Does Lycopodium cure impotency?
Lycopodium does ‘cure’ impotency, but, unfortunately, not because of its medicinal properties but because of the placebo effect. Perhaps it would be best if you tackled the underlying problem beneath your impotence. There are various such causes, some physical and some psychological. Cardiovascular leakage and diabetes are both physical examples, and are medically treatable. The causes of erectile dysfunction may also be physiological or psychological, so perhaps it would be best to consider these as well. Physiologically, erection is a hydraulic mechanism based upon blood entering and being retained in the penis, and there are various ways in which this can be impeded, most of which are amenable to treatment. Psychological impotence is where erection or penetration fails due to thoughts or feelings (psychological reasons) rather than physical impossibility. Notably in psychological impotence there is a very strong placebo effect. Essentially, Lycopodium’s mechanism of action would be
