Abdomen
Flank. Sore painful pressing outward in the left flank, and after micturition also in the right. General Abdomen. The abdomen is sunken, as if he had none at all, with great hunger. Rumbling and much moving in the abdomen. Loud rumbling in the left side of the abdomen, as from incarcerated flatus, followed by emission of flatus. Much emission of flatus. Uneasiness and heat in the abdomen. Sensation of emptiness in the abdomen, as after an emetic, in the morning. Slight pains in the bowels, confined to one spot, but never with either purging or vomiting, and the pains when produced soon went off. Most violent pain in the abdomen. Agreeable sensation of warmth through the whole intestinal canal, as after spirituous drinks. Griping through the whole intestinal canal, followed by thin stool, with burning itching about the rectum. Excessive colic and tympanites. Most violent colic. Spasmodic flatulent colic, in the morning, in bed; the flatulence accumulates in the hypochondria and thorax, causing spasmodic pressing asunder and constriction, which is relieved by turning about, but immediately returns on lying quietly. The flatulent colic was not relieved until he rested the head upon the elbows and knees, after which some flatulence was passed. Hypogastrium and Iliac Region. Anxious sore aching in the lower abdomen. Pinching pain on the posterior portion of the ilium. Pressive pain in the inguinal region. Violent sprained and lame pain in the left side of the pubis, extending to the thigh, on stretching the limb after sitting. Tearing pain in the left groin, as from a sprain, while standing.
Rectum
Burning sore pain about the rectum.
Stool
Diarrhoea. Diarrhoea several times a day, with burning in anus, distension of the abdomen, and colic, as from internal soreness. Profuse diarrhoea and vomiting. Fatal dysentery. Stool diarrhoea like, profuse, preceded by itching in the rectum, with urging. Stool at first natural, then as if fermented, and thin like water. Thin stool after some pressure, at last three hard lumps without difficulty. Pasty stool (after three, ten, and twenty- three hours). Pasty yellowish stool. Clayey stool, preceded by itching in the rectum, with urging. Constipation. Constipation of the bowels. Constipation for two days. Constipation for two days (secondary action?). Hard stool, difficult to pass. Stool scanty, soft, mixed with small lumps, about fifteen hours too late.
Urinary organs
Discharge of prostatic fluid from the relaxed penis. An itching stitch in the forepart of the urethra when not urinating. Urging to urinate; the urine was passed by drops, with sticking in the glans penis, followed by a natural discharge. Frequent desire to urinate, with scanty discharge. Strangury. Much white sediment in the urine.
Sexual organs
Erections without cause while sitting (after half an hour). Erections at night, without emissions or lascivious dreams. Intermitting, sharp, cutting stitches in the glans penis when standing. Pinching, burning pain in the left side of the scrotum. Tearing pain in the testicles. (* From Euphorbia lathyris, Archiv f. Hom., 6, 3, 173. *).
Respiratory organs
Larynx. Violent irritation to a short cough in the upper part of the trachea. Cough. Cough caused by burning tickling in the upper part of the trachea. Hacking cough, excited by slight crawling in the throat. Almost uninterrupted dry cough. Dry, hollow cough from tickling within the chest during rest. Cough day and night, as from dyspnoea and shortness of breath, followed in the morning by much expectoration. Respiration. Dyspnoea, as if the chest were not wide enough, with tensive pain in the right pectoral muscles, especially on turning the upper part of the body to the right, lasting ten hours.
Chest
Deep inspiration is hindered by a sensation as if the left lung was adherent. Feeling of warmth in the middle of the chest, as if he had swallowed hot food. Spasmodic pressing asunder in the lower portion of the chest. Front. Stitchlike pressure upon the sternum while sitting and standing. Sides. Tensive pain in the left side of the chest, especially on turning the upper part of the body to the right (second day). Constant sticking in the left side of the chest while sitting, disappearing on walking. Stitches in the left side of the chest while sitting and standing. Intermitting fine stitches in the left side of the chest while reading. Stitching pains in the left side of the chest while walking in the open air, so that he is obliged to stop still.
