Lachnanthes tinctoria

Lachnanthes tinctoria
(spirit-weed)
* 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 andthe 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 andstiffness 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.