General Action
Clinical. The general characteristic indications for this drug seem to be connective tissue exudations; diphtheritic ulcerations; croupous exudations. Lymphatic enlargements. Ulcerations, especially at the base of the tongue, with whitish- gray exudations, etc. Epilepsy, chorioretinitis, with hazy vitreous; parenchymatous keratitis; exudative retinitis; scrofulous inflammations of the eye; kerato-iritis, with pus in the anterior chamber. Proliferous inflammations of the middle ear, with obstruction of the Eustachian tube and naso-pharyngeal catarrh; retraction of drum; exfoliation of the epithelial layer of the tympanum; deafness, with earache, swelling of the glands, sore throat, etc. Nasal catarrh, sneezing and profuse secretion of mucous. Naso-pharyngeal catarrh; the vault of the pharynx covered with adherent crusts. Paralysis of the facial nerve of right side beginning with face ache and facial neuralgia, with twitching and trembling of the muscles of the face, aggravated by eating, speaking or touch. Gums inflamed and bleed easily. Aphthous ulcers in the mouths of childrens or mothers; canker; excoriation of the mouth; epithelioma of the mouth, excessive ulceration; epithelioma of the tongue, hypertrophy and ulceration. Follicular pharyngitis, with expectoration of cheesy lumps; tonsillitis.
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.