Onosmodium virginianum
Remedy of sexual debility and eye strain. Complete loss of sexual desire. Migraine from eye strain — dull, heavy, temporal. Eyes feel strained, heavy. Clumsy, drops things. Coordination poor.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Onosmodium virginianum (Boraginaceae).
Available Potencies
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Keynote Symptoms
Loss of sexual desire — complete indifference. Eye strain headache — dull, heavy, temporal and occipital. Eyes feel strained, tired, heavy as if pressed outward. Clumsy — drops things, stumbles. Coordination poor. Migraine with visual disturbance. Numbness and tingling. Left-sided.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Confused, dull. Cannot concentrate. Spells words wrong. Left-sided predominance of mind symptoms.
General Symptoms
Eyes, sexual system, coordination. Worse from exertion, eye strain, sexual excess, left side, jarring. Better from rest, eating, sleep, undressing.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Dull, heavy headache from eye strain. Temporal and occipital. Migraine with dim vision. Numb feeling in head. Worse from jarring, movement.
Eyes
Strained, tired, heavy. Feels pressed outward. Accommodation difficult. Pain behind eyes. Reading aggravates.
Male Genitalia
Complete loss of sexual desire. Impotence. Constant sexual thoughts without desire. Speedy emissions. Prostatic enlargement.
Female Genitalia
Loss of sexual desire. Menses too early, too profuse.
Extremities
Clumsy — drops things, stumbles. Poor coordination. Numbness, tingling. Weakness.
Back
Tired, aching. Spine tender.
Modalities
Better From
Rest, eating, sleep, undressing, cold drinks
Worse From
Exertion, eye strain, sexual excess, left side, jarring, motion
Constitutional Type
Those with eye strain and sexual debility. Clumsy individuals. Migraine sufferers.
Clinical Indications
Eye strain headache, migraine with visual disturbance, loss of sexual desire, clumsiness, poor coordination, impotence
Comparative Materia Medica
Ruta has eye strain but with more tendon and periosteal involvement. Natrum muriaticum has eye strain headache but with more grief and sun sensitivity. Agnus castus has sexual debility but with coldness of genitalia.
Safety Information
Not well established.
False gromwell is non-toxic. Safe in all potencies.
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