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Full Latin name: Agnus castus.
Source: chaste-tree (ripe berries).
Conium 30c: Use this remedy if you cannot achieve and maintain an erection and you experience cramping and coldness in your legs. Take one dose every twelve hours for up to one week.
Full Latin name: Conium maculatum.
Source: hemlock (fresh plant when in flower).
Graphites 30c: Use this remedy if you have lost interest in sex, if you experience premature ejaculation, or if you cannot achieve ejaculation. Take one dose every twelve hours for up to five days.
Full Latin name: Graphites.
Source: black lead from finest drawing pencils.
Lycopodium 30c: Use this remedy if you have a strong desire for sex, but the experience is thwarted by insecurity and anxiety about failure. Take one dose every twelve hours for up to one week.
Full Latin name: Lycopodium clavatum.
Source: wolf’s claw club moss (spores).
Nitric acidum 30c: Use this remedy if you have little or no interest in sex; you may also feel irritable, self-castigating, and very sensitive to criticism. Take one dose every twelve hours for up to five days.
Full Latin name: Nitricum acidum.
Source: Nitric acid.
Nux 30c: Use this remedy if you experience ejaculation problems; you may also feel short-tempered and impatient. Take one dose every twelve hours for up to one week.
Full Latin name: Strychnos nux vomica.
Source: poison nut tree (seeds).
Phosphoric acidum 30c: Use this remedy if you have little or no interest in sex. Take one dose every twelve hours for up to five days.
Full Latin name: Phosphoricum acidum.
Source: phosphoric acid.
Sepia 30c: Use this remedy if you have no interest in sex and feel a “dragging” sensation in your genitals. Take one dose every twelve hours for up to one week.
Full Latin name: Sepia officinalis.
Source: cuttlefish ink.
FERTILITY CHECKUST
HERS
Consider using one of the following homeopathic remedies:
Causticum 30c
Conium 30c
Ignatia 30c
Lycopodium 30c
Phosphoric acidum 30c
Pulsatilla 30c
Sabina 30c
Sepia 30c
Aurum muriaticum 6c
Calcarea iodata 6c
Fraxinus 6c
Kali iodata 6c
Silicea 6c
HIS
Consider using one of the following homeopathic remedies:
Agnus 30c
Conium 30c
Graphites 30c
Lycopodium 30c
Nitric acidium 30c
Nux 30c
Phosphoric acidium 30c
Sepia 30c
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Acupressure: Hands-on Healing
For more than five thousand years, healers have relied on the soothing touch of acupressure to balance the body’s energy and correct ailments and illnesses, including sexual dysfunction, gynecological complaints, and infertility.
The ancient healing arts of acupressure and acupuncture involve the use of either fingertip pressure or fine needles to activate a network of key pressure points, promoting muscle relaxation and increasing blood circulation. Healers have refined the techniques over the centuries, as they have observed and recorded the relationships between healing and touch at various points on the body.
The points used for acupressure and acupuncture are the same. Studies have demonstrated that acupuncture has been successful in the treatment of infertility. According to The Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture, acupuncturists stimulated key fertility points for thirty to forty minutes every other day, beginning on the tenth day of the menstrual cycle. Fully 57 percent of the women in the study had conceived within two courses of treatment. Of course, acupuncture offers a more intense form of stimulation than acupressure, but you may be able to evoke a healing response on your own by practicing acupressure at home. If you would like to consult an acupuncturist, see pages 189-191 for information on finding a qualified professional.
UNDERSTANDING ACUPRESSURE
Acupressurists and acupuncturists use two types of pressure points: local points (pressure points located where the pain occurs) and trigger