Mouth
Teeth. (The lower wisdom teeth come through), (after thirty days). Looseness of the teeth, with swelling of the gums. The lower back teeth of the both sides are painful, though worse on the left side, in the evening and morning. Sensation of elongation of the back tooth, with pain in the morning if cold water touches it, as if it would be torn out, also on chewing. Toothache every day, and especially at night. Toothache at night; the teeth seem too long, with rather a tearing than throbbing pain. Toothache on the right side, daily in the morning, after waking, or after rising, disappearing after moving about for a long time (fifty-ninth day). Toothache on the right side, daily in the morning, after waking, or after rising, disappearing after moving about for a long time (fifty-ninth days). Toothache extending from the teeth to the temples, commencing only in the evening in bed, and at night driving her out of bed, several nights in succession. Toothache, with swelling of the cheek. Toothache while riding in a carriage, aggravated by cold (thirtieth day). Raging toothache in a hallow right back tooth, relieved by nothing (sixtieth day). Burning, throbbing and tearing, with a sensation of elongation, now in one, now in another tooth, upper or lower, relieved by movement of the body at night, worse in bed, and also during the day, renewed by eating and chewing (after sixteen days). Burning toothache, in the evening in bed, with pain as if the teeth were loose. Drawing in all the teeth, with swelling and redness of the gum. Sticking and tearing in the roots of three left upper teeth, not relieved by pressing upon them; in the open air the teeth seem too long and sensitive, with a kind of tickling sensation, about 3 P.M. Sticking toothache after eating. Tearing in a right lower back tooth, after wards in an upper back tooth, as if it would be twisted out, at 1 P.M. (ninth day). Tearing in the roots of the teeth of the left lower row, afterwards also in the right lower row. Tearing in both right lower anterior molars, at 4 P.M. (fifth day). Tearing in the last left back teeth, without being able to distinguish exactly whether in the upper or lower, in the evening in bed, lasting till falling asleep, and also in the morning on waking, disappearing on rising (seventeenth day). Tearing and drawing in the right lower back teeth, lasting a minute, at 8 P.M. (thirteenth day). Tearing and drawing in the right lower back teeth, lasting half an hour; she put slate upon it and the pain ceased, at 4 P.M. Violent tearing in the lower right teeth, extending into the temples, an hour after dinner. Such violent tearing, drawing, and gnawing toothache in a right lower hollow tooth that she moaned; nothing relieved her; after applying cold water or lying upon the painful side the pain was for a short time relieved, but immediately returned and lasted with varying severity till 4 A.M., it was worse in a warm room, with uneasiness, ill-humour, and tensive pain over the whole right cheek, after menstruation (after forty-four days). The teeth are very sensitive, and seem too long (twenty-ninth day). Beating and drawing toothache, all night. Jerking toothache, and also jerking in the fingers and feet almost daily, in the morning after rising, and in the night, both while awake and asleep (sixtieth day). The teeth pained much more violently as soon as he got into bed, with great accumulation of water in the mouth. Gums. Constant and almost painless swelling of the gum, even in the sockets of the teeth (after thirteen days). Frequent burning blisters on the gum, internally to the cheeks, on the lips and palate, in the afternoon. The gum internal to the upper lip is painful, as if cut to pieces in the middle, from morning till afternoon; on touching it with the tongue it burns. Great sensitiveness and burning of the gum at noon, while eating; therewith, the teeth seem too long, and feel as if they would fall out, especially the two lower front incisors; in the evening it disappears, but is always renewed on eating (thirty-second day). Tongue. Small burning, painful blisters on the forepart of the left margin of the tongue and lower lip, suppurating on the third day. Tensive painful blisters on the anterior margin of the tongue, and right corner of the mouth. General Mouth. A small reddish-blue spot on the left cheek internally, without sensation, but bleeding when rubbed (thirty-first day). A number of pimples like millet-seeds in the mouth; not only on the tongue, but on the sides of both cheeks; they bleed on the slightest touch and burn while eating, especially acids, lasting four days (after thirty-two days). Blisters on the palate in the morning; on eating bread, a feeling as if the skin were loosened; next day, a feeling as if the spot were denuded and sore (fifty- eight day); these