Sticking in the right half of the chest, extending up to the shoulder, during the afternoon, impeding respiration; relieved by bending the body forward (tenth day). Stitches in the left half of the chest (thirteenth day). Stitches in the left side of the chest, preventing deep breathing, continuing uninterruptedly until the next day, and very gradually disappearing (nineteenth day). On entering my house, felt decided stitch, slow, moving from edge of liver upward, terminating outside and below the right nipple, in the evening (twenty-fifth day). Tickling in left chest persistent, in the evening (twelfth day). Phlegm (of chronic formation) in left chest, working up fast, tickles, with frequent coughing and raising, but swallowing, as usual, what is raised; irritability of left bronchi afterwards, in the evening (eighth day).
Heart and Pulse.
Praecordium. Extreme praecordial anxiety. Slight uneasiness in the praecordia. Considerable uneasiness in the precordia. Tension in the praecordial region, especially on the left side, below the short ribs, becoming so severe that the bands of the clothing must be loosened (thirteenth day). Pressure in the praecordial region with passage of flatus. Sticking in the region of the apex of the heart, disappearing after a few minutes, (immediately after taking). Heart’s action subjectively perceptible, this whilst sitting partially doubled up, in the forenoon (nineteenth day). Sitting, heart’s action subjectively felt, extending to head; having just had an incomplete stool, with protrusion of mucous membrane, especially right side, after postponement, in the forenoon (twentieth day). Heart’s Action. Pulsations of heart, conscious, slightly accelerated, in the forenoon (twenty-eighth day). While at stool, pulsation of the heart increased, after straining, so as to be felt throughout left side of the body (abdomen and chest), in the forenoon (twenty-fourth day). This evening, at 6 o’clock, a nap, with hands joined over top of head; lying on back. Was awakened at 6.45 the heart- beat with abnormal impulse, felt through much of the chest; and too frequently, better by lying still awhile, then stirring about moderately (fourteenth day). At 10 A.M., strong heart- beat, after excitement (third day). Pulsation of heart felt in left chest after going upstairs, in the afternoon (twenty fifth day). Conscious pulsation from heart to left chest, arm and abdomen (not very rare), in the forenoon (third day). Palpitation (third day). Palpitation of the heart. Slight palpitation, in the afternoon (fifteenth day). Woke on right side; palpitation; relieved by lying in abdominal position (fourth day). Roused suddenly, “palpitation, had to lie on it,” with hand supporting heart (twenty-third day) After breakfast, sitting at stool, elbows on knees, palpitation, felt through chest, down back to sacrum, and through abdomen (twenty-sixth day). Owing to indignation, in the morning, palpitation of the heart; better by lying on it, alternating with changes of position, stretching, etc. (as usual); (twentieth day). Woke in the morning, lying on left side, with slight, yet notable palpitation of the heart, ceasing on lying fairly upon it (third day). Pulse. Pulse rapid, full. Pulse rapid, neither hard nor full. Pulse more rapid, but not fuller than usual. Pulse accelerated by nine beats, small and irritable (after two hours). Pulse, morning and afternoon 45; towards noon 60 (seventh day).
Pulse 72, sitting, in the early morning (twenty- sixth day).
Pulse in the morning 65, in the afternoon 66, in the evening 75 (fourteenth day) Pulse 88, at 8.1/4 P.M. (twenty-second day).
Pulse varied from 75 to 94 (the last one hour after eating), (second day). Pulse (in temporary artery) beat very strongly under finger, bounding, counted 98 to 100 per minute; no other sign of fever, in the forenoon (nineteenth day). Pulse 100. Pulse 100, at 3 P.M. (fifth day). Rise of pulse began in 95 minutes; greatest frequency reached in 120 minutes (girl), (12 grains).
Rise of pulse began immediately; greatest frequency in 65 minutes; fell again in 195 minutes (girl), (20 grains). Rise of pulse began in 15 minutes; greatest frequency reached in 15 minutes; fell again in 120 minutes (girl), (10 grains). Pulse rose from 64 and 68 to 92, in 55 minutes (girl), (8 grains after thirty-five minutes). Pulse rose from 72 to 80 (after one hour); 80 (after four hours); 84 (next morning); 88 (next evening); 74 (third morning) (700). Pulse rose from 72 to 84 (after one hour).
