In the articulation of the left lower leg and foot, a transient cramp like pain (11th day) Pain above the inner malleolus of the left foot, as though he had burned himself, or the skin had been rubbed off, in the evening (29th day). Foot. Sensitive dull twitches or pulsations here and there in the lower portion of the feet (after 8 weeks). The feet seem like blocks of wood (5th day). Frequently, after excessive walking, violent heat of the feet. In the lower portion of the right foot, especially in the joint, when walking, a pain like a dislocation, especially after sitting a long time, lasting until she was fairly walking; it existed formerly, but was more frequent and more severe (4th week). Drawing in the feet, when walking upon the sole in thick woolen stockings without boots (13th day). Dull twitchings below the lower part of the right foot (after 8 weeks). Formication on the feet, especially when sitting (in several persons). A benumbing momentary pressure suddenly in the right heel, when sitting (13th day). Very sensitive dull prickling stitches in the lower part of the right heel, in the evening, when lying in bed (21st day). Rhythmical prickling dull stitches in the left heel, which suddenly return after pauses of a few seconds, in the evening, in bed (9th day). Dull shocks above the left heel, in the evening, in bed, as if it would be shaken off (16th day). Previously frozen toes and heels become sensitive, and even subject to pressing and burning pain. Transient stitches in the left great toe (14th day). Throbbing-burning stitches in the left great toe, starting from the tip, in the morning, in bed (16th day). Sensitive dull twitchings in the left great toe, when walking and standing (32nd day). The corns are more painful than usual during the first part of the proving. Bunions become daily more sensitive, and the skin around them is slightly red; in damp weather they swell, the skin of the parts becoming then so painful that, although the feet are well covered, they cause stitching and burning pains.
General symptoms.–Objectives.
The usually rapid gait becomes slower. Anxious trembling, as if the hands and feet would fall asleep. Great lassitude. Lassitude, with sluggishness for every occupation. Sinking of strength. Very tired and dejected. Sensation of weakness, so that she trembled and could hold nothing securely. In the evening, very weak, but when one began to ascend the mountain the strength seemed to gradually return, so that after two or three hours of difficult climbing he seemed to be stronger than in the beginning (3rd week). (450) Weakness of all the organs; of the organs of speech (sermo abdominalis); the bladder; the urine flows slowly in a weak stream, and with the assistance of the abdominal muscles; of the rectum, the stool was slow and only evacuated, as it seemed, with the help of distant portions of the intestinal canal; the peristaltic motion seemed to cease not far from the end of the intestinal canal, and no amount of pressure was of any avail; the faeces seemed to be held back rather than pushed forward (14th day). Exhaustion, weariness, with sinking of knees, especially of the right, when walking (2nd day, after 4 glasses). Great exhaustion in the evening, even after a bath of 85 Dec. F. (12th day); after lying down in bed he felt an apprehensive sensation about the heart; the pulse was full and slow; it frequently intermitted; he woke about 3 o’clock after many dreams, and found a pillow lying on his stomach, and could not for a long time fall asleep again; toward morning he was inclined to sleep. Felt very much exhausted after repeated sweats; great heaviness and fullness of the abdomen and despondency, in the afternoon; in the evening, when ascending, a mountain, she felt stronger (14th day). Feeling of prostration. Increased sensitiveness of the skin. Subjective. General discomfort. General anxious sensation, as if the blood in the arteries would stagnate, with constant flushes of heat. Dislocated and spraining pains. Drawing pains. Frequently tearing-stitching and even burning pains. Dull shocks and jerks here and there in the body, especially in the lower legs, at different times. The effects noticed the first few days and the original symptoms of the disease, for example, troubles with the digestion, etc., are for the most part repeated after from two to four weeks.
Skin.
Mealy desquamation of the skin. Red spots and streaks, frequently burning like fire. Eruptions. Rash like eruption on the whole body, more itching than burning. Small red pimples, frequently alternating, mostly on the sweating parts, disappearing with or without suppuration. Pimples, also pustules. Sensations.
Crawling and prickling on various parts of the body, with breaking out of sweat. Itching-crawling in various parts of the skin, now in front, on the chest, now between the shoulders, now in the nape of the neck, in the upper and lower extremities. Much itching and increased sweat of the genitals.
Sleep and Dreams.–Sleepiness.
Constant yawning, also generally very violent early in the morning, with inclination to sleep. Unconquerable inclination to sleep the whole day, and later in the evening difficult falling asleep. Violent inclination to sleep, without sleep following.
Weary with sleep, with yawning, as soon as she sits down (first and second weeks). Overpowered by sleepiness, after yawning and chilliness (4th day). After a meal, great inclination to sleep, and after a half hour’s sleep, headache, with redness of the face and heat. Deep sleep, with snoring inspiration and expiration.
Quiet and deep sleep, with active heavy dreams. Usually very refreshing morning slumber. Sleep sound and refreshing, or very restless, with frequent starting awake. Feels unrefreshed, in spite of long and sound sleep. Sleeplessness. At times, total sleeplessness; at times only unrefreshing half slumber.
Difficulty in falling asleep, also tardy slumbers. Sleep after long tossing about. Frequent waking and wakefulness at night.
With all her sleep-weariness, she slept very lightly and woke at every noise, especially after midnight, and could not again fall asleep. He wakes every morning at 3. Dreams. Many unremembered dreams. Lascivious dreams, with pollutions, in persons over 60 years of age. Many confused dreams every night. Uneasy dreams, so that one was glad on waking to be free from the illusion (after 1 week). Dreams very varied, mostly confused and anxious. Dreams full of strife and quarrels, in which one was never ready; everything was confused, distorted, etc. Many frightful dreams, with tossing about. With usual good sleep, he had a very vivid dream of his occupations and business, which frequently awoke him, but as he closed his eyes again and returned to a half conscious condition, he recommenced his dream where it had been interrupted, and continued it like a continuous story; he even knew that it was only a dream, but nevertheless could not free himself from it; even in the morning, after rising, he remembered the main portions of it (3rd day). Even in the first sleep, before midnight, he had a dream so full of nameless grief and sorrow that he sighed over it, and thought to himself, “You have had hitherto many dreams of frightful things, and rejoiced on waking that they were illusions; would that this were also only a dream, but unfortunately you are awake and in full consciousness;” and therewith pinched himself in the cheek in order to be convinced that he did not dream; at last he awoke in a sweat, which was especially profuse on the limbs, so that he could wipe off the water; he told his bedfellow the dream, after which he could not fall asleep for a long time, and when he slept he continued the dream uninterruptedly, only in a more moderate way, until morning, when it was time to rise (12th night).
Nightly fantasies, with profuse sweat.
Fever.– Chilliness.
Chilliness, with palpitation of the heart and drawing in the limbs. Sensitiveness to cold air; in general, great liability to take cold. Frequent chilliness on various parts. Chilliness and formication between the shoulders and down the back. An attack of fever towards evening, after a walk in a cold wet atmosphere (similar to what he had before the proving), yawning, chilliness, and sweat through the night, together with tolerably good sleep, from which, however, he frequently partially awoke and talked, when he always forgot the context; a kind of delirium which he had not had before the proving (2nd day). Frequent alternations of shuddering, chilliness, and heat. A few hours after drinking the “Sprudel” for several days in succession, alternations of chill and heat, great exhaustion, vertigo, night-sweats, fantasies, oppression of the chest, with coated tongue, anorexia, earthy, yellow, sunken face, and great prostration (4th week); (this condition was at first called a crisis from the waters, afterward, nervo-gastric fever); allopathically treated, and died after five weeks. Heat. Pleasant warmth of the whole body.
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.