Origanum Majorana orig.

Homœopathic Materia Medica

William Boericke · Homœopathic Materia Medica · 9th edition

Common name

Sweet Marjoram (ORIGANUM)

General

Acts on nervous system generally, and is effective in masturbation and excessively aroused sexual impulses. Affections of the breasts (Bufo). Desire for active exercise impelling her to run.

Female

Frotomania; powerful lascivious impulses; leucorrhœa; hysteria. Lascivious ideas and dreams.

Relationship

Compare: Ferula glauca (in violent sexual excitement in women; icy coldness in occiput); Plat; Valer; Canth; Hyos.

Dose

Third potency.

A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica

John Henry Clarke · A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica · 1st edition (1900-02, three volumes); homeoint.org / Médi-T HTML digitization

General

Origanum marjorana. Sweet Marjoram. N. O. Labiatæ. Tincture of whole fresh plant.

Clinical

Breasts, affections of. Erotomania . Hysteria. Leucorrhœa. Nipples, irritation of. Nymphomania. Seminal emissions. Sexual irritation.

Characteristics

The "Wild Marjoram" of this country is Origanum vulgare , grows on limestone or chalky soil, and yields an oil called Oil of Thyme. Orig. marjorana , the "Sweet Marjoram" (which is used for seasoning in cookery), was proved by Dr. Cessoles on himself and two young women; and the symptoms of the proving showed a distinct relation to the sexual organs, which clinical experience has verified and expanded. All kinds of sexual excitement, in females especially, have been remedied by Orig . The sexual symptoms were developed chiefly in the female provers, and were these: Sadness followed by joyfulness and thoughts of marriage. Lascivious dreams. Increased desire for coitus. Swelling and itching of nipples and pains in breasts. The additional symptoms in the Schema are cured symptoms collected by Hering. I have frequently verified the power of Orig . in morbid sexual excitement in both sexes. Other curious symptoms were: "Impulse to run." "Heat of head; as the heat increased the head was involuntarily turned from side to side." Symptoms were < evening on lying down (vertigo); and < at night (excessive thirst).

Relations

Compare: In masturbation in girls, Grat. In masturbation; desire to run; heat to head and movements of head; affections of breasts, Bufo. In impulse to run, Iod. Compare also: Canth., Can. ind., Collin., Hedeoma, Helon., Plat., Val.

Mind

Impossible to remain tranquil. ─ Disposition much changed (after four or five days): she became earnest, fearful, silent, sad, discontented, despairing, and weary of life; (after ten or twelve days) irritable, restless, with great anxiety and full of ideas, with need of active exercise, of running in open air (from one to five drops of tincture). ─ Sadness the whole day, followed by lively mood and excessive joyfulness, with thoughts of marriage, distraction of mind, and desire for active exercise, impelling her to run (in another young woman from 30th). ─ Lascivious ideas with sexual irritation.

Head

Vertigo on lying down in evening. ─ Headache in temples. ─ Heat of head; as heat increased, head was involuntarily turned from side to side.

Nose

Nose-bleed. ─ Tickling and sensation of constriction in tip of nose.

Stomach

Loss of appetite. ─ Excessive thirst at night. ─ Hiccough.

Abdomen

Violent pain in abdomen wakes her from sleep at night.

Urinary Organs

Frequent desire to micturate, waking him from sleep as many as four times in one night.

Male Sexual Organs

Nocturnal emissions.

Female Sexual Organs

Increased desire for coitus. ─ Erotomania with inclination to suicide in a young girl; great sexual irritation; deep moroseness, believes herself lost or despised. ─ Great sexual excitement driving her to onanism; scarcely a day passes without indulgence; whenever she meets a man whose appearance is pleasing she is driven to commit self-abuse. ─ Nearly idiotic from masturbation. ─ Sexual irritation with leucorrhœa and irritation of pudenda, in an unmarried woman of forty. ─ Leucorrhœa, sterility, flatulence of uterus."

Chest

Swelling and itching of nipples with pain in breasts, frequently recurring.

Back

Pains beneath the scapulæ.

Limbs

Cramp in sole of r. foot, in l. leg, in fingers and shoulders.

Upper Limbs

Pains in r. hand.

Lower Limbs

Rheumatic pains in r. foot frequently recurring and disappearing. ─ Pains in the toes.

Generalities

Great physical prostration. ─ Uneasiness. ─ Pains in legs and side became so violent that Camph . was taken after five days. ─ Hysteria from excessive irritation of genitals.

Skin

Pale red spots on legs, thighs, and abdomen. ─ Painful red pimples on outer portion of both legs.

Sleep

Frequent waking from sleep in fright; with trembling. ─ Dreams: vivid, anxious; lascivious; exciting.

Fever

Heat of head; as the heat increased the head was involuntarily turned from side to side.

The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica

Constantine Hering · The Guiding Symptoms of Our Materia Medica · 1879–91

General

Sweet Marjoram. Labiatæ.
Proved by Cessoles, Rev. Hom. du Midi ; Allg. Hom. Zeit., vol. 37, p. 139.
CLINICAL AUTHORITIES.
- Sexual irritation , Moore, Times Ret., 1877, p. 35 ; M. Inv., vol. 6, p. 343 ; Seminal emissions (oil), Cushing, Times Ret., 1876, p. 113 ; Mass. Trans., vol. 4, p. 512 ; Nymphomania , Elb., A. H. Z, vol. 110, p. 19 ; Onanism, Sexual irritation, Erotomania, Leucorrhœa , Gallavardin, Emery, Cessoles, N. A. J. H., vol. 15, p. 62.

Mind

Lascivious ideas with sexual irritation.

Male sexual organs

Nocturnal emissions.

Female sexual organs

Erotomania and inclination to suicide in a young girl ; great sexual irritation ; deep moroseness, believes herself lost and despised ; when awaking from her stupor cries out that the devil comes near her, believes herself in hell, in chains, considered herself crazy, and those about her feared that she would become so ; has thoughts of destroying herself.
Great sexual excitement driving her to onanism, a day scarcely passing without her indulging in this habit ; whenever she meets a man whose appearance is pleasing she is at once driven to commit masturbation.
After having practiced masturbation for a long time became nearly idiotic ; was not able to learn her catechism (with Sulph).
Abused herself daily ; tried her utmost to overcome sexual inclinations and vainly gave herself up to religious exercises in order to strengthen her will.
Sexual irritation with leucorrhœa and itching of pudenda, in an old maid, æt. 40.
Powerful lascivious impulses, producing anxiety, from disinclination to religious duties ; leucorrhœa ; a worthy married woman and mother of a family.
Sexual irritation in a divorced woman ; had neither rest nor quiet from voluptuousness.
Leucorrhœa, sterility, "flatulency of uterus."

Nerves

Hysteria from excessive irritation of genitals.

Sleep

Lascivious ideas and dreams.

Stage of life, constitution

Girl, æt. 7 ; onanism.
Girl, æt. 17, daughter of silk weaver ; onanism and mental weakness.
Girl, æt. 20, well every other way ; sexual irritation and onanism.
Woman, æt. 29, single, teacher of languages, suffering four years, never had coitus ; nymphomania.
Woman, æt. 35, married, mother of a family, suffering several months ; leucorrhœa and sexual irritation.
Old maid, æt. 40 ; sexual irritation with leucorrhœa.
Woman, divorced ; sexual irritation.

Relations

Compare : Canthar., Cann. ind., Collinson., Hedeoma, Helon., Platin., Valeriana .