Inferior Extremities
Ascending steps is very difficult; walking upon a level is not. The limbs fall asleep while lying. Feeling of numbness, and great inclination of the whole right leg to fall asleep, especially in the lower leg. Numb sensation of the whole right leg, as if it was going to sleep, with great subsequent heaviness in it, in the morning after waking. The lower extremities frequently fall asleep. While sitting, first one and then the other limb falls asleep. Great heaviness suddenly of the left leg, so that he can only move it with great difficulty, as it paralyzed, at night in bed and during the following day while sitting. Burning and pain in both limbs, also even with acute stitches. HIP. Weak, weary, and bruised in the hips and limbs, especially in the calves, on walking (13th day). Stitches, fine, but very acute, in the left hip-joint while standing; after sitting down, there sticking-tearing down the whole leg, as if in the marrow, which disappearing after rising from the seat. Tearing, at times crawling, in the hips or in the parts enveloping them (19th, 21st, 30th days). Tearing in the hips and knees even while sitting. Tearing pain in the left hip from time to time. Pinching-tearing in the hip-joint. Pain as from a blow in the upper part of the left hip-bone while walking and on touch. Bruised pain in the hip-joint, with pain on motion and on sneezing. Jerking in the left hip-joint on turning the leg. THIGH. He is as weary in his thighs as if had been used up by walking, for many days, mostly in the afternoon. Paralysis of the whole thigh, with a feeling as if it would fall asleep. Feeling of loss of power in the both thighs above the knees in the evening. Dull pain in the nates. Cramp in the right thigh and calf woke him twice at night. Drawing pain in the thigh (after 11 days). Drawing pain in the thigh while ascending, as if it would break in two. Drawing pain in the left thigh, extending to the knee. Paralytic drawing in the whole thigh, frequently increasing to a tearing worse while standing and in the warmth of the bed, often only in the evening and at night. Twitching in the anterior surface of the right thigh. Tearing in the posterior portion of the thigh, close to the nates, extending towards the genitals. Tearing in the left thigh and the tibia during menstruation. Tearing in and on the nates not far from the hip-joint. Attack of pinching tearing in the nates. Soreness between the legs. Sore pain in one spot in the middle of the thigh when touched. KNEE. Violent bruised pain a hand’s breadth above the right knee, as if the thigh would fall off, while standing and worse while sitting, afterwards continuing during rest and motion. Pain like a suppuration in the nates and thighs from sitting. Jerking in the muscles of the thighs. Jerking in the muscles in the nates. Stiffness in the knees (2nd day). Stiffness, tension and weakness in the right knee, as if tightly bound up. Painful falling asleep of the knees on walking fast; he cannot bend them well. Knee-joints feel nearly powerless; she does bend them in walking lest they should give way, hence she walks sideways. Paralytic pain sensation in the knee while sitting. Paralytic pain in the right knee, and afterwards crawling in it, only while walking (6th day). Tensive pain in the right knee, and afterwards crawling in it, only while walking, and disappearing while sitting. Dull pain in the side of the knee while walking and specially stretching out the leg. Drawing pain in the knee while walking, extending to the thigh. Stitching in the left knee (2nd day). Pain as from a sprain in the knee, on rising from sitting, for several minutes. Tearing in both knees (1st day). Tearing in the knee and knee joint, in the evening with warmth in it. Tearing in the hollow of the knee. Tearing pain in the knee while walking and sitting. Frequent tearing in the knees. Throbbing and beating in the left knee frequently during the day. LEG. Falling asleep and crawling in the right leg. Heaviness of the legs. Drawing pain in the right leg extending to the foot for several day. Drawing and tearing in the bones of the legs. Paralytic drawing in