Face
Objective. Face flushed (thirteenth day). Uneven redness of the face in the afternoon (forty-fourth day). Face pale, at times flushed; dark under the eyes (twenty-seventh day). Face swollen, with heat (eighteenth day). Subjective. Face feels hot and dry, and as if it would peel all over, in the evening (third day). Neuralgic pain of the left side of the face (ninth day); in the face, with a bruised sensation on closing the teeth firmly, or on moving the jaw (tenth day). Cheeks. The left malar bone becomes sore, and also the temporal region, towards evening. This causes pain and pressure in left eye upon closing the jaws firmly, as during mastication (eighteenth day). Lips. Lips dry, they crack and peel (third day). Lips are dry, cracked, and painful, crack extending longitudinally on the upper lip (seventeenth day). Lips are dry, cracked, and sore, in the afternoon (forty-third day). Lips become sore and festered; afterwards dry and scaly; black as ink (sixty-first day). Burning of the lips (twenty-seventh day). Corner of mouth, right side, is sore, dry, hot, and deeply cracked, in the afternoon (thirty-first day). The upper lip has an itching and drawing sensation, as if the skin were too tight, at 11 P.M. (seventh day).
Mouth
Teeth. A sore and bruised feeling on closing the teeth tightly together at any time during the day; hurts to open the mouth (ninth day). Great sensitiveness of left incisor on brushing teeth with cold water; never so before; obliged to use warm water (fifty-fourth day). Gums. Tenderness of gums of left side in region of lower molars (thirtieth day) Soreness of the alveolar process behind the lower incisor teeth; also swelling of the gums; gums bleed at the slightest provocation (sixth day). Tongue. Tongue very red, as it has been all the time, in the morning (sixteenth day). Tongue bright-red; moist and fissured deeply along its edges, at 2 P.M. (twenty-third day). Tongue bright-red, also isthmus of fauces and soft palate (seventeenth day). Tongue scarlet, so fauces, in the afternoon (nineteenth day). Tongue coated in the morning (second day). Thin white coating of tongue (eighteenth day); (in the morning), (twenty- first and twenty-second days). General Mouth. Have a swelling in the roof of my mouth from the edge of the palate-bone forward; a diffuse swelling, not very sore, but feeling unpleasantly, in the afternoon (forty-first to forty-third day). Have vesicles on the lips and in the mouth, and yet have no indications of a cold (twenty-fifth day). For two mornings and evenings, dryness of the mouth and pharynx; also the lips are dry and scaly (sixty-first day). Dry mouth, with tough mucus in its back part, at 4 P.M. (thirteenth day). The inner surface of the mouth feels as if dry and parched, and yet more than an ordinary amount of saliva (fifth day). Have a swollen sore spot in roof of mouth (seventeenth day). In the afternoon, a rough, sore feeling of the whole roof of the mouth back to the pharynx (fourth day). Scraped feeling of the palate (second day). Saliva. Saliva in the mouth at 11.30 A.M. (twenty-fourth day). Saliva in the mouth; incipient nausea (sixteenth day). Saliva collects in the mouth, with gaping and belching of wind (fifth day). Accumulation of water in the mouth in the afternoon (fifteenth day). Considerable secretion of saliva (sixty-first day). Saliva flows freely (eighth and tenth day). Taste. Bad taste in mouth in morning (second day); (thirteenth day); (twenty-second day); in afternoon (twentieth day). Sour, disagreeable taste in the mouth in the morning (eighth day). Bitter taste in the mouth (thirteenth day). Tasting of ingesta after dinner (6 P.M)., with eructations (sixteenth day).
Throat
Objective. Thick mucus collects in the throat, on rising (fourteenth day). Subjective. Throat sore and dry (thirteenth day). Throat is sore and aches just back of the isthmus of the fauces; feels as if raw and a bruised aching pain extends downwards (fifth day). Throat is sore and feels as if excoriated; swallowing aggravates (fifth day). Throat sore; stiffness and swelling of the fauces; feeling as if swallowing would relieve the soreness, but find it difficult, and also that it greatly increases the pain. Dull aching pain, extending to the pharynx. Throat very sore and inflamed (thirteenth day). Throat sorer and aches, especially the upper part of the pharynx, during the afternoon (fifteenth day). Throat is quite sore, commencing on left side, apparently at upper part of the oesophagus; feel as though a lump were in the throat; hurts to swallow. Cannot say it is pathogenetic (forty-first day). Throat very sore, not far back, but isthmus of fauces feels as if raw; constant aching pain aggravated by swallowing; this pain seems to diffuse itself through the head, especially affecting the ears (twentieth day). Throat very sore, especially the soft palate and the pillars of the fauces; this soreness does not extend back into the pharynx; there is an irritation which provokes swallowing, but this occasions a sore scraping sensation and a kind of dull pain (twentieth day). Great soreness and aching of the throat, which gets dry, and upon swallowing feels as if raw (seventeenth and eighteenth days). Dry soreness in the throat and back nasal fossae, in the afternoon after eating (fourth day). Dry soreness in the throat; submaxillary glands are swollen (seventh day). Uvula and Tonsils. Uvula is elongated, and there is a granular appearance of the soft palate (fourth day); the granular appearance lasts until twenty-first day; (had nothing of the kind before). Feeling of constriction and a darting pain in the soft palate (after second dose, second day). Smarting of the under surface of the soft palate when swallowing, at 4.30 P.M.; a feeling of dryness of the soft palate when swallowing, at 4.30; a feeling of dryness of the under surface of the palate and back part of the mouth, soon after third dose; painful raw sensation of the palate while swallowing, at 11 P.M. (first day). Tonsils swollen and red (thirteenth day). About 4 A.M., great soreness in region of right tonsil. Succeeded in throwing off a hard, offensive, cheesy mass about the size of a pea; at 8, soreness much diminished (fortieth day). Fauces and Esophagus. Feeling of dryness in the fauces and posterior nares, causing an almost constant desire to swallow (after twenty minutes, second day). In evening, great dryness of the fauces, commenced at 8, and lasted for an hour or two (nineteenth day). Isthmus of fauces very sore, in the evening (twenty-second day). Fauces feel scraped and sore, aggravated by swallowing (seventeenth day). Rising of sour fluid in the oesophagus, after retiring (11 P.M)., (twenty-ninth day). Burning in the oesophagus, at 1 P.M. (fourteenth day). Swallowing. Frequent desire to swallow, in the afternoon (first day). External Throat. Scarlet redness of neck below the mastoid process, in the afternoon (forty-fourth day). Swelling of the size of a pea over the trachea, which is very sore and hard; has continued for several days (thirty-third day). Carotids throb (sixth and subsequent days). Throbbing of the carotids plainly seen by one observing, on rising in the morning (twentieth day). Can look in the glass and count the pulse by throbbing of the carotids, at 2 P.M. (twenty-third day). Carotids throb violently, and even a light pressure over them causes a bursting pressure in the head; neck feels tired and head heavy; pressure increased by going upstairs, in the afternoon (nineteenth day). Submaxillary glands are enlarged (fifth day). Parotid glands swollen and very painful (thirteenth day). Stiffness of the neck, left side, on bending the head backward (thirteenth day). Pain from the left submaxillary gland, which is sore to the ear, at 4.40 P.M. (thirty-second day). Occasional pains from the submaxillary glands down the neck; the glands are sore (fifteen day). Frequent sharp pains down the left anterior portion of the neck, with a feeling of soreness (fifty-third day). Sticking pain in the region of the parotid glands, especially the right, in the afternoon (fourth day). Soreness in the region of the submaxillary glands, more especially on the left side (fifth day). Submaxillary glands sore, more on left side (in the afternoon), (fifty-second day); (fifty-third and fifty-fourth days).
Stomach
Appetite. Appetite good, and temporary relief of symptoms while eating supper, but soon return (fifth day). Canine hunger soon after eating; easily satisfied by eating a small amount of food (thirteenth day). Appetite not so good as usual (fifth day). Appetite is a little capricious, but comes on as I eat, so that I eat very heartily (tenth day). No appetite at first, but after beginning to eat it became excessive (eighth day). No appetite for breakfast (fourteenth day). Eat dinner, but have no desire for it (thirty-first day). No special desire for dinner, but like to eat after once beginning; this has been so generally since taking Fagopyrum esc. (seventeenth day). Thirst. Thirst commencing at 9 P.M.; drink large quantities (forty-fifth and forty-sixth days). Some thirst, in the morning (twenty-fifth day). Very thirsty, in the evening (forty-third day). Very thirsty in the evening; drank two goblets of water in about five minutes (thirst-ninth day). Excessive thirst all day (seventh day). Excessive thirst in the evening; drink large quantities (twentieth day). Excessively thirsty in the evening (also at meals); drank two or three goblets of water at short intervals, and still somewhat thirsty (eleventh day). Thirsty at night (thirty-third day). Eructation. Eructations in the afternoon (twenty-eighth day). Eructations, with general disturbed feeling of the stomach (seventh day). During the day, occasional eructations of scalding, acid, watery substance coming up into the pharynx, and so hot as to almost cause strangulation (second day). Eructations of an offensive taste (sixth day). Belching of wind follows the taking of the preparation (twelfth day). Belching of wind and gaping (sixth day). Watery regurgitation, at 10 A.M. (fourth day). Heartburn and acidity of the stomach all day long, extending from the stomach up through the whole length of the oesophagus (twelfth day). Feel nauseated and sick all through, at 10.40 A.M. (thirty-first day). Nausea every morning at breakfast (sixty-fifth day). Nausea and heat, during forenoon (twenty-fifth day). Nausea and weariness (seventeenth day). Nausea and heat in the stomach, extending up to the throat; faintness and heat in the stomach later; in the afternoon (eighth day). Frequent nausea almost to vomiting, and a sore feeling in the stomach; all relieved by belching wind (sixth day). Soon felt a slight nausea, which may have been from tasting the alcohol, at 7 A.M. (first day). Slight nausea during most of the day (sixteenth and forty-eighth days). Slight nausea every day, with thirst at night regularly (fifty-fourth day). Slight nausea, with itching here and there all over the body (forty fourth day). Slight nausea in the abdomen, felt more or less continuously (fourth day). Faint nausea after dinner, at first slight, but increased towards evening; became excessive upon witnessing an operation which enlisted sympathies very much. Nausea extended down into the bowels, with griping-cutting pains, followed by a diarrhoeic stool. Eating relieved the nausea (thirty-fourth day). Faint nausea without hunger, in the evening (twenty-eighth day); morning, afternoon, and evening, without desire for food (twenty- ninth day). Faint nausea at epigastrium each night, at a late hour. The pain passes down into the bowels, and is wholly and invariably relieved by discharge of flatus (twenty-eighth and preceding days). Incipient nausea (at 11.30 A.M)., (twenty-fourth day). Stomach. Stomach feels unsettled (at 9 A. M), (twentieth day); (thirty-fourth day). Stomach feels unsettled, in the forenoon; have nausea and am hardly able to sit, at 5 P.M.; some nausea at 12.30 P.M. (twentieth day). Stomach feels uneasy (eighth day). A peculiar sensation of uneasiness in the stomach bordering upon nausea, in the evening (tenth day). Disagreeable sensation at epigastrium (seventh day). Stomach feels distressed, at noon (fifth day). Feeling of emptiness in the pit of the stomach (thirteenth day). At 12 M. stomach feels badly; an empty feeling, and as if something to eat would relieve (fifth day). An empty faint feeling in the stomach, at 6 P.M. (thirteenth day). Empty hot feeling in the stomach at noon (seventh day). Empty burning feeling in the stomach, flatulent distension, at 1 P.M. (fourteenth day). Heat and empty feeling in the stomach; heat extending up the oesophagus to the mouth, at 6 P.M. (fourth day). Burning in the stomach, and a chill in the back soon after stool, in the afternoon (fifteenth day). Stomach and back symptoms relieved by eating, but there is a great sense of fullness, at 2 P.M. (seventh day). Dull aching pain through the stomach and abdomen, which becomes severe as the stomach becomes empty; it is relieved by eating, but soon followed by a bruised pain, at times severe, lasting all the evening, greatly aggravated by sitting still; relieved by motion (twenty-seventh day). Stomach feels oppressed and as if empty, at 11 P.M. (seventh day). Stomach feels oppressed and as if empty, yet no desire for food, at 12 M. (sixteenth and seventeenth days). Stomach oppressed, and an empty feeling, in the afternoon (twenty-fourth day). Oppression of stomach very great, before rising (forty-third day). Oppression in the stomach, as if it had received some hot substance, no real pain; a bruised sensation and uneasiness (after one hour); it continues through the evening and (after four hours) it is almost impossible to remain sitting; a feeling as if something to eat would relieve. After belching wind this feeling passes off in part, but soon returns. Do not remember belching wind before; it is an entirely new symptom to me (third day). Feeling as if my breakfast rested heavy and undigested in my stomach, disappearing, but returning in a few minutes (second day). Cutting pain in my stomach after eating an apple, at 9 P.M. (twenty-fourth day). Symptoms mostly relieved while walking in the open air, but the stomach feels as if something was moving in it, causing a sore distressed feeling; belching wind relieves; never had a similar feeling before; it continues until retiring (fifth day). Tenderness over the stomach, in the morning (twenty- fourth day). Some bruised pain in the stomach (sixteenth day). Stomach feels as if bruised and hurt; oppression of the stomach and gnawing, no hunger relieved by eructation (fifth day). There is a bruised sore feeling in the stomach, almost immediately (tenth day). I believe the whole digestive tract is affected (twenty-eighth day) After breakfast feel much better; coffee relieves (forty-third 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.