Introduction
Auric Sulphide, Au2S3.
Preparation: Triturations.
Mind
Desire for solitude.
Gloomy, anxious, wretched disposition.
Disgust for life.
Vexation.
Rude, disagreeable mood.
Head
Constant nodding of the head.
Dizziness.
Continual rush of blood to the head.
Great itching of the head, especially at night.
Lancinations in the occiput.
Burning and smarting of the scalp.
Falling off of the hair.
Eyes
Beatings in the eyes.
Redness of the lids.
Morning-agglutination of the lids.
Stye near the outer canthus.
Lancinations, itching and pricking of the lids.
Light is painful to the eyes.
Ears
Burning and lancination in the ears.
Hardness of hearing.
Nose
Redness and swelling of the nose.
Crusts in the nose Frequent sneezing.
Dry coryza.
Beating and cutting pain in the nose.
Lancination and itching of the nose.
Great sensitiveness of the nose to the least contact.
Face
Paleness of the face.
Face covered with red blotches.
Cracked lips.
Mouth
Numb feeling in the teeth.
Lancinations, drawing, and cutting pains in the teeth.
Dull pains which begin in the upper molars, rise into the whole head, and then go down into the teeth again.
Redness, swelling, and bleeding of the gums.
Discoloration of the tongue and gums.
Aphthae on the inside of the cheeks only, with smarting and lancinations.
Throat
Swelling of the thyroid gland.
Pain in the parotids.
Lancination and drawing in the throat.
Difficult deglutition.
Stomach
Loss of appetite.
Urgent thirst.
Tasteless, watery eructations.
Watery eructations tasting of the ingesta.
Frequent hiccough.
Nausea.
Inclination to vomit shortly after eating.
Extremely slow digestion.
Heat and lancinations in the stomach.
Abdomen
Lancinations in different parts of the abdomen about the waist.
Lancinations and drawings in the right hypochondrium.
Inflation of the abdomen, with tenderness to touch.
Sensation of a ball rolling in the abdomen.
Sensation as if something were tearing in the abdomen.
On standing up, it seems as if something would fall out of the body.
Dull pains in the hypogastrium.
Lancinations in the hypogastrium.
Stool and Anus
Lancinations, drawings, tearings, itching, and cutting pains at the anus.
Stools like rabbits dung.
Constipation.
Urinary Organs
Nocturnal enuresis.
Thick, yellow, red, and sandy urine.
Sexual Organs
(Male) Frequent erections, with desire for an embrace, but ceasing immediately.
Impotence.
Heat, smarting, and lancinations in the penis.
Painful swelling of the testicles.
(Female) Redness and swelling of the vulva.
Moisture of the vulva and around the glans.
Heaviness of the genitals in females.
Heat, lancinations, and itching of the vulva.
Thick, yellowish leucorrhoea, especially in the morning.
Irregular menstruation, sometimes too soon, sometimes retarded.
Suppression of the menses.
Sensitiveness of the uterus to the touch.
Respiratory Apparatus
Hoarseness. Dry cough.
Nightly paroxysms of loud cough.
Frequent thick cough, especially in bad weather.
Thick cough, with yellowish expectoration.
Hard cough, with scanty expectoration of pure blood.
Thick cough, day and night, with insipid yellowish expectoration Difficult respiration.
Suffocative attacks at night.
Chest
Swelling of the breasts; they are painful to touch.
Cracks on the nipple.
Lancinations and pricking under the clavicles.
Smarting and lancinations in the summit of the breasts.
Heart and Pulse
Palpitations when ascending a height, when running, and after all violent movements.
Dull pains at the heart.
Lancinations at the heart.
Neck and Back
Pain when turning the neck.
Cutting pains and burning in the back.
Tearing sensation along the spine.
Lancinations, pricking, and heat in the loins.
Bruised feeling in the loins.
Upper Extremities
Stiffness of the arms.
Cutting pains in the arms on moving them.
Lancinations and tearing pains in the arm.
Redness and swelling of the back of the hand.
Lower Extremities
Difficulty in walking.
Stiffness in the thighs.
Lancinations in the legs.
Swelling of the feet.
Generalities
Staggering gait.
Painful weariness, stomachache, and nausea before the appearance of the menses.
Skin
Red pimples on the face.
Pimples on the lips, with heat and short stitches.
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness in daytime, with nocturnal wakefulness.
Nightly restlessness.
Troublesome, frightful dreams.
Dreams of thieves, assassins, etc.
Conditions Aggravation
(Morning), Leucorrhoea.
(Night), Itching of head; suffocative attacks.
(When ascending), Palpitation of heart.
(After eating), Inclination to vomit.
(Before menses), Painful weariness, etc.
(After violent movements), Palpitation of heart.
(On moving the part), Pain in arms.
(When running), Palpitation of heart.
(In bad weather), Cough.
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.