Common Name: Scouring Rush.
Introduction
Natural Order: Equisetacae. Preparation: Tincture of whole plant.
Mind
Very irritable and easily fatigued (fourth day).
Head
Confusion and Vertigo. Heavy and confused feeling in head at 11:20 A.M., continuing several hours after I ceased taking the medicine. Vertigo when moving head (after second dose, second day). Some vertigo and at intervals head felt light, this was accompanied by wavelike pains in head; when walking would feel like falling (after third dose, first day). Severe vertigo (fifth day). General Head. The whole brain had a dull and heavy sensation at 9:10 A.M. (second day). Dull heavy feeling of head, as if it would fall forward, at 10:25 A.M. (second day). A dull heavy feeling of head, with a sense of constriction through temples and feeling of weakness from the slightest exertion, at 10:15 A.M. (seventh day). Dull heavy headache the whole afternoon, with inability to study (second day). Head felt heavy, accompanied with pains directly above right temple (half an hour after first dose, first day. Heavy feeling in head all day, with sense of great prostration (third day). Very severe headache, with intense pain in upper part of eyes or roof of orbit, at 11:48 A.M. (second day). Dull headache all morning (second day). Some dull headache with inclination to scowl, but no relief from it (after half an hour, second day). (after half an hour, second day). Stupefying headache about 4 o’clock (eighth day). Headache increased and accompanied by feeling of drowsiness at 10:30 A.M. (second day). Forehead. Constant heavy dull feeling in forehead and through temples, at 11:30 A.M. (seventh day). Sense of fullness in forepart of head, as if all the contents of the cranium were packed in front, at 9:20 A.M. (seventh day). Full feeling in frontal region, with dull pain and integument of forehead feels as if drawn tight, especially on looking up, with heat in the face, no redness (half an hour after first dose, first day). Skin of forehead feels tense (second day). Some tense feeling in integument of forehead, aggravated by opening eyes, with very confused dreams where many people were present, not at all connected (first night). Constrictive feeling in forehead and vertex (first day). Feeling of constriction across the forehead, and through the temples, with severe shooting pains through the temples, worse in the right, lasting all the afternoon; the pain in temples increased by movement and in the open air, not relieved by keeping quiet, but relieved by eating (third day). Frontal headache, with feeling of tightness of scalp and pain in roof of right orbit, at 9:35 A.M. (first day).
Severe frontal headache (eighth day). Dull frontal headache (after third dose, third day). Dull frontal headache; face quite hot and rather flushed (first day). Dull, deep seated pain in forehead, with prickling of skin on rubbing (soon after four drops, sixth day). Temples. Pain through temples and across forehead and upper part of eyes, at 10:25 A.M. (second day). Pain in each temple, but more severe in left; in a short time pain moved from one temple to the other in apparently straight lines (after second dose, first day). Pain in right temple, at 9:25 A.M. (first day). Severe pain directly over right temple (after three-quarters of an hour, fifth day). Severe pain near and a little above right temple, then in a short time sharp pains in each temple, at 11:20 A.M., continuing several hours after I ceased taking the medicine. Constrictive pain through temples, at 12:45 P.M. (first day). Boring pain in left temple, at 11:45 A.M. (first day). Constrictive feeling in left temple and across forehead, as though scalp were drawn too tightly, at 10:10 A.M. (third day). Slight boring pain in left temple; this darts to same place on opposite side (after second dose, third day). Pressing pain in both temples with heat in face and forehead at 10:45 A.M. (seventh day). Dull pressive pain through both temples all the afternoon and evening (first day). Sharp pain in left temple, extending to supraorbital region, with redness and burning of face, at 9:30 P.M. (first day). Sharp pain in left temple, coming and going at short intervals at 11:10 A.M.; increased, extending to roof of left orbit, at 11:20 A.M. (first day). Very severe sharp pain in right temple coming on suddenly and lasting only a few seconds, at 11:25 A.M. (first day). Sticking pain near left temple, it proceeded in a straight line on the anterior of the frontal region to right temple, at 9 A.M.; after which slight darting pains extended to top of head (second day). An occasional sharp stitch in left temple, at 9:50 A.M. (third day). Darting pain in each temple (eighth day). Darting pain in left temple, increased by going out in open air, and extending over left eye, in roof of orbit, at 10:45 A.M. (third day). Sharp and sticking pains darting from one temple to the other, after which a dull, heavy and rather drowsy sensation (after second dose, after which a dull, heavy and rather drowsy sensation (after second dose, sixth day). Vertex. Felt some pain in top of head (after third dose, first day). Dull heavy feeling across top of head, with pain through temples, at 12:30 P.M. (fourth day). Heavy weight on top of head (eighth day). Occiput. Slight boring pains appear to change from side to side in occipital region (after second dose, third day). Dull drawing pain in back of head and neck, in the evening (fourth day). Very sharp and quick pains near left superior curved lines of occipital bone (after third dose, second day). Sticking pain near lambdoidal suture (eighth day). Sharp sticking pain appeared on left side of occipital bone, near superior curved line (after second and third dose, first occipital bone, near superior curved line (after second and third dose, first day. Pains change from frontal to occipital regions, after which they dart from left to right side of occiput (after third dose, sixth day. Darting pain on right and left side of occipital bone, near superior curved line (after second dose, second day). External Head. Sense of constriction of whole scalp, as if drawn tightly over skull, with continual inclination to raise and wrinkle the brow, which when wrinkled requires quit an effort to smooth out again (first day). Skin over frontal bone very tight accompanied with a feeling of skin continuing to contract; this sensation of tightness of scalp is very marked (fifth day).
Eye
Some pain in the left eye (after third dose, sixth day). Slight pain over right eye ( after third dose, second day). Severe pain in roof of right orbit at 11:20 A.M. (fifth day). Sharp pain in outer angle of right eye at 4:08 P.M. (second day). Heavy sleepy feeling in eyelids, continuing an hour (half hour after first dose). Soreness of left eyeball in evening (first day).
Ear
Dull transient pain and stiff feeling just back of left mastoid process at 12:40 P.M. ( first day) A marked confused feeling in each ear, or rather sounds seemed to intermingle in such a manner as could not be distinguishable (after first dose, first day). Confusion of sounds in the ears, more marked in left ear (fifteen minutes after second dose, sixth day). Confused noise in each ear again appear, rather more acute in left (after second dose, second day). Rumbling in left ear, followed by confusion of noises in same ear (soon after second dose, third day). Fearful rumbling sensation in ears, much more marked than at any other time, accompanied by dullness and heaviness in the head (soon after fourth dose, first day). The ear and head symptoms continued for three hours after taking third dose (sixth day).
Face
Face flushed, with slight feeling of heat at 1:25 P.M. (fourth day) Feeling as if blood pressed into face, especially forehead, worse (first day). Heat in face, without redness, lasting about an hour at 1:10 P.M. (fifth day). Great burning in face, neck, and right ear, without much redness at 1:40 P.M. (fourth day).
Throat
Sharp sticking pain in throat at 1:30 P.M. (second day).
Stomach
Appetite very much increased (first day) Appetite very much increased all through the proving and was excessive at times.
Appetite very much increased; hardly know when to stop eating (third day). (fourth day). Excessive hunger during the whole providing.
Abdomen
Distended felling of the whole abdomen, at 1130 A.M. (sixth day), Dull heavy pain in either side of lower abdomen and bladder, with frequent desire to urinate; the desire to urinate, which is constant, is not relieved by passing urine (sixth day), Slight pain in bowels, with desire for stool, not urgent, early in the morning; three stools during the morning, quite thin; during the whole day frequent inclination for stool with slight pain in bowels; no diarrhoea (second day). Severe pain in lower abdomen, with passage of much fetid flatus, at 12.50 P.M. (second day).
Hypogastrium and Iliac Region. Intense pain in lower abdomen, with passage of flatus, at 11.5 A.M. (second day). Sharp pain in lower part of abdomen, with sticking-like pains in anus, at 10.58 A.M. (second day). Soreness in right side of lower abdomen, and region of bladder (fifth morning). Sharp pain in right side, just above crest of ilium, at 10.45 A.M. (seventh day). Pain in left side above crest of ilium, extending forward to median line of body, at 1.40 P. M (second 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.