Sharp stitches in the wrist-joint, increased by motion (after two hours).
Distended veins of the hands, with a full, strong pulse.
Weakness of the hands, especially when seizing something (after two hours).
Violent drawing pain on the ulnar side of the dorsum of the right hand.
Sharp drawing in the outer half of the back of the right hand.
Painful pressure on the dorsum of the hand.
Tearing, twitching pain, during rest, on the ulnar side of the dorsum of the left hand. (Creeping and crawling in the hands).
Cramp in the fingers of the left hand.
Drawing cramplike pain in the long bones of the fingers and the forearm; it extends backwards and upwards.
Drawing in the right thumb.
Drawing pain in the skin of the dorsum of the left little finger.
In the evening, drawing and tearing in the right third finger, especially at the ungual phalanx; also, at times, in the little finger, and along the ulnar edge of the forearm.
Pressive pain in the joints of the right ring and little fingers.
Pressive pain in the first phalanges of the last three left fingers.
Spontaneous pressive pain in the ungual phalanx of right ring finger.
Violent pressing tearing pain in the ulnar side of the ungual phalanx of right ring fingers.
Tearing in the tips of the last two left fingers.
Sticking twitching pain in the fingers.
Stitches in both middle fingers (and in the knee).
Fine stitches in the anterior joint of the middle finger (after a quarter of an hour).
Sharp stitches in the bend of the middle joint of the index finger (after two hours).
Burning stitches on the end of the left third finger.
Itching stitches in the tip of the middle finger (after two hours).
Pain in the balls of both thumbs, as if they had been knocked against something hard.
Sharp pain on pressure, as from crushing, in the ungual phalanx or right ring-finger.
Fine pricking itching of the lower joints of the fingers; it goes off by scratching (after thirty-six hours).
Lower Extremities.
Trembling in the lower extremities.
At night. The lower extremities are painful when laid across one another.
Tearing pain in the lower extremities.
(Tearing pain in the lower extremities ).
Drawing pressive pain in the left hip-joint, the thigh being extended, when sitting (after five hours).
Single thrusts in the hips.
Pain as from a sprain in the hips (back, chest, wrist).
Continual pinching on the outer side of the thighs (after half an hour).
Thighs of a livid color, with blue and yellowish marks, as if black and blue.
Trembling of the recti muscles of left thigh (common).
Pinching twitchings in the upper portion of the left thigh, near the scrotum.
(Abscess of the psoas muscle).
Pain in the thigh when rising and stepping upon the foot.
Transient tension in left buttock and knee.
Drawing, cramplike pressure in the muscles of the thigh when sitting (after forty-eight hours).
Slight tearing in the felt upper thigh (very common).
Fine stitches in the thigh above the knee (after a quarter of an hour).
Itching stitches on the inner side of the thigh above the knee; they become more violent by rubbing (after two hours).
Pain in the thighs when walking, as from a blow or contusion.
Sense of twitching in the muscles of the thigh.
Finely stinging itching of the inner sides of the thigh, like soreness, diminished by contact.
The knees suddenly bend when standing (after one hour).
The knee-joints have no firmness; they totter when standing (after three hours).
Sometimes sudden absence of power in the knees; they bend whilst the feet are numb and insensible. (Cramplike pain in the knee and leg).
Tearing in the knees (not uncommon).
Violent tearing in the region of the left knee, ameliorated by violent friction.
Pressive tearing below the left knee.
Stitches in the knee (and in both middle fingers).
Pain in the right knee when ascending the stairs, as if one had knocked it against something (after three hours).
Sense as of gurgling in the lower part of the leg, from below upwards, when at rest (after quarter of an hour).
Prick in the knee when touched (after one hour).
Intense burning at a small spot on the outside of the left tibia.
Twitching lancinating pain in the tibia, extending from below upwards (after six hours).
Pressure in the tibia, as after knocking it against something, only when walking (after thirty hours).
Tension in the muscles of the calf from below upwards, accompanied by drawing when standing (after seven from below upwards, accompanied by drawing when standing (after seven from below upwards, accompanied by drawing when standing (after seven hours).
