Violent tearing in the left forearm near the wrist. Wrist.
Violent dull sticking through the right wrist. Hand. Wasting of the hands. Numbness and a sensation as though the hand were asleep, after using it much, lasting several hours. The hand fell asleep while sitting (third day). The right hand falls asleep (nineteenth day). Sticking-burning pain in the palm of the left hand, which soon passes to the thumb, in the evening in bed. Pain, as from a sprain, in the right wrist. Tearing in the hands like rheumatism (after twenty-four hours). Pain, as from a blow, on the back of the left hand, worse when pressing upon it. Fingers. Swelling and stiffness of the middle-joint of the middle finger, for several days. The finger nails become thick. The finger at times cross one another by a kind on involuntary spasm, without pain, but when she strikes they again separate. After grasping anything the fingers still remain stiff and bent for some time. Spasmodic contractions of the fingers. Spasmodic contraction of the left index finger.
Feeling as though the thumbs would be drawn inward, when holding something in the hand. Sticking and ulcerative pain in the tips of the fingers of the right hand. A stitch in the ball of the thumb. Violent stitches in the tip of the right thumb beneath the nail. Tearing in then hand, in the bone of the first phalanx of the thumb. Violent tearing in the right hand.
Rheumatic pressive tearing in the first joint of the right thumb, more during rest than motion. Crawling and numb sensation in the tip of the index finger.
Inferior Extremities.
Great uneasiness in one limb, in the evening; could not keep it still a minute. Heaviness of the limbs. Legs and feet unusually heavy; they swell much; she thought her feet must burst; and feet much puffed, looking as if she had walked many miles.
Great heaviness of the legs (after four days). Great heaviness of the right limb, so that she could scarcely raise it.
Rheumatic pain in the leg. Cramp like pain and feeling of heat here and there in the leg. Drawing in the legs from below upward. Drawing and tearing pains began at times in a limb on which an ulcer was entirely healed, especially in the open air.
Rheumatic tearing in both legs and in the left hip. The limb upon which there was an ulcer began to pain violently on touch or sight motion, as if the bone were crushed, even at a distance from the ulcer. Hip. Sticking in the left hip (after three days). Rheumatic tearing in the hips. Thigh. Much weariness of the thighs, she could scarcely walk (after five days). Stiffness of the right thigh while walking, with a feeling as if he were bound about the knee. Numbness and a feeling of heat in the thighs, especially after sitting.
Drawing pain if the thighs, as if in the bones. Jerking drawing pain in the thigh towards the groin, especially on rising from sitting. In part sticking, in part burning in the thigh, at night, in bed, disturbing sleep. Stitches in various places in the thighs and legs. Tearing in the posterior portion of the thigh, in the morning. Tearing now in the right, now in the left thigh, extending into the hip, from afternoon till evening.
Soreness between the thighs, near the pudenda, during menstruation (after twenty-eight days). Soreness high up between the thighs, during and after walking (after ten days).
Painful soreness between the upper part of the thighs near the genitals. Smarting soreness between the nates. Bruised pain in the middle of the thighs. Bruised pain in the thigh bones.
Jerking sensation in the muscles of the thigh. Knee. Weakness and heaviness in the left knee. Painful stiffness of the knees, when bending them. Numbness of the knee, which awoke him at night. Pain, as if fatigued, especially in the knee-joints, when stooping and sitting down, so that she could not rise again from her seat. Pain in the hollows of the knees, as if too short, with tension in the tendo Achillis, so that she could not step upon it. Feeling of stiffness in the hollows of the knees, while sitting, as if they were held tightly with the hand. Tension in the hollows of the knee, so that he could not stretch out the leg, the whole day (after thirteen days) Drawing pain in the knees. Drawing and jerking in the left knee.
Pain as if sprained in the left knee-joint, while walking.
Severe knife like cuttings in the swelling above the knee.
Sticking in the left knee. Stitches in the patella. Bruised pain in the knees, in the morning, in bed, which disappears after rising. Bruised pain in the knees, at night. Leg.