blisters and this raw sensation disappeared on the appearance of the menses (fifty-ninth day). The whole inner mouth, especially the palate and anterior half of the tongue, feel numb, in the morning on waking, and the whole forenoon (twenty-third day). Slimy and mealy in the mouth, in the forenoon. Dryness in the mouth (twenty-ninth day). Dryness in the forenoon. Dryness in the mouth and throat, in the morning on waking. Mouth dry without thirst, all day (forty-third day). Burning on the palate as if the skin were loosened, in the morning (second day). The posterior portion of the palate is raw as if denuded, in the morning. Violent itching on the inside of the right cheek (after three hours. Saliva. Constant spitting of saliva, with nausea in the stomach, in the morning (second day). During the menses, much accumulation of water in the mouth; she was obliged to spit constantly for half an hour, in the morning (sixth day). Bloody saliva, (ninety-fourth and ninety-fifth days). Taste. During the menses, flat taste and little appetite. Bitter sweetish taste in the mouth, which was full of mucus, disappearing after eating bread. Bitterness in the mouth, like wormwood (forty-second day). Bitter taste in the mouth, even the broth in the morning tasted bitter; soon disappearing. Bitter taste in the mouth in the morning, with a while tongue, also with white mucus in the mouth, which disappears after rising it. Bitter and pasty taste in the mouth in the morning, disappearing after rinsing the mouth (forty-third day). Bitter and slimy in the mouth, mucus hangs from the teeth and tongue, in the morning. Sourish taste in the mouth. Sour taste in the mouth. Suddenly very transient sour taste in the throat, followed by rawness. Dinner does not taste as well as usual, though there is no aversion. No taste at all to the food (first to seventh days). Food has no taste; the tongue is coated white, and the mouth constantly feels slimy. Not the slightest taste for several days; food tastes like straw, though she had an appetite.
Throat
Objective. Frequent collection of mucus in the throat, which she attempts to raise by hawking (fourth day). Mucus sometimes gets into the throat, which she is obliged to swallow, with rawness and dryness in the throat. Expectoration of tenacious blood- streaked mucus, which had oppressed the throat a long time, and which she could not hawk up (sixteenth day). Subjective. Frequent desire to hawk, without being able to raise anything, in the afternoon. Dryness in the throat in the morning, with sticking in the left side, when swallowing and when not (tenth day). Dryness in the throat on swallowing, soon disappearing (after two hours and a half). Great dryness in the throat, with a feeling as if it would be split, on swallowing, in the afternoon. A sensation in the throat as if it were stopped, or as if no air could pass through, in the morning after rising (thirty-fifth day). Sensation as of a hard substance in the throat, with burning and choking, when not swallowing; also a raw sensation, with inclination to hawk. Pain in the throat on swallowing, as if a thick substance lay transversely across the throat, which she ought to swallow, in the forenoon (seventeenth day). Burning and a feeling of rawness in the throat, soon disappearing. Spasmodic retching in the throat, at eight P.M. as if it were distended; she was obliged to open the mouth, but without relief, for half an hour. Sticking low down in the throat, when talking. Dull stitches in the right side of the throat, on empty swallowing, in the evening. Sore feeling in the right side of the throat, with stitches and burning in the left side, on talking, sneezing, and yawning, and also worse when swallowing than when not. A prickling, sore sensation in the right posterior nares, as in coryza, while swallowing, and also at other times. Rawness in the throat and burning acidity (soon). Rawness in the throat, almost like a sticking, on swallowing, as if a grain of barely wee sticking in it (soon). Rawness and scraping in the throat, with tasteless eructations, after every dose. Rawness and hoarseness in the throat, disappearing after a few paroxysms of cough (nineteenth day). Rawness in the throat, and qualmishness in the stomach (after half an hour). Frequently recurring rawness in the throat. Scraping in the throat as if she had swallowed a rose-hip (soon). Scraping and rancidity in the throat, as from old smoked meat, during most of the proving. Irritation in the throat in the region of the thyroid gland, with frequent cough, in the forenoon. Tickling in the throat, causing a short cough. External Throat. The thyroid gland seems larger. Painfulness of the right submaxillary gland, on pressure, and on motion of the lower jaw (fourteenth day).
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.