General Symptoms
Objective. General swelling, inflammation, cold gangrene, death. (* From external application, Archiv, 6,3, 179. *) Inflammation of the external parts. Great tendency to faint. Faintness. Subjective. The whole body seems relaxed and tired. I gave it to others, but never more than six grains. Some said that it caused pains, others that it had no effect, and others that it purged; this was slight, and did not appear to be caused by the medicine. The action of Euphorbium seems to be late in appearing.
Skin
Objective. Scarlet red stripes on the left forearm, which itch when touched with the fingers, but disappear on rubbing with the fingers, with a sensation as if thin cord were under the skin, for several days (seventh day). Eruption, Dry. A reddish pimple on the chin, that, when touched, has a pressive pain, and is like a boil. Right wrist somewhat inflamed and abundantly covered with miliary eruption on my next visit. Eruptions, Moist. It is irritating to the skin, especially in irritable subjects, producing large vesicles filled with yellowish serum. This eruption is accompanied by more or less diffused redness of the skin of the affected parts. It seems to have special affinity for the face and head, producing in many cases, where the poison has been carried to these parts, violent phlegmonous inflammation, simulating very closely an attack of erysipelas, with great tumefaction, violent throbbing pains in the head, especially in the forehead and vertex. Erysipelas bullosum, with violent fever. Right cheek much inflamed, and covered sparsely with fine vesicles filled thick white lymph; the erysipelatous inflammation was most marked in the malar region, being of a livid or dark-red hue, and extending along the outer and lower margin of the orbit at 10 A.M. (second day); felt slight roughness on my next visit. Eruptions, Pustular. Pustules above the right eyebrow, itching provoking scratching, and after scratching, exuding bloody water. One case that came to me after the poison had become fixed, had to treated with Sulphur and Mercury. The skin broke out in ulcerating, boil-shaped elevations. Gangrene. (* Original revised by Hughes. *) Violent itching, with urging to stool, followed by stool five hours too soon. Violent itching of the left lower lid, obliging him to rub it. Fine itching on the back of the left hand obliges him to rub it. Voluptuous itching on the prepuce that obliges rubbing, with discharge of prostatic fluid. Corrosive itching, provoking scratching, on the right thigh, close to the hip. Corrosive itching on the left thigh. Corrosive itching on the left leg near the knee, obliging rubbing; in the morning. Burning itching on the outer side of the left forearm. Burning itching, as from nettles, on the middle knuckle of the index finger, with desire to rub it. Sticking itching on the arm, near the elbow. Tickling itching on the sole of the right foot, provoking scratching.
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness. Frequent yawning, as from insufficient sleep. Great sleepiness after the midday meal. Great inclination to sleep after the midday meal. He cannot keep from sleeping during the day. Stupid slumbering in the afternoon; he is unable to rouse himself, and desires to continue slumbering. He slept at night with the arms stretched far above his head. Sleeplessness. Sleeplessness, with tremulous tossing about the bed before midnight, and roaring in the ears; he was unable to close the eyes. Awoke frequently and easily from sleep. He is frequently wide awake at night, but he falls asleep again. Sudden starting up as from an electric shock at night while lying awake in bed. Dreams. Dreams about the transactions of the two days previous; after 3 A.M. Vivid lascivious dreams, without emission. Anxious vivid dreams at night, which cause him to cry out, whereupon he awakes. Anxious, confused dream, without any end. (* From the dust of the powder. *).
Fever
Chilliness. Chilliness of the whole body in the morning. Chilliness while walking in the warm open air. Frequent sensations of chilliness, which induced her to put a shawl on her shoulders, although it was midsummer. Constant chilliness, with constant sweat. Sensation as though he was lacking in warmth and had not slept the whole night, and was completely washed out, wherewith all the veins on the hands had disappeared. Shivering. Shivering over the whole body. Shivering over the whole back, with glowing cheeks and cold hands. Heat. Heat (secondary action?). Great heat the whole day; all the clothes seem burdensome, as if even his whole body was too heavy for him, as if he had carried a great load. Fever. (* Sympathetic of S. 56.- HUGHES. *) Fever, pulse 86, High fever. Feeling of heat over the whole face, with warm forehead and cold hands, without thirst. Sweat. Sweat in the morning, extending from the feet over the whole day, with great heat, without remarkable thirst. Cold sweat. Sweat on the neck every morning in bed and on rising. Sweat in the morning on the thighs and legs, but not on the feet. Cold sweat on the legs in the morning.
Condition.-
Aggravation. (Morning), Nausea; sensation in abdomen; on lying quietly, colic; in bed, while lying on back, pain in dorsal vertebrae; in bed, pain in upper arm; itching in leg; chilliness; sweat. (Night), Roaring in ears; pain in hip, etc. (Open air), Earache. (Walking in open air), Vertigo; pain in left chest; weakness of limbs; pain in thigh; tearing in muscles of leg; chilliness. (After breakfast), Flat taste.
(Chewing), Toothache. (Motion), Tension in shoulder-joints; pain in gluteal muscles. (Moving head), Tearing in side of forehead. (Moving body while sitting), Pain in hip. (Reading), Stitches in left chest.
(Rest), Pains in shoulder. (Sitting), Sticking in left chest; stitches in back; tearing in hip-joint; tearing in thigh; pain in knee; tearing in tibia; tearing in leg. (Standing), Vertigo; pain in pubis.
(Touch), Toothache. (Turning upper part of body to right), Pain in left chest. (Walking), Pain in heel. (Writing), Drawings in hand; pain in heel.
Amelioration
(Biting teeth together), Toothache.
(Motion), Pain in thumb.
(Standing), Pain in thigh.
(Touch), Pain in thumb.
(Turning about in bed), Flatulent colic.
(Walking), Sticking in left chest; pains in shoulder; tearing in thigh; pain in foot.
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.