Rectum and Anus
Objective. Passage of round-worms from the anus, when not at stool. Painful haemorrhoids. Subjective. Pressure in the rectum when not at stool. Pressure as if diarrhoea would come on, but only flatus passed. Woke about 4 A.M. with intolerable pain in the rectum, as if pierced by numerous needles; somewhat relieved by emission of flatus; very painful then after a while she gradually fell asleep again (sixth day). Extremely painful stitches as with needles in the anus, occurring in the morning after waking, lasting a minute, and relieved by emission of flatus (seventh day). Frightful pain in the anus as from needles, with urging to stool, though only flatus passed, with relief (eighteenth day). Tearing in the rectum, extending into the abdomen, during a stool. Pain in the anus as if sore or ulcerated, while sitting and walking, between 2 and 3 P.M. (fifth day). Urging. Desire for stool, soon disappearing after breakfast. Desire for stool, but only a little faeces are evacuated, followed by ineffectual urging, and then by burning in the anus; after five minutes the desire returned, but there was emission of only flatus, again followed by desire and burning, at noon. Constant urging to stool, though but little passes, and it is only like a fermentation. Frequently an ineffectual urging to stool, in the forenoon (twenty-third day).
Stool
Diarrhoea. Diarrhoea for several days (after eleven days). Diarrhoea, without any trouble, but followed by great weakness, at 3 P.M. (fifth day). Diarrhoea of very soft faeces, without difficulty, at 9.30 A.M., 3 and 5 P.M. Diarrhoea of a livid brown liquid, followed by tenesmus and burning, at 4.30 P.M. Diarrhoea of green mucus, at 5 A.M., without other disturbance (third day). Diarrhoea of green mucus in the forenoon; the same about 5 P.M. mixed with many white threadworms, followed by burning in the anus. Diarrhoea of greenish water, with great distension in the abdomen, without other symptoms; eight times before 10 A.M. (twenty-seventh day). Green frothy diarrhoea (ninth, tenth, and twenty-sixth days). Diarrhoea, with violently cutting colic and pressure as many as seven or eight times a day for eight days (after ten days). Three attacks of diarrhoea of green faeces without trouble, from afternoon till evening (sixth day). Two attacks of diarrhoea before midnight, without symptoms, whereby the sleep was interrupted. Five thin diarrhoea-like stools from 6 A.M. to 7 P.M. (twenty-fifth day). Woke at 11 P.M., with urging for diarrhoea-like stool, also at 3 A.M.; about 4 and 6 P.M. stool of a green slimy liquid (eighth day). Frequent evacuations of a green liquid without pain, always preceded by some griping in the abdomen, especially on the right side (second day). Three green liquid stools between 5 A.M. and 5 P.M. (second day). Semiliquid stool without any trouble, in the morning (second day). Three thin stools almost daily, without trouble, to the tenth day. Evacuation of thin faeces, followed by burning in the anus, in the morning. Soft and satisfactory stool, at the end with pressure, at 11 A.M. and 5.30 P.M. (twenty-eighth day). Soft stool, always preceded by twinging in the abdomen, with loud emission of flatus, that always afforded relief, at 5 and 8.30 P.M. The first stool was very scanty but soft, and passed without difficulty at 5 P.M. (fourth day). A normal stool twice daily. Normal stool in the morning and afternoon (fourth day). Pressure with a hard stool, in the forenoon. Hard stool first in the evening, with pressure and pain. Hard stool at 2 P.M. followed by excessive burning in the anus, lasting till 5 P.M. The stool was so hard that she could evacuate it only with great effort, immediately after dinner. Stool hard and crumbling; it troubled her a long time before a portion passed (twenty-seventh day). Hard scanty stool in the morning, with some pressure. Desire for stool, instead of which there was an emission of flatus, with cutting and twinging pain in the anus, after which there is a hard evacuation with pressure, though it seemed as though diarrhoea would occur. The first portion of the stool was hard, the last thin, followed by excessive burning in the rectum. Stool very hard in the morning (second day). Very hard stool, with pressure (eleventh day). Very hard stool, as if it were stones, with pain in the anus (second day). Although the stool was not hard, yet she was obliged to make considerable effort to pass it, for several days (after fifteen days). Yellow stool with urging at 11 A.M. and the usual stool at 1 P.M. (thirty first day). Round worms are passed with the stool (thirtieth day). Stools with numerous threadworms (eighteenth and nineteenth days). Constipation. Retention of the stool seems the primary effect of the drug. Rather inclined to constipation. Stool only every second day. No stool (twenty-third day).
