Inferior Extremities
Hip. An intermitting pain in the right hip, on stooping, as if the sacrum were broken. Biting, as from fleas, on the hips and on the abdomen. Thigh. Slight burning on the thigh, above the knee. A piercing stitch in the middle of the left thigh, on sitting down. Sore feeling in the bend of the thigh, during menstruation. Sore feeling in the bend of the right thigh; in walking, it feels as though something woolen rubbed against it. Knee. A feeling of weariness in the hollows of the knees. Stiffness an pain in the left knee, if he tries to stretch it out, after it has been bend for some time. Sticking pain in the left knee, especially on rising from sitting. Violent stitches in the left knee-joint, nearly the whole forenoon, on rest and motion; she thought that she could not endure it (second day). Violent sharp stitches on the inner side of the right knee, as if in the bone. Sensation above the knee-cap, as if it had been bruised. Leg. The right leg is very much asleep; the same in any position, for a quarter of an hour, in the afternoon (first day). The whole left leg is so sleepy, with crawling, as from ants upon it, that she cannot stand upon it. Very weary pain in the right lower leg, during menstruation. Raging or beating pain in the right fibula, with tearing extending up to the knee, in the afternoon (sixth day). Cramp in the left leg. Cramp in the calf towards morning, in bed; it was so violent that the pain continued till evening, as if the leg were too short (after fourteen days). Transient stitches in the left leg, and in the chest. Sharp stitches in the middle of the left tibia (second day). Ankle. Sharp stitches in the right external malleolus, together with painfulness of the inner malleolus (third day). Foot. Heaviness of the feet. Drawing and tearing in the right foot. Tearing dragging-drawing pain in a foot which had been sprained in childhood, as if the joint had been broken, with swelling of the foot, so that she could not put on the shoe. Pain in the forepart of the left sole, when walking, for several days (twenty-ninth day). Burning in the left sole. Toes. Stitches in both great toes, extending into the ankles, in the evening. Pain in the corns. Extremely violent pain in corn, for a long time (after eighteen days). Stitches in the corns.
Generalities
Objective. Frequent stretching, without sleepiness. Very awkward; everything falls from his hands. Debility. Feels very weary. Very weary the whole day. Very weary and exhausted, after a walk (sixth and seventh days). Great weariness, obliging her to sleep after dinner (fifteen day). Excessive weariness, during and after dinner (fourth day). Such loss of strength that she could neither rise nor hold her head up. A sudden attack like faintness, at noon, when sitting down, as if objects turned bottom upwards (third day). When trying to walk, she fell down in a swoon; her limbs and body became stiff. Although everything was done to restore her, she again fell down and remained motionless; she was in despair. Restlessness. She found no rest. Uneasiness, anxiety, unpleasant warmth, and heaviness in the abdomen, and alternating sensation of coldness through the whole body. Sensations. (He feels as if intoxicated by wine). General anxiety and weakness of body, eructations, nausea, distention in the abdomen, passage of flatus, frequent yawning, and stretching of the limbs, with irresistible desire to sleep (after two hours). Bruised feeling in the whole body, especially in the joints of the arm and the abdominal muscles, on motion and touch (fourteenth day).
