Clinical. Acute laryngitis, loss of voice and rawness and soreness in larynx and trachea (Belladonna and Benzoin). Sudden aphonia after taking cold. Paralysis of vocal cords. Loss of voice in singers and speakers. Cough, aggravated by warmth of bed, ameliorated by sips of cold water. Cough, with sensation as if he “could not get under the mucous” to raise it. Constant, hacking cough, with involuntary micturition. Expectoration, as a rule, scanty; must be swallowed; excessive rawness in chest on coughing, especially under sternum.
Neck and Back
Stiffness of the neck, cannot move the head. Stiffness of the neck and throat, with pain in the occiput; the muscles feel bound, cannot move the head. Painful stiffness in the neck and back, worse when rising from seat. Pains in the back during menstruation. Stitches in the left side of the back, by the last false ribs. Cramp-like pains in the back while sitting. Bruised pain in the coccyx.
Extremities
Tearing pains here and there, worse in the joints, extending into the long bones. General uneasiness in the morning in bed. Weakness and trembling. Paralytic weakness.
Clinical. Rheumatic paralysis of arm, aggravated by rest. Unsteadiness of the muscles of forearm and hand. Numbness, loss of sensation in hands. Contracted tendons in palms of hands. Sciatica; on right side, aggravated by motion, especially aggravated by easterly storms. Rheumatoid arthritis, especially in persons who suffer great weakness of the limbs, aggravated by east wind; limbs become distorted. The hamstrings under the knee seem too short, in chronic rheumatism. Weakness of ankles.
Extremities Upper
Tearing and drawings in the arms and hands. A feeling of stiffness in the hand when grasping anything. A shortening and hardening of the tendons in the fingers.
Extremities Lower
Pain as if sprained in the hip joints when stepping. Gait is unsteady; early falling down of children. Cracking of the knees when walking. Tension in the hollows of the knee when walking, with stiffness. Cramp in the calves in the morning in bed. Cramp in the feet. Burning in the ball of the great toe.
Skin
The skin becomes sore easily. Pimples form on the tip of the nose, moist eruption on the cheeks. Itching over the whole body, worse at night in bed; usually not (>) scratching. Warts form on the fingers which are horny. Horny growths, especially on the forehead or nose.
Sleep
Yawning and stretching, especially at night, usually without thirst; sleeplessness with anxiety and fright, heat and frequent starting up in fright. Anxious dreams. Constant motion of the arms and legs during sleep, then great sleepiness during the day.
Fever
Predominating chilliness. Profuse perspiration when walking in the open air.
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.