Urinary Organs
Urethra. Discharge of prostatic fluid during emission of flatus. Burning in the urethra, in the afternoon after urinating, not lasting long. Burning urine while passing, like salt water, even a stinging. Stitch in the urethra, in the region of the glans (after ten hours). Smarting of the urethra during micturition (after ten days). Micturition. Increased micturition; is obliged to rise several times at night to urinate, and passes much urine. Frequent micturition; at first she passed a large quantity, afterwards less (after three-quarters of an hour). Very frequent micturition (third day). Nocturnal enuresis. Rising at night to urinate, contrary to custom (seventh day). In the evening she was obliged to urinate more than usual, also about 1 A.M. she was obliged to rise to urinate; urine pale. Woke with desire to urinate at 9 P.M. She was awakened about 4 A.M. to urinate, which was followed by griping in the abdomen; and in the morning pain in the stomach and qualmishness (eighth day). Urine passes involuntarily while walking (after eleven days). Inability to retain the urine, on rising from a seat and when walking. Urine. Urine very pale. Urine looks quite green at 5 P.M. (twenty-third day). The urine seemed to be diminished in quantity, followed by burning in the evening. White sediment in the urine.
Sexual Organs
Male. Erections slow, though coition natural (after eight days). Sexual desire diminished, immediately. Emissions (first night). Very frequent emissions, almost every night. Female. Indications of leucorrhoea at times, in the afternoon while walking and sitting. Leucorrhoea. Leucorrhoea like water, now and then (tenth day). leucorrhoea, which causes biting. After the menses, scanty leucorrhoea. Leucorrhoeal discharge of white mucus preceded by cramp in the abdomen. Menses fourteen days too early, at first scanty, then profuse, dark-colored, lasting three days. Menses fourteen days too early, at 6 A.M. with violent pains in the small of the back, worse while sitting, most tolerable while walking. Menses nine days too early, very scanty, without any trouble, and lasting only two days (twelfth day). She changed her chemise in the evening and took a foot-bath; the night afterwards the menses appeared, eight days too early, without pain; at first very scanty; next day more profuse and dark-colored; on the third day still more profuse, with dragging in both groins, and during these dragging pains there was no discharge of blood, but always a flow on each emission of flatus, and it was most profuse at noon and in the afternoon. Menses seven days too early. Menses six days too early, thick, and black. Menses about six days too early, coming on in the afternoon while walking; at first scanty, then increased for three days, at last very profuse, though without the usual accompaniments, and in all lasting six days (after forty days). Menses three days too early, more scanty, but lasting three days longer than usual (twenty-sixth day). The menses, usually very scanty, commenced immediately, two days too early, with tearing toothache and distension of the abdomen, lasting but a short time (fifty-sixth day). Menstruation delayed three days; at first it was scanty in the evening, but became more profuse in the night, and still more so on the following day, when large clots of blood were passed; it all lasted only three days (after forty-two days). Menstruation four days later than usual, and more profuse (thirteenth day). Menstruation delayed seven days, and preceded by sore throat. The menses showed themselves somewhat (fifteenth day). The menses returned after twenty days. Discharge of blood seven days before the time for menstruation, which afterwards occurred on the twenty-eighth day, as usual. Menses more profuse and lasting about a day longer than usual. The menses, which had disappeared for several years in a woman past the menopause, returned and flowed profusely for four days. The menstrual flow was dark-colored and very profuse. Menses very profuse on the fourth and fifth days, associated with headache, worse in the evening. The menses returned the third day very profusely, with cutting colic, and continued for several days. Menses very profuse on the second day, though without pain, less on the third, and stopped on the fourth day. Menstruation came on in the night, was at first scanty, mire profuse the following forenoon; in the afternoon it suddenly ceased (fifty- ninth day). The menses flow more profusely during the night than in the day, which was not usually the case, with dragging pains; relieved on pressing on the abdomen and on stooping. The menses were most profuse, while walking and standing. menstruation at the right time and without pain, which was not usually the case; in the forenoon, with ill-humor, which became better in the afternoon. The menstrual flow was very glutinous, dark-colored, almost like pitch, and very difficult to wash off. No menstrual discharge during the pains, only after them, and also at night in sleep.
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.