Insatiable desire for sex in women.
Indicated: Agnus Castus, Hops, Black Willow, Ladyslipper, (Albert Priest) Sweet Marjoram. Traditional: White Pond Lily (emblem of purity).
Chinese Barefoot medicine – Sage tea.
Teas. Agnus Castus, Hops, Sweet Marjoram.
Decoction. Black Willow bark.
Tablets/capsules. Agnus Castus, Black Willow.
Formula. Equal parts: Black Willow, Agnus Castus, Wild Lettuce. Dose: Liquid extracts: 2 teaspoons. Tinctures: 2-3 teaspoons. Powders: 750mg (three 00 capsules or half a teaspoon). Thrice daily.
Oregano (origanum vulgare). Spanish traditional. 5-20 drops tincture or 1 drop oil in honey between meals, thrice daily.
Home-tincture: handful Oregano steeped in bottle of white wine.
An outdated term for a condition in which a woman is dominated by an insatiable appetite for sexual activity with numerous partners.
The equivalent behaviour in men is called satyriasis or Don Juanism. It was said to be caused by intense narcissism and feelings of inferiority.
Linn.
Family: Compositae; Asteraceae.
Habitat: Native to Europe. Imported into India.
English: Bitter Lettuce, Wild Lettuce.
Unani: Kaahuu Sahrai (var.), Kaahuu Barri (var.).
Action: Mild sedative, hypnotic, (once used as a substitute for opium), anodyne, expectorant.
Key application: As sedative. (The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia.)Used in insomnia, nervous excitability, anxiety, restlessness, hyperactivity in children, nymphomania, smoker's cough, irritable cough and bronchitis.Aerial parts contain sesquiterpene glycosides.The leaves and dried juice contain lacticin, lactucopicrin (sesquiterpene lactones); flavonoids (mainly based on quercetin); coumarins (cichoriin and aesculin); N-methyl-beta-phenethy- lamine; triterpenes include taraxas- terol and beta-amyrin. The sesquiterpene lactones have a sedative effect.The Wild Lettuce also contains hyos- cyamine, while the dried sap is devoid of it. Morphine content has been found in low concentrations, too low to have pharmacological effect. (Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, 2007.)The oil of seeds is used for arteriosclerosis.
Synonym: L. vulgaris Ser. L. leucanth Rusby. Cucurbita siceraria Mol.
Family: Cucurbitaceae.
Habitat: Throughout India.
English: Bitter Bottle-Gourd.
Ayurvedic: Katu-tumbi, Tumbini, Ikshavaaku. Tiktaalaavu, Pindapha- laa.
Unani: Kaddu-e-talkh (bitter var.).
Siddha/Tamil: Suraikai.
Action: Pulp—purgative, emetic. Leaf—used in jaundice.
Cucurbita lagenaria Linn. is equated with Lauki or Sweet Bottle-Guard, used all over India as a vegetable.Cucurbita siceraria Mol. is equated with Titalauki or the Bitter Bottle- Gourd. Bitter fruits yield 0.013% of a solid foam containing cucurbitacin B,D,G and H, mainly cucurbitacin B. These bitter principles are present in the fruit as aglycones. Leaves contain cucurbitacin B, and roots cucurbitacins B, D and traces of E. The fruit juice contains beta-glycosidase (elaterase).Plants which yield non-bitter fruits contain no bitter principles or elat- erase; their roots are not bitter.... lactuca virosa
Cinnamomum camphora. French: Laurier du Japon. German: Japanischer Kamferbaum. Spanish: Alcanfor. Italian: Alloro canforato. Indian: Kapur. Chinese: Chang. Gum camphor. Today its use is confined mostly to stimulating lotions for external use to increase surface heat in cold arthritic joints. Rubefacient. Chilblains, pains of rheumatism, nervous excitability and heart attack. Should not be used by epileptics.
Internal. Restricted dose: 10mg. Maximum daily dose: 30mg.
Historical. 1-2 drops on sugar 2-3 times daily, internally, to reduce troublesome sex-urge: priapism or nymphomania. Hourly, such doses were once classical treatment for cholera.
Liniment. 10 drops oil of Camphor to egg-cup Olive oil. Massage for relief of lumbago, fibrositis, neuralgia, chest and muscle pain.
Inhalant: Inhale the fumes for respiratory oppression with difficult breathing, heart failure, collapse, shock from injury, hypothermia, tobacco habit.
Camphor locket. A small square is sometimes hung in a small linen bag round the neck for prevention of infection, colds.
Camphorated oil: 1oz (30g) Flowers of Camphor to 4oz (125g) peanut oil. Dissolve in gentle heat. Camphor lotion. Dissolve teaspoon (4-6g) Camphor flowers in 4oz Cider vinegar.
GSL as restricted dose above.
Camphor Drops. At one time a bottle brandy with a knob of Camphor at the bottom was kept in every pantry to restore vitality and warmth to those suffering from exposure to cold and damp. One drop of the mixture in honey rapidly invigorates, imparts energy, and sustains the heart. A reaction is evoked almost immediately; it is harmlessly repeated hourly. Camphor should be given alone as it antidotes many drugs and other remedies. ... camphor
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