Agnus castus
Chaste Tree
Key Characteristics
Depression of vital power, weakness, nervous exhaustion, and sexual coldness; melancholia with a sense of impending disease; loss of memory and sight; coldness of the genitals; premature old age with sexual weakness; useful in women with melancholia and suppressed menses, and in men with impotence and seminal emissions.
Commonly used in these styles
Prescribing approaches where this remedy is frequently selected.
Not yet associated with specific prescribing styles.
Typical Potencies & Dosing
Common potency scales and dosing guidance for acute and chronic use.
No established dosing guidance
This remedy does not yet have a standardized potency scale or dosing protocol recorded. Please consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner or the primary literature before use.
Dosing Guidance
Potency scale and acute / chronic dosing notes drawn from the primary literature.
Potency Scale
30C, 200C, 1M
Acute
30C 2-3x daily for acute melancholia or nervous exhaustion with sexual weakness; reduce as symptoms ease.
Chronic
200C weekly for chronic sexual weakness, melancholia, or premature old age; 1M only under professional supervision.
Notes
Best for depression of vital power with sexual coldness and melancholia. Often paired with Sepia in women and Lycopodium in men. Stop on improvement.
Miasmatic Affinity
The chronic miasm — inherited disease pattern — most associated with this remedy.
Constitutional Type
The constitutional profile — physical and emotional temperament — this remedy is most suited to.
Nervous
Materia Medica
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Profound melancholia, sadness, and depression of spirits; fear of impending disease or death; absent-mindedness, loss of memory; aversion to exertion; nervous exhaustion with weeping.
Dull, heavy headache with confusion; vertigo on rising; sensation of weight in the head.
Dimness of sight; weakness of vision; eyes feel tired and heavy.
Remedy Relationships
Complementary, follow-up, inimical, and antidotal remedies linked to Agnus castus.
Compare: Sepia (melancholia with pelvic weakness and aversion to family), Lycopodium (impotence with anxiety and digestive weakness), Conium (suppressed sexual desire with weakness), Phosphoric-acid (weakness after seminal loss), Selenium (sexual weakness with prostration). Complementary: Sepia in women with melancholia.
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