Corrosive pain in the ulcers. Itching corrosion of an ulcer. Crawling in the soles of the feet. Crawling in the toes. Tickling in the soles of the feet. Sleepless on account of itching here and there, mostly on the ankles, between the fingers, on the wrist, back, under the knees (sixth and seventh nights). Burning-itching of the body, especially in the morning on rising, with white vesicles after scratching, which discharge a white fluid and soon afterwards disappear. Itching on both zygomata. Itching of the nose. Itching about the mouth. Itching on the penis and frenum. Itching on the scrotum. Itching, with rough, dry, shrivelled skin, on the hands. Itching of the tibiae and backs of both feet, as from fleabites close together, causing scratching until the blood comes. Violent itching in the bend of the elbow. Violent itching near the nail of the left index finger, as if a paronychia would form. Violent itching on the inner side of the knee. Constant dull itching in the palms. Constant dull itching in the soles and palms. Sudden dull itching in the soles of the feet. Burning-itching in the toes. Frequent burning-itching on the forehead and cheeks during dinner. Fine sticking-itching. Crawling-itching in the toes for four nights. The portion of the body (the leg) affected with an ulcer cannot tolerate hanging down.
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness. Frequent yawning, which causes pain in the chest. Incessant yawning from morning till noon. Great sleepiness towards evening, with frequent violent almost convulsive yawning, so that he could scarcely keep form lying down. So sleepy and weary in the evening that he fell asleep sitting up. Great overpowering sleep-weariness in the evening, he was obliged to lie down immediately after supper, and slept till morning. Sleep much too long, dull, and followed by confusion of the head, as if full and confused, with pressure in the temples, troubles from a disordered stomach, eructations tasting of the food, with scraping in the throat, as if rancid heartburn would occur. During a long confused sleep, thoughts of his business constantly pass through his head like drifting clouds. A slumbering sleep for several days, with constant dreams of the business of the day and many thoughts, which passed through his brain like clouds;at times he woke up somewhat, not stupid, gave right answers, attended to his needs, and immediately fell asleep again. On waking at night, he always finds himself lying on his back, although it was always his habit to sleep on the right side. Sleeplessness. Sleeplessness and febrile chill for several hours, so that he could not get warm without subsequent heat at night. After lively conversation in the evening, he is unable to sleep the whole night. No sleep at night, only slumbering. Sleepless the whole night, with groaning and moaning (eighteenth night). Sleepless from midnight till 4 A.M., then sleep, sweat till 7 (eighth day).
Loss of sleep after midnight. Numerous thoughts prevent his sleeping after midnight. Difficult falling asleep and uneasy sleep. He sprang up from sleep before midnight, full of anxiety, called for help, and it seemed as though he could not get his breath. Dreams. Many dreams immediately on falling asleep and anxious the whole night, without waking. Anxious dreams, with sweat on the back, on waking. Anxious dreams of conflagrations, of falling from a precipice, etc. Dreams of danger, fright and anxiety. Dreams of flying from danger. Heavy dreams, after waking from which he still remains frightened. Peevish dreams. Dreams full of strife. Dream of the expectoration of blood and pus. Dream;of hearing shooting. Dream of broken windows two nights in succession.
