstless Tolerates only warm drinks Sweet sweat-attracts flies |
Motion | After sweat
After sleeping in daytime |
| Calcarea Carbonica | Increased local and general perspiration
Gets out of breath easily A jaded state, mental or physical, due to overwork Great sensitiveness to cold; partial sweats Patient is fat, fair, flabby and perspiring and cold, damp and sour Aversion to meat, boiled things, fat Craving for indigestible things-chalk, coal, pencils; also for eggs, salt and sweets Milk disagrees Thirst; longing for cold drinks Frequent emissions Semen emitted too soon Dreams of the dead |
From exertion, mental or physical
Ascending Cold in every form Water Washing Moist air Wet weather During full moon Standing |
Dry climate and weather
Lying on painful side |
| Camphora | Icy coldness of the whole body; sudden sinking of
strength; pulse small and weak
Subsultus and extreme restlessness Does not want to be covered, notwithstanding the icy coldness of the body Very sensitive to cold and to touch Absence of sexual desire, and impotence Sudden laxness of penis Nightly emissions |
Motion
Night Contact Cold air |
Warmth |
| Carboneum Sulphuratum | Lack of vital heat
Diminished sensibility of arms, hands and feet Desire lost, parts atrophied Frequent profuse emissions |
Cold
After breakfast Bathing Warm, damp, weather |
In open air |
| Chininum Sulphuricum | Suppression or diminution of sexual desire
Sinking sensation Weak and nervous; sweats from least exertion Wants to lie down Hunger at night |
Touch | Pressure
Bending forward |
| China | Frequent emissions, followed by great weakness
Sensitive to draughts Ringing in ears Food tastes too salty Milk disagrees Averse to exercise; sensitive to touch |
Slightest touch
Draught of air Every other day Loss of vital fluids At night After eating Bending over |
Bending double
Hard pressure Open air Warmth |
| Cobaltum Metallicum | Sexual disturbances
Emissions without erection Impotence Lewd dreams |
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| Conium | Sexual desire increased; power decreased
Sexual nervousness, with feeble erection Difficult gait, trembling, sudden loss of strength while walking, painful stiffness of legs Trouble at the change of life, old and bachelors General feeling as if bruised by blows Great debility in the morning in bed Weakness of body and mind, trembling, and palpitation Tremulous weakness after every stool |
Lying down
Turning or rising in bed Celibacy Before and during menses From taking cold Bodily or mental exertion |
While fasting
In the dark From letting limbs hang down Motion Pressure |
| Damiana | Sexual neurasthenia; impotency
Sexual debility from nervous prostration |
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| Digitalis | Nightly emission, with great weakness of genitals
after coitus
White, chalk-like, ashy, pasty stools Desire to take a deep breath Starts from sleep in alarm that he is falling from a height |
When sitting erect
After meals Music |
When stomach is empty
In open air |
| Dioscorea Villosa | Persons of feeble digestive powers; tea-drinkers,
with much flatulence
Relaxation and coldness of organs Strong-smelling sweat on scrotum and pubes Emissions in sleep, or from sexual atony, with weak knees |
Evening and night
Lying down Doubling up |
Standing erect
Motion In open air Pressure |
| Gelsemium | General prostration
Dizziness, drowsiness, dullness, and trembling Slow pulse, tired feeling, mental apathy Muscular weakness Complete relaxation and prostration Lack of muscular co-ordination General depression from heat of sun Sensitive to a falling barometer; cold and dampness brings on many complaints Sluggish circulation Feeling of a lump in throat that cannot be swallowed No thirst Urine profuse, clear, watery, with chilliness and tremulousness Spermatorrhœa, without erections Genitals cold and relaxed |
Damp weather
Fog Before a thunderstorm Emotion, or excitement, bad news Tobacco-smoking When thinking of his ailments At 10 am |
Bending forward
By profuse urination Open air Continued motion Stimulants |
| Glycerinum | Debility, mental and physical
Profuse and frequent urination Increased specific gravity and sugar |
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| Graphites | Especially active in patients who are rather stout,
of fair complexion
Tendency to skin affections and constipation Fat, chilly, and costive Delayed menstrual history Takes cold easily Gushing leucorrhœa Breath smells like urine Aversion to meat Sweets nauseate Hot drinks disagree Urine turbid, with sediment; sour smelling Sexual debility, with increased desire Aversion to coition Too early or no ejaculation |
Warmth
At night During and after menstruation |
In the dark
From wrapping up |
| Hypericum | Constant drowsiness
Craving for wine, pickles Great thirst Desire for warm drinks
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In cold
Dampness In a fog In close room Least exposure Touch |
Bending head backward |
| Ignatia | Especially adapted to the nervous temperament-women
of sensitive, easily excited nature, dark, mild disposition, quick to
perceive, rapid in execution
Rapid change of mental and physical condition, opposite to each other Cannot bear tobacco Sour taste Averse to ordinary diet; longs for great variety of indigestible articles Craving for acid things Urine profuse, watery Absence of sexual desire |
In the morning
Open air After meals Coffee Smoking Liquids External warmth |
While eating
Change of position. |
| Iodum | Rapid metabolism: Loss of flesh with great appetite
