- Allen HC — The keynotes that separate this remedy from its nearest neighbours.
“Chaste tree (Verbenaceae) For the lymphatic constitution. Absent-minded, reduced power of insight ; cannot recollect; has to read a sentence twice before he can comprehend (Lyc., Phos. ac., Sep.). "Old sinners," with impotence and gleet; unmarried persons suffering from nervous debility. Premature old age …”
- Allen TF — A compiled symptom record drawing on proving reports and other named observations.
“Vitex Agnus Castus, L. Nat. Order , Verbenaceæ. Common Name (Engl.), Chaste Tree; (Germ.) Keuschlamm; (Fr.) Gattilier, Pommes d'apis. Preparation , Tincture from the ripe berries. Authorities. Melancholy, hypochondriac mood the whole day; he feels as if nothing existed around him; he is dissatisfied with himself all…”
- Boericke — The quick clinical read — keynotes, modalities and the conditions it is actually prescribed in.
“The Chaste Tree The most effective point of attack of Agnus upon the organism is the sexual organism. It lowers sexual vitality, with corresponding mental depression and loss of nervous energy. It shows this distinctive influence in both sexes, but is more pronounced in men. Premature old age from abuse of sexual…”
- Boger (GA) — Which general headings this remedy belongs under — the analytical scaffolding.
“MALE ORGANS SEXUAL DISTURBANCES”
- Clarke — The widest entry — sources, provings, clinical uses, relationships and antidotes in one place.
“Verbena verticillata. Vitex agnus castus (Linn.). The Chaste Tree. (Shores of Mediterranean, Provence, and Greece.) N. O. Verbenaceæ. Tincture of ripe berries. Agalactia / Anus, excoriation and chaps of / Ascites / Dislocations, Gonorrhœa, secondary / Gouty joints / Gums, ulcerated / Impotence / Knees, coldness of /…”
- Guernsey — The leading characteristics — a compact bridge from repertory result to remedy study.
“The most striking curative influences of this remedy are found cropping out in the male generative organs, and we may also expect much in the female. Mental.--Absent-minded and forgetful; finds it difficult to read or keep up the train of thought. Despairing sadness; keeps repeating that she will die soon…”
- Hering — Graded symptoms, each weighted by how often provers and practice confirmed it.
“Vitex Agnus Castus. Verbenaceæ. A shrub growing in damp places in Southern Europe. Since Dioscorides one of the most famous medicines. Proved by Hahnemann and his school, and published in 1841, in the Archives , by Stapf ; later proved by Helbig. Absent-minded, reduced power of insight ; cannot recollect things. He…”
- Hughes & Dake — The source evidence — provings and poisonings retained with their experimental context.
“AGNUS CASTUS. f^itex Agmucdstust L. Nat. Ord., Vgrhenace^, Chaste-tree, 1. Prot/ingj. — I. Hahnemann, Frequent hiccup, with cro^s disposition, inclined to anger ; pinching in epigastrium when sitting bent forwards ; soft stool for some da^-s, tnen costivcnciAi when straining at stool, e^^ape of fluid from urethra; a…”
- Kent — The mental and general picture — how Kent organizes the remedy’s historical symptom portrait.
“This wonderful remedy is often overlooked. It should come to mind for old sufferers who are broken from sexual excesses and secret vice. The pale sickly and sad mortals who lament over their misspent life. It is good for both sexes. Sexual: Sexual weakness; relaxation of parts. Perversion of all the functions. A woman…”
- Lippe (KN) — Only the symptoms Lippe considered reliable enough to prescribe on.
“Melancholic and hypochondriacal mood. Absentmindedness. Rumbling of flatulence during sleep. Corrosive itching of the perineum and difficulty of passing soft motions. When pressing at stool there is discharge of prostatic fluid. Thirstlessness and aversion to all drink. Nausea first in the pit of the stomach, later in…”
- Lippe (MM) — The strict Hahnemannian reading — the symptom picture without clinical interpretation.
“Low-spirited, he fears approaching death. Melancholic and hypochondriac mood. Absent-minded. Pain in the temple, as from a blow. Heaviness in the head, and pressure, as if the head would fall forward. Pain in the vertex, as from staying in a room filled with a thick and smoky atmosphere. Tension and chilliness in the…”
- Lippe (Red) — Keynotes with the most-trusted ones marked as red-line symptoms.
“Common name: chaste tree. Especially useful in premature old age, which arises in young persons from abuse of the sexual powers (C.). Mental distraction; self-contempt (A.). Melancholic and hypochondriacal mood. Sad and despairing (B.). Desires death (Aur., Lac-C., Nux-V.) Lack of courage (Br.). ABSENT-MINDEDNESS…”
