Dull stitches in the temples, now in the right, now in the left. Dull stitches in the right temple and right side of the chest (soon after 5 drops). Boring stitches in the right temple, with heaviness and dull digging in the head. Tearing headache in one temple. Tearing and sticking, extending outward to the temples. Especially severe painful pulsation in the temporal arteries, with violent compressive pain in the right temple, toward noon. Vertex. Headache on the right side of the vertex, at noon (4th day). The characteristic pain in the vertex, extending over the forehead and temples, reappeared, scarcely noticed at first, but becoming more severe for 4 hours (soon after taking). Pressure in the upper part of the brain; this pressive sensation extended as a slight compression over the whole skull, with a sensation of weakness in the limbs, soon after taking. Dull pressure on the upper part of the head, extending to the temples and occiput, with a slight sensation as if one were pressing the head from all sides (after 5 minutes). Pressure on the top of the head, again extending over the whole head, when at last the head seems compressed from all side, especially in the right temporal region (half an hour after the 6th). Pressure upon the vertex (2nd day after 20 drops). Pressure upon the vertex (3rd day). Pressure upon the vertex and in the orbital region (2nd day after 60 drops). Pressure on the vertex and in the temples; special pain in both temples, as from severe pressure with both thumbs, aggravated by mental work. Pressure on the vertex and on the eyes (soon after 60 drops). Slight pressure upon the vertex, especially in the right side, extending to the forehead and temples, mostly on the right side (soon). The characteristic pressure and pressing from the vertex, extending over the forehead and temples, began again, but only in a slight degree, increased, however, as soon as attention was directed to it, and was also aggravated by sudden stooping, or by mental exertion, as when reflecting or even reading (3rd day). Pressive pain in the vertex (20 minutes after 5 drops). Stitches on the vertex, which extend through the head to the pharynx (2nd day after 60 drops). Biting upon the vertex. Parietals. Cracking in the left half of the brain. One- sided drawing headache (after 3 and 4 hours). Stitches in the right side of the head and in the forehead (4th day). Stitches in the region of the parietal eminences (3rd day after 60 drops). Single stitches in one half of the brain, especially in the right (after 11 hours). Transient stitches in the right side of the head. Transient stitches in the right parietal bone. Severe stitches in one half of the head, as after taking cold.
Transient attacks of throbbing in one half of the brain. Occiput. Some pain in the left side of the occiput (6th day). Sensation of heaviness in the occiput (20 minutes after 40 drops). Heaviness in the occiput, with great inclination to bend the head backward (2nd day after 60 drops).
Dull heaviness in the occiput, with inclination to bend the head backward (soon after 60 drops). Pressure, fullness, and heaviness in the occiput, with inclination to bend the head backward (2nd night after 60 drops). Dull stitches in the occiput. Dull stitches in the occiput, with great inclination to bend the head backward. Jerking stitches in the left side of the occiput. Stitches in the scalp, especially in the region of the vertex, as if they were seated in the bone (10 minutes after 20 drops).
Eye.
The eye is swollen in the morning, and agglutinated with purulent mucus. Burning in the eyes, followed by lachrymation, and then a sensation of great heat about the eyes (10 minutes after 5 drops). Burning in the eyes, with sensation as if their upper surface were very dry and rough (3rd day). Sensation of heat in the eyes (2nd day after 20 drops). Sensation as if fire and heat came out of the eyes (immediately). Pressure upon the eyes (2nd day after 20 drops; 4th day; 11th day after 60 drops).
Pressure in the eyes; the eyes are inflamed and full of gum in the morning. Great pressure, especially in the orbital region.
Severe stitches in the eyes. Orbit and Brow. Pressure in the orbital region and upon the eyes, with severe stitches and oppressive pain, as if one were strongly pressing with the fingers, half an hour after waking (7th day). Heavy pressure above the eyes. Violent pressure in the orbital region; sensation in the eyeball as if it were tightly compressed from all sides, with momentary obscuration of vision (soon after taking). Severely pressing pains over the right eye, with sensation of pressure upon the right eyeball, towards noon.
Stitches in the orbital region (4 hours after 20 drops).
Stitches in the right orbital and temporal regions, especially in the right side (3rd day after 60 drops). Stitches in the upper and inner portion of the right orbit, from the nasal canal into the nose (2nd day after 20 drops). Lids. Lids much swollen and bluish-red, first left, then right; child cannot open them. In the morning, in bed, the eyes were half open and turned downward, pupils somewhat dilated; a kind of stupid sleep. Inner surface of lids and of ball covered with much yellowish purulent mucus and bloody fluid; slight pressure on lids brings pure blood or pus out; pure blood oozes out frequently on screaming and coughing. Lids agglutinated after sleep. Trembling of the right lower lid (35 minutes after 20 drops). Transient twitchings in the eyelids and limbs (ether oil). Great dryness in the Meibomian glands on the margin of the upper and lower lid (after 1 hour). A pressive pain beneath the upper lid on moving the eyes and on shaking the head. Painless congestion in the white of the inner canthus of the right eye (after 14 hours). Canthi full of matter in the morning.