Hungry with much thirst Great debility, the slightest effort induces perspiration Exceedingly thin, dark complexioned patients Tremor Craves cold air Sluggish vital reaction, hence chronicity Weakness and loss of breath going upstairs Anxious and worried if he does not eat Urine frequent and copious, dark yellow-green, thick, acrid with cuticle on surface Loss of sexual power, with atrophied testes |
When quiet
In warm room Right side |
After eating
Walking about In open air |
| Kali Bromatum | Loss of sexual desire
Urine profuse, with thirst Effects of sexual excesses, especially loss of memory, impaired co-ordination, numbness and tingling in limbs Night terrors |
When occupied mentally or physically | |
| Kali Iodatum | Cold food and drink, especially milk, aggravate
Much thirst Sexual desire diminished Erection slow and long lasting, coition painful, prolonged and no emission |
Warm clothing
Warm room At night Damp weather |
Motion
Open air |
| Lecithinum | Mental exhaustion and impotency
Tired, weak, short breath, loss of flesh; symptoms of general break-down Loss of appetite Thirsty Craves wine and coffee Scanty, with phosphates, sugar or albumen |
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| Lycopodium | Intolerant of cold drinks
Craves everything warm Best adapted to persons intellectually keen, but of weak, muscular power Deep-seated, progressive, chronic diseases Emaciation Debility in morning thin, withered patients, full of gas and dry Lacks vital heat; has poor circulation, cold extremities Pains come and go suddenly Sensitive to noise and odors Aversion to bread, etc Desire for sweet things Eating ever so little creates fullness Cannot eat oysters Heavy red sediment in urine No erectile power; impotence Premature emission Dreams of accidents Viscid and offensive perspiration |
Right side
From right to left From above downward 4 to 8 pm From heat or warm room, hot air, bed Warm applications, except throat and stomach which are better from warm drinks |
By motion
After midnight From warm food and drink On getting cold From being uncovered |
| Natrum Muriaticum | Great debility; most weakness felt in the morning
in bed
Coldness Emaciation most notable in neck Great liability to take cold Dry mucous membranes Constrictive sensation throughout the body Great weakness and weariness Oversensitive to all sorts of influences Hungry, yet loose flesh Unquenchable thirst Sweats while eating Craving for salt Aversion to bread, to anything slimy, like oysters, fats Has to wait a long time for it to pass if others are present Impotence with retarded emission Shortness of breath, especially on going upstairs Dreams of robbers Greasy skin |
Noise
Music Warm room Lying down About 10 a m At seashore Mental exertion Consolation Heat Talking |
Open air
Cold bathing Going without regular meals Lying on right side Pressure against back Tight clothing |
| Nitricum Acidum | Acts best on the dark complexioned and past middle
life
All discharges very offensive, especially urine, feces, and perspiration Chronic diseases Takes cold easily Disposed to diarrhœa Excessive physical irritability Sensitive to noise, pain, touch, jar Difficult hearing; better by riding in carriage or train Longing for indigestible things-chalk, earth, fat and salt etc Urine scanty, dark, offensive; smells like horse's urine; cold on passing Absence of sexual desire and erections |
Evening and night
Cold climate Also hot weather |
While riding in carriage |
| Nuphar Luteum | Complete absence of sexual desire
Parts relaxed Penis retracted Impotency, with involuntary emissions during stool, when urinating Spermatorrhœa |
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| Nux Vomica | Rather thin, spare, quick, active, nervous, and
irritable patient
Seeks stimulants, coffee, wine, possibly in excess Zealous fiery temperament Easily chilled, avoid open air Loves fats and tolerates them well Frequent calls to urinate; little and often Emissions from high living Bad effects of sexual excesses Cannot sleep after 3 am until towards morning; awakes feeling wretchedly |
Morning
Mental exertion After eating Touch Spices Stimulants Narcotics Dry weather Cold |
From a nap, if allowed to finish it
In evening While at rest In damp, wet weather Strong pressure |
| Onosmodium | Want of power of concentration and co-ordination
Diminution of sexual desire in both sexes Psychical impotence Loss of desire Speedy emissions Deficient erections General prostration; acts as if born tired Craving for ice-water and cold drinks; wants to drink often |
From motion
Jar Tight clothing |
When undressed
When lying down on back From cold drinks Eating |
| Phosphoricum Acidum | Mental debility first; later physical
Esp indicated in young people who grow rapidly, and who are overtaxed, mentally or physically Craves juicy things Thirst for cold milk Urine frequent, profuse, watery, milky Emissions at night and at stool Sexual power deficient; testicles tender and swollen Parts relax during embrace Lascivious dreams with emissions |
Exertion
From being talked to Loss of vital fluids Sexual excesses |
From keeping warm |
| Phosphorus | Tall, slender persons, narrow chested, with thin,
transparent skin, weakened by loss of animal fluids
Great nervous debility Emaciation Amative tendencies Great susceptibility to external impressions, to light, sound, odors, touch, electrical changes, thunder-storms Suddenness of symptoms, sudden prostration, faints, sweats, shooting pains, etc Hearing difficult, especially to human voice Stools long, narrow, hard, like a dog's Urine turbid, brown, with red sediment Lack of sexual power Vivid dreams of fire; of hæmorrhage Lascivious dreams Short naps and frequent wakings |
