Gums.
The gum of a left lower back tooth is painful as if sore, worse while eating. Sore pain in the gum, increased by chewing hard food. Gum and teeth somewhat sensitive on chewing (sixth day).
Tearing-jerking pain in the place where a left upper wisdom tooth had been drawn seven years previously; this pain extended to the zygoma and the temporal region, not relieved by cold water taken into the mouth; waking him from sleep at 11 P.M. and lasting till nearly 2 o’clock, when he was able to sleep for two hours, after which it continued but less violent and of shorter duration (second night).
Tongue.
Coated tongue (sixth day). Tongue coated (after 300 drops).
Tongue thickly coated on waking. Tongue coated white (third and seventh day). Tongue dry (after three-quarters of an hour).
Tongue dry in the morning on waking. Tongue on waking was mostly dry and rough.
Sensation of dryness on the tongue, with roughness and acidity, as after rinsing the mouth with an astringent (fourth day). A dull boring stitch at the root of the tongue.
General Mouth.
Aphthae in the mouth. Cracks across the right arch of the palate and on the right margin of the tongue, extremely painful (thirteenth day); the next day, the cracks in the tongue were surrounded by hard margins, and were extremely painful. Mouth and tongue very dry (third day). Sensation of coldness in the mouth, aggravated by inspiring cold air through it, soon after taking the drug (first day). Tension in the soft palate, and discharge of compact mucus (apparently the remains of a cold that had just passed off).
Slight sticking pain in the right arch of the palate, which decidedly impeded the motion of the tongue (thirteenth day). Saliva.
Much saliva in the mouth. The expectorated saliva is mixed with blood.
Taste.
Taste pasty and flat (seventh day). An unpleasant pasty taste in the mouth (fourth day). A sour taste on the tip of the tongue (first day). Sensation as though the tip of the tongue were constantly acid, if it touched the front teeth; with somewhat increased watery saliva; this lasted four days, and was most noticed with an empty stomach, and immediately after taking the drug (20th dil).. Bitter taste in the mouth.
Speech.
Speech very weak (third day).
Throat.
Dryness of the throat. Burning, redness, vesicles and ulcers in the throat (from chewing the fresh leaves). Constant stitching in the throat, especially on swallowing. Rawness in the throat.
Rawness in the throat, with hoarse voice, constant spitting of watery saliva (second day).
Uvula.
Sensation as though the uvula were too long (third day).
Some sensitiveness of the uvula continues (fourth day).
External Throat.
Swelling of the sub-maxillary glands. Swelling of the sub- maxillary glands in the right triangle in the right side of the neck became more and more painful, motion of the head in any direction was more difficult; the gland on the left side seemed slightly enlarged and painful to touch; secretion of saliva was very profuse (sixth day). Slight swelling of the sub-maxillary glands, which increased for eight days, and then gradually decreased (after eight days). The sub-maxillary glands are swollen, with some lumps, and feel tense as if they would suppurate; they are painful to touch, and cause pains in the teeth. Slight swelling in the right upper triangle of the neck, just under the lower jaw, with increased secretion of saliva (fifth day). Great swelling of the thyroid gland (fourth day).
Stomach.
Appetite.
Appetite increased (first day); (second day).
Appetite increased; the prover ate double his usual amount, with haste (third day). Appetite rather increased. Constantly increasing appetite for some days after the proving. Appetite exceptionally good (first day). The more violent the attack was at the time of eating the greater the appetite seemed to be (eighth day). Great hunger, towards evening (third day). Appetite unnaturally great (twelfth day).
Ravenous appetite towards 2 P.M. followed by discomfort after eating (second day). More appetite for dinner than usual (second day).
Diminished appetite (second day). Little appetite (sixth day).
Very little appetite (fourth day). Complete loss of appetite (third day). No desire for food and speedy satiety. No appetite at noon; (first day). No appetite at noon, on account of weakness. No desire for breakfast, (second day). Very little appetite for supper (first night). Does not relish tobacco (sixth day). Does not relish the accustomed cigar (seventh day). Long- enduring satiety; though he can eat much dinner and relishes the food, yet he immediately feels that he has eaten too much, and will never need food any more.
