- Lachnantes grows in sandy swamps near the coast.
- The root is re d and fibrous, sword - shaped leaves, hairy stem, and yellow, woolly flowers.
- It belongs to the same order as Aletris and is allied to the irises.
- A curious observation is that the white pigs and sheep of Virginia lose their hooves if they feed on Lachnantes, while the black varieties eat it without inconvenience.
- A remedy for rheumatic symptoms about neck.
- Spasmodic torticollis, painful torti collis (Caust., Mag -p., Rhus-t).
- Wry neck.
- Stiffness of neck, drawn over to one side in sore throat.
- Pain in nape as if dislocated, when turning the neck or bending the head back.
- Body icy cold, face yellow, tendency to sweat.
- Bubbling and boiling about the heart, rising to head.
- Bridge of nose feels pinched.
- Feeling of icy coldness in mid scapular region.
- Successfully u sed for diphtheria, typhoid fever, and typhoid pneumoniaLung infection with inflamed air sacsInflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs (alveoli), usually caused by infection..
- Tuberculosis.
- Affinity for the head, chest and circulation.
- Very restless, throws herself about, feels weak
