Fever
Chilliness. 7 P.M., chills (second day). With the nightly restlessness, shivering, followed by heat and profuse sweat. Chilliness. Slight chilliness all day. Unusual sensation of coldness, chilliness, and anxiety from within outward. Icy coldness, which lasted for hours, and left him in a state of painful weariness, as if he had been beaten, or had taken, a forced march. Unpleasant sensation of coldness in both cheeks during the complaints in the abdomen (second day). Cold feet. Coldness of the forepart of the foot (after three-quarters of an hour). Heat. Fever seldom, mostly at night. Skin hot, with burning, like nettles, in various places. Heat over the whole body, with slight headache and full pulse. The heat over the whole body towards five in the morning left great prostration, after which he slept; when he awoke after an hour he felt entirely well. Momentary orgasm of blood, with accelerated pulse. General warmth of the upper part of the body (after three- quarters of an hour). Warmth spread from the pit of the stomach up through the chest to the head, and also downward to the navel. Heat in the head and face. Forehead hot (after one hour an a half). Sensation of heat on the forehead, with moderate pressive pain and constant desire to rub the forehead with the hand. Warmth of the face and hands, especially of the palms. Heat in the face, especially in the cheeks, in the afternoon. Heat of the cheeks, lasting three-quarters of an hour (soon). Sweat. Perspiration checked. The skin was dry for several weeks, with suppressed perspiration. Dryness of the skin and oppressive heat did not allow him to sleep; he sponged off his body with water, and lay down again in bed in order to promote perspiration, but could not accomplish it; the sleep was always restless and the head heavy.
Conditions Aggravations
(Morning), Bitter, sour taste. (Forenoon), Headache. (5.30 A.M)., Diarrhoea. (6 A.M)., Toothache; violent pain in temples on walking. (9 A.M)., Headache; pain in carious tooth. (10 A.M)., Colic in lower abdomen. (12 M)., Desire for stool. (Afternoon), Heat in face; eructations, etc.; general sick feeling. (5 P.M)., Pain in last ribs. (Evening), Headache worse; pain in teeth; stitches in left ear. (8 P.M)., Urging to stool. (10 P.M)., Headache. (Night), Diarrhoea; stitches in left ear; fever. (Ascending steps), Chest symptoms. (Beer), General symptoms; confusion of head; eruptions on face’ burning of nose. (Breathing deeply), Pain in stomach. (Cold or cold water), Toothache. (After dinner), Diarrhoea; stitches in ear. (After eating), Distension of abdomen; eructations; pressure in stomach. (Lying down), Cough. (Lying on forearm), Pain in it. (Motion), Headache; discomfort in abdomen. (Motion of head), Headache. (Pressure), Burning in stomach. (Reading), Headache; lachrymation; stitches in eye. (Close room), Oppression of chest. (Shaking head), Pain in temples. (Sitting), Vertigo. (After sitting), Colic. (Scratching), Itching. (After smoking), Eructations. (Stepping hard), Pain in temples. (Stooping), Headache; discomfort in abdomen. (Tobacco), Symptoms in general. (Urinating), Pain in bladder; involuntary stool. (Walking), Headache. (Washing in cold water), Itching of abdomen. (Wine), General symptoms.
Amelioration
(Open air), All symptoms; pain in head, in abdomen, etc. (After breakfast), Bitter taste. (Cold), All the symptoms. (After eating), All symptoms. (Eructation), Nausea. (Rest), Pain in head. (Stepping firmly), Cramp in sole. (Sunlight), Pain in the limbs.
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.