Respiratory organs
Larynx and Trachea. Pain in the larynx. Sudden scraping in the larynx. Tickling in the larynx, with dry cough. Frequent tickling and scraping in the larynx, with dry cough, lachrymation, and accumulation of watery saliva. Frequent, suddenly appearing, violent tickling in the larynx, with severe paroxysm of coughing. Scraping and dry sensation in the trachea, in the open air, which causes a suffocative cough (second day).
Voice. Voice weak while reading aloud, together with hiccough (second day). Voice rough. Cough and Expectoration. Violent cough, with tickling in the larynx at night. Hacking cough (after three-quarters of an hour). Some hacking cough (fifth day).
Violent cough at night, with much scraping in the larynx, pain in the fauces, and thick mucus. The cough, which was usually most violent during sleep, was never caused by talking or walking, even against a cold wind. Much expectoration (seventh day). Respiration. Suffocation.
Chest
Tight sensation in the chest, in the morning (eleventh day).
Paralytic pressure on the chest, in the upper arm, and tibia, while sitting still (after eight hours). Oppression of the chest, with difficult respiration. Tearing stitches in the chest, during rest and motion, with dyspnoea and shortness of breath (second day). Tearing stitches in the last true ribs, on bending the body forward. Front. Pressure on the sternum (seventh day). Pressure in the middle of the sternum (second evening). Sharp superficial stitches in the upper part of the sternum, returning at irregular intervals (after thirty-two hours). Sides. Wheezing in the left side of the chest (third day). Burning in the left side of the chest (third day).
Pressive pain in the left side of the chest, especially about the heart, as if too much blood had accumulated in that region, with perceptible palpitation. Stitches in the left side (first day).
Stitches in the left side of the chest, aggravated by inspiration (fifth day). Some stitches in the right side of the chest above the sixth rib (second evening). Mamme. Feeling as though the breasts were larger than usual, with sticking and tensive pains in them; the breasts seemed to be distended, and the glands hard and painful; she supposed that she was pregnant, especially as real milk flowed from her nipples; upon examination this was found to be a watery milk, not unlike the mother’s milk during the first few days; it left a spot upon the linen, as from a weak solution of starch; this fluid discharged itself, and could be forced out by drops on pressing upon the breast; as this milky fluid appeared the other annoying symptoms of the breast disappeared; this discharge gradually ceased within a fortnight.
Feeling as though air were streaming out of the breasts, with swelling and painfulness in them, with discharge of watery milk fluid. Violent sharp stitches about the left nipple, at 4 P.M., while walking.
Heart and Pulse
Precordium. Stitches in the precordial region, on waking at night (first day). Stitches in the region of the apex of the heart (first day). Heart’s Action. Heart’s action excited; whirring in the region of the heart (fifth day). Violent palpitations (second evening). Beating of the heart and pulse scarcely perceptible (third day). Pulse. Pulse rapid, with respiration somewhat accelerated (second day). Pulse very rapid, scarcely perceptible (second day). Pulse of double rapidity, very rapid; respiration, on the contrary, very quiet (third day).
Pulse hard and dull, more than 100 (first day). The beats of the pulse are full and regular; after a time the pulse became again quiet (second day). Pulse scarcely perceptible (sixth day).
Pulse nearly imperceptible (fifth day).
Neck and Back
Neck. Drawing rheumatic pain in the left side of the neck on moving the head, together with a sensation of beating in the muscles of the neck and in the left ear; in the evening.
Rheumatic drawing in the left side of the neck, only felt on bending the head backwards (after half an hour). Pressive paralytic pain in the neck, disappearing on bending the head backward. Smarting sore sensation internally and externally in the neck. Drawing bruised pain deep in the muscles of the neck, which extend internally down the oesophagus, and cause a sensation of tension in it (after ten hours). Back. Drawings down the spine, relieved by throwing the shoulders backwards, aggravated by throwing the shoulders forward (after seven hours).
Sticking pains in the left side of the back, in the region of the false ribs, while sitting, disappearing on touch (after fifteen hours). Some deeply piercing, griping, dull stitches, returning at irregular intervals for a few seconds, on the right side near the spine, near the os innominatum and the last false ribs, in the region of the kidneys, worse during inspiration, which is impeded by the severity of the pain (after twenty-eight hours).
Dorsal. Tearing across the scapulae, ending with a sticking and paralytic pain in the arm. Pain, as if sprained, in the shoulder-joint (second day). Sore pain in the region of the left acromion, especially on taking off the overcoat (fourteenth day).
Lumbar. Drawing in the small of the back (second and sixth days). Drawing pain in the small of the back (fifth day).
Tension in the lumbar region (tenth day). Pressure in the region of lumbar vertebrae, aggravated at times by stooping, at times by pressure.
Extremities in General
Objective. Stretching of the limbs as before paroxysms of fever (seventh day). Trembling of the hands and feet (fourth day).
All the limbs are affected, as if their motility were impaired.
Subjective. Heaviness in the limbs, especially in the arms and hands, so that objects are easily allowed to drop. Joints painful on motion (fifth day).