the lower legs. Twitches on the anterior surface of the left lower leg while standing. Tearing and drawing, with a feeling of great weariness, in the lower leg, especially in the ankles, on waking at night. Stitches in the tibia. Tearing in both tibia, with pain in the periosteum when touched and a feeling of tension while walking. Tearing in the upper part of the tibia beneath the knee. Tearing in the left tibia. Tension in the calves, as if too short, on rising from sitting during the day. Tension in the left calf, as if the tendons were too short, while standing, not while sitting. Cramp in the right calf (after 24 hours).. Cramp in the calf and sole on drawing up the leg at night in bed. Tearing in the upper part of the calf (20th day). Tearing in the right calf, extending deep inward on pressing and rubbing. It caused pain in upper part of calves as if bruised, or from too much walking, and on stretching out the legs, stiffness from half way up back of thighs to tendons Achilles, as if the tendons were tightened. ANKLE. Severe drawing and sticking in the left ankle and stepping upon it for several hours in the morning after rising, most painful in the evening with throbbing in it and sticking in the heel; she is unable to rest upon the foot, and is obliged to keep it constantly suspended; It feels too heavy, swollen at the seat of the pain and hot to touch. Stitches beneath the malleolus. Violent Stitching in the tendons behind the right external malleolus when running, disappearing during rest. Feeling as if a stitch were shooting in to the malleolus; when walking a feeling as if the feet would break; She was obliged to remain standing. Tearing just above the malleolus (20th day). Tearing in the inner malleolus transversely towards the tendo Achilles. Tearing about the malleoli with cold feet, which ceases after they get warm. Tearing in the ankles frequently. Spasmodic Tearing in the malleolus, with pulsation about it, extending up the tibia as far as the knee. FOOT. Swelling of the feet. Great swelling of the feet extending to the malleoli. Falling asleep of the left foot during dinner. The feet fall asleep after dinner. Heaviness and stiffness of the feet. Feet and legs feel to her to be too small. Tension of the feet, almost without swelling. Pinching drawing in the foot, as from great weariness. Sticking in the feet. Stitches and burning in the feet after walking. Stitches in the left foot, extending inward. Tearing on the inside of the foot and on the sole. Drawing- Tearing in the foot, extending to the toes. Visible twitching on the back of the left foot in the evening. Stitches on the back of the foot. Tearing on the back of the foot extending to the toes. Swelling and redness of the soles of the feet, with burning in them, even while lying down, though still more when stepping. Pressive pain in the sole of the foot while stepping and while walking. Pressive pain in the heel. Stitches as with needles. Crawling in the soles of the feet extending towards the toes. Crawling pain in the soles of the feet with painful sensitiveness of them. TOES. Chilblain on the ball of the great toe, with sticking- cutting pain; it is red and thick. Inflamed red chilblains on the toes, with pressive pain. Bluish red chilblain on the ball of the great toes, inflamed, and with cutting pain and needle-like Stitches in it, especially when in the boots or shoes. Cramp in the left great toe, so that he is unable to stretch it out, in the evening while sitting. Pain as from a sprain in the first joint of the great toe, while walking, most acute on bending it up (11th and 33rd days). Tickling- Sticking in the tips of the toes. Stitches as with needles in the balls of the great toes. Stitches in the corns. Fine Stitching, with itching on the tip of the great toe. Tearing in the toes (4th, 7th, 11th and 20th days). Tearing in the first phalanx of the great toe (11th, 16th, 19th, and 34th days). Tearing in the tip of the great toes (11th, 17th and 36th days). The tips of the toes are very painful on walking. Gnawing painful on the side, as if it would grow in to the flesh (14th day). The corns are painfully sensitive.
