DRUGS ACTING UPON THE GENITAL ORGANS 



Yohimbine has some recommendation as an aphrodisiac. Its 

 action was for a time considered as specific, in that it produced a 

 local congestion of the penis and testis. This congestion has been 

 found, however, to be due to a general dilatation of the vessels and 

 not to a specific local effect. Its aphrodisiac action is said to be 

 procured in a very short time, almost immediately, in case of the 

 lower animals, but it is usually necessary for men to take it for a 

 long time. 



Doses. H. grs. K—lVi ; 0.05—0. 1. D. gr. %*— % ; 0.001— 

 0.01 ; 3 — 6 times daily, for several days, per os. 



AN APHRODISIACS 



These are agents which lessen sexual desire. Most of them are 

 nerve depressants. The following have the best reputation for this 

 action : 



Bromides Camphor 



Hyoscine Lupulin 



They are particularly recommended in nymphomania. The 

 bromides and possibly hyoscine are the best. Camphor in the form of 

 the monobromate often serves well. These agents are but little used 

 in veterinary medicine because animals afflicted with such a condi- 

 tion can be better and permanently cured by removal of the ovaries 

 or testes. 