In canthi and margins of lids, dried pus. Feeling of soreness in the external canthi, with denuded sore lids (after 36 hours). Lachrymal Apparatus. Lachrymation (15 minutes after 5 drops). Lachrymation of the right eye (2nd day). Conjunctiva swollen and dark-red. Ball. Sensation as if the eyeball were drawn tightly backward (2nd and 3rd days after 60 drops). Pupil. Pupils become more dilated after return of consciousness, on waking from a nap (after 7 hours). Contracted pupils (first 4 hours). Pupils very much contracted, though inclined to contract still more (after several hours). Vision. The eyes seem sensitive to light (2nd day after 60 drops). Flickering before the eyes (immediately). Flickering before the eyes; she could not see where she was. It became black before the eyes. Eyes dim and weak in the morning, seldom in the evening; by the light it seemed as if rays of light passed from the eyes to the flame. Dim vision, with chilliness. Obscuration of vision at the side, if one fixes the vision upon a white object. Frequent obscuration like a fog before the eyes (3rd day after 5 drops).
Ear.
Dulness before the ears, in the evening (after 24 hours). Sensation as if the ears were stopped, and it seems as if a bird were rustling and fluttering in them. Several times during the day, feeling as if hot water were running out of right ear (2nd and 3rd days). Dull pressure as a from a blow in the inner ear on stooping. Stitches in the region of the right tragus, extending even into the auditory canal, where it continues as a small, slight spasmodic sensation. Stitches from the tragus into the meatus (35 minutes after 20 drops). Stitches in the meatus (2nd day after 20 drops). Stitches, with sensation of contraction in the external meatus in front of the tragus. Frequent stitches and sudden, transient spasmodic sensation in front of the right ear, in the region of the tragus; this sensation sometimes extended into the auditory canals (1st day). Transient stitches across the left ear. Sharp stitches in the right meatus (45 minutes after 5 drops). Dull stitches in the right mastoid process. Single large stitches in the ear, especially when stooping, with ill- humor and peevishness about trifles. Tearing in the ears, earache. (Tearing in the right lobule). Hearing. She cannot endure music. Ringing in the ears. Ringing in the ears (after one, three and four hours). Roaring in the ears (30 minutes after 40 drops). Great ringing in the right ear, with stitches in the right tragus, extending into the meatus (3rd day). Roaring and ringing in the right ear (11th day after 60 drops). Roaring in the ears, as from rushing of water.
Roaring in the ears, in the afternoon. Severe roaring in the ears.
Nose.
Objective and Discharges.
Ulcerated nostrils, sore nose. Must often sneeze. Frequent sneezing, and a sensation as though a coryza would ensue (2nd day after 5 drops). Frequent violent sneezing, with crawling in the nose; some drops of clear blood had been discharged from the nose during the afternoon (3rd day after 60 drops). Evening, suddenly, repeated sneezing (2nd day). Coryza, from five to eight days (after 2 hours). Thin fluent coryza; watery mucus drops from nose; disappeared in three hours (2nd day). Nose-bleed. Discharge of a few drops of bright-red blood from the nose, which relieved the confusion of the head and the abnormal sensations in the nose (2nd day after 60 drops). Epistaxis after rising and washing, which immediately relieved the confusion of the head and stoppage of the nose (2nd morning after 10 drops). Epistaxis from the right nostril, with relief of the inflammation in the left wing of the nose, and complete relief of the head (3rd day after 5 drops). Stoppage of the nose, with rush of blood to it (4th day after 5 drops). Stoppage of the nose, with heat in it, as if coryza would ensue (8th day after 60 drops). Violent stoppage of the nose, with sensation as if he would have nose- bleed, lasting half an hour (soon after taking). Stopped nose, like a stopped coryza (after 1 hour). Stopped nose, like a stopped coryza, with mucous discharge from the nose. Subjective. Increased sensation in the nose, as if coryza, or epistaxis would occur (2nd day after 20 drops). Irritation to sneeze, with crawling and dry heat and stopped sensation in the nose, with a sensation as if coryza would appear, also with pressure in the forehead (2nd day after 5 drops). Dryness and sensation of fullness in the nose, soon followed by nose-bleed (12th day after 60 drops). Dryness and stopped sensation in the nose returns, with sensation as though the nose would bleed (soon). Nose somewhat dry and stopped, with tension and sensation of heaviness in it (2nd morning after 20 drops). Feeling of dryness, heat, and fullness in the nose (2nd day after 60 drops).
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.