Chest
A sensation as if everything were loose in the chest and fell downward into the abdomen. Heaviness in the chest, and heaviness in the body, which disappears on eating. Painfulness of the chest. Pain over the whole chest, with oppression, which passes off with passage of flatus, in the evening at 9 P.M. Internal heat in the chest. Transient heat internally in the chest. Sensation of heat throughout chest, particularly on left side, at every inspiration (first day). Sense of fullness and stuffing throughout the chest (first day). Tension in the chest, when walking. Constriction in the upper part of the chest. Constriction of the chest; heaviness in the sternum. Constriction in the lower portion of the chest. Constriction of the chest; she felt the need of breathing deeply ( as if the chest were stopped and she could get no air), and if she attempted to breathe deeply there was pain in the chest, as if something were being distended which could not be completely distended. Constriction of the chest, as also a sore pain in the inner surface of the sternum, became more violent, and at last compelled him to get out of the sternum, became more violent, and at last compelled him to get out of the wagon and rest, after riding over a rough road; the pectoral muscles also felt bruised, and every movement of the arms was painful. On going to sleep, a sensation as if the chest were too narrow; the thorax was somewhat sensitive. Pain in the chest just above the pit of the stomach, pinching, worse when sitting upon a chair and bending forward, or in bed lying upon the side. Slight drawing pain externally in the chest. Pressure over the whole chest (after twenty-four hours). Pressure on the chest, as if it was pressed by mucus, and on inspiration some stitches in the sternum, which seemed to be relieved by eating. Oppression of the chest. Great oppression of the chest. Frequent slight oppression of the chest (fourth day). Oppression in the chest, in the forenoon, while sitting and talking. Oppression of the chest in the morning; he feels as if there were coating of mucus in the chest, which could not be easily loosened. Frequent oppression of the chest, while walking, in the forenoon. Pressive pain in various parts of the chest (after one hour). Pressive pain in the lower portion of the chest, extending backward. At noon, on walking, pressing pain about the whole thorax, repeated several time in a few minutes (third day). A sticking-pressing in the chest from within outward. Transient stitches through the chest. Stitches in the chest, in the evening at 6, with oppression. An attack of stitches in the side and portion of the chest, which lasts twelve hours. On inspiring, a stitch in the upper part of the chest through the shoulder. Severe stitches shoot through the chest several times. The tearing pains, which in the beginning of the probing were only in the head and extremities, have disappeared, and are now seated in the chest and abdomen. Chest very sensitive, with stitches in the left side of it on inspiration, the whole forenoon (twentieth day). The pectoral muscles do not seem free, especially no deep inspiration. The pectoral muscles pain when writing, with a sensation as if the thorax were too tight. Slight drawing in the pectoral muscles (second day). Drawing an tension in the pectoral muscles. The pectoral muscles and diaphragm are so sensitive that inspiration is difficult. The pectoral muscles are painful to touch, as if bruised (after six hours). On inspiring, pain in the angles of the ribs towards the back, with tensive pain, which is increased to a dull stitch on slightly deeper inspiration, especially below the shoulders, and mostly when stooping. (A tension across the short ribs). Stitches in the last ribs, on coughing. Front. Great swelling of the anterior outer part of the chest. Sensation of heaviness beneath the sternum, which extends towards the right shoulder; impeding respiration; deep inspiration was only accomplished with exertion; together with oppression in the right side of the chest, with very fine, extremely severe stitches in the right side axillary glands. Burning pain, extending backward from the inner surface of the sternum. A griping in the chest near the sternum. Pressure on the upper part of the sternum, as with the hand; she believes it cannot disappear without pain, even in the open air. Pressive pain in the center of the breast-bone, also when inspiring, with ice-cold feet. Pinching pressure behind the sternum, more violent when breathing out or in (after five days). Sticking and pressure beneath the breast-bone, increased by motion and deep inspiration (fourth day). On the slightest inspiration, a stitch, as in an ulcer, which lasts as long as the inspiration, in a small spot below the sternum, which pains like an ulcer, even on touch, but still more on raising the right arm, in the morning (after twenty-four hours). Stitches in the sternum on coughing; he was obliged to hold the chest with the hand; even pressing upon it caused a sticking. Sore pain down the whole length of the sternum. Sore pain beneath the sternum. Sore sensation on the inner surface of the sternum the whole day. Soreness of the upper part of the inner surface of the sternum, especially on breathing. Soreness in all the muscles of the anterior surface of the chest; they