General Action
The most pronounced, remote effect of this terrible poison is the epilepsy which attacks those poisoned by its prolonged use. The convulsions are characterized by the large number and rapid succession; they are usually ushered in by screaming, and are followed by loss of mind and finally by idiocy.
Generalities
Convulsions (as above). Anaesthesia and general paralysis. Tremblings.
Mind
Delirium. Hallucinations, often frightful. Loquacity. Sudden stupor. Loss of memory. Idiocy. Kleptomania.
Head
Confusion. Constriction, through the temples. Vertigo on rising; tendency to fall backward.
Eyes
Injected. Whites become yellow. Pupils unequal. Lids droop.
Stomach
Loathing of food. Nausea or vomiting of bitter mucus. Liver larger. Bowels inactive.
Urine
Deep orange colored, offensive, even albuminous.
Heart
Irregular, tremulous, action violent, felt through the chest.
Sleeplessness.
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.