Sleep
SLEEPINESS. Frequent yawning. Sleepiness early in the evening, with morose silence. Sleepiness in the afternoon (3rd day). Sleepiness with yawning, while walking in the open air. Sleepiness after dinner disappearing in the open air. Constant sleepiness in the afternoon, yawning and suffering expression. Great Sleepiness during the day; she sleeps even while sitting. Great Sleepiness; she could even sleep during breakfast (soon). After eating, great sleepiness, with chilliness and yawning. Overpowering sleepiness in the afternoon and evening. Attacks of sleepiness while eating (2nd and 4th day). Sleepy very early in the evening (after 10 days). Very sleepy in the morning and waking late. Very sleepy, with yawning in the forenoon, lasting till noon. In the morning, after a good sleep, he soon obliged to lie down again, and after 3 hours sleep feels well. Sleep too long followed by confusion of the head, great lassitude, feeling of catarrh and pressure in the eyes. Starting in sleep. Start, on falling asleep. He starts and jumps frequently during sleep. In the evening, falling asleep, jerking through the whole body, so that he started up. His limbs jerk in his sleep, and he snores. The whole body moves in sleeps two nights in succession, as in epilepsy, with jerking of the arms and stamping of the feet, though without rattling respiration; after waking he knows nothing of it. SLEEPLESSNESS. Falls asleep late (1st weeks). Falls asleep with difficulty, in the evening, after the walking in the open air. He is unable to fall asleep for a long time, in the evening, for several days. He is unable to fall asleep before 11 or 12 o’clock without cause, and without other symptoms. He is unable to fall asleep before midnight, after mental labor. Only slumber instead of sleep, at night. Half waking sleep at night. Restless sleep (4th day). At night, the child was restless and anxious, cried much, longed for this and that, with taking anything. During the menses, very uneasy sleep, with anxious dreams. Very uneasy nights; she wakes as many as 20 times without special cause. In the evening, after lying down, he started up awake, with shivering over the whole body. Inclination to wake early in the morning, without activity. She wakes much earlier than usual, and is unable to fall asleep again. She always wakes at 4 a. m. and afterwards frequently till morning. She wakes in the morning about 1 or 2 o’clock, and cannot sleep again, from wakefulness. At night, after waking, she was unable to fall asleep again, on account of vivid thoughts. Feeling in the morning as though he had not slept enough. Sleeplessness at night, and indeed, if he slumbers, has anxious dreams, followed in the morning by stupidity with hot hands. DREAMS. Fantasies at night for 3 hours in a waking condition, with heat in the brain, and external heat over the whole body, followed by some perspiration, coldness of limbs, shivering, and much starting as in fright. He immediately feel asleep, but also began to dream. Dreams at night, with restless sleep, and frequent waking. Many dreams, with uneasiness and tossing about in sleep. At night he passes from one dream to another. Sleep full of dreams, with frequent waking (10th day). Sleep restless, full of dreams. The whole sleep is full of vivid dreams of the business of the day. Dreamy sleep, with talking in it. Talking in sleep. Loud talking in sleep. Violent crying in a dream at night. The child cries and tosses about restlessly at night. Frequent voluptuous (1st 14 days). Lascivious dreams, after coition, at night, with emission. Anxious dreams, she cries of help. During the menses, she again falls asleep after waking in the morning, but remains in an extremely unpleasant condition between sleep and waking; is distressed by hearing things, which makes her anxious, though at the same time she knows that she is dreaming, but is unable to open her eyes, and can only with difficulty arouse herself from this condition. Anxious dream of danger to her from passing forms, some of which lay hold of her. Anxious dreams; that his father was about to beat him. Dream of robbers (11th day). Dreamed that the cathedral was on the fire; on waking up (which she often did) could of nothing else; got up for half an hour and lit a candle to get rid of the idea; then on sleeping again had the same dream again and so through the night, the last dream being that her own house was on fire; on two other nights dreamed each time about different subject, but the dream was repeated over and over again, as on this occasion (seldom dreams at all). In dream she fell from a high mountain. Dreams of diseased parts of the body. Horrible dreams disturb her sleep. All sorts of frightful figures pass before her eyes during sleep. Dreams of masked persons, ghosts, and devils. Dreams of dead persons, as if they were living, and quarreled with her. Dreams of serpents, disease and death. In a dream one announced his approaching death. Nightmare, at night, with a dream as if a stone were lying upon him, and at the same time the larynx were being gradually constricted, with ineffectual efforts to wake. Little sleep for six weeks. Almost always cold, and could be warmed only with the greatest difficulty, for several weeks.
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.