Back and neck
Neck. Pain in the nape of the neck (twelfth day). The neck is so painful that the head cannot be turned to the right without great difficulty and pain (tenth day). Drawing from the lower jaw to the middle of the neck on the right side, in the evening (second day). Back. Rheumatic pain in the left scapula (first day), continuing until evening (third day). The pain in the calf has extended to the scapula, and is felt from the last ribs as far as the neck (tenth day). Pain in the back and chest (twelfth day) Stiffness of the loins with bruised pain in the abdomen and hypochondria; at 6 A.M. (fourth day).
Extremities
Weariness of the limbs and inclination to remain seated (second day). Pains in the joints (twelfth day).
Superior extremities
Redness of the left arm (twelfth arm). Pain in the left arm in the morning (twelfth day). Elbow. Dull, cramping pain in the right elbow, then shifting to the left elbow (third day). Pain in the left elbow, penetrating by fits and starts almost all throughout the forearm; in the evening (second day). Forearm. Dull pain above the wrist and in the radius; at 10:30 A.M. (third day). Drawing from the lower extremity of the ulna to the right little finger, at 1 P. M. (second day) Lancination from the elbow to the middle of the forearm, afterward as far as the left wrist; from 9 A.M. to 3 P. M. (third day). Bruised pain in the bones of the right forearm, with lancination from the wrist to the forearm, at 6 P. M. (second day). Wrist. Dull pain in the right wrist, penetrating to the middle of the forearm; the same sensation but slighter, in the left arm (second day). Momentary drawing in the flexor communis digitorum, left wrist, at 12:30 P. M. (second day). Fingers. Slight pain in the second joints of the right fingers, at 9:30 A.M. (second day). One of the right finger-nails is painful as if bruised; at 3:30 P. M. (fourth day).
Inferior Extremities
Weakness of the legs (second day). Weakness of the legs and lumbar region, at 2 P. M. (second day). Constant bruised feeling in the muscles and bones of the legs (second day). Thighs. Sensation, while walking, as from dull thorns or straws between the thighs, or at times as if stiff; dry moss were applied to a raw sore (second day). Knees. Weariness of the knees (twenty-third day). Rheumatic pain in the right knee; it ceases on movement (sixth day). Pain and bruised feeling in the right knee, when walking; of short duration, at 10 A.M. (second day). Leg. Pain in the right leg (twelfth day). Rheumatic pain in right calf (eighth day); it is intense and prevents walking (eighth and ninth days).
General symptoms
Ability to take a long walk without fatigue (twenty-ninth day). Lassitude and dejection (twelfth day). Weary while talking (second day). Great weariness in the evening; he has to go to bed (twenty- second day). Debility (twenty-first day). General weakness in the morning (second day). Prostration; slight exercise fatigues him, and compels him to lie down (twenty-third day). Such prostration that he cannot speak (twelfth day). Great restlessness at night (eighth day). General malaise (twenty-first day).
Skin
Objective. Red spot, with a yellowish pellicle and itching on the forepart of the wrist, at 12:30 P. M. (fourth day). Ulcers on the legs (twelfth day). Subjective. Itching on the forehead, as if mosquitoes alighted on it (sixteenth day). Itching at the left labia commissure, at 9 A.M. (third day). Itching of the scrotum (twenty-second day). Violent itching between the left ring and the little fingers, and a red itching spot on the second joint of the ring finger (fourth day).
Sleep
Sleepiness. Deep sleep (twenty-eighth day). Sleeplessness. Sleepless at night and drowsy in daytime (second and twelfth days). Very restless night; sleep often disturbed, with less sleep, with very eccentric dreams (fifth day). Sleep very restless; frightful dreams (third day). Always restless at night; sleep disturbed and unrefreshing (seventh day). He starts out his sleep with fright twice in the night (twelfth day). Dreams. Dreams about things which he defended courageously against thieves, who lay a thousand snares for him; and about unknown fruits, which he desires to taste, but which soon vanish (sixth day). Dreams about a frightful storm, in which palaces are ruined and burned down and great mountains fall, sending forth columns of steam (eighteenth day). Dreams about fighting corpses; he picks up very small heads which had been half roasted on a brazier, and which opened their eyes and spoke to him very angrily (twenty-first day). Loud talking in dreams at night (twelfth day).
Fever
Internal coldness in the open air, as if blood was frozen in the veins, lasting a quarter of an hour (twenty-seventh day). Fever (twelfth day). Dryness with prickling all over (first day).
Aggravation
Aggravation (Morning) In bed, dry mouth; bad taste; itching of anus; pain in arm. Aggravation (Evening) In open air, fullness in temple; drawing from jaw to neck; pain in elbow. Aggravation (While Eating) Nausea. Aggravation (While Sitting) Itching of anus. Aggravation (When Walking) Pains in testicle.
Amelioration
Amelioration (Open Air) Pain at side of elbow.
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.