Pulse
Pulse 78 in the morning (third day).
Back
Pain in the back, a pressure in the muscles. Jerking sticking pain in the back. Intermitting violent stitches, always in one place in the middle of the back, while sitting. Pinching pain in the left scapula. Spasmodic pain in the dorsal vertebrae, in the morning, in bed, while lying on the back. Nightly pain in the ischia.
Extremities in General
Rheumatic pains in the limbs.
Superior Extremities
An internal painful drawing in the arm, as if associated with weakness, especially in the radium, humerus, and wrist. Shoulder. Stiff pain in the right shoulder, especially if he stretches toward the left side. Tension in the shoulder-joint like a paralysis, in the morning after rising, aggravated by motion. Tensive pains in the right shoulder did not allow him to raise the arm very high. Tensive pains in the right shoulder, disappearing after walking, but immediately returning with greater violence during rest (third day). Painful drawings in the right shoulder. Arm. Pressive pain in the upper arm, on the outer side above the elbow, in the morning, in bed. Pain as from a sprain in the right upper arm, near the elbow, on moving the arm. Forearm. An acute drawing pain in the ulna. Wrist. Paralytic pain in the wrist on moving. Hand. Spasmodic drawings in the right hand when writing. Pinching pain in the muscles of the right hand near the wrist, especially on moving it. Intermitting tearing in the muscles of the left hand. Fingers. Pressive pain in the ball of the right thumb, relieved by touch and motion.
Inferior Extremities
Weakness of the limbs on walking in the open air; walking is very irksome. Feeling of deadness and coldness of the left limb, as if it would fall asleep, while sitting; not relieved by motion, and on walking about an acute, cold sensation internally in the limb remains, especially in the leg and foot. Hip. Painful lameness in the right hip-joint on stepping. Burning pain at night in the bones of the hip and thigh; he is frequently awakened thereby several nights in succession. Pain as if crushed in the forepart of the hip, only on moving the body while sitting, not on sitting quietly, or while walking or when touched. Pressive pain in the muscles about the left hip. Pain as if sprained in both hip- joints. Painful tearing in the muscles about the right hip- joints. A pressive tearing in the muscles of the left hip. Intermitting, stitch like tearing in the muscles of the left hip while sitting. Thigh. The limbs above the knees frequently go to sleep, with painful crawling in them and inability to continue moving them. Tensive pain in the thigh on stepping forward, extending from the left gluteal muscles to the hollow of the knee, as though the tendons were too short. Pain as if sprained in the left thigh, high up near the bend of the thigh, while walking in the open air, disappearing while standing. Tearing pain in the anterior muscles of the left thigh while sitting. Painful tearing in the muscles of the right thigh while standing and sitting. Intermitting tearing in the muscles on the outer side of the right thigh while sitting, not while standing, indeed relieved by walking. Pain, as from a blow, in the left gluteal muscles on motion. Knee. Stitching pain in the inner knee while sitting. Tearing in the knee from within outwards. Leg. Great weakness of the leg as far as the knee, as if it would break down and could not support the body. Sticking pressure in the right leg. Acute, hot stitch, as from a knife, in the left calf. Tearing in the upper part of the left tibia, just below the knee, while sitting. Tearing in the muscles of the right leg while walking in the open air. Tearing in the forepart of the leg while sitting; immediately disappearing on walking and standing. Violent gnawing tearing in the right calf while sitting and standing. Violent sticking tearing in the muscles of the leg near the ankle (while sitting). Pain as from a blow on the outer side of the left calf. Ankle. Tearing, burning pain about the ankle, so that he was obliged to cry out, lasting two hours, with heat of the parts. Foot. The feet frequently fell asleep while sitting, with inability to move them, and painful crawling in them. Cramplike pain in the foot, more towards the external malleolus, while sitting and standing, disappearing on walking. Violent pain, as if sprained, in the left heel, uninterruptedly for several days, and then appearing from time to time; worse on walking. Sore pain in the right heel, as though it was suppurated, while walking in the open air. Cramp in the metatarsus, which draws the toes together, for half an hour.
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.