General Symptoms
Objective. Weary immediately while walking, and while at rest pain in the hips as if dislocated. Great weakness after three days. Weakness, even to falling down, and all the limbs painful, as if bruised, an the forenoon (after twenty-eight days). After a bath of five minutes in the sea, she became so weak that it seemed as though all vitality was leaving her; she could scarcely speak from weakness (after a few hours). The first two days of menstruation she was astonishingly weak, even to faintness; the limbs felt weary, and she could not fall asleep until late in the evening. Very much prostrated, weary and fretful in the forenoon (second day). Attack of faintness during dinner; she became anxious, with nausea and paleness of the face; it became red and green before the eyes, and her whole body trembled, followed by eructations, when she was relieved (twenty-seventh day). Subjective. Feeling of weakness, with vertigo, in the morning (after sixteen days). General sensation as if everything were too heavy (eleventh day). Heaviness of different parts, thighs, knees, calves, hips, etc. General uneasiness in the evening in bed as soon as she closes the eyes (after eleven days). He felt very sick (after seventeen days). During menstruation, which was more profuse and longer than usual, pain in the small of the back and in the thighs; in the latter it was worse while sitting, in the former while walking. Burning tension here and there in the body, as, for example, in the right ribs, left shoulder, etc. A cramplike nervous pain here and there, now a boring, now a constriction, especially in the scapulae and chest; together with violent, nervous headache, commencing in the forehead, with drawings in the ears; it times a sticking-tearing in the head. Tearing here and there in the whole body, only transient, at night. Bruised pain over the whole body in the evening after lying down (after five days). In the morning feels weary and bruised, as after insufficient sleep (after four days). The whole body was painful, and felt as if beaten to a jelly (sixth day). A jerking from the heel through the whole body, as from an electric shock or a fright, in the morning in bed while wide awake. Sudden heaviness on the chest, that took away her breath during dinner, with nausea in the stomach and accumulation of water in the mouth; therewith heat mounted to the face; she was obliged to go into the open air, and it seemed as though eructations or vomiting would relieve her; beneath the tongue she had a feeling of cramplike pressing upward as with a shaking chill, and lasted a quarter of an hour (sixth day). Most of the symptoms occur while sitting, and are usually relieved by motion. She could tolerate no fresh air for three days and three nights.
Skin
A red spot, with burning, above the condyle of the wrist. Broad wheal in the skin, between the upper lip and nose, without pain. Eruptions, Dry. Some pimples near the corner of the mouth. Several large pimples on the back, that soon disappear (after thirty-five days). A small pimple deep in the skin on the chin (after six days). An itching pimple between the shoulders. An itching pimple on the right nates, with burning after scratching. Two red itching pimples on the forepart of the thigh. Very small itching pimples on the back. Some small pimples on the forehead that itches in the evening, and after rubbing itched still more. Small pimples between the shoulders and on the chest, that itch violently and burn after scratching. Two very painful pimples, like boils, on the outer side of the right forearm, which after twenty-four hours disappear. Incessant itching on the outer side of the thigh, and after scratching small itching pimples (second day). Eruptions, Moist. A vesicle on the margin of the red of the lower lip, at first itching, then burning. Several small vesicles on the nose, that feel tense when touched. A number of large clear blisters suddenly appear in the red of the upper lip, which are tense and burn (fifth day). A letter that had previously existed behind the ear, itched violently and burned after scratching. Eruptions, Pustular. A