Touch
Physical or mental exertion Twilight Warm food or drink Change of weather From getting wet in hot weather Evening Lying on left or painful side During a thunder-storm Ascending stairs |
In dark
Lying on right side Cold food Cold Open air Washing with cold water Sleep |
| Picric Acidum | Muscular debility
Heavy tired feeling Scanty urination |
Least exertion, especially mental
After sleep Wet weather Summer or hot weather |
From cold air
Cold water Tight pressure |
| Plumbum | Excessive and rapid emaciation
Constipation; stools hard, lumpy, black with urging and spasm of anus Urine albuminous; low specific gravity Loss of sexual power Testicles drawn up, feel constricted |
At night
Motion |
Rubbing
Hard pressure Physical exertion |
| Sabal Serrulata | General and sexual debility
Fear of going to sleep Languor, apathy and indifference Desire for milk Constant desire to pass water at night Wasting of testes and loss of sexual power Coitus painful at the time of emission Sexual organs feel cold |
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| Salix Nigra | Hysteria and nervousness
Libidinous thoughts and lascivious dreams Genital irritability Moderated sexual passion Painful movement of the testicles |
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| Selenium | Often indicated in elderly men
Sexual atony Great debility; worse, heat Easy exhaustion, mental and physical, in old age Desire for brandy and other strong drink Dribbling of semen during sleep Loss of sexual power, with lascivious fancies Increased desire, decreased ability. Semen thin, odorless On attempting coition, penis relaxes |
After sleep
In hot weather From Cinchona Draught of air Coition |
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| Sepia | Weakness, yellow complexion, bearing-down
sensation, especially in women
Chills easily Upward tendency of its symptoms Easy fainting Feels cold even in warm room Longing for vinegar, acids, and pickles Loathes fat Red, adhesive, sand in urine Organs cold |
After milk, especially when boiled
Forenoons and evenings Washing Laundry-work Dampness Left side After sweat Cold air Before thunder-storm |
By exercise
Pressure Warmth of bed Hot applications Drawing limbs up Cold bathing After sleep |
| Silicea | Cold, chilly, hugs the fire, wants plenty warm
clothing, hates drafts, hands and feet cold
Lack of vital heat Prostration of mind and body Great sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants Want of grit, moral or physical Sensation of a hair on tongue Disgust for meat and warm food Absence of sexual desire with weakness in genital organs Anxious dreams |
Winter
New moon In morning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold |
Warmth
Wrapping up head Summer In wet or humid weather |
| Staphysigaria | Sexual sins and excesses
Very sensitive Desire for stimulants Craving for tobacco Spermatorrhœa, with sunken features; guilty look; emissions, with backache and weakness and sexual neurasthenia
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Anger
Indignation Grief Mortification Loss of fluids Onanism Sexual excesses Tobacco Least touch on affected parts |
After breakfast
Warmth Rest at night |
| Strychninum | Respiration increased
All reflexes are more active
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Morning
Touch Noise Motion After meals |
Lying on back |
| Sulphur | Ebullitions of heat
Dislike of water Dry and hard hair and skin Red orifices Sinking feeling at stomach about 11 am Cat-nap sleep Aversion to being washed Complaints that relapse General offensive character of discharge and exhalations Milk disagrees Great desire for sweets Great quantities of colorless urine Sexual organs cold, relaxed and powerless |
At rest
When standing Warmth in bed Washing Bathing In morning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants Periodically |
Dry, warm weather
Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Thuja | Relaxed scrotum with sexual weakness and
lethargy
Rapid exhaustion and emaciation Dislike for fresh meat and potatoes Rancid eructations after fat food Cannot eat onions Perspiration sweetish, and strong |
At night
From heat of bed At 3 am and 3 pm From cold, damp air After breakfast Fat Coffee |
Left side
While drawing up a limb |
| Tribulus Terrestris | Debilitated states of the sexual organs, as
expressed in seminal weakness, ready emissions and impoverished semen
Sexual neurasthenia Partial impotence caused by overindulgence of advancing age, or when accompanied by urinary symptoms, incontinence, painful micturition, etc |
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| Yohimminum | Neurasthenic impotence
Congestive conditions of the sexual organs Disagreeable, metallic taste Copious salivation Sleepless; thoughts of events of whole past life keep him awake |
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| Zincum Metallicum | Emissions with hypochondriasis
Tissues are worn out faster than they are repaired Cerebral depression Fag Defective vitality Great relief from discharges Cannot stand smallest quantity of wine Ravenous hunger about 11 am Great greediness when eating; cannot eat fast enough Can only void urine when sitting bent backwards Feet in continued motion; cannot keep still |
At menstrual period
From touch Between 5 to 7 pm After dinner From wine |
While eating
Discharges Appearance of eruptions |
| Zincum Phosphoricum | Brain fag
Nervousness Sleepless after 3 am |