Masturbation is more
of a male issue than a problem for women, mostly because men get sexual
satisfaction from the release of semen and sperm and women from receiving it as
the end of the act. So the fact is that it is not orgasm but giving and
receiving of sperm, and procreation, which is the goal. Women like more
sensuous and gentle things. A woman would get out of her clothes and do house
work in the nude, she will not want to sit around looking nude men and
masturbate. When she’s hot she may want to go out in public without her bra and
panties on, wearing a sensuous dress. Also women have an advantage over men
when it comes to finding a mate, a woman can virtually snap her fingers and
there would be ten men wanting to sleep with her, but men don’t have it so
easy. However, women at different points in their lives and due to varied
reasons often are driven to masturbation and many enjoy it through their lives.
But it remains a deviant act and has its health consequences. When men masturbate
occasionally it may be considered healthy by some, it’s like keeping your
engine running. When a woman masturbates it could be a psychological, emotional
or physiological issue and much more deep rooted, mostly bordering on some sort
of medically treatable problem. Often you may find women masturbate when the
man they are with is not sensitive enough to see to it that she also has an
orgasm, but this is not always the reason. The idea of this post is not to talk
about the morality, but to look at some homeopathic remedies and conditions
under which they are used. This is not an exhaustive list but some of the
remedies and conditions of use are:
Origanum: “The remedy has a particular
affinity for the female sexual organs, where it sets up great irritation and
excitement. Erotomania, unconquerable lascivious impulses, and voluptuousness
are symptoms that call for Origanum. The irritation is so great that in spite
of every attempt she makes, she is driven to Onanism (masturbation) and
self-abuse. All her life and impulses are centred on the sexual system.
Everything around her is suggestive of sexual phenomena and she rushes on to
its gratification on the slightly pretext”. Other comparable remedies are:
Calcaria
Phos., Phosphorous, and
Veratrum Viride: in these remedies the excitement is greatly increased before
the menstrual period.
Canthrides,
Hyoscmous, Lachises, Platinum and Pulsitilla: in these remedies the aggravation of sexual
impulses is particularly noticeable during menstruation.
Bufo Rana: ” I have had very gratifying
results from Bufo in epilepsy, in a ‘negro’ girl aged about 17 or 18 years. The
least pressure on the right hypo gastric region used to throw her into violent
fits. From her shy, downward look, listlessness, indifference I had cause to
suspect that she was a great victim to this vicious hadit (of masturbation).
Since she has been put on Bufo, she has kept free from any further attack”.
Platinum: “It produces great sexual
excitement of sexual passion both in males and females. In grown-up people this
leads on to excessive venery, whereas in young boys (and girls) not having the
opportunity of their elders, it ushers in the pernicious habit of self-abuse. Platinum
is rightly recommended by Gallavardin for the impulses to pederasty and sodomy.
It also removes the ill-effects of pre-pubic masturbation. Hence it is used
with benefit in epilepsy due to the same cause. In this respect it closely
resembles Bufo”.
“It suits young girls
with premature development of sexual organs and instincts. This often leads to
nymphomania and to similar vicious practices. This is also due to the
titillating and tingling sensation in the genitals. Under Platinum this
instinct of nymphomania becomes more in women in their lying-in state. Another peculiar
feature with theses Platinum cases is the great sensitiveness of the sexual
organs. This aggravation sensitiveness makes coition digital examination
practically impossible. Sometimes we find them fainting during these acts”.
Other remedies that
are indicated in aggravated sexual cravings each with its own distinctive
feature are:
In Aster the sexual craving is insatiable and is not
removed by coitus.
In Apis we have intense sexual desire in widows.
Coffea has excessive sensitiveness about
the genitals with voluptuous itching.
In Gratiola as in Platinum the desire is increased in the
lying-in women.
Hyoscyamus has as great a sexual craving. The
patient is decidedly lascivious and her extreme lasciviousness leads her to
impudent exposure of the pudenda. She is also given to smutty talk.
Kali Phos is to be thought of in premature
growth of virgin girls. In this remedy the desire becomes intense after each
menstrual period.
Lilium Tig. is indicated in a similar
insatiable desire for sexual gratification in women with ovarian complaints. There
is voluptuous itching in the vagina with a feeling of fullness in this part.
No remedy can come
near Murex as regards the intensity of sexual
passion. The desire is insatiable and uncontrollable; it simply drives the patient
crazy. The slightest touch renews this craving.
