Lachnanthes tinctoria
Lachnanthes caroliniana (syn. L. tinctoria) · Red root, spirit weed. · Plant · Haemodoraceae
Lachnanthes is most appropriate for those who are prone to hilarious, overexcited, talkative behavior followed by stupid, irritable moods. They are restless both night and day, and sleepy, although they often have difficulty falling asleep and may experience distressing dreams.
The main focus of the remedy rests on the circulation, especially in relation to the head and chest. There is typically a sensation of heat bubbling and boiling up from the heart and chest to the head. Right-sided headaches accompanied by great chilliness may also be treated with this remedy, as may tuberculosis.
Key symptoms
- Torticollis and rheumatic stiffness of the neck
- Neck drawn to one side in sore throat
- Head feels enlarged; right-sided pain extending to jaw
- Bridge of nose feels as if pinched
- Chilliness between the shoulder-blades
- Burning in palms and soles; circumscribed red cheeks
- Sensation of heat, bubbling, and boiling around heart rising to head
- Body icy cold; face yellow; tendency to sweat
- Promotes desire to talk and flow of language
Worse (aggravation)
Better (amelioration)
Spirit-weed (LACHNANTHES)
Head, chest and circulation are affected. Bridge of nose as if pinched. A remedy for torticollis, rheumatic symptoms about neck. Tuberculosis-light-complexioned people. Early stages, and established chest cases, with much coldness. Produces a desire to talk-a flow of language and the courage to make a speech.
Head
Right-sided pain, extending down to jaw; head feels enlarged; worse, least noise. Scalp painful. Sleepless. Circumscribed red cheeks; scalp feels sore, as if hair was standing on end; burning in palms and soles. Bridge of nose feels as if pinched.
Chest
Sensation of heat-bubbling and boiling around heart region rising to head.
Back
Chilliness between the shoulder-blades; pain and stiffness in back.
Neck
Drawn over to one side in sore throat. Rheumatism of the neck. Stiffness of neck. Pain in nape, as if dislocated.
Skin
Body icy cold; face yellow; tendency to sweat.
Relationship
Compare: Dulc; Bry; Puls; also Fel tauri (nape of neck pains, and great tension there).
Dose
Third potency. Tincture in phthisis, unit doses, once or twice a week, or three drops every four hours.
Lachnanthes tinctoria. Red Root. N. O. Hæmodoraceæ. Tincture of whole plant.
Clinical
Cough. Diphtheria. Headache. Heart, heat in; pains in. Phthisis. Pneumonia, typhoid. Sore throat. Stiff-neck. Wry-neck.
Characteristics
Lachnan. is a herb, growing in sandy swamps near the coast. The root is red and fibrous; leaves sword-shaped; stem hairy; flowers yellow, woolly. It belongs to the same order as Aletris, and is allied to the Irises. The head, the chest, and the circulation seem most prominently affected by Lachn. There are headaches of great intensity; right-sided, as if split open with a wedge; with icy coldness of body; crying spells; < by vomiting. In the chest there are lancinating stitches, in quick succession in right side of chest below mamma. Stitches in heart with anxiety. A peculiar symptom is: Sensation of heat, bubbling and boiling in chest and region of heart, rising to head; giddy; breaks out into perspiration. Trembling of heart. There is also burning of palms and soles and burning under …
Mouth and Throat
Sore throat with stiff neck; head drawn to one side.
Neck and Back
Torticollis to right side.
Phatak's chapter on Lachnanthes tinctoria is available in the app.
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