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Burning stitches on the right side of the small of the back, when sitting; when rising, or when pressing upon the part, the pain is simply burning, without stitches; drawing on the right side of the posterior brim of the pelvis, and in the small of the back (after quarter of an hour).

A sensation of coldness, as though the skin and underlying muscles were touched with a point of ice on the right side of the pelvis near the sacrum, when sitting; lasts thirty seconds, and returns after eating (3d trit)..

A very violent pain as if sprained, deep in the left lumbosacral region, unendurable on adduction of the left thigh, compelling one to limp; lasts several minutes, followed by bruised pain on the outer side of the left knee (3d trit).

Extremities in General.

Loss of power in the limbs (1st trit)..

Great loss of power of the limbs, especially of the upper arm, about the shoulder, mornings, after waking (4th dil)..

Morning, in bed, after waking, unusual fatigue of the limbs, especially of the upper arms, as far as the shoulder, as after a long walk; with slight chilliness under the whole skin, and feeling of hunger, which disappeared after a short attack of nausea (6th dil)..

Discomfort, heaviness, in all the limbs.

A sort of pressive tearing in the extremities of the long bones, just above or below their joints, in different parts of the body (after forty-eight hours). Cramp like drawing in the back of the right hand and foot.

Pressive, drawing and tensive pain in the bends of both elbows and knees (in every position); when pressing upon the parts, the pain disappears for a moment, but returns immediately.

Tearing and pressive pain in the metacarpal bone of the thumb, and in the two posterior joints of the big toes; worse by contact.

Pain, as if sprained, in the right shoulder, and left inner malleolus of the ankle, on walking (1st trit).

Upper Extremities.

Twitching of muscles from the right anterior clavicular region towards the shoulder-joint (in a fasciculus of the pectoralis major), during rest (4th dil)..

Tearing on the top of the shoulder, and in the region of the head of the head of the humerus.

A momentary tearing on the articular eminence of the right shoulder, at 5 P.M., while at rest (6th dil)..

Tearing pain from the articular eminence of the right shoulder to the neck, during rest (4th dil)..

Pain, as if sprained, in the uppermost muscles of the right shoulder-blade, on exerting the outstretched arm (4th dil)..

Frequent painless, muscular twitching around the right shoulder-joint, at one time in the posterior margin of the axilla, at another in front of the clavicle extending to the top of shoulder (4th dil)..

Boring scratching pain in right shoulder-joint, mornings, when walking (3d trit)..

A short, painful tearing in the right shoulder-joint, and then in the right frontal region (6th dil).

Tearing drawing (afterward, beating, throbbing) pains in the right shoulder-joint in rest, with marked paralytic weakness of the joint (5th dil)..

Pressive, bruised pain on the of the left shoulder-joint, on walking (one hour), (2nd trit)..

Pain, is if sprained, in the left shoulder-joint, at rest (4th dil)..

Pressive tearing below the shoulder-joint.

A sharp, painful drawing in the right deltoid muscle (4th dil)..

Drawing, digging pain under the right deltoid muscle.

Drawing pains in left deltoid muscle, which pain on pressure, as if beaten, at rest; lasts ten to fifteen seconds (4th dil)..

Boring stitches in the right axilla, which did not cease when touched (after thirty hours).

Pain, as if sprained, in the posterior wall of the right axilla, on muscular exertion, disappears in rest (3d trit)..

The arm is inclined to go to sleep, when lying on it, mornings, with increased flow of saliva (2d trit)..

Paralytic feeling in the arms during motion, especially in the elbow-joint (after thirty-two hours).

Tensive drawing in different places on the arms, like stitches.

A transient drawing tearing in the lower end of the left arm, near the condyles of the elbow, at 3 P.M. while at rest (6th dil)..

Violent electric shocks in the left arm, starting from the shoulder; when lying with the hands under the head, during a nap (3d trit)..

Fatigue and loss of power, especially of the upper arm, after walking (3d trit)..

Great fatigue and loss of power, especially of the upper arm, with inclination to lie down and sleep, 11 A.M. (3d trit)..

Powerlessness in the upper arm, as after very severe labor (3d trit)..

Great weakness of the upper arm, and stiffness of the neck, morning, after waking, disappears after rising (5th dil)..

