General Symptoms
Objective. She had to lie with the head high (night). Suddenly great weakness in the evening, followed by chilliness, lasting an hour, so that he was obliged to warmly cover himself; externally the skin was quite cool; very perceptible general trembling of the muscles, with heat and heaviness of the head, small and rapid pulse; the whole night following this attack was wakeful, restless; sleep with confused dreams, frequent micturition with cutting pain, many pains in the limbs, pains in the scalp, walls of the chest, like Ledum symptoms, but much more severe and persistent (without heat, sweat, or thirst); next morning, woke very early; excessive weakness lasted all day; much chilliness, painful sensitiveness of the whole skin of the limbs and scalp to touch, pain and violent tearings in the bones of the legs especially, boring in the parietal bones, and at intervals flushes of heat in the forehead and redness of the face, stitches in the throat, swollen tonsils, small, rapid pulse and ill-humor; the prover went to bed after dinner and took Bryonia, having previously taken Camphor without relief; on the next day the prover was much better, but there remained no more Ledum symptoms, pains in the joints, etc. (So exhausted after nocturnal emissions that he could scarcely move his feet along). Faintness. Stupefaction of the whole body, as in vertigo (after half an hour), Subjective. Distressing weakness and weariness while sitting, standing, and walking; after sitting a long time he feels a pain in the coccyx. General sensation of heaviness and weakness. Desire for smoking in one unaccustomed to it, so that the prover smoked a small pipe of Turkish tobacco; this was immediately followed by vertigo, so that he was obliged to steady himself; the forehead was heavy and confused, followed by nausea and much accumulation of saliva, general cold sweat, paleness of the face, deep lines from the wings of the nose to the mouth, small, rapid pulse, palpitation, oppression of the stomach, rumbling in the abdomen; every exertion renewed the nausea, so that he took Nux vomica which relieved after half an hour; the weakness, bitter taste, and confusion of the head lasted three hours; somewhat refreshed by washing the face in cold water. (* As the effects of the tobacco passed off, the Ledum symptoms returned. Vol. v. – 35 *) Almost incessant wandering pains. Pain in the knees, left wrist, left side of the occiput, soon after rising in the morning. Boring pain in the left tibia, in the left upper jaw. Boring pain in the zygomata, and in the left trochanter major. Boring in the left side of the lower jaw, and afterwards in the left tibia. Boring pain in the left tuber ischii, in the left tibia, above the inner malleolus. Boring pain in the left tibia, in the right angle of the lower jaw. Boring pain in the right ankle, at the sides of the left tendo Achillis, in the left zygoma. Drawing pain in the lower portion of the right fibula, in the right frontal bone above the eye. Drawing pain in the joint of the right great toe, in the left hip-joint, and frontal bones. Drawing pain above the left elbow, in the left tibia, dorsal muscles, and left metatarsal bones. Drawing pains alternately in the left leg, right knee, the left hip-bone, the left wall of the chest, the left side of the lower jaw, in the right wrist. Drawing pains in the left tibia, on the posterior margin of the right scapula, in the right deltoid muscle at its insertion into the humerus, in the muscles along the dorsal vertebrae, in the right parietal bone, in the right toes, and in the soft parts above the left knee. Pressure in the frontal bones and in the right shoulder joint. Pressure in several joints, and in the upper part of the right wall of the chest. Pressure in the knees, in the right metacarpal bones, in the upper part of the left side of the chest, without affecting respiration. Pressure in the bones and soft parts behind the right ear, and above the left elbow- joint. Pressure in the right zygoma and right external malleolus while sitting. Pressure in the right articulation of the jaw, in the left wall of the thorax, in various places. Pressure in the dorsal muscles, in the muscles of both upper arms. Pressure in both femora and behind the right ear. Pressive pains in the bones of the ankle, in the knees, toes, bones of the wrist, alternately shifting from place to place; while sitting towards evening; these symptoms began about 5 P. M. and lasted all the evening, alternately with drawing paints in the calves, pressure in the right or left side of the frontal bone, drawing pains in the toes, in the left clavicle, muscles of the arms, hip-joints, lumbar muscles; sticking pain in the region of the spleen, and tearing pains in the right tibia. After walking in the open air he is attacked by pressure and tearing, extending from the side towards the shoulder across the chest, a grasping in the sternum; the hearing and vision vanish; he is obliged to lie down; remains pale for a quarter of an hour; is anxious, and has cold hands and diarrhoea. Dull pressure on the back of the right foot; in the lumbar vertebrae; between the left scapula and spine. Pressive and tearing pains, worse towards evening, about 5 o’clock; worse during rest; especially in the knees, dorsal muscles, elbows, hands, temples, and finger-joints. Dull pressive pain deep in the angle of the lower jaw, now of the left, now of the right side; also in the flesh of the left upper arm, in the ankle, and in the dorsal muscles. Drawing pressive pains, especially in the limbs, with a feeling of heaviness in the knees and sticking in the calf, even when walking, appearing with renewed violence half an hour after 30 drops of the tincture. Stitches in the left tibia, pressure in the left temple and left knee, all worse in the evening. Tearing in the right parietal