Painful sensitiveness in the testicles (third day). Testicles became very sensitive while walking, enlarged and hanging down, especially the left (eleventh day). The testicle is painful to touch, as if bruised, with drawing and tension in the inguinal region, left thigh, and scrotum, in which there is a pinching pain when touched and on walking; the swelling lasts twenty-four hours. Sensation of tension in the right spermatic cord (third day).
Violent drawing pain in the left spermatic cord (third day).
While urinating, painful drawing in the spermatic cord, extending into the abdomen (after twenty-four hours and six days). Pressive pain in the right spermatic cord (third day).
Sensitiveness of the right spermatic cord, with drawing up of the right testicle (fourth day).
Sexual excitement (first and second days). Sexual excitement, on talking with females (first day). Dread of sexual desire all day, even during an erection, as if his sexual appetite had been satisfied to the highest degree, and even the thought of it was repugnant to him.
Emissions the first night after taking and the next day during the midday nap.
Female.
Menstruation eight days earlier and more profuse than usual.
Menstruation ten days too early, lasting only two days; on the second day about noon, violent griping in the abdomen just below the umbilicus, which lasted half an hour, and was followed by pasty stool, and passage of much flatulence (fifth day).
Menstruation, which had appeared ten days too soon and lasted only two days, reappeared, with a slight show after two days’ intermission, but nearly disappeared by noon of the next day.
Menstruation profuse.
Respiratory Organs.
Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchi.
Unpleasant dryness and burning along the whole trachea, increased on motion and in the open air; intolerable from smoking; not relieved by drinking water (11th dil)..
Irritation to cough, and tickling in the larynx. Frequent irritation to cough (fourth day).
Cough and Expectoration.
Very violent cough, with respiration sometimes accelerated, sometimes very slow (thirteenth day). Hacking cough, with the accustomed tobacco smoking. Rough barking cough, leaving a burning along the whole inner surface of the sternum, and a sensitive sticking in both lungs (thirteenth day). Dry cough from time to time (third day). Cough, with a mucous expectoration at times. Irritable cough, with scanty expectoration (seventh and eighth days.
Respiration.
Inclination to sigh. Very weak expiration (third day). On climbing a small hill about 1 P.M. he was obliged to stand still three times, although he walked very slowly; it seems as though he could not get his breath if he took another step; it seems hot in the chest, with sensation as though he would spit blood, which afterwards was only a white frothy saliva; these attacks lasted only a few minutes, and after a quarter of an hour nothing more was noticed (eighteenth day); on the next day the same symptom was noticed after walking half an hour on an uneven road (nineteenth day).
Chest.
A hardened gland below the nipple, which is painful when touched.
Heaviness of the chest. Chest constricted, with pains in both lungs, making him uneasy (thirteenth day). Drawing pain, extending from the lumbar vertebrae forward around the lower portion of the thorax. Oppression of the chest. Oppression of the chest, in the precordial region (second day). Oppression of the chest, in the evening. Oppression of the chest, with deep respiration. Sensation of oppression and contraction of the chest, with frequent need to take a deep breath. Stitches in the chest at times, aggravated by inspiration. Dull stitches in the thorax, somewhat worse on respiration (after ten hours). Slight, deep, transient stitches in the lungs. Tearing pain externally in the chest above the heart.
Increased sensitiveness of both breasts, with transient stitches at times in them, and on the slightest touch a sensation as though they would suppurate; at the same time they seemed to the prover to be fuller and heavier than usual. Great sensitiveness of both breasts.
Sides.
Pain in the upper part of the left half of the thorax, on inspiration. The intercostal muscles of the left half of the chest, on the anterior surface of the thighs, were attacked by pain (eleventh day). Violent pain in the upper part of the left side of the chest, worse on every inspiration, on taking a deep breath the pain extends through the whole left side of the chest to the scapula, so that complete inspiration was impossible, and the attempt to breathe caused involuntary crying; the pain was not affected by external pressure; violent motion of the left arm, backward or upward aggravated the pain extremely, and could not be endured; pressing the left scapula against anything or inclining the body towards the left aggravated the pain; only on sitting quietly and breathing superficially was the pain scarcely noticed; walking in the open air aggravated it very much.
