Stomach
Appetite. During all this time appetite good and health averaging better than usual (forty-ninth day). Increased desire to smoke; wants to do nothing but smoke and to be alone (third day). The desire for smoking is increased, but smoking greatly aggravates all the symptoms for (third day). Little appetite at breakfast, but drank large quantities of water (ninth day). No appetite for breakfast (twenty-first, twenty- second, and twenty-third days). Thirst. More thirsty than usual, about 6 P.M. (eighth day). Thirst, towards evening (second day). Thirst in evening (twenty-seventh day). Considerable thirst (seventh day); increased but not satisfied by drink (eighth day). Considerable thirst, but relieved by drinking small quantities of water (twenty-first day). Thirst great (tenth and twelfth days). Very thirsty, drinking large quantities of water, at 7 P.M. (fourteenth and fifteenth days); very thirsty in afternoon and evening (seventeenth day); in evening (nineteenth day). No thirst during entire time. A version to water; makes him sick to think of it (sixth day). Eructation and Hiccough. Eructations (twenty-eighth day). Eructations, two hours after eating (twentieth day). Eructation in the evening (twenty-seventh day). Eructations three or four hours after meals, at night (twenty-sixth day). Eructations after tea (seventh and eighth days). Frequent eructations, lasting some time (twenty-seventh day). Spasmodic eructations and hiccoughs (twenty-first day). Eructations tasting of what had been eaten (third day). Unusual taste of eructations in morning (twenty- ninth day). Belchings of wind. Hiccoughs. Violent hiccough at 6 P.M. four hours after eating second day). Nausea and Vomiting. Nausea. Nausea for two hours after taking. Woke up with a nauseous feeling and severe headache in frontal bone (thirteenth day). Nausea, after eating (twenty-sixth day). Nausea, after eating; must keep quiet after eating (twenty- first day). Nausea after eating; has to keep very quiet to prevent vomiting up what has just been eaten (ninth day); qualmishness after eating (tenth day); very qualmish after eating pork; eructations and a constant dread of vomiting (eleventh day); nausea after eating, in less than half an hour (twelfth day); qualmish feeling; tendency to vomit after every meal (thirteenth day). Nausea and feeling as if he was going to vomit, at 9.30 A.M., one hour after eating, and lasting an hour (second day). Nausea and eructations after dinner; has to remain quiet for two hours, without even reading, to avoid vomiting; even then has eructations and heartburn (twenty-third day); nausea after eating (twenty-fourth day); nausea and eructations after eating (twenty- fifth day). After eating pork for dinner, nausea, eructations, and violent hiccough; after- wards burning pain in stomach and oesophagus, and two hours after cramp pains in stomach and chest (nineteenth day). Nausea and inclination to vomit, at 11 P.M. (sixth day). Nausea and vertigo, compelling him to lie down to avoid falling; immediately (twelfth day). Slight nausea (six day). Sick at her stomach, with dizziness and desire to lie down (second day). Desire to vomit (fourteenth day); at 8 P.M. (twelfth day). Ate some plums for supper; they soured on my stomach and I had to vomit them up before midnight (second day). Stomach. Distension of stomach by wind. Gastric troubles. Stomach disordered (forty-ninth day). Empty gone feeling at pit of stomach, on rising at 8.30 A.M. (eighteenth day). Pains from injudicious eating (forty-ninth day). Constant burning distress in the lower part of the epigastrium and umbilicus, lasting four hours (first day). Cramps in stomach and transverse colon for a few minutes, two hours after a hearty dinner, but eating no unusual food (twenty-ninth day). Cramp-pains in stomach. Cramp- pains in stomach and stitches in lower part of lungs, after eating, the day after taking the medicine. Sensation of heaviness back of the stomach, but not so severe as in the former proving. Sensation of heavy weight at back of stomach (second day); increased (fourth day). Sharp pains in the stomach (fifth day). Violent throbbings in stomach. His dyspepsia is better (was put upon a plain diet during proving); had never been so well, nor took so few colds in winter before (after eighty days).
Abdomen
Umbilical. Distress in the umbilicus, lasting all day (after one hour, first day). Cramp pain in umbilical region (thirty-third day). Cramp pains in umbilical region, continuing a short time after rising (twenty-third day). Griping pains in umbilical region slightly felt, at 7 A.M. (twelfth day). Slight griping in umbilical region just before dinner (fourth day); at 10 P.M. (eleventh day). General Abdomen. A great deal of flatulence, with tenderness of the abdomen, not increased by pressure, in the evening (fifth day). Discharge of flatulence (second day). Distress in the bowels (sixth day). Slight distress, in the bowels (third morning). Pain in abdomen, morning and evening (twenty-fifth day). Slight pain in the bowels (fourth day). Slight griping after breakfast (twelfth day). Hypogastrium and Iliac Region. Dull pains in the right hypogastrium (after nine hours, third day). Pain in the groin. Drawing pains in the groins, passing down to the testicles (fifth day).
