lachnanthes tinctoria

Materia Medica

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.

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Dulc; Bry; Puls;

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Fel tauri (nape of neck pains, and great tension there