Pulse rose from 72 to 80 (after four hours); 82 the next morning; 80 in the evening; 84 third morning; 72 normal, in the evening. Pulse 88 before taking; 90 (after one hour and three- quarters); 90 (after two hours and three-quarters); 90 (after four hours); 96 (second morning); (first proving). (She then took a second dose of 10 grains), 108 (after one hour); 106 (after four hours); 100 (next morning); 88 (next evening), (second proving). Pulse 84, before taking; 98 (after one hour); 98 (after four hours); 108 (next morning); 100 (next evening); 88 (third morning), (third proving). Pulse rose from 72 to 78 (after two hours); 74 (after four hours), (first proving). Rose from 76 to 100 (after one hour); 92 (after four hours); 84 (second day); 84 (third morning); 72 (third evening), (second proving). Rose from 72 to 86 (after one hour); 82 (second hour); 84 (second morning); 86 (second evening); 72 (third morning), (third proving). Daily Means, calculated from the Detailed Observations. Day of observ. No. of observ. Mean pulse of each day’s observ. No med..
1 6 70.1/2 5 grains Quinia pr.1/2 hr. till 8 doses. 2 5 70.4/5 5 grains Quinia pr.1/2 hr. till 8 doses. 3 8 69.3/8 5 grains Quinia pr.1/2 hr. till 3 doses. 4 3 69.1/3 10 grains Quinia pr.1/2 hr. till 10 doses. 5 10 69.3/5 20 grains Quinia pr.1/2 hr. till 10 doses. 6 10 73.7/8 -16 Slowness of the pulse. Action on the circulation was constant; it usually occurred half an hour after taking, and proportionate to the size of the dose, producing slowness of the pulse. Pulse regular, slow, scarcely perceptible. Pulse diminished four beats to a minute, within two hours. The pulse fell in a few days to 57, and then to 50 (from daily doses of 8 decigrammes). Pulse on taking the drug, 80; after dinner it sank to 64 (whilst it was usually 73 to 75, at that time); in the evening, the pulse was normal, 75 (first day). Pulse, on taking the drug in the morning, 60;after an hour, 62; taken at various times through the rest of the day 45 (fifth day). Pulse became small, almost imperceptible, and fell to 40, 45 (from 32 decigrammes a day). Pulse 83, in the morning of the third day before taking half a grain; one hour after taking, it was 75. Whilst eating in the evening, pulse 76; 72 after writing; full, forcible (seventeenth day). Pulse diminished in frequency for about 30 minutes; began to rise in 50 minutes; greatest frequency in 100 minutes (girl), (20 grains). For fifty minutes afterwards the pulse fell a little in frequency and gained in strength. The fall was from 108 to 112 to 104 and 96. After this it beat 120 in the minute, and at the same time lost in strength (boy). Pulse at 9 A.M. 75, irregular, weak, and small (twenty- sixth day). On those two occasions, when the temperature was decidedly depressed, the pulse beat the fastest when the temperature began to fall and became less frequent again when the depression in the temperature was attained. On every occasion of the increase in the rapidity of the pulse there occurred also a loss of strength. On two occasions, when the pulse was at its quickest, the pulse became for a short time irregular and intermittent. On two other occasions the pulse, at first after the administration of the Quinia beat a little slower, and also grew in strength; but this temporary loss in frequency and gain in strength, was soon followed by the opposite circumstances (girl). Pulse full, firm, in the forenoon (twenty-eighth day). Strength of the pulse fell (boy), (two doses in one day). Pulse regular and very weak, scarcely perceptible (after eight hours).
Neck and Back.– Neck.
The neck began to swell, at 4 P.M., so that respiration was impeded thereby and the voice became hoarse (twenty-second day).
Swelling perceptible externally along the right sternocleidomastoid muscle, which is not painful, even to pressure (twentieth day). Pains in both sides of the neck, sensitive to pressure, afterwards extending into the larynx, then disappearing towards evening (eighteenth day). Slight crampy feeling in left sternomastoid muscle; then in left levator anguli scapulae (apparently), in the early morning (twenty-sixth day). On suddenly turning head to right, sprained feeling in upper right sternomastoid muscle, lasted a good while, with sticking aching in right ear (this on Sunday afternoon in street car), (forty-first day). Sensitiveness of the last cervical and first dorsal vertebrae to pressure (twentieth day). Back.
Pains in the back (twentieth day). Dorsal. Rheumatic feelings in left scapular muscles, upper and inner, after sitting in a draft, in the afternoon (twenty-seventh day).
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.