Fever
Chilliness. Chilliness; she seeks the warmth of the stove. Chilliness, with nausea and sensitiveness to the open air. Chilliness in the open air; an unpleasant painful sensation pressing her completely down, so that she must walk bent over. Constant chilliness (eighteenth day). Violent chill, every evening, at 6 or 7, without subsequent heat. Violent chill, with chattering of the teeth, lasting a quarter of an hour, at 8 P.M., with coldness of the hands and feet, followed by heat, with sweat, especially on the chest and forehead, and slight thirst. Shaking chill, for an hour (after ten minutes). Violent shaking chill, with chattering of the teeth, icy coldness and paleness of the hands and feet, lasting several hours; accompanied by paleness of the face, with change of the expression, unconsciousness and coma; when aroused he spoke irrationally or stared with a dull look without expression. Febrile chill, at night, so that he could not get warm; without subsequent heat. A shivering all over, several times in the forenoon, in the open air. Excessive shivering, followed by feverishness (after seventh day). Frequent shivering extending up to the head, where the hair is sore to touch. He awoke at 2 A.M. with febrile shivering and hot, dry skin; from time to time cold shivering from the nape of the neck down the back and over the chest; followed by some sleep, from which he woke with slight perspiration with pressing pain in the back, also in and about the hips and in the abdomen, together with qualmishness. Cold shivers. Chilliness in the back, with redness of the cheeks; sleeplessness, very much affected larynx, hoarse, weak voice, anxiety, apprehensiveness, extreme irritability, and emaciation, as in hectic fever. Chilliness in the arms and legs, in the morning. Coldness of the feet during the day. The pains become aggravated during the febrile chill at night. Heat. Bad sleep on account of heat, was obliged to uncover himself (second day). The heat was very slight in com parison with the chill, accompanied by dryness of the mouth, periodic colic, and liquid stools. Dry heat of the body, at night, with sweaty hands, which cannot tolerate being uncovered. Burning febrile heat, with almost unquenchable thirst, distressing headache, and slight delirium, lasting from 4 P.M. through the night, three evenings in succession. Fever, at 6 P.M. exhausted, weak, slow pulse, chilliness (after thirty hours). Fever in the morning; at first a bitter taste in the mouth, followed after some hours by chilliness with thirst; an hour afterwards much heat, with interrupted sleep, all of which return twice on the same day. Fever, with violent, frequently repeated vomiting of green, extremely acid water and tenacious mucus, with continual nausea. (* With S. 269.-HUGHES. *) Violent fever. Febrile paroxysms, at one time chilliness, at another time heat, with photophobia. Catarrhal fever, with internal chilliness and fretfulness. Catarrhal fever; general exhaustion, with great sensitiveness of the skin to touch and to the slightest cold; constant chilliness, with sore throat, as if raw, painful on swallowing saliva; the muscles of the nape of the neck, especially at the two sides beneath the ears, are very painful to touch; together with dry cough, no appetite, no thirst, sleepless the whole night, with groaning and moaning (eighteenth day). Frequent catarrhal fever, with sick feeling in all the limbs. Orgasm of blood does not allow him to sleep at night. Much flushing heat in the face and head. Feeling of heat in the palm of the hand and wrist. Sweat. After, midnight, in bed.
Perspires easily on every, even slight, motion. He perspires even on writing a few lines. Frequent breaking out of perspiration over the body, only momentary and without heat. Night-sweat. Night-sweat on the whole body, while awake. Night-sweat, immediately after lying down, especially on the head, followed by sweat which stands in drops on the face. Night-sweat, before midnight. Night-sweat, about midnight, especially on the back. Perspiration from midnight on, followed by chilliness, even in bed and after rising, every morning. Profuse perspiration, day and night. Profuse sweat over the whole body, in the morning. Profuse constant sweat, in the morning, only on the head. Profuse sweat, at night, most nights, or at least constant perspiration.
Profuse sour-smelling sweat at night. Profuse, clammy sweat, at night. Very profuse general sweat, with burning heat of the skin.
Constant offensive exhalations from the body. Perspiration on the perineum. Profuse perspiration between the upper part of the legs. Cold sweaty hands. Cold sweaty feet.
Conditions.
Aggravation (Morning), After rising, out of humor; an hour after rising, vertigo; from every shaking, pain in head; in bed, dull head- ache; burrowing headache, etc.; on waking, pressive headache; after deep sleep, sticking headache; pain in forehead; on waking, headache in forehead, etc.; nosebleed; pain in nose; cheeks red; swelling of the cheeks; doughy taste in mouth; bitter taste; feeling in throat; sticking, etc., in throat; scraping, etc., in throat, while sitting and standing, passing off when lying; nausea; vomiting;on waking, pressive in pit of stomach; sticking in hypochondrium; emission of flatulence; griping in abdomen; on waking, aching in abdomen,; on waking, urging to urinate; cough; in bed, drawing in back, etc.; in bed, leg falls asleep; in bed, cramp in calves; in bed, burning in feet; weariness, etc.; after rising, weakness; chilliness in limbs, etc.; fever; sweat on head.
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.