Leg.
Great weariness of the lower legs in the bones, in which there is a painful tingling sensation, extending from above downward, in the evening; it is felt less during motion; but more immediately after motion; it is, however, somewhat relieved by rest. The legs feel bruised. Bruised sensation in the calves, as if he would stumble over his own legs. Smarting in the calves, soon followed by tearing in them.
Ankle.
At one time sudden, at another slow, transient, intermitting, dull or very acute pain in a small spot above the malleolus, as if in the periosteum (after eight hours).
Foot.
Weakness in the feet and calves, as if she had walked too far (worse while walking than while sitting) (after half an hour).
Standing and walking were very difficult, and even on sitting he had a sensation of weakness in the feet. Constant weakness and weariness in the feet. Painful weakness in the forepart of the feet, even while sitting, with a sensation of heaviness as after a long walk. Burning and crawling in the feet, especially in the soles, as after a walk in tight shoes. Aching in the soles of the feet, as if he had walked several miles; he is obliged to move them here and there. The soles of the feet ache very much from standing. Smarting of the sole of the left foot while sitting.
Toes.
Some small stitches in the ball of the left great toe.
General Symptoms.
Objective.
Distended veins, with a sensation of heat, without much increase of temperature. Anxious trembling through the whole body. Every evening, spasms, with delirium, alternating with tender humor, wildness, and outbreaks of rage, with inclination to bite.
Lassitude, indolence, sleepiness. Weakness in the whole body, hands, and feet. Weakness, even to sinking down, with sensation as if sweat would break out over the whole body, and rapid pulse.
In the morning, excessive weakness, yawning, weariness; she felt better on going into the open air; worse in the room. Extreme exhaustion with sensation as though general sweat would break out; he was scarcely able to stand, constantly desired to sit and lie, and even then continued to feel the lassitude (after four hours). Excessive prostration, with weakness and weariness in the evening, after a very simple and moderate meal, as if he had made the most physical exertion, with great sleepiness and sleepy pressure upon the eyelids, with a feeling as if they were swollen; literary occupation removed this weakness. Frequent attacks of faintness. She lay as though in apoplexy (from smelling of it).
Subjective.
Sensation of weakness and great indolence in the whole body, even with a sensation of approaching faintness.
Uneasiness in the blood, with palpitation of the heart.
Skin.
Objective.
Scarlet redness of the whole body. Circumscribed red spots in the face, which burn.
Subjective.
Crawlings here and there over the whole body, frequently and in rapid succession, relieved by scratching.
Formication in the right index finger. Itching on several parts of the body. Itching on the right side of the scrotum (first and second evenings). Intermitting painful itching on the left frontal eminence.
Sleep and Dreams.
Sleepiness.
Yawning and chilliness, with burning of the lids and thirst for cold drinks, without drinking much after supper. Frequent yawning. Frequent yawnings in rapid succession (after ten minutes).
Excessive yawning, and inclination to sleep. Sleepiness. Sleepiness; immediately after dinner great inclination to sleep, with creeping chills. Excessive sleepiness, with yawning; she constantly desired to sleep; very much yawning during the day. He sings during sleep.
Sleeplessness.
Uneasy sleep, with frequent waking; he tosses about, but falls asleep again, with vivid dreams. Frequent waking at night. He awoke unusually early, and thought it was very late. He awoke in the morning earlier than usual, and then remained more wide awake than usual.
Dreams.
Many confused and even frightful dreams of various things at night, as for example, what had been spoken or done through the day, of fires and the like. In her sleep she seems to hurry for a distant place, but is unable to reach it however much she exerts herself.
Fever.
Chilliness.
Chilliness (after half an hour). Chilliness the whole afternoon, with some thirst. Chilliness at 9 P.M. (after four hours); although the room was warm, he seemed to be in an unheated room; this sensation increased to a shaking chill over the whole body, with paleness of the face and ice-cold hands. Creeping chills along the back, across the shoulders and then down the arms, with goose skin and frequent yawning (after five minutes). Sensation of coldness in the back (after two hours and a half). Sudden decidedly cold sensation in the left side of back, as if he had been dashed with cold water; lasting a long time. Cooling of the hands; a sensation of a wind extending up to the arm.
Heat.
Sensation of warmth creeps rapidly over the body (after a quarter of an hour). She is attacked with great heat, so that it seems to crawl in the skin. She was attacked with very violent heat over the whole body, chiefly in the head, with redness of the face and great thirst, without much dryness of the mouth; lasting a few hours, towards evening (second day). General sensation of heat, with prickling in the skin, as though sweat would break out, with, however, a normal, almost cold temperature. Orgasm of blood, as if everything was moving in the body, without much noticeable heat. Heat of the face without marked redness. Heat in the face; it seems very hot in the face and in front of the head.
Glowing heat in the face in the morning after waking.
Conditions.– Aggravation.
(Morning), After waking, headache; pain in eyeball; feels worse; coated tongue; after rising, taste in mouth; after rising, on empty swallowing, feeling in throat; fasting, eructations;griping above navel; while lying in bed, rumbling in abdomen; in bed, on motion, pains in small of back; while lying in bed, twitchings on top of shoulder; weakness, etc.; after waking, heat in face (Forenoon), Sensation in abdomen.
(Afternoon), Towards evening, headache before eyes; thirst for cold drinks; towards evening, sensation in lower abdomen; chilliness, etc.; heat, etc.
(Evening), Vacillating mood; ill-humor; by the light, sensation in eyelids, etc.; after lying down in bed, sound in ear; felt less during motion, but more immediately after it, and somewhat relieved by rest, weariness in lower legs; spasms, etc.; prostration, etc.
(Night), Whirling in head, etc.; on waking, weight on eyelids; shocks in abdomen; desire to urinate, etc.; pains in small of back; falling asleep of arms, etc.; tearing in knees, etc.
(Closing eyes), Burning in lids.
(After dinner), Immediately, inclination to sleep, etc.
(After eating), Heat of face; more on empty swallowing, sensation in throat.
(During inspiration), Sensation in throat; pressure in right hypochondrium; choking; aching beneath ribs; stitches beneath heart; pain in small of back; stitches through sacral region.
(After meal eaten with relish), Sensation rising into throat.
(On moving), Headache.
(On reading), Veil before eyes.
(After rising from lying down), Dizziness, etc.
(In room), Feeling of water in eyes.
(Sitting), Weakness in feet, etc.; smarting in soles.
(After supper), Yawning, etc.
(On swallowing), Pain in side of head.
(In warm room), Dulness in forepart of head; motion in tips of fingers.
Amelioration.
(Open air), Symptoms almost entirely disappear;qualmishness, etc.; weakness, etc.
(Laying hand on pit of stomach), Dry cough.
(Literary occupation), Prostration, etc.
(Pressure), Confusion in head.
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.