Uneasiness of the whole body, especially of the head, like a painless burrowing, for several days, at different times.
Uneasiness at night, in bed, with violent, very anxious weeping and indistinct talking. Uneasiness of the body, with anxiety about the heart, while sitting; she was obliged to rise and walk about. Uneasiness on rising from sitting and when walking. Can find no quiet place; every part hurts as if bruised. At night he can get no quiet position; he cannot lie still a moment. Subjective. Internal trembling sensation. Numbness and deadness of all the soft parts of the whole left side of the body, even in the foot and head, as if there was no blood in the skin. With uneasiness in the blood and anxiety of mind, she suddenly became so sick and weak that she could neither stand nor walk, but was obliged to lie down. Wherever she takes hold of herself, it burns.
Pinching pain here and there in the body. Pinching pain here and there in the body and various portions of the skin. Drawing in several parts of the body, which increases to tearings. Drawing pain, especially above the knees. Sticking pain in nearly all portions of the body (1st day).
Transient sticking or contractive pains, now here, now there (after the cessation of menstruation). Slight stitching here and there in the body. Tearings, especially in the joints, and from them through various bones in the body, sometimes in several at once; the pain was not aggravated by external pressure.
Bruised pain in the whole body, especially in the arms, when sitting, which disappears on working and in the open air (after 12 days). At night the side, hip, and thigh upon which he lay were sore, as if bruised or as if pressed; he was frequently obliged to turn over. Every portion of the body which he touches is painful, as if bruised. The whole right side of the body feels bruised. The primary action seems to appear later than in other antipsoric remedies.
Skin.– Objective.
Red spot above the upper lip, which seems cracked and causes a burning pain (5th day). Large red spot on the penis. Spotted skin, full of dark-red veins, on the upper and lower legs. A red painful spot upon the tibia, which extends along the length of the leg, and itches when healing. Eruptions, Dry. Old brown liverspots become elevated, with corrosive itching.
Eruption of the size of the head of a pin, with a hollow tip, without moisture, on the forehead, neck, shoulder-blades, arms, lower abdomen, especially on the thighs and in the hollows of the knees; they itch, especially in the warmth of the bed, with burning after scratching; when not warm they are scarcely noticeable in the skin, of a whitish color, on scratching soon become prominent, and after scratching leave behind a red sport with a large areola, for 5 days (after 16 hours). Eruption in the face. Fine eruption in the face, more felt than seen. Papulous eruption on various portions of the body, with gnawing corrosive itching, which burns after scratching. Papulous eruption between the eyebrows, above the nose. Papulous eruption on the left cheek, with severe itching. Papulous eruption near the left lip. Papulous eruption in the left corner of the mouth, with crawling-sticking. Tetter on the lower lip. Itching tetter on the back of the ring finger.
Itching tetter on the nates (after 6 days). Rash on the neck, between the scapulae, and on the back, with itching. Severe itching nettle rash, especially of the thighs, just above the knees (after 12 days). Pimples of the size of a hazelnut under the skin on the right side of the body, on the chest, arm, back, and bend of the elbow, with stitching pain on touch and a sore pain on hard pressure (after 24 days); afterwards they are painful, and sting, even when not touched, but are not increased by touch. A pimple behind the ears. Eruption of pimples at the root of the nose. Eruption of pimples on the tip of the nose. Small pimples beneath the left corner of the mouth, lasting 24 hours. A tensive pimple on the neck. Small itching pimples on the forearms. A pimple on the right thumb, without sensation. An eruption of pimples on the index finger, which become warts.
Eruptions, Moist.
Eruption like chicken-pox in an infant. An excessively itching and moist tetter on the neck. Burning vesicles in the face, which, when touched, exude a corrosive water; after wards they dry up to a scurf. Vesicular eruption in the right corner of the mouth, which pains when eating. Vesicles under the prepuce, which become suppurating ulcers.