Tearing pain, like boring and digging, from above downwards in the left calf; the pain then extends into the thigh, thence crossing behind the os coccyges, and finally terminating at the right iliac bone (after six hours).
Pain as after a violent blow over calf of the right leg, accompanied by lassitude of the legs.
Want of power in both ankles, and a heavy weight on each instep.
Tearing in the malleoli.
Tearing pain on right external malleolus, and on dorsum of foot.
Pain in the tarsal joint, undulating, tearing (almost dull stitching).
Pain as from a sprain in the tarsal joint.
Tearing in the heel.
Stitches in the right foot over the heel, in the tendo Achillis, only when extending the tarsal joint, but not when walking (after two hours).
Sudden swelling of the (sick) foot.
The feet felt tired after having taken a walk in the open air; the knees bent; as soon as the feet weary she became sleepy at once, fell asleep, and dreamed immediately.
Inexpressible pain in the (sick) foot, as from internal uneasiness, and as if it were lying too hard; this obliges one to move the part hither and thither, in the evening (after eight hours).
Arthritic pain in the foot, with a little fever towards evening.
Violent burning in the feet.
Violent biting and burning on the external ridge of left foot, through a center. (Pressive pain in the paralyzed foot).
Stitches in the foot, extending through the big toe.
Tingling in the feet.
Feeling as of crawling and creeping in the feet.
Drawing in the outer half of the back of the left foot.
Sweat of the soles of the feet and toes.
Standing becomes painful.
Cramp in the toes of the left foot (after thirty-six hours).
Painful cramp in the muscles of the soles of the feet.
Stitches in the soles of the feet, in one and the same spot, when walking, as if there were a corn (after thirty-six hours).
When walking, on raising left foot, and bending left ankle, crawling in the outer half of left sole, as if the nerve were pulled.
Crawling prickings in the soles of the feet, one and the same place.
Tearing in the left little toe.
Sticking tearing in the under surface of the big toe, especially when setting down the foot (after four hours).
Sticking tearing pain in the tip of the big toe; it comes on gradually, and is felt when lying down for the siesta.
Violent stitches in the toes when walking.
Single, severe stitches in the big toe (after one hour).
Dull, long stitch in the right big toe.
Arthritic, dull pain towards evening, as from a sprain in the joint of the big toe, accompanied by some redness.
Dull throbbing pain in one of the toes.
Dull, trembling pain in one of the toes.
Single shocks in the big toe.
Generalities.
(Jerk and shocks in the body, as by electricity).
Sudden twitches of single muscles in almost every part of the body, especially in the limbs; those twitches produce a shock either in single parts of the body, or in the whole body.
Uneasiness in the whole body, without any mental anguish; a kind of excessive mobility, which finally becomes a kind of trembling of the whole body.
Orgasm of the blood in the evening, accompanied by dizziness of the head; he feels pulsations in the whole body; (he cough for hours until he vomits; this wakes him at night).
When walking in the open air, he feels as if the whole right side, especially, were too heavy and paralyzed; he does not feel this in the least when in the room (after eight hours).
Lassitude and sluggishness of the whole body; the legs are scarcely able to stand.
General fatigue, lassitude, and sleepiness.
General weakness.
Loss of strength.
General sinking of strength; he can scarcely move a limb.
Feeble in walking, as if suddenly blighted with old age.
Tremulous uneasiness and weakness.
Weakness, weariness, sensation as of being bruised; these symptoms oblige him to lie down.
Felt sick and feeble on rising.
Comfortable feeling of exhaustion.
He feels faint when walking; he recovers himself when standing.
Faintness.
Painful and excessive sensitiveness of the whole body.
Painful sensitiveness of all the joints and of the skin, on making the slightest motion (after four hours).
Extreme malaise, Indescribable discomfort and disinclination to activity.
Excessively violent pain, which caused many to scratch the wall or the floor with their nails, like madmen; the pains do not continue more than an hour (immediately after taking the medicine).
(Burning and cutting pains here and there).
Everything on his body feels as if it were tied too tight.
Extremely disagreeable painfulness of the periosteum of all the bones, resembling almost a drawing in all the limbs, as in fever and ague.
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.