Skin
The skin of the fingers becomes unusually dented by the instruments with which she was working (shears or knives). Eruptions, Dry. Goose-flesh over the whole body, with severe itching. The corners of the mouth are broken out. Very severely itching small spots, like a tetter, on the right side below the chin; the itching was not relieved by scratching. A painful eruption on the temple. Itching eruption on the throat. A small reddish swelling, hard to touch, like a boil, on the right leg. Pimples over the whole body, with very severe itching. Itching and small pimples on the head (after three weeks). Large, scattered pimples, papulous, on the forehead, without itching (seventh day). Several tensive pimples on the upper and lower lip (after twenty days). Severe pimples on the left side, near the mouth, without itching. An itching pimple, which itches still worse after scratching, on the forepart of the neck. An eruption of hard, red pimples, as large as peas, which itch very much, and burn, and then disappear after some days, on the chest, on the left foot; after scratching the itching is worse. The hands are covered with small, dry, reddish pimples, which gradually disappear after a few days. Several pimples, which do not itch, on the back of the hand, and between the middle and ring fingers. An itching pimple above the knee. A pimple on the tibia, with a sensation as if burnt. Eruption on both feet of small, red, rash- like pimples, with an itching-burning pain, with which the feet are covered, as far as half way up the calves; lasting two days, scratching does not affect them. Moist. A number of small vesicles containing water, about the left corner of the mouth (after twenty days). White blisters on the right hand, with red areola, and great itching; they disappear after half an hour. Small, red, sore, painful blisters on the backs of both feet, and at the roots of the toes. Pustular. (A panaritium appeared from a small prick of a needle). An itching, maturating eruption on the forehead. Maturating eruption in the left corner of the mouth, on the chin, and on the forehead. A previously existing wart developed a red point, suppurated and disappeared (after twenty- one days). Two longish, flattened pustules, filled with matter, under the nose, upon which a scab remained for more than fourteen days (after eleven days). An ulcer in the right ear, with pain in it, on swallowing. Sensations, General. Itching on the body, on the lower jaw, on the left side, extending to behind the ear; on the left side of the neck, on the heel, over the whole body, especially on the hands, and on the head. Itching over various parts of the body, with red pimples. Itching over the whole body, in the evening, followed by the appearance of tetter (tenth day). Local. Creeping, as from insects, on the back, at night. Violent itching, which always returns after scratching, on the left shoulder. Itching, which was not relieved by scratching, on the left side of the head, on the nose, on the chest, on the abdomen, on the inner side of the right upper arm, on the inner side of the left forearm, on the right hip, on the inner side of the thigh, here and there on the limbs. Itching, which was relieved by scratching, on the forehead, on the right side of the right knee, in the hollows of the knees, in the right sole. Itching in ear, which disappeared on boring in with the finger. Itching in the ears and eyes. Constant itching on the forepart of the nose, which does not disappears after scratching. Itching in the upper part of the right nostril, with ineffectual the nose, beneath the lower jaw, below the right hip. Severe itching on the chest; after scratching, small itching pimples appeared. Itching on the left side of the chest, which caused a fine eruption; disappeared the nest day (fifth day). Severe itching on the coccyx, so that he was obliged to scratch it till sore, whereupon a crust appeared, which remained some days (after one day). Violent itching on the arms, always at evening, and after washing, biting and burning in them (after three weeks). Itching and biting in the arms, repeated daily, especially in the evening, and also in the morning after washing. Extraordinary itching in the right arm, for several days (ninth day). Burning-itching on both forearms, in the region of the pulse, not relieved by scratching, in the evening (seventh day). Violent itching on the right forearm; the place remains red and burning a long time after scratching. Severe itching on the inner side of the right forearm, not relieved by scratching, but a number of small itching pimples appeared. Severe itching on the inner side of the left forearm; she was obliged to scratch it till it bled. Violent itching on the right knee, which disappeared only after scratching a long time.
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness. Much yawning, in the evening. Frequent yawning, with sleepiness, in the afternoon at five. Great sleepiness early in the evening. Very sound, quiet sleep at night, and when her arose later than usual in the morning, great weariness, especially in the limbs. Sleep after eating, quite contrary to his habit. Sleepiness during dinner (third day). Great sleepiness, after dinner (fifth day). Sleeplessness. Little sleep. Uneasy sleep, with much tossing about the bed. Very restless night, she awoke every hour. When he awoke at night from a very sound sleep, he did not seem to know where he was. Dreams. Sleep full of dreams. Dreams of past and future events. Many dreams of subjects of previous conversation, in a sound sleep. Tiresome dreams. Anxious dreams of serpents which had bitten her; that she would die; that she had a bleeding wound, etc.; whereupon she awoke and continued anxious a long time after waking (after fifth day). Vexatious dreams, and waking every moment through the night. Frightful dreams, that she was in a cellar and the walls were falling in; that she was obliged to remain and could not get out. Dreams of danger of drowning, and that some one had fallen into the water. A dream of ghosts, whereupon she awoke frightened. Unremembered dreams (after four days).
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.