bone; in the bones above the left ankle, with a feeling weakness in the tibia below the right knee joint; in the left heel. Tearing in the left scapula, on the anterior surface of the right tibia, and above the right knee. Tearing, extending from the small of the back into the occiput, left half of the brain, and left jaw, especially in the evening; with hot, red, bloated cheeks and inflamed eyes. Tearing in the frontal bone in the morning, also in the right elbow, in the lower portion of the left calf, and in the right knee. Tearing in the frontal bone, in the toes of the left foot, and in the articulation of the right great toe. Tearing in the frontal bone, zygoma, first metacarpus. (Tearing pain in the back and knees). Tearing pains in the right metatarsal and frontal bones. Tearing pain in the head and eye; the white of the eye and conjunctiva swollen and highly inflamed; the tearing pain in eye is aggravated when lying, relieved when sitting; the lids are not affected, but agglutinated in the morning, as with matter, and an offensive moisture is discharged from between them; together with shivering in the evening, followed by heat, nightly thirst, rumbling in the abdomen (with good appetite), heat of the head, rather internal than external, and sweat on the back and in the hair of the head (after twenty- four hours). Transient tearing, rheumatic pains, especially on moving. The limbs and whole body are painful, as if bruised and beaten. It was very noticeable that the pains changed their location suddenly. Symptoms change from place to place, remain but a moment, and frequently recur. At times the left side seems more affected than the right. The left side seemed throughout to be more affected than the right; the symptoms seemed not only more numerous, but more severe on the left side of the body. Symptoms are usually more numerous and worse towards evening. The pains were aggravated in the evening from 5 o’clock until lying down, but not in bed; the nights were free from pain, except on waking, which, however, was not caused by the pains; the warmth of the bed, also, did not aggravate the pains. All symptoms occur while sitting; while the limbs are quiet, the symptoms appear in them, in the arms while walking, and not in the legs, or only very slightly. The pains in the joints, etc. diminish gradually after 9 P. M. and are not at all felt during the night. Symptoms entirely disappeared after taking Camphor.
Skin
Eruptions, Dry. Bluish spots, like petechiae, over the whole body. Dry, intensely itching spots on the body, with anxiety. Eruption of small pimples, like red millet-seeds, over the whole body (excepting the face, neck, and hands), with itching during the day and only at times during the night, not relieved by scratching. Small, round, red spots, without sensation, on the inner side of the arm, on the abdomen, and feet (after forty-eight hours). Itching eruption in the hollow of the knee. Itching rash on the wrists. Eruption of pimples on the forehead, as in brandy drinkers, with biting-itching on the chest, as from lice, red blotches and nettle rash eruption. A painless pimple above the middle joint of the index finger. Fine pimply eruption on the back of the feet, which itches in the evening. Red, pimply eruption on the face, with sticking pains when touched. Small pimples on the root of the nose (three pimples previously noticed, two on the left temple and one on the left cheek, have dried up). Two small pimples in the forehead, somewhat hard, and with a little point. Dry pimples on the forehead, especially in the middle, like millet seeds, without sensation, lasting six days (after twenty- four hours). Some red, painless pimples on the left temple and cheek, partly elevated above the skin, lasting several days. Small red pimples on the back, which itch constantly. Eruptions, Moist. A red moist place on the coccyx above the anus, painful, with biting, sore itching, while sitting and walking (after forty-eight hours). Chicken-pox on the chest and arms, which desquamates after five days. Eruptions, Pustular. Pustules on the margins of the upper lip, with burning itching, which obliges scratching, and is aggravated thereby (after twenty-four hours). Boil on the scapula. Pimples and boils on the forehead. Sensations. Fine itching-sticking and itching corrosion in several parts of the body, especially on the hips, thighs, and upper arms, provoking scratching, which relieves, but they always return worse than ever. Slight itching, needle like stitches on several parts of the body, provoking scratching, after which they are relieved for a long time, but afterwards return worse than ever. Itching of the skin. Itching all over, as if an eruption would break out (after forty-eight hours). Transient fine sticking itching of the skin over the whole body. Sensitiveness like a burning, with some redness, in the fold of the skin between the wings of the nose and cheeks, on both sides. Stitches in the skin at the lower border of the right nasal bone. Fine itching- sticking and itching corrosion in the hip-joints, relieved by scratching, then returning more violent. Fine sticking-itching corrosion on the thighs, somewhat relieved by scratching, but returning more violent. Itching on the ankles and loins. Itching and biting on the side of the abdomen and on the arms, with burning after scratching (after twenty-four hours)). Burning itching on the thighs at night, which, on scratching, becomes only a burning, and then disappears (after two hours). Fine sticking-itching corroding on both upper arms, relieved by scratching, but soon again recurring. Excessive, corrosive itching on the backs of both feet; after scratching it becomes more violent; only relieved after he has scratched the feet quite sore; much worse in the warmth of the bed.
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.