Phosphorus is helpful in nymphomania in widows;
in this remedy the excess of desire is due to a condition of forced celibacy.
The irresistible desire for coition leads her on to lascivious exposure of the
genitals a sin Hyoscyamus. However, in today’s social circumstances this may
not really be applicable. But the skill of the homeopath is in being able to
draw out other reasons that may be leading to forced celibacy, and prescribe
the remedy taking into account other symptoms.
Tarentula causes great hyperaemia and
hyperesthesia of the female sexual system which lead to extreme sexual
excitement. This is the reason why it makes such an important remedy in
nymphomania. They are simply forced to resort to this vile habit from the
intensity of the excitement. In males it leads to onanism (loss of excessive
ejaculate) and imbecility, ending in insanity.
It is a great remedy
for intense unbearable pruritus vluvae extending into the vagina. The itchiness
is great indeed at night time; with dryness heat of the parts, burning and
frequent expulsion of gas from the vagina. The patient is driven mad every
night. The urine generally is thick, hot and full of sediments.
Calcarea
Phosphorica has many
important symptoms of the sexual system both in males and females. Sexual
desire is increased; erection is painful, it occurs even while riding in a
carriage. In females we notice nymphomania with incessant desire, particularly
before catamenia. The sexual parts feel alive with blood. She feels pulsations
in the parts with an increase of sexual desire. Even urination brings erection
of the clitoris. There is leucorrhoea which is of a cream like consistency. The
menses are profuse and the patient is weak and consumptive. The catamenial flow
is dark. We notice labor-like pains before and during catamenia. Throbbing,
stinging, tickling and pressing pains in the genitals, going up towards
symphysis and downwards to the thighs are mostly present.
Raphanus
Sativa has marked
action on the female sexual system. We use it in hysteria specially when
associated with pain in uterus and titillation in genitals forcing her to
onanism (masturbation). The sensation of globus hystericus is also present. A
round hot foreign body starting from the fundus of uterus stops at the entrance
of the throat and chokes her. As regards nymphomania Raphanus ranks equal to
Gratiola and Origanum. Great sexual excitement starting in the morning and
continuing till 11 pm is noticed. This brings on a sort of sexual insomnia. The
irritation in the organs keeps her awake far into the night. Raphanus cures the
insomnia by putting a stop to the irritant which is the root cause of the
trouble.
On the flip
side we have Sepia where there is great dislike towards sexual
intercourse. The female sexual system is particularly amenable to its
influence. Its symptoms are many and varied. In the first place it causes a great
sensitiveness of the sexual organs, which is the root cause of the great
dislike towards sexual intercourse, betrayed by these patients. The congestion
on which so much importance has been laid leads to induration of the ovaries
with their appendages and of the neck of the uterus. It is this congestion
which brings into being the great feeling of downward pressure in the pelvic
cavity, compelling the patient to cross her thighs to prevent protrusion of the
already prolapsed uterus. This is indeed an inevitable state of affairs, which
may be certainly and permanently put right by the timely administration of
Sepia by the conscientious homeopath who takes the pains to go into the
minutest details of symptoms and never grudges patient application over the
long pages of his material medica. This displacement of the womb also causes oppression
of breath and anxiety and is accompanied by a greenish, yellow, leucorrheal
discharge of fetid smell and corrosive nature. Dr Nash in his “Testimony of the
clinic” cites a case of one Mrs Alice W., age 56, who was suffering from
complete procidentia with all its accompanying symptoms. A dose of Sepia cm
(Sepia potency 1,00,000) not only removed all the annoying symptoms but helped
to draw the uterus back into the vaginal cavity.
Please do not take
this as a guide for prescribing any remedy. If you wish to prescribe a remedy always
look at the totality of symptoms. When I say totality of symptoms it means that
all of the following should be considered: Complaint and history, Generalities,
Mind or psychological symptoms, Head, eyes, ears, nose, face (skin color, look
etc.), appetite, Food – likes and dislikes, stomach, abdomen, bowels, kidneys,
urine, respiratory symptoms, chest, heart, neck, back, extremities, skin,
fever, sleep, temperature, time of aggravation, time of amelioration, and any
other peculiarities you may capture. Thus going just by the symptoms listed
above would be a grave mistake. It is often said that taking the wrong
homeopathic medication cannot harm you; please don’t forget if it can benefit
you a wrongly chosen remedy may harm you. Unlike allopathic treatment,
homeopathy requires a lot of skill and experience to have any beneficial
effect. So stay healthy and keep your primal instincts in check.
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