are also sensitive to touch. Pain in the ensiform cartilage on touch, as if injected with blood, in the evening. Burning pain along the anterior insertion of the diaphragm (after half an hour). Sides. A painful sensation in a spot as large as a half dollar, on the right side of the chest below the axilla, increased by touch. Burning pain in the right side of the chest (after eight hours). A short burning pain in the ribs of the right side, in a place of the size of a two-cent piece, at 9 A.M. A tensive sensation on both sides of the chest externally, which is especially noticed on deep inspiration (after five hours). Drawing pain in the right pectoral muscles. A dull pain in the left side of the thorax and the region of the lower angle of the shoulder-blade; it extends from behind forward; it lasts several seconds, and causes a necessity for deep breathing (thirteen day). Pressure in the right wall of the thorax, uninfluenced by respiration (first day). Severe pressure on the right border of the sternum, especially in the open air (sixth and seventh days). Slight pressure in the region of the false ribs, and fine stitches in the region of the navel, impeding respiration. Pressive sensation at the bend of the lower ribs of the right side, over a surface as large as a palm. Pain in the chest, so that he had to go to bed; the pains were violent, pressive, tearing, seated between the sixth and seventh ribs on the right side near the sternum, were not aggravated by deep breathing; they continued the next day, and it seemed as if they approached pleuritic stitches; at the same time a pressive throbbing pain appeared in the right clavicle. 11 P.M., while sitting, pressing pain in the left intercostal muscles (first day). Oppression of the right side of the chest prevented deep inspiration. Pain of a sharp kind in left inframammary region; worse during inspiration (after two to three hours). Sticking pain under the lowest ribs of the left side; these lasted an hour, but gave place to sticking pains in the right loin, but as these disappeared the others also returned, and lasted till 9 P.M., gradually becoming weaker. Slight sticking pain to the right side of the sternum; the stitches extend deeper downward toward the navel; also, in the same place, constriction; on sneezing the pain becomes so severe that he is obliged to bend double. Sharp sticking pain below the right nipple, extending outward in the thorax, only on expiration. Sticking an throbbing in the lower portion of the right side of the chest, like a pulse. Transient stitches in both sides of the chest. Several stitches in the ribs of the right side. Frequent stitches in the left side of the chest (second day). A momentary stitch in the left clavicle, which is followed by simple pain (behind this there is a simple aching). Short but violent stitches in the right side of the chest, so that he was obliged to hold the breath, and could not cry out (sixteenth day). On turning in bed, stitch in the side of the chest on which he does not lie. Stitches in the sides in the ribs, jerk like, on deep breathing, which disappear in the open air. Stitches in the right side of the chest between the third and fourth ribs, while sitting. Dull stitches in the region of the fifth and sixth ribs on the right side of the sternum. Sensitive stitching in the left side in the middle of the thorax, lasting several minutes. Fine, wandering, very sensitive stitches in the right side of the chest, in the pit of the stomach, and in the region of the navel, as if these places were touched here and there with a fine- pointed instrument with several points at the same time; some of these stitches pierced with lightning-like rapidity the right half of the chest, and seemed more like fine cutting (second day). A fine, transient, rather severe stitch in the left side of the chest below the nipple, and fine needle stitches in the pit of the stomach, the latter only noticed on very deep inspiration, or on inclining the trunk towards the right side. Transient severe stitches at the insertion of the deltoid muscle, and in the left side of the chest, mostly superficial in the left intercostal muscles. Drawing stitches on the right side between the tenth and eleventh ribs (in the evening, fourth day). Tearing stitches in the left side of the chest, which extend from behind forward, are relieved during rest, are aggravated during motion and on deep inspiration. Slight pleuritic pain in right breast about two inches to the right of and in an intercostal space, two ribs above the nipple of that side; worse during inspiration; better during expiration (after two to three hours). A sore pain on the left side of the chest between the seventh and ninth ribs, in a spot of the size of a palm, rather externally, increased by touch. Respiration normal, but the ribs painful, as if torn from their union. A painful spot on the second rib of the right side, extending to the sternum, as after a blow or bruise. Throbbing pain between the tenth and eleventh ribs in the right side, in a spot of the size of a penny, immediately disappearing on pressure (after one hour). Several slight electric-like shocks in a hardened nipple, for two and a half hours, after which all trace of hardness disappeared (after five hours).
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.