Dull, tensive pain across the left half of the chest, at 10 P.M., this increased to a cramp like pain (fifth day). Transient, sticking, jerking, contractive, pinching pain in the left intercostal muscles, at 7 P.M. (eighth day). Continued pressing pain in the left side of the chest, not affected by respiration (after ten hours). A sudden violent sticking pain in the left side, beneath the ribs, on account of which he must involuntarily hold his breath, bend the body to the left side and press the hand firmly against the place, lasting a minute. Violent stitches in the whole right side of the chest, worse on inspiration. Dull stitch in the right side of the chest, continuing during inspiration and expiration. Dull sticking shocks in the whole left side of the chest and abdomen, so that he was obliged to cry out (after fifteen days). Drawing, tearing, prickling sensation over the whole left side of the chest (sixth day).
Heart and Pulse.
Precordium.
Violent oppression of the heart, now at the base, now at the apex; this symptom continued at uncertain intervals, more or less severe until 2 A.M., when he fell asleep exhausted (fifth day).
Sharp stitches in the precordial region, from within outward.
Heart’s Action.
Palpitation which does not allow him to lie on the left side.
Pulse.
Accelerated pulse. Pulse accelerated, 82 (second day).
Pulse small, soft, accelerated, 96 (third day). Pulse increased ten beats (after one hour, first day). Pulse increased twelve beats, soon after taking (first day). Pulse 88, strong, full (second day).
Pulse 90, full and somewhat irregular (second morning).
Pulse 95 (third day). Pulse 96, full and tense (third day). Pulse 100, strong, full and tense (fifth day); 112 (sixth day); 106 (seventh day).
Neck and Back.
Neck.
Some pain in the previously indurated cervical glands.
Tension in the cervical muscles and glands. Drawing in the side of the neck and below the knee; touching these places was painful; turning the head or bending the body backward increased the pain (fifth day).
Tearing and drawing in the neck (third day). Tearing and drawing in the neck, at times (fourth day). Cervical glands become sensitive.
Back, Dorsal.
Pressive pain in the left scapula, especially on attempting to raise the arm (fifth day). Pressive pain between the scapulae, and in the lower portion of the thorax. Transient stitches beneath the tip of the right scapula impending respiration (ninth day).
Lumbar.
Painful weary sensation in the small of the back (second day).
Burning in the small of the back, involving the whole right side of the back and right shoulder (third day). Burning, itching drawing pains deep in the small of the back, loins, shoulders, and upper arms; the sensation was more in the bellies of the muscles (fifth day).
Pressure in the small of the back, and extending higher, frequently repeated. Pressure and tension in the small of the back and kidneys, aggravated by stooping, which was for awhile almost impossible.
Bruised pain in the small of the back, kidneys and thighs (sixth day).
Bruised pain in the small of the back, on both sides, above the region of the kidneys, extending to the gluteal muscles and thighs, aggravated by touch and motion, especially on stepping (fourth day).
Dull stitches in the right loin, only when not breathing.
Sacral.
Sensation of heaviness in the sacral region, with painful swelling of the hemorrhoids, two weeks after the proving.
Extremities in General.
Objective.
Weakness in all the limbs; the knees have no power, and easily knock together, after walking (after three hours). Prostration of all the limbs.
Subjective.
Extreme weariness and bruised sensation in all the limbs, especially in the morning, which disappear after moving about in the open air. During the day, heaviness in all the limbs (first day). Heaviness in the limbs, on walking and ascending stairs.
Limbs as heavy as lead, on waking (third morning). Pains in the arms and calves as if beaten, immediately after eating. Boring and pressive pains in the joints, with sensation of great weakness.
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.