Thirst.
Thirst, Thirst with longing for ice, which does not refresh him (third day). Thirst increased, (after three-quarters of an hour).
Thirst increased in the afternoon (second day). Increased thirst, in the evening.
Eructations.
Eructations and nausea. Frequent eructations for several minutes (first day). Three eructations, immediately. Empty, tasteless eructations. Eructations of air (after 300 drops).
Nausea and Vomiting.
Nausea. Nausea, without vomiting. Nausea and general sick feeling. Nausea, with inclination to vomit, towards 11 A.M.
Nausea while smoking, though the prover was a great smoker.
Nausea after eating, while smoking. Nausea after smoking that causes a sensation of weakness in the lower limbs, so that they seem distorted, and he obliged to lie down. Smoking cigars, to which he was accustomed, caused nausea and vomiting (eighth and ninth days).
Sensation of nausea soon (one hour after 40 drops) (tenth day).
Inclination to vomit.
Stomach.
Distension of the stomach and abdomen (tenth day).
Faintness in the stomach, with yawning. Sensation of heaviness in the pit of the stomach (first day). Tensive sensation in the epigastric region (first day). Constriction in the stomach, and after a short time also in the abdomen, which was tense and hard to the touch, followed by vomiting, with great exertion, of a bitter fluid, more watery than slimy, in which there were some streaks of pale red blood.
Pressure in the stomach (seventh day). Pressure on stomach, after dinner (first day). Pressure in the epigastric region, with tension over the whole abdomen (third day). Slight pressure in the stomach (fourth day) Pressive pain in stomach, after dinner (first day). Slight pressive pain in epigastric region, after dinner (third day). Oppression in the stomach (third day).
Abdomen.
Hypochondria.
Pains alternately in the region of the liver and spleen, but only on certain motions, and soon disappearing, without sensitiveness of these regions (third day). Painful sensation in the region of the liver, aggravated by pressure. Tension and sticking in both hypochondria, impeding respiration (seventh day). Transient sticking in the left hypochondrium (fifth day). The sticking pain in the left hypochondrium became definitely localized in the spleen, with a dull tensive sensation in the fundus of the stomach, aggravated by pressure (fifth day). Sticking pain in the hepatic region from time to time, especially on certain motions and positions of the body (second day). Stitches at times in the hepatic and splenic regions (third day). Numerous transient stitches in both hypochondria (sixth day). Frequent transient stitches in the liver and spleen. The region of the liver is painful to touch and to stooping, as if bruised, lasting two weeks.
General Abdomen.
Distension of the abdomen, with rumbling (first day). Very great collection of air in the abdomen, during the first hours.
Rumbling in the abdomen, as if it were empty (after one hour).
Rumbling in the abdomen, which extends into a hernia (third day).
Rumbling in the abdomen, for two hours in the afternoon (second day). Passage of much flatus. Fullness of abdomen, afternoons (first day). Fullness and tension in abdomen (in general free from flatulence), as after a full meal, between 4 and 5 P.M., increased until 9 P.M. when he went to bed. Sensation of distension and tension in the abdomen, a painful tense sensation in the whole parietals of the abdomen, worse from touch (second day). Sensitive tension and pulling in each abdominal muscle on attempting to move about the room; it is very painful when coughing (second day). Cutting contractive pain in the abdomen.
Griping in the abdomen, with rolling and rumbling for half an hour (seventh day). Some griping in the abdomen (sixth day).
Drawing pain in the abdomen, especially in the umbilical region, aggravated by pressure. A contractive cutting pain in the right abdominal and kidney regions. Frequent cutting colic.
While urinating, sticking from the abdomen up to the chest, aggravated by inspiration (after fifteen hours).
Hypogastrium and Iliac Region.
Painfulness of the lower abdominal region, extending into the penis (third day). Violent colic on the hypogastrium, followed by some diarrhoea (eighth day). Sensation in the abdominal ring and in the inguinal glands, as if a swelling would form. Pressing-out pain in the right abdominal ring, as if a hernia would protrude, or as though something had protruded. Some swelling of the right inguinal region, painful to touch (second day). Pain in the inner and outer inguinal region, only on the left side (sixth 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.