Salix nigra
Plant · Salicaceae
Salix nigra has a positive action on the generative organs of both sexes, with marked sexual excitement, hysteria, and nervousness. It moderates excessive sexual passion, satyriasis, and erotomania, and is indicated for gonorrhoea with erotic disturbance, spermatorrhoea, and conditions arising from masturbation. In women it addresses ovarian congestion and neuralgia, menorrhagia, and nymphomania.
Key symptoms
- Controls genital irritability and moderates sexual passion
- Libidinous thoughts and lascivious dreams; satyriasis and erotomania
- Acute gonorrhoea with much erotic trouble and chordee
- Spermatorrhoea after masturbation
- Ovarian congestion and neuralgia; difficult menstruation
- Menorrhagia; bleeding with uterine fibroid; nymphomania
- Pain across sacral and lumbar region
- Red swollen face especially end of nose; eyes blood-shot and sore to touch
Black-willow
Has a positive action on the generative organs of both sexes Hysteria and nervousness. Libidinous thoughts and lascivious dreams. Controls genital irritability. Moderates sexual passion. Satyriasis and erotomania. In acute gonorrhœa, with much erotic trouble; chordee. After masturbation; spermatorrhœa.
Face
Red, swollen, especially the end of nose-eyes blood-shot and sore to touch and on motion. Roots of hair hurt. Epistaxis.
Female
Before and during menses much nervous disturbance, pain in ovaries; difficult menstruation. Ovarian congestion and neuralgia. Menorrhagia. Bleeding with uterine fibroid. Nymphomania.
Male
Painful movement of the testicles.
Back
Pain across sacral and lumbar region. Unable to step out quickly.
Relationship
Compare: Yohimbin; Canth.
Dose
Material doses of the tincture, thirty drops.
Salix nigra. Black Willow. N. O. Salicaceæ. Tincture of fresh bark.
Clinical
Diarrhœa. Emissions. Fevers. Gonorrhœa. Impotence. Masturbation. Night-sweats. Nymphomania. Prostatitis. Satyriasis. Spermatorrhœa.
Characteristics
The Black Willow of North America has a reputation as a purgative and febrifuge. A proving by E. D. Wright, who took half an ounce of the tincture in a day, is given in Allen's Appendix. It developed soreness of muscles; a tired, sleepy state; loose bowels, sore gums, and fever. Sal. n. has been largely used by eclectics in a great variety of affections of the genito-urinary system. W. B. McCoy (Hom. News, xxviii. 72) relates a number of cases illustrating this action. (1) Man, 35, lost control of his sexual appetite, and the more he indulged the worse the craving became, and indulgence made him a physical wreck. Sal. n. Ø, in teaspoonful doses thrice daily, cured in five weeks. (2) Youth, 23, had masturbated since he was a boy. Sal. n. Ø, gtt xx., four times a day, was given …
Phatak's chapter on Salix nigra is available in the app.
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