Fatigue of the upper arm, and a drawing pain in the radius, beginning above the wrist, followed by a similar pain in the right shoulder (3d trit)..

Cramp in the middle of the upper arm, when lifting it; otherwise the cramp is scarcely felt (after ten hours).

Pressive pain in the flesh of the upper arm, which increases by contact.

Burning, quickly passing stitch in front, in front, in the middle of the left upper arm.

Continued pinching in the right upper arm (after one hour).

Drawing pains in the muscles of the right upper arm near the elbow, with paralytic weakness of them, during rest (5th dil)..

A drawing pain with paralytic weakness in the anterior surface of the right upper arm, in rest, with inclination to stretch the arm; lasts several minutes (5th dil)..

A short paralytic drawing on the outside of left upper arm; on pressure it pains as if beaten (3d trit)..

Tearing in the left upper arm.

Muscular twitchings in the bend of the right elbow, and bruised pain on the top of right shoulder, during rest (2d trit)..

Painless twitching in the left elbow-joint, in rest, at 3 P.M. (2d trit)..

A burning pain in a circumscribed spot on the elbow, at 6 P.M. (3d trit).

When bending the arm, a tension, externally, at the point of the elbow (after six hours).

A painful drawing through the radial joint of the right elbow, at noon, lasting ten or fifteen seconds, followed by a similar pain in the left hip, during rest (5th dil)..

A biting itching on the right elbow (5th dil)..

Violent stitch in the tip of each elbow (2d trit)..

A very violent stitch in the tip of the left elbow, when at rest (3d trit)..

Spasmodic, pressive drawing pain in the bend of the right elbow, as if the arm had been sprained by violent motion; only felt during motion; more when extending than when bending the arm.

Short, lasting, jerking tearings, apparently in the shaft of the radius, first of the right, then of the left forearm, finally in the lowest joint of the right middle finger; returning from time to time.

A very sensitive, paralytic drawing in the right radius, beginning above the anterior condyle; lasts eight to ten seconds, evening (4th dil)..

A sort of paralysis of the right arm and hand; it drops, and with great effort he can scarcely write (after three hours).

Violent, pressive tearing in the posterior muscles between the bones of the elbow and the radius, as far as the wrist (after thirty-one hours).

Spasmodic pressure and drawing pain in the internal side of the left forearm.

A frightful stitch, as from angry wasp, in the skin, at the middle of the extensor side of the left forearm, followed in a short time by a similar, but less severe stitch in the skin of the right side of the chest, at 11 A.M. (3d trit)..

Intermittent pointed stitches in the radius of the right side, more in the muscles Frequent paralytic painful drawing from the middle of the flexor side of the radius of the left forearm up to the elbow, at rest (4th dil)..

Drawing tearing pains above the wrist, at 2 P.M. (4th dil)..

Painful paralytic drawings above the wrist, from the condyles at the elbow down along the ulnar side of the right forearm, afterward the same pain in the left forearm, evenings, in bed (4th dil)..

Drawing pain in the radial part of the left wrist-joint, while at rest, disappears on moving the hand, and on pressure pains as if beaten (3d trit)..

Sharp continued stitch behind the wrist-joint, at the beginning of the radius (after six hours).

Pressive tearing in the bones of either wrist.

Titillation in the palm of the right hand, forcing him to scratch (after thirty-three hours).

Paralytic pains in almost every joint of the right fingers, lasting ten to fifteen seconds (4th dil)..

Painless twitchings of the whole right thumb, afternoons, on writing (ten to twelve times), so that it is abducted from the fingers (1st trit)..

A short painful drawing in the ball of the left thumb, alternating with a similar sensation in the left occiput, at rest (5th dil)..

A drawing pain in the middle joint of the right index finger, with sudden paralytic loss of power of it, at 1 P.M., when at rest; lasts thirty seconds (4th dil)..

Drawing in the joints of the three left midmost fingers, both when motion and at rest.

A drawing tearing pain in the middle joint of the left index finger, attacks him while in bed; it becomes, after a short duration, throbbing (3d trit)..

A sensitive, drawing penetrating pain in the bone of the metacarpal joint of the ring finger, when at rest at noon (second day), (4th dil)..

TF Allen
Dr. Timothy Field Allen, M.D. ( 1837 - 1902)

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.