Superior Extremities
Heaviness in the upper limbs (first day). All the pain disappeared in the morning after rising, but returned during the forenoon, in the right elbow, and gradually extended over the whole arm from the shoulder to the fingers, but was especially worse in the forearm; hitherto the pain had only been noticed during rest, and disappeared on moving the arm or on change of position, and immediately returned on keeping the arm quiet; on going to bed the pain returned, and obliged him to move the arm hither and thither, at one time to extend, at another to flex it, until at last he fell asleep. A kind of paralyzed, hard pressure on the right upper and forearm, feeling as though in the periosteum and deep internally in the muscles, extending thence to the fingers, and preventing writing (after thirty-seven hours). Elbow. Tearing pain in the elbow and wrist-joints (seventh day). Bruised pain in the left elbow-joint, lasting half an hour, soon followed by a similar pain in the left knee.
Pain across the outer side of the elbow-joint, as if caused by a bruise or blow, on moving the arm, and more painful when touches, lasting three days (after twenty-five days). Forearm. Drawing in the left arm, extending into the fingers. Painful drawing in the inner surface of the ulna and in the wrist (after thirty- eight hours). A kind of paralytic hard pressure, which commences only slightly in the forearm, but extends, down to the fingers, where it becomes so violent that he is able to write only with the greatest exertion. Sticking pain in the muscles of the right forearm, during rest and motion (after two hours). Tearing in the left forearm (first day). Fine tearing in the left radius near to and in the wrist, feeling as though in the periosteum (after three-quarters of an hour). Violent bruised pain in the right forearm, extending from the elbow to the fingers, painful on the slightest touch, waking him from sleep; only towards morning was he able to sleep quietly. Hand. Veins on the backs of the hands become swollen (second evening). She felt as though she would let everything fall from her hands (second day).
Sensation of numbness in the right hand (fifth day). Pressure on the back of the left hand. Fingers. Cramp like slow flexion of the right thumb and index finger, the tips of which gradually approach each other, and have to be forcibly extended (after five hours and a half). Tearing in the little, middle, and ring fingers, feeling as though in the periosteum (after three- quarters of an hour).
Inferior Extremities
Weakness in the upper and lower legs on standing a long time they sway to and fro (after half an hour). Thigh. Cramp like pain in the posterior portion of the thigh above the right popliteus (after eight hours). Rheumatic drawings in the left gluteus maximus, in the upper part, along its attachment to the ilium, towards the sacrum, while sitting, disappearing on standing (after seven hours). Tearing pain on the outer side of the right thigh (second evening). Knee. Drawing pain in the bends of the knees, while standing (second day). Drawing pain, becoming a crawling, in the bend of the right knee (second day). Drawing pain in the right knee-joint, in the acromion and in the knee-cap (sixth day). Pressive bruised pain, now in one, now in the other knee, disappearing on motion (after eleven hours). Internal twitching beneath the left knee. Leg. Drawing pain in the flexor muscles of the left leg on extending it, which seems to come from the bend of the knee and extend to the tips of the toes; the same sensation on the right side, but in a less degree (first day). Tearing in the left leg (second day). Tearing- pressive paralytic pain in the tibiae, on motion, with loss of power and unsteadiness in the knees (second day). Violent drawing in the left leg. Drawing pressure in the tibiae, now while sitting, now while walking; it disappears while walking and appears while sitting, or disappears while sitting and reappears while walking, though more frequently painful while sitting (after nine hours). Sticking pain in the muscles of the right calf, during rest and motion (after two hours). Ankle. A very acute pain, as after a sprain, in the right ankle, on walking or stooping. A pressive pain, as if sprained, in the ankle, while walking and standing, disappearing on sitting down (after four hours and a half). Severe cutting pain behind the left inner malleolus, while walking. Foot. Weakness of the feet (first day). Heaviness of the feet (third day). Paralytic heaviness of the feet, which made walking difficult (second day). Drawing pressure on the back of the foot, while sitting, disappearing on standing. Pain, as if sprained, in the sole of the foot, only when walking (after six hours). Pain, as from a sprain, in the sole of the foot, especially near the heel and in the malleoli, while sitting and standing, though worse while walking (after three hours). Pain, as if sprained, in the sole of the right foot, which, however, disappears when touched and on walking (after four hours and a half). Sore pain in the heels, preventing walking (third day). Burning sore pain in the heels, while walking in the open air; it begins to be noticed even while standing and sitting (after twenty-four hours). Toes. Offensive perspiration between the toes of the left foot, for some days in succession (after sixteen hours). After walking, the feet at the toes feel dead, he, however, finds that while walking there is a sore pain, which is still worse on jumping. Drawing pain in the great toe. Drawing in the left great toe. Drawing from without inward at the place where the left great toe unites with the metatarsal bone (after thirty hours). Severe pressure in the left great toe. Hard drawing pressure in the left little toe from within outward, feeling as if in the periosteum. Pulsating tearing on the lower surface of the right toes, lasting several minutes.
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.