Lachnanthes tinctoria
Remedy of torticollis and neck stiffness. Wry neck — head drawn to one side. Stiffness of neck with burning in nape. Brilliant eyes, circumscribed red cheeks. Chilliness. Right-sided lung involvement. Used for TB-like conditions.
Source
Prepared from the whole fresh plant of Lachnanthes caroliniana (Haemodoraceae).
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Keynote Symptoms
Torticollis — wry neck, head drawn to one side. Stiffness of neck with burning. Circumscribed red cheeks with brilliant eyes — the consumptive appearance. Right-sided chest symptoms. Burning through the body. Chilliness. Head feels enlarged. Sensation of ice on nape.
Mind & Emotional Symptoms
Loquacious. Brilliant, exhilarated mental state despite physical illness. Over-excitable.
General Symptoms
Neck and right chest. Worse from cold, motion, night. Better from warmth.
Physical Symptoms
Head
Sensation of head enlargement. Head drawn to one side — torticollis. Burning in nape.
Face
Circumscribed red spots on cheeks. Brilliant eyes. Hectic flush.
Throat
Stiff neck — wry neck. Burning. Cannot turn head.
Chest
Right-sided chest involvement. Pneumonia right side. Burning in chest. Sensation of ice on back.
Back
Stiffness of nape. Burning. Ice-cold sensation.
Modalities
Better From
Warmth
Worse From
Cold, motion, night
Constitutional Type
Those with torticollis. Consumptive types with hectic flush.
Clinical Indications
Torticollis (wry neck), stiff neck, right-sided pneumonia, hectic flush, TB-like conditions
Comparative Materia Medica
Cimicifuga has stiff neck but with more depression. Rhus tox has stiff neck from cold damp. Lachnanthes is more right-sided with hectic flush.
Safety Information
Not well established.
Spirit weed is mildly toxic. Contains haemodorin pigment (red dye). Used by Native Americans. Low toxicity. Safe in potentised forms.
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