Chest.
Painless sensation in the chest, as from a rushing therein, with a sensation as if an apprehensiveness would rise to the heart (33rd day). At times peculiar sensation of lassitude in the chest, as after sitting for a long time, and pressing on the thorax while writing; it decreased very much on walking.
Heaviness on the chest, as if a load must be lifted with each respiration; not disappearing on forcible inspiration. Heaviness and fullness in the chest, causing deep respiration, at times with internal restlessness, anxiety, and palpitation of the heart. Severe burning rises from the intestinal canal to the chest, the whole afternoon. Sore aching diagonally across the chest. Sensation of oppression on the chest; also after slight motion of the body. Peculiar sensation of oppression in the lower part of the chest, as if the lung had not room enough to expand, so that frequently she had to respire deeply. Stitching, fullness, and agitation in the chest. In the female breasts, painfulness; frequent transient stitching and tensive drawing. On deep respiration, a contracting sensation in the periphery of the diaphragm, which ends in slight stitches. Heaviness and pressure along the sternum, as of a hard weighty body. Violent pressive pain and tension on both sides, at the attachment of the diaphragm to the ribs.
Heart and Pulse.
Praecordium.
Tensive aching in the praecordium, and painful distension of the region of the stomach which is sensitive to pressure; at times also oppressed breathing. Tension and contraction in the region of the heart, with an anxious sensation of heaviness, especially with, an overloaded stomach. Pressing and burning, especially in the region of the heart, with warm ebullition and rush of blood to the cheeks, so that frequently increased beating of the heart ensues. Anxiety rises up to the heart (from one glass). Peculiar vague sensation of pain at the heart; it is often disturbed, as by a blow. Sudden, momentary twitchings stitches through the heart, without especial cause, so that he has to stop while walking. Heart’s Action. Palpitation of the heart, frequently very violent. She had frequent attacks of palpitation (21st day).
Neck and Back.–Neck.
In the neck, near the right angle of the jaw, soreness to touch, and a swollen sensation, especially if he turns the neck to the left, lasting several days (five days after three glasses).
Sensation of stiffness in the region of the straight muscles of the neck and in a part of the muscles of the back, increased on lying, decreased by motion. Painful sensation in the nape of the neck close to the occiput, as if he had become stiff from lying.
This pain often extends in the course of the day, over the whole vertebral column, as if the groups of muscles had become strained. Drawing pains in the nape of the neck and shoulder blade. Back. The whole back and small of the back painfully stiff, as if he has been stopping a long time. Sensation of heat and burning, and at times a shudder over the back. Paralysis and paralytic pressing pain in the back and small of the back, with drawing over the hips, impeding walking very much. Dull, somewhat boring pressure in the back, above the region of the liver. Dorsal. Tension, as if streaming out from one spot and like a bruise, with dull stitches between the shoulder-blades; relieved on motion of the arms. Lumbar. Pains in the small of the back, with lassitude. Pain and weakness in the small of the back, with difficult walking. Pain, as if stiff, on the right side of the small of the back, above the hips, on rising from a seat. Tensive and pressing pains from the small of the back toward the region of the privates. Drawing toward the small of the back, and a pinching toward the genitals. Pressing pain in the small of the back, as from much stooping; relieved by walking, with remaining heaviness in the whole back. Unusual pains in the small of the back, extending to the limbs, on raising and bending the body backward, so that after sitting he can scarcely rise or stoop; at times sensation as if there were no strength or firmness in these parts; at times like rheumatic drawing-tearing pains in the small of the back, and below the muscles of the back, extending to the hips and thighs, and at times again upward to the loins. Sacral.
Violent transient stitches through the sacrum, increasing on coughing. After sitting a long time (and slumbering), with the feet resting upon a chair, great pain in the ischium, as if broken (16th day).
Extremities in General.
Objective.
Unusual cracking in all the joints. Trembling and crawling in the joints and limbs. Restlessness in the limbs, so that he now extends, now flexes them. Frequent stretching of the limbs, with yawning. In the morning after rising, he felt very light and strong in his limbs, though after a few glasses his knees knocked together again (4th day). Sensation of falling asleep; lame; sensation of stiffness in the upper and lower limbs, especially when the limbs are held in one position, as, for example, hanging down; lasting longer than after sitting for a long time, when the rising from the seat frequently becomes very troublesome, which, however, often disappears on motion of these parts. He seemed tolerably vigorous, while sitting after supper, but after lying down in bed all the limbs seemed completely fatigued; the sensation of exhaustion and prostration seemed now for the first time to be outspoken (3rd week). Was constantly obliged to change his position in bed, because all the limbs ached from lying, especially the ischium from lying on the back. All the limbs are painful from lying, as if broken, in the morning (20th day). After the first night, in which he dreamed very much without waking, and lay until 5 A.M., all the limbs pained from lying, as if broken (20th day). Pressing, also tensive, tearing and drawing pains, jerks, stitches and crawling, in almost all the joints, and in the most distant parts of the limbs, frequently alternating with each other. Frequent sensation of formication in various parts of the extremities. At times, especially after writing for some time, coolness and stiffness of the finger ends, also of the toes, after sitting for some time, but, in most cases, heat, even a burning sensation, in the soles of the feet.
Superior Extremities.
The right then left arm goes to sleep in the afternoon nap (23rd day). After writing a letter, heaviness in the arms, with increasing coldness of the finger-tips, and sensation in them as if going to sleep. Shoulder. A tension downward in the upper arm, in the shoulder-joint; great pain when raising it or upon placing it in any other position (10th and 12th days). Tearing pain, often extending from the heart to the left shoulder, up to the axilla, and even to the region of the nape of the neck, by which all these parts become as if stretched, and very movable. Arm. Upper arms at times so weary that when brushing the hair the head is reached with difficulty; they tire easily when writing, and the lower limbs sometimes fail him in walking. Painful digging in the right humerus, especially on motion in the afternoon; the arm felt lame when she was obliged to use it (36th day). Hand. Transient pain suddenly upon the back of the hand, or upon one finger, as from burning nettles, or throbbing-burning stitches (14th day). The fingers go to sleep from carrying a light load upon the arm (3rd week).
Inferior Extremities.
Swelling of the superficial veins of the lower extremities, so that the branching of single distended vessels can be plainly perceived. Frequent stumbling. The right leg feels lame when walking; the lameness is also felt in the right nates when sitting (after 7 days). Weary pain in the whole right leg, from above downward, when walking (16th day). A spasmodic pain extending suddenly down the right leg, when standing, momentary (after 6 days). Hip. Dull stitches over the left hip (19th day). Knee. Some dull shocks across the left knee (19th day). Leg. The lower leg, which before the proving had been less yellow than other portions of the body, became more yellow (4th week). A tension in the left lower leg, extending into the great toe, when sitting (15th day). Painful tension and tightness in the lower legs, when sitting (17th day). While sitting down, after being heated, in a falling rain, she felt drawing from the feet up to the knees, in the evening; after walking more, she perspired, though when she lay in bed the hands and feet became cold, with shivering and convulsive yawning, followed by uneasy sleep and very heavy feet in the morning (29th day). Swelling of the bone along the tibia, lasting a long time after the proving (from too hot “Sprudel” baths). The calves seem too short; ascending becomes difficult (after 12 days). Cramp in the calf on stretching out the leg, in the morning, in bed (after eleven days). Cramp in the calves, in bed, on stretching out the foot, with pain in the calf, in the forenoon, when walking, especially on rising from sitting, as if too short (in many women). Ankle.
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.