General Symptoms
Objective. Much depressed, on rising (sixth day). General languor, rendering study irksome (second day). Very languid (sixth day). General lassitude and feeling of weariness, at 3 P.M. (second day). Easily becomes tired (seventh day). Easily becomes fatigued while walking (fourth day). Weak and giddy on rising (fifth day). Could not keep quiet, although motion makes him feel worse (fifth day). Subjective. Disposition to take cold easily (thirteenth day). Easily takes cold; being exposed for a moment causes him to take a fresh cold; cold feeling creeping over body upon standing a moment in open air; chill runs up legs, head stopped up, dull pain over orbits (seventh day). Had fewer colds than any winter for a long time; as a general rule is very subject to colds and sore throat, taking cold, which affects the throat upon the least exposure. Indisposed to exercise, but study is not disagreeable (eighth day). Feelings of languor. Feeling of languor all over body (second day). General feeling of languor and depression (fourth day). Feeling of lassitude in afternoon (eleventh day). Easily feels tired from standing, in the evening (fourth day). Rose at 6.30 A.M. feeling tired (twenty-first day). Desire to lie down (second day). Dull feeling when awaking (thirteenth day). The feeling for a short time after taking the remedy was anything but pleasant, but the effects were good. General feeling unwell, at 10 P.M. (eleventh day). He felt wretchedly. Smoking greatly aggravates all the symptoms, though the desire for smoking is increased (third day).
Skin
Objective. Eruption of fine pimples all over body (ninth day); not so sensitive (tenth day). Pimples behind ear, and on body, very sore upon touch or pressure; (fourth and fifth days). The nocturnal emissions cause his face to break out in pimples, and to feel badly. Elevation of the skin between the thumb and forefinger in little pimples, the right hand worse than the left (twelfth day). Herpes on nose in afternoon, disappearing in evening (twenty-seventh day). Herpes on lower part of nose (seventh day); disappearing towards evening (ninth day). The swelling near the nose of left side, or rather of lip under left nostril, has come out in the form of pimples, and proves to be herpes, but it is not on the left side (sixteenth day); seven or eight pimples, watery, or a yellowish white secretion first appeared on the eleventh day in form of swelling of the upper lip (sixteenth day). An eruption on the face was much lessened while taking the medicine, and the skin appeared clearer and finer after the proving; an ulcer on the inside of lower lip, which had been there a few weeks before commencing the proving, was unchanged by the remedy, but occasionally bled, and assumed a more bloody appearance during the proving. Subjective. Feeling as if vermin were running over the body (seventh, eighth, and tenth days). Feeling as of vermin all over hairy parts of body (twenty- eighth and thirty-first days). Itching all over the body when undressing (twenty- ninth day). Pimples on nates are very sore on touch (twenty-ninth day). Suffered severely for two days from a peculiar pricking pain from the wrist to the shoulder, along the course of the superficial veins, which pain increased on pressure. Tingling in foot while counting femoral (artery) pulse (eighteenth day). Itching of limbs, felt from beginning of proving. Itching in axilla, more severe in the right (seventh, eighth, and tenth days); slight itching (twelfth day). Itching on inferior extremities when undressing (eleventh day). Slight itching of hands (fourteenth day);itching, not so rough and uncomfortable (fifteenth day). Desire to scratch the hands violently on awaking in the morning, the itching is so intense, relieved temporarily by rubbing them together, made worse by scratching (eleventh day); irresistible desire to scratch them, on awaking at 6 A.M.; relieved by rubbing them, and putting them in cold air, but washing them in cold water does not alter the sensation in the least (twelfth day). Itching of right arm increased, with a slight pimple here and there (ninth day).
