Spasmodic drawing between the sixth and seventh ribs, with a sensation as though some one attempted to stretch out the heart.
Burning pains in the left clavicle, transient.
Drawing pains in both sides of the chest.
The right side of the chest felt sprained on standing up; touching the pectoral muscles was painful.
Tearing in the right chest from the middle of the sternum towards the right shoulder joint; increased by every inspiration (lasts a quarter of an hour).
Sticking tearing in the intercostal muscles of the right side, then of the left.
Sticking in the right pectoral muscles; not increased by pressure, somewhat so by deep inspiration; very much increased by motion of the upper part of the body.
Sticking in the precordial region, extending toward the middle of the sternum, aggravated by every motion and deep inspiration (lasts four hours).
Heart and Pulse
Palpitation of the heart.
Burning and pricking at the heart.
Drawing and cutting pains at the heart.
Wakened in the night by a sticking boring pain at the point of impulse of the apex of the heart, deep in, as if in the heart itself; it lasted some minutes; the prover felt that he could not have longer endured it; not changed by deep inspiration, but as soon as he pressed the hand tightly against the precordial region the pain disappeared; immediately afterward a lancinating streaming pain extends from this place, and ends in the left hypochondrium; only momentarily so severe that it interrupts respiration; when he inspired more deeply, the pain disappeared.
Oppression about the heart, compelling a deep breath, which relieves.
A few stitches immediately over the heart.
Neck and Back
Stiffness in the neck.
Burning, pricking, cutting pains and stiffness in the back.
Bruised feeling in the small of the back, which makes stooping almost impossible.
Painful fatigue in the loins.
Pricking in the loins.
Extremities in General
Unusual prostration of the limbs.
Bruised feeling of the limbs.
Upper Extremities
Stiffness in the arms.
Burning and lancinations in the arms and forearms.
Sensation as if the left arm were sprained.
Involuntary shocks in the arms.
Painful feeling in the shoulders and arms.
Paralytic feeling in the left shoulder, after rising (last half an hour).
Drawing pain in the right shoulder joint.
Drawing and boring in the middle of the right upper arm, recurring three days in succession.
Tearing in the left shoulder lasts two hours; the shoulder still, after two days, sensitive to touch.
Drawing in the elbows, as if as tendon were violently drawn; frequently returning for a moment, day and night.
Tearing in the right arm from the elbow joint to the tip of the little finger, so violent that it hinders work.
Difficulty in clenching the hands.
Burning and itching in the hands.
Violent drawing in the balls of the right hand.
Stiffness of the finger joints.
Tearing pain in the middle finger, after dinner.
Swelling in the wrist, without pain, if left alone; tensive only on bending the hand backwards; stitches in the wrist upon seizing anything.
Lower Extremities
Drawing tearing pain in the muscles of both hips, lasts some time.
Lancinating paroxysmal pain beginning in the front and middle of both thighs, and extending toward the patellae so severe that he must start up.
Stiffness of the thighs and legs.
Swelling of the knees.
Heat, pricking, and lancinations in the knees.
Spasmodic tearing in the leg, beginning below the popliteal space, and extending to the middle of the calf; lasts four hours severely, and then gradually disappears.
Bruised sensation in the lower third of the right leg; it becomes so painful on continuing to walk that he has to limp home; with the feeling as if it always more and more tended to the great toe, and would go off the end of it.
Tearing on the inside of the right great toe and right knee.
Cutting pain in the toes when walking.
Generalities
Laziness; aversion to all work.
Weariness.
Weariness during the whole proving, so great that often she could hardly go about, and had to rest frequently through the day.
Great fatigue.
Unending feeling of prostration in the limbs, indescribable weariness in the whole body; can scarcely rise from his seat.
General erethism.
The excited condition lasted several years.
Drawing tearing pains in various parts of the body, especially in the extremities.
Skin
Pimples on the lips, with smarting and itching.
Eruption of small red pimples above the pubis.
Petechiae like exanthema on both legs, with a small pimple in the center (disappears in five days).
Boils on the buttocks and thighs.
Sleep and Dreams
Frequent yawning soon after taking a dose; it disappears after eating, but returns and lasts two hours.
Much yawning after eating.
Sleepiness in daytime, even while at work.
Sleepiness; deep sleep.
Sleep very restless, with frightful dreams the whole night.
Waking with a start.
Sleeplessness obstinate.
Nocturnal sleeplessness.
Troublesome dreams.
Heavy dreams of impending unhappiness.
Fever
Chilliness, with gooseflesh.
Violent fever.
Sweat increased.
Aggravation
(Morning), On rising, after a restless night, headache; fasting, nausea, etc.; leucorrhoea.
(Night), Burning, etc. behind ears; redness, etc., of gums; diarrhoea; itching of glans penis; frequent cough; short dry cough; suffocative attacks; pain at apex of heart.
(In open air), Pressure in eyes, etc.
(In bed), Tearing in left temple returns.
(After dinner), Pain in middle finger.
(Drinking), Drawing in pit of stomach.
(After eating), Inclination to vomit; distress at stomach; drawing in pit of stomach; much yawning.
(Every inspiration), Tearing in right chest.
(Deep inspiration), Sticking in right pectoral muscles; sticking in precordial region.
(Motion), Vertigo, etc.; sticking in precordial region (Motion of upper part of body), Sticking in right pectoral muscles.
(Periodic), The eye symptoms.
(After rising), Paralytic feeling in left shoulder.
(Upon seizing anything), Stitches in wrist.
(On standing), Pain through the urethra; heavy, deep respiration; right side of chest felt sprained.
(Stooping), Drawing in pit of stomach.
(Walking), Bruised sensation in right leg; cutting pain in toes.
Amelioration
(Night), In bed, flat taste, etc., passes off.
(In bed), Pain in temporal region disappears; colic goes off.
(After breakfast), Nausea, etc., disappears.
(When covering eyes with hand), Eye-symptoms disappear.
(After eating), Yawning ceases.
(Deep inspiration), Pain at apex of heart disappears; oppression at heart.
(On lying down in bed), Pain from above eye towards ear ceases.
(Pressing hand tightly against precordial region), Pain at apex of heart disappears.
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.