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Agnus Castus

14 entries across 14 books · abbreviations: AGN · Family: Verbenaceae

Source and preparationPlant · Verbenaceae · Verbena verticillata
PreparationTincture of ripe berries. Clarke
Full source note…Verbena verticillata. Vitex agnus castus (Linn.). The Chaste Tree. (Shores of Mediterranean, Provence, and Greece.) N. O. Verbenaceae. Tincture of ripe berries. Clarke
About the family
Verbenaceae…Verbenaceae, the verbena or vervain family, is a family of mostly tropical flowering plants including herbs, shrubs and trees such as Verbena, Lantana and Vitex. Of the listed remedies, Agnus Castus (from Vitex agnus-castus, chaste tree) is the best-known homeopathic member, alongside the less common Lippia Mexicana.
Antidoted byArsenicum Album ClarkeBryonia Alba ClarkeCamphora Clarke, HeringIgnatia Amara ClarkeLycopodium Clavatum ClarkeNatrum Muriaticum Clarke, HeringPulsatilla Pratensis ClarkeSelenium Metallicum ClarkeSulphur Clarke
AntidotesCamphora Guernsey

Entries

1 Boericke

AGNUS CASTUS · William Boericke · 1,589 chars

2 Kent

Agnus Castus · James Tyler Kent · 2,468 chars

3 Clarke

Agnus Castus · John Henry Clarke · 6,386 chars

4 Hering

Agnus Castus · Constantine Hering · 12,812 chars

5 Allen

Agnus Castus · Henry C. Allen · 1,152 chars

7 Hering

AGNUS CASTUS · Constantine Hering · 7,151 chars

10 Lippe

Agnus castus (Vite) · Adolph zur Lippe · 2,959 chars

14 T. F. Allen

AGNUS CASTUS · Timothy Field Allen · 18,346 chars

16 Guernsey

AGNUS CASTUS · Henry Newell Guernsey · 2,215 chars

17 Cowperthwaite

AGNUS CASTUS. (VITEX AGNUS CASTUS.) · Allen Corson Cowperthwaite · 2,789 chars

18 Dewey

Agnus Castus · Willis Alonzo Dewey · 265 chars

20 Hempel

Agnus Castus · Charles Julius Hempel · 34,667 chars

22 Roberts

Agnus castus · Herbert Alfred Roberts · 1,388 chars

23 T. F. Allen

AGNUS CASTUS · Timothy Field Allen · 765 chars

Relations (this remedy →)

compare 9CamphoraCarbo AnimalisChelidonium MajusHyoscyamus NigerLycopodium ClavatumMuriaticum AcidumNux VomicaPhosphorusSelenium Metallicum

Backlinks (other remedies → this one)

compare 13Chimaphila UmbellataCobaltum MetallicumDioscorea VillosaGalegaHelonias DioicaKobaltumNuphar LuteumOleum Animale AethereumPrunus SpinosaRicinus CommunisSabal SerrulataSalix NigraSelenium Metallicum
similar 1Arsenicum Album

Other remedies of the Verbenaceae

Lippia Mexicana

Research (7)

Papers in PubMed that mention this remedy together with homeopathy, newest first.

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  1. Homeopathic Treatment for Postpartum Depression: A Case ReportVăcăraş V, Vithoulkas G, Buzoianu AD et al. · Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017 · Case Reports · doi
  2. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in an Italian cohort of pediatric headache patients: the tip of the icebergDalla Libera D, Colombo B, Pavan G et al. · Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2014 · doi
  3. Low potency homeopathic remedies and allopathic herbal medicines: is there an overlap?Csupor D, Boros K, Hohmann J · PloS one · 2013 · doi
  4. The value of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of climacteric symptoms: results of a survey among German gynecologistsvon Studnitz FS, Eulenburg C, Mueck AO et al. · Complementary therapies in medicine · 2013 · doi
  5. Vitex agnus castus: a systematic review of adverse eventsDaniele C, Thompson Coon J, Pittler MH et al. · Drug safety · 2005 · Systematic Review · doi
  6. [The efficacy of the complex medication Phyto-Hypophyson L in female, hormone-related sterility. A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical double-blind study]Bergmann J, Luft B, Boehmann S et al. · Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde = Research in complementary and natural classical medicine · 2000 · Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial · doi
  7. Complementary therapy and infertility: an Icelandic perspectiveVeal L · Complementary therapies in nursing & midwifery · 1998 · Review · doi

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Clinical (Clarke)

AgalactiaAnus, excoriation and chaps ofAscitesDislocations, Gonorrhoea, secondaryGouty jointsGums, ulceratedImpotenceKnees, coldness ofLeucorrhoeaMouth, ulcers inRheumatic nodesSpleen, swelling of; induration ofSprainsSterilityTesticles, swelling of; induration ofToothache