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness. Drowsiness (fourth and twelfth days). Drowsy feeling, two hours after dinner (seventh and eighth days). Sleepiness every afternoon. Sleeps longer than usual (eighth day). Sleeplessness. Less inclination to sleep than usual; slept well all night (second day). Was unable to sleep for over an hour, but having fallen asleep, rested well until morning (eighth day). Could not sleep well (second and third nights). Uneasy sleep in morning (twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth days); with tossing and turning continually (twenty-seventh day). Sleep uneasily, wakes up continually from thinking of business of the day, turning over in bed to get relief; wants to sleep, but cannot, on account of thoughts pressing upon him; unrefreshed feeling when awaking (twelfth day). Sleep somewhat disturbed (first night). Slept well until about 4 A.M., when he had short light naps until 6.30 A.M. (twelfth night). Rest uneasy during the night; dreams quite vivid towards morning, unusual (first night). Restless sleep and dreams (fortieth and forty-second days). Restless night (first night); (fourth night). Could scarcely sleep at nights; heard the town clock strike nearly every hour (fifth night). Cannot go to sleep at night, thinks too much (seventh night). Dreams. Before retiring, had strange dreams, and great restlessness after going to sleep; but, as a general thing, arose more refreshed, and with a clearer mind. Sleep disturbed by dreaming of the business of the day (second night). Unpleasant dreams (first night). Unpleasant dreams at 5 A.M.; uneasy sleep afterwards (fourth day). Unpleasant, fearful dreams (third day). Dreamt there was a bat flying in the room, with fear of bodily injury therefrom (sixth night).
Fever
Chilliness. Felt very chilly on going to bed, and dreaded an attack of fever (sixth day). Immediate coldness of the whole body, not followed by any sudden reaction; no heat or fever followed, but the system gradually recovered its accustomed heat. Flashes of chilliness over the back and hips, extending down the extremities, at 9 A.M. (second day). Chill runs up legs (seventh day). Heat. Skin hot and dry (sixth day). Feverishness (fourteenth day); in forenoon (eighth day). Slight feverishness at night (twenty-seventh day). Feverish (fifteenth day). Slight fever (thirteenth day); still remains (fourteenth day). High fever during the night (after two months). Hands hot (sixth day). Hands hot and dry (fourth day, and after three hours, first day). Burning in the eyelids on closing them, with fever in the hands, at 4 P.M. (second day). Fever in the hands, with burning in the eyelids on closing them, at 4 P.M. (second day). Perspired freely at might after lying down (fourth day). Whole body felt very dry and hot (first night). The scrotum perspired freely through the night (fifth day). Profuse cold perspiration all over the scrotum, but not of the body (seventh night). Great dryness and burning feeling in the palms of the hands (first days).
Conditions.
Aggravation (Morning), On rising, headache; after second sleep, headache; headache in temples; pain in temporal bone; pain in side of neck; on rising, feeling in stomach; on rising, pain in region of kidneys; on rising, depression.
(Afternoon), Dulness, etc.; headache; from 4 to 10 P.M., coryza; pain in muscles of left chest; sleepiness.
(Evening), Headache; rawness in throat, etc.; when undressing, itching.
(Night), Eructations; fever; after lying down, perspiration.
(Bending forward), Vertigo; headache. (Eating), Nausea; pains in stomach, etc. (Lying down), Vertigo, frequent micturition.
(Lying quiet), Headache over eye.
(Reading), Vertigo.
(Rising after stooping), Vertigo.
(In room), Headache. (Sitting), Frontal headache.
(Smoking), All symptoms.
(Standing up), Frontal headache.
(Walking), Pain in sacrum, etc.; pain in hip etc.
(Warmth), Pain in molar teeth.
(In wind), Pain in temporal bone; on first going out, on first going out, pain in mastoid process.
Amelioration
(Afternoon), Towards evening, headache.
(Evening), Despondency.
(Eating), Pain in side of head.
(Friction), Frontal headache.
(Lying down), Frontal headache.
(Outdoors), Headache.
(Pressure), Frontal headache; pain about ear.
(Reading), Headache.
(Talking), Headache.
(Thinking), Headache.
(Walking), Headache.
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.