Rectum and Anus
Pulsations in rectum, as if piles would protrude (twenty-third day). Pulsations in rectum, when lying in a half recumbent position (twenty-sixth day). Pulsations in rectum and penis plainly felt, and synchronous with radial pulse (twenty- ninth day). Spasmodic contraction of sphincter ani (seventh day). Itching at anus (twenty-seventh day). Slight itching of the anus (sixth day). Urging to stool (twentieth day); at 7.30 A.M. and in the afternoon (sixth day). Urging to stool, with much flatulence, at 8.30 P.M. (ninth day). Urging to stool at 5.30 and 8 A.M. and 1.30 and 6.30 P.M. with stool at 6 A.M. and 1.30 P.M. (seventeenth day). Urging to stool, with easy passage of large stool in morning and afternoon (fifteenth day). Desire for stool, but cannot accomplish it with the greatest effort (after four hours, first day). A constant desire to evacuate the bowels, together with peculiar sensations around the anus, as in piles (sixth day); similar desire to evacuate the bowels, but on endeavoring to have a passage was unsuccessful (seventh day).
Stool
Diarrhoea. Diarrhoea, lasting two days, probably caused by change of water (twenty-first day). Soft stool (first night). Soft stool covered with slimy mucus, with distress in the bowels, at 6 A.M. (fourth day). Stool natural, consistent, but covered with mucus (third morning). Stool slightly covered with mucus (fifth day). Constipation. Bowels slightly constipated, no passage (third day). Bowels costive (fifth day). Operation at 9 P.M., costive, faeces dark (tenth day). Bowels rather costive (twenty-first day). Operation rather costive, twenty first day and at 10 P.M. (eighth day). Bowels rather costive; faces dark and slimy, at 8.30 P.M. (ninth day).
Urinary Organs
Urethra. Great desire to urinate (twenty-first day). Great desire to urinate, but pass but little water; it comes away in drops (third day). (When putting up medicine a great desire to urinate was felt, but if the prover sat down, or turned his attention to something else, the desire passed away, to return as soon as he again poured out medicine or anything liquid (eighth and ninth days); the desire to urinate caused by pouring water should not be attributed to the proving, as the prover was informed that his predecessor experienced the same feeling when dispensing medicine, but the desire was undoubtedly aggravated by the medicine). Frequent inclination to urinate (seventh day). Frequent urination during the day (nineteenth and twentieth days). Micturition. Increased urination; urine pale (first night and second day). Urinates too often, with continual desire to pass water (second day). Urine clear and copious (seventeenth day). Flow of large quantities of urine, with frequent desire to urinate (second day). Acts upon the kidneys more when lying down, compelling her to rise fifteen to thirty minutes afterwards to pass urine in large quantities. Profuse urination, but only little at a time; seems that bladder fills up very quickly; urine light-colored (fifth day). Urine very profuse; notice also in vessel greasy deposit, which sinks to bottom of vessel, rising to top when shaken, looking like laudable pus; urine light in color (seventh day). Urine clear, saltish (fourth day).
Sexual Organs
Male. Erections continue (fifteenth day). Erection, but no emission (second and fifth nights). Stitching in glans penis (twenty-seventh day). Pulsations in glans penis felt several times in course of day (twentieth day). Tingling in glans penis (seventeenth day). Severe dull pains in the testicles a number of times through the day, with distress in the bowels (sixth day). Frequent dull pains in the testicles all day (seventh day). Dull aching pains in both testicles (after three hours, second day). Severe drawing pains in both testicles (after three hours, first day). Such excruciating pains in the testicles that I was compelled to stop the proving. Some pain running down the spermatic cords into the testes (fifth night). Great desire for an embrace (fifth day). Sexual dream, with an emission (third night). Sexual dream, with an involuntary emission, followed by great weariness and severe dull pain in the loins (first night). Sexual dream, but no emission (first night). An emission (fourth night). Nocturnal emission and dreams; emission caused by dreams (second night). Emission while dreaming (fourteenth night); at night (thirty- fifth, fortieth, forty-second, and forty-ninth days); less frequently (after eighty days); when well would have had an emission every five or six weeks; during the proving oftener than once a week on an average. Seminal emission without erection, with consciousness (twenty-seventh day). Seminal emission without sensual dreams during night (fourth day). Seminal emission, but not conscious of the fact at time (first night). Seminal emission during night, without being aware of it, or amorous dreams (sixth night). Seminal emission without dreams (fourth nights), of which he was unconscious till morning. Had an erection without desire, on retiring (twenty-ninth night); but on awakening in morning discovered he had an emission. Two emissions, with an incessant desire for an embrace; erections quite frequent; continues off and on all day (twelfth night); another emission (thirteenth night). Female. Active uterine hemorrhage, which alarmed her very much, but which ceased in a few hours after discontinuing the medicine. She had been flowing considerably for twenty-four hours and had lost over a quart of blood, bright and fresh, not coagulable, unlike her usual catamenial discharge, which was dark and coagulated generally (after two days); this happened about midway between two menstrual periods; gave Sacch. lac., and the hemorrhage ceased in a few hours.
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.