Excoriated vesicles on the heels, which gradually disappear, with much itching. Large blisters on the chest and back, with anxiety of the chest and fever, consisting of chill, heat, and sweat. Large painful blisters on the left side of the chest and back, which become flattened; with great fever, heat, sweat, and anxiety. A blister on the calf an inch and a half in diameter, almost painless; it discharges water for 2 days, and the spot heals without suppuration. Large blisters on the feet from rubbing them somewhat. Eruptions, Pustular. Red pimples on the left side of the forehead, the left temple, on the nose, and on the middle of the chin, filled with pus, stinging when touched, and when healing covered with scurf. Large painful boil near the anus, discharging pus and blood, making one very sick. On the chin, near the lower lip, a boil, with red areola (after 27 hours). A boil upon the back. Ulcers. An ulcer, with burning pain, on the inside of the upper lip. Ulceration of the tip of the thumb. The heel was ulcerated. An ulcer (on the lower leg) is surrounded by a red areolae, which is hard, and discharges more blood than pus, of an offensive odor; the pain makes him sleepless at night. Cutaneous wounds that had almost healed open again and discharge matter. Subjective. Creeping in the skin, as from ants. Itching over the whole body Itching over the whole body at night, with dry heat. Itching over the whole body, with redness like scarlet rash, with many vesicles; the itching is not relieved by scratching. Itching, especially in the hollow of the right knee (after 3 days). Itching in various portions of the body. Itching in various portions of the body, relieved by scratching. Itching here and there, especially on the head and in the face. Stitch like itching over the skin. Soreness, as if excoriated, on the thigh, on the upper inner portion near the scrotum, with itching, and, after rubbing, smarting (after 48 hours). Crawling and sticking in the left great toe, as if it would go to sleep. Crawling in the skin of the right forearm, relieved by rubbing. Tickling of the toes, as if they had been frozen. Severe tickling in the sole of the right foot, so that she could not scratch it enough. Itching on the head, on the nose, and on the chin. Itching above the eyes.
Itching on both eyebrows, on the left malar bone, on the temples, and the ears, relieved by scratching. Itching on the lobule of the ear, as from a small tetter. Itching in the nose. Itching of the tip and wings of the nose. Much itching on the nose, chin, and throat, below the ears. Severe itching on the nose. Burning-itching near the nose. Itching in the face. Corrosive itching in the face, with rush of blood to it, with heat and redness, followed by an eruption of many small red pimples. Itching about the mouth. Itching in the palms, and after scratching itching vesicles appear. Itching in both hips. Itching in the scrotum and on the skin of the penis. The scrotum itches and sweats. Severe itching about the breasts. Itching in the skin of the back (after 10 hours) Itching in the back and some sweat. Much itching on the back and on the calves. A fine sticking-itching, as from fleas, that obliges him on scratch, on the back, shoulders, arms, and thighs, but especially on the backs of the fingers. Itching of the arms. Itching (sometimes with burning after scratching) and itching pimples and vesicles on the forearms. Itching in both hands. Itching on the back of the left hand. Much itching of the palms. A stitch like itching on the index finger. Itching in the left index finger, and after scratching a burning-itching pimple. Itching between the fingers. Itching on the last and middle joints of the fingers of the left hand. Itching on the nates and back of the thighs. A sticking itching on the right nates. Itching of the thighs. A sticking- itching of the thigh towards the outer part. Much itching of the patella. Itching on the legs. Severe itching on the back of the foot (after 16 days). Much itching on the backs of the feet.
Voluptuous itching of the last joint of the great toe, during rest and motion.
Sleep and Dreams.
Sleepiness.
Yawning and stretching of the limbs frequently. Yawning and stretching at night. Frequent yawning in the forenoon and afternoon. Excessive yawning the whole evening, without sleepiness (after 12 hours). Excessive frequent yawning, which often preceded intermitting hiccough, from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Sleepiness, especially when sitting, though also when walking. Great sleepiness, so that he could scarcely resist it, and was obliged to lie down, even when busy. Unusual sleepiness in the afternoon. Unusual inclination to sleep; she was obliged to sleep every hour, but the sleep did not refresh her. Very weary, with sleep during the day. Very drowsy in the morning (after 9 days). He falls asleep while conversing. He sleeps after dinner, and becomes sleepy early in the evening (after 3 days). After dinner he was obliged to lie down and sleep, contrary to his habit. Long sleep in the morning. She sleeps longer than usual, and can scarcely be awakened in the morning (after 3 days). Sleeplessness. Loss of sleep at night, on account of dry heat. Frequent waking from sleep without cause. At night frequent waking, with slight sweat all over, which increased on waking. He awoke every night (in winter) about 4 o’clock, and could hardly ever sleep again. He awoke every night at 2 o’clock, and then could not sleep again. Sleep until midnight, then he could not fall asleep again on account of bruised pain the whole body, for three nights. Very uneasy all night; when she had slept a short time, she was awakened by great anxiety and uneasiness, which scarcely allowed her to remain ten minutes in one place; she was then obliged to sit up; she turned her head involuntarily from one side to the other, until being exhausted she fell asleep again (after 12 days). Very uneasy, with frequent crying in sleep, for 16 nights in succession. Starting up in fright when asleep.
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.