Chest
Great weakness in the chest on speaking ( second day). Heaviness upon the chest in the afternoon (seventh day). Burning in the chest (part of S.211). Burning in the chest, with fullness, sighing, and anxiousness, going into the pit of the stomach, and radiating all over the whole abdomen like a tree, the stem of which is in the pit of the stomach, and the branches of which burn asunder towards the abdomen; this burning is different in kind from the one observed on the first day; it is, to her feel, not in the intestines, but in the parts covering them; at 12 m. (fifth day). Constrictive pain round the lower part of the chest. Short paroxysmal pain in the superior part of the right lung on taking a long breath; it sticks from above downwards; this pain is one of the prominent symptoms (first day). Stitches in the chest. A sensation of soreness in the chest when coughing. Pain behind the fifth rib to the left of the sternum, from flatus, relieved by eructation (third night). Burning under the lower part of the sternum, with heaviness of the chest, drawing towards the place of the stitch in the left lower anterior side of the chest, which also now is repeated, and pain like ulceration, tender to touch; as soon as the burning went over to the left side, the chest felt easier; in the afternoon (eighth day). Burning like fire at the very spot where she lately had the stitch in the left lower anterior side of the chest, as large as a dollar, and painful to the touch, like an ulcer, and from the pressure of even a loose dress, with fullness, at 8 A.M., lasting five minutes, and repeated four times (fifth day). Cramp in the right side of the region of the last short ribs. A dull, full aching, extending from the ensiform cartilage along under the free ends of the right short ribs to the lumbar region, as if the liver were congested; the worst pain is about a hand’s breadth from the lower end of the sternum. At 2 P.M., when lying down, pain under the floating ribs of the left side, suddenly, as if thrust with a sharp instrument; in an instant the pain disappeared, but appeared as suddenly in the left temple, causing an involuntary contraction of the brow (fourth day). Stitch in the anterior lower left side of the chest in the afternoon (tenth day). Stinging in the left lower anterior side of the chest through to the left shoulder-blade, and irregular beating of the heart on sitting quiet, and worse than yesterday (third day). Stinging through the left lower side of the chest into the left shoulder-blade, also more severe than yesterday; at the same time irregular beating of the heart, with dyspnoea, worse than yesterday (second day). Mamme. Shuddering pain in the right breast. Periodical pains in thee pectoral muscles (third day).
Heart and Pulse
Precordium. Stitching sensation in the region of the heart. Shocks at the heart, with heavy breathing, at 12 m. (tenth day). At every exertion, shocks at the heart, throbbing of the pulse through the whole body, tremulousness, weakness, and sweat, in the pulse through the whole body, tremulousness, weakness, and sweat, in the forenoon (eleventh day). Heart’s Action. Irregular beating of the heart from 12 m. till 5 P.M. (eight day). Beating of the heart irregular as to quantity and quality (part of S.211, 367). Irregular beating of the heart, less violent than before (during the shaking, trembling of the body), in the afternoon (fifth day).
Palpitation of the heart in the afternoon (eight day). Pulse. Pulse continued accelerated (after second dose, third day). Pulse very rapid, small, and weak. All the afternoon pulse very small and quick. Directly after the reaction has followed the chill, the pulse rises as far above the normal state as it has been previously below it. On the 12th of November, at 9 P.M., six drops were taken, at 9.30 six drops more, and at 10 o’clock ten drops; the results, which were as follows, are also indicated on the chart. Not being perfectly well, there existed either a recoil or dicrotic wave in the preliminary tracing, which in thirty minutes seemed rather to become more prominent, and, but for the records that follows, might be at once set down as a true dicrotous wave, as at this time there will also be seen diminution of compressibility, as shown by diminished amplitude under the same pressure; the prominence of the waves, whatever its explanation, must be ascribed to a morbid condition, viz., that produced by the influence of the poison administered; the pulse at this interval has reached a minimum as to frequency, and in ten minutes more shows slight impairment of rhythm; the new dose of ten drops exhibits its first influence in the tracings in thirty minutes, by in- creased arterial tension and nervous stimulations, followed however in five minutes by diminution of both, and great decrease in frequency; from this time on to the end of an hour the tension in the arterial system slowly increased, although the frequency remained nearly the same, and after one hour and a half the appearance of some obstruction, as shown in the flattening of the conjoined apices of the first and second events, was manifest, and irregularity of impulse and of rhythm exhibited the effects of the poison upon the heart. The simple deduction from this investigation, apart from what is already known of the remedy, lies in this, that while reducing the frequency of the pulse, it does so with an increase of arterial tension, and after awhile impairment of the heart’s action, indicating a toxic influence upon the nervous system. Some depression of the pulse. Pulse very uniformly depressed, and rendered less frequent by 10 to 20 beats per minutes, within the last five or ten minutes, if the subject remains quiet, but subject to great variations from exercise; in one case the pulse increased from 60 to 70 in the first five minutes, but in the next trial it was diminished 10 beats in five minutes. While a few minutes, sometimes within two or three, a marked depression of the pulse, which becomes 10, 15, or 20 beats less in a minute if quite; greatly disturbed by movements. Within a few minutes (sometimes two or three) a marked depression of the pulse is observed, with a diminution of 10, 15, or 20 beats per minute, but this only in a state of rest; when moving it is variable. Pulse slow and full; or slow and soft. Pulse slow and weak. Pulse 100, regular, but weak. Pulse, when sitting, 76 at 11 A.M. (third day) Pulse 72 in the evening (sixth day). Pulse 65 in the forenoon (eleventh day). After writing awhile, pulse 64 to 68 at 11.30 P.M. (seventh day). On lying down, pulse 54 to 60; when sitting up, 64 to 68, in the afternoon; when sitting, 72, and always full and strong, as usual, in the evening (third day). Pulse 53, small and weak, at 12.30 P.M. (fifth day). Irregular pulse in the afternoon (tenth day). Pulse feeble, irregular, and sometimes intermittent (after five hours). Pulse 58, weak, wiry, unequal; when the first stroke is stronger than the preceding one, the second one is scarcely perceptible, or vanishing altogether; irregular double action of the heart, as described above, with intermittent pulse, shaking of the heart, so that she feels it as far as the neck, at 12 m. (ninth day). Pulse 60, hardish, intermittent, after about 10 beats; during the intermission of the pulse, two quicker double strokes of the heart are observed by auscultation changing in rhythm, but not in time, at 12 m. (eight day). Fluttering pulse. Pulse full, 120. Pulse regular and full. Weak pulse. Pulse small and feeble; afterwards, almost imperceptible. Pulse soon becomes very feeble in many cases; sometimes scarcely perceptible, with chilliness, cold feet, heat and pain of head, etc. Pulse frequently soft, weak, so feeble as to be sometimes imperceptible.
Neck and Back
Neck. Rheumatic pain in the left side of the neck on lying down, soon passing off (one hour after 15 drops, sixth day). Aching and soreness of the muscles of the neck and shoulders continued for four days (after eight day). Aching on the left anterior part of the trapezius muscle (in the neck), when leaving a warm room (eight day). Contractive sensation in the right side of the neck, at 5 P.M. (seventh day). Back. Feeling of weakness in the back and limbs, with sleepiness. Pain in the back, as in the cold stage of ague (many cases). Dorsal. After breakfast, sharp shooting pain from the right shoulder to the dorsal vertebrae (seventh day). Soreness of the trapezius muscles on moving (eight day). Lumbar. Dull pain in the lower lumbar and sacral region (tenth day). Aching in the loins (eights days). Sacral. Dull pain in the sacral and lower lumbar and sacral region (first night). At supper-time, going into a warm room, aching in sacro- illiac and lumbar regions and lower part of left thigh, with languor and thirst, as when a fever is commencing; felt the pains more when eating (ninth day). Dull aching pain in the sacral and lumbar regions, which came on about 3 A.M. (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.