Respiratory Apparatus
Tearing in the larynx, in the evening, (third day). Dry hacking in the child. Hacking and violent cough, with slight expectoration, of a mouldy taste and of the same smell, from the chest, with every paroxysm of cough; in the evening (third day). Night cough. Cough, with scraping in the throat and pressure in the chest (first day). Dry cachectic cough, a in old people, especially in the morning on rising and in the evening when lying down, with sticking in the right side of the chest and right flank; washing the chest with cold water afforded the most relief, but after drinking wine the pains were aggravated; for twelve days (after three weeks). Cough, with expectoration of mucus, mostly in the morning, with pain in the region of the liver, which still continues until noon (fourth day). Streaks of blood in the mucus, when coughing up a while mucus which is difficult to loosen (eighteenth day). Respiration difficult (after eighteen days). Respiration difficult; he is obliged to breathe deeply, which he cannot do on account of stitches in the chest (the first days). Every three or five minutes he is obliged to take a quick, deep breath, which is every time followed by a stitch in the right side of the chest, with a subdued painful sigh and slow expiration (after seven days). Arrest of the breath when lying in bed; he is obliged to jump up and catch for breath every time he has stitch in the right side of the chest (after seven days). Shortness of breath after ascending steps, so that he cannot speak a word, and when he speaks he was every time a stitch in the right side of the chest; so also in running or on any exertion of the body which heats him (after eight days).
Chest and Heart
The milk is increased (fourth day). Much milk flows from the breast, so that the bed becomes wet (after thirty-two days). The milk which flows from the breast becomes cheesy and curdled (the first days). Anxiety in the chest in the evening, in bed (first day). Oppression of the chest in the evening, in bed (first day). Heaviness on the chest, so that for a time she cannot breathe (after six weeks). Weakness in the chest, with dryness in the throat (ninth day). At every attempt to breathe the chest becomes contracted (fourteenth, fifteenth, and seventeenth days). Tightness of the chest, with constrictive oppression of the breath on ascending steps; he is then obliged to take a deep breath, which is accompanied every time by a sensitive drawing stitch in the right side of the chest (sixth day). Pressive tightness, extending from the pit of the stomach into the chest when sitting stooped; it impedes respiration and causes a sticking in the lung (seventh day). Drawing pain in a small spot in the intercostal muscles, which changes on bending toward the left side into a pain as from a severe blow. Pressure in the chest. Drawing a deep inspiration a sensation as if something with a burning pressure arose from the left hypochondrium into the chest and sank down again on expiration. Pressing on the chest, with scraping in the throat and cough (first day). Pain in the pectoralis major muscle, as from a hard bed, with soreness on touch, at night (third day). Tearing from the larynx into the chest, provoking cough (after five weeks). With every cough and deep inspiration sticking in the chest (after seven days. Stitches in the chest as from incarcerated flatus (first days). Stitches, as with fine needles, from the back of the chest, in the evening (after eight days). Stitches in the chest when yawning, coughing, and breathing deeply (seventh day). When lying quietly stretched out upon the back the chest feels somewhat better. Pains in the chest are mostly relieved by walking slowly about the room; he then feels most comfortable. Contractive pains in the left breast when the child nurses the right (first days). Gripings and sometimes stitches in the left mamma, and when the child has nursed she is obliged to compress the breast with her hand, because it aches on account of being empty. Drawing pain in the right intercostal muscles if he bend forward and to the right (after six days). With every paroxysm of cough sticking in the right side of the chest in the region of the nipple; in the evening (third day). Stitches immediately in the right side of the chest if he raises the arm (seventh day). Stitches in the left ribs, with soreness internally in the chest. With every inspiration stitching in the left side of the chest as with a knife (second day). Stitches between the ribs of the right side, so that he cannot lie upon that side on account of the pain, with sensitive drawing and obstruction of breathing, so that he has to catch for breath; if he lies upon the painful side the pains immediately awaken him from sleep (first four weeks). Stitching in the region of the left ribs, with aching in the chest; cough with expectoration of mucus several times during the day, especially in the morning; with a pain in the region of the liver, which also continues without the cough till noon (fourth day). If he holds the painful side with the hand, on account of the pain in the chest, it is somewhat relieved. When coughing he is obliged to press the right side of the chest and flank with the hand, whereby the pains are tolerable (the first three weeks). Sticking pressure on the sternum after dinner, increased by deep inspiration (fortieth day). A feeling as if the heart were on the right side and were being squeezed (seventh day).
Neck and Back
Rheumatic drawing pain in the neck, which extends to the left shoulder and then into shoulder-blade, in the evening when walking in the open air (forty-first day). Pain in the back, when sitting and stooping, as from pressure (third day). Pain in the back when walking (first day). Pain in the back, with much mucous discharge with the stool (nineteenth day). Burning in the back while sitting (fifth day). Dull backache when stooping (sixth day). Dull pressure in the back (seventh day). Pressive pain in the back on both shoulders. Stitches in the right lumbar region, increased by stooping, in the morning, while walking, relieved when sitting (first day).
Upper Extremities
Drawing and tearing pain in the shoulder and between the shoulders, so that he cannot stoop, for eight days (after five weeks). Momentary stitches as with needles in the right shoulder. Pressure on both shoulders. Burning pain in the upper arm a hand’s breadth around the whole arm (second day). Sticking in the palm, with a feeling in the whole hand, extending above the wrist, as if the arm had gone to sleep, in the evening (second day). Tearing and breaking sensation in the forepart of the right hand, as if rheumatic (after fifteen days). Burning heat and redness of the fingers, even from slight cold, as if they had been frozen (after twenty-four days). Throbbing pain in the tip of the thumb day and night, frequently waking him from sleep at night (second and third days).
Lower Extremities
Burning pain in the left thigh a hand’s breath around the whole limb (eight day). A burning in the right thigh near the pudenda, which is increased by cough or laying the hand upon it (third day). Transient tearing in the bone of the right thigh, extending from the middle downward and the up again, from morning till noon, and again in the evening (seventh day). Erysipelatous inflammation and swelling of the left leg and foot after violent dancing, with tearing tension and burning in it, and increased burning pain when touched; on pressure with the finger the redness disappears for a moment (seventeenth day). Numb sensation with heat in the left lower leg. In the foot where the erysipelas was a tension on the back, so that standing became difficult; she was not prevented from walking (twenty-second day). A feeling of heaviness in the feet on ascending steps, in the evening (first day). Formication and trembling of the feet, with nausea and tendency to faintness; disappears when walking in the open air (fourteenth day). Pain in the heel, as if sore from walking. Stitching in the sole of the foot (in two persons at the same time), (second day). Inflammation and itching on the balls of the little toes as from freezing (fifteenth day). Sensitive burning pain in the great toes, especially in the balls, particularly when walking (after forty-one days). Pain in the joints of the toes of the left foot on steeping, as if something pressed them (twentieth day). Frequent stitches in the corns, particularly in rainy weather (first days). Boring stitches in the corns, relieved by pressing upon them (first five weeks).
Generalities
The infant becomes pale, nearly earthy-colored; the previously firm flesh becomes soft and flabby; he cries a great deal, refuses the breast, and frequently screams out anxiously in his sleep (first three weeks). While meditating at his work, trembling in the whole body, especially in the hands, with nausea and weakness of the knees (eighth day). Restlessness in the body, which does not permit him to sit or lie long in one place (first day). After an animated conversation restlessness in the body, nausea and stupefaction and vertigo (third day). During a meal restlessness in the whole body, with nausea, so that he could only eat with effort; stretching backward afforded relief (after twenty days). She feels very weak and powerless afforded relief (after twenty days). She feels very weak and powerless (after five weeks). Weakness, especially in the abdomen and limbs (fourth day). Loss of power in the joints (fifth day). Prostrated, weak and tired, with heaviness in the feet (first days). Weak, indolent, fretful, thirsty after the midday sleep, with heat when walking in open air, and worse on the head and face, with confusion of the head, pressure in the forehead and eyes, which pain on touch as if sore; together with inclination to breathe deeply, and when doing so, sticking in the intercostal muscles, with hard, quick pulse.
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.