General Action
This acid, more positively than other organic acid, produces a profound anaemia followed by general malnutrition, emaciation, cough, night sweats, etc. It seems also to produce an immediate inflammation of some mucous membranes characterized by a membranous (or plastic) exudation (larynx, bronchi, uterus).
Mouth and Stomach
Salivation; tongue pale and flabby. Vomiting of food. In the stomach gnawing and burning. General aggravation by cold drinks. Epigastrium sore.
Stools
Watery, with colic, sore abdomen, etc. Bloody.
Respiratory Organs
Croup, membranous, with prostration, coldness, etc. (later stages). Membranous, bronchitis. Respiration difficult, hurried.
Fever
Coldness. Hectic fever with emaciation, night sweats.
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.