Swelling of the leg, even while lying in bed. Hard swelling of the legs, with sticking pain (after thirteen days). Jerking in the calves. Jerking in all the muscles of the left calf.
Numb sensation in the bones of the right leg, though without pain. Pain in the tibiae, as if broken and bruised. During menstruation, pain in the varices. Violent sticking burning pain on the leg, in a small place above the malleolus, so that she could not step upon to, but was obliged to raise the leg high up, for, on allowing it to hang down, the blood settled into it with burning and sticking. Tension in the leg, when walking, with pain as if bruised. Tension and tightness of the leg where there were some swollen veins, together with stitching in them. Cramp in the calves, the whole day. Cramp in the calves, in the morning, in bed. Cramp in the calves at night (thirty-seventh day). Cramp in the calves, from carrying anything, with trembling of the limbs. Very painful cramp in the calf at the commencement of coition, making coition impossible. Drawing in the tibia. Drawing pain in the tendo Achillis (after eight days). Cramp like drawings in the legs, extending from the toes, which are drawn inward, up to the knees. Cramp like drawing in the varices, on stretching out the leg. Spasmodic drawing in the calves, on rising. Spasmodic drawing in the calves, at night, on stretching them. Pain in the calf, as if strained by jumping. Sticking in the calves when drawing on the boots. Sticking pain in the swollen varices and leg. Sticking and tension in the varices. Stitches in the right leg when blowing the nose. Tearing in the tibiae. Pain in the tibiae, as if he had bruised them. Throbbing in the outer side of calf for four days in succession, every hour, and always lasting about fifteen minutes. Crawling of the legs, as if they would fall asleep. Ankle. Stiffness of the ankles.
Pain about the malleoli (after five days). A pressing constriction in the ankle. Excessive pain as if broken in the malleoli of the right foot, with a stitch on every step, extending to the great toe, so that he was obliged to hold himself in order to avoid falling, especially during the first hours in the morning after rising. Gnawing pain in the ankle bones and heels. Pressive pain in the right malleolus. Pain as from a sprain in the left ankle, while walking in the open air, disappearing in the room. The malleoli are painful to touch.
Foot. Swelling of the injured foot. Blood shoots into the diseased foot while standing. During menstruation, swelling of the feet and painless swelling of the cheeks. Great stiffness, pressure, and sticking in a sore foot, after eating (after five days). Falling asleep of the left foot, in the evening, while sitting. Heaviness and weariness of the feet, while the other parts of the body are free (after six days). Burning of the feet for several days. Tearing in both borders of the foot. Rheumatic tearing in the feet and toes.
Numbness and increased coldness of the back of the foot, while walking in the open air (in June). Violent tearing on the back of the foot. Violent jerking in the soles of the feet (after twenty-four days). Burning of the soles of the feet, worse while walking. Burning of the sole of the left foot.
Pressure in the soles of the feet, beneath the balls of the toes, so that he limped. Tearing in the sole of the right foot, with tickling. Tearing in the ball of the foot, while walking.
Ulcerating pain in the soles of the feet. Burning of the heels, with crawling, especially in the morning in bed. Pressure and sticking in the heels (after six days). Sticking in the heels, very severe, making him start up, even while sitting. Tearing in the heels. Pain in the heels, as if suppurating. Toes.
Swelling of the toes and balls of the toes. The toes become drawn inward (third day). Constriction of the ball of the great toe, as with iron pincers. Violent pressive pain in the right great toe. Violent stitch in left great toe, while sitting. Tearing in the left great toe, so that he could scarcely endure it (first day). Tearing in the little toe, as if it would be drawn towards the side, frequently. Gout like tearing in the toes. Soreness between the toes, with violent itching, for many days. Pressive burning pain in a corn. Sore pain in a corn, almost without external pressure (second day). Unusual painfulness of the corns, on walking (thirty- sixth and thirty-seventh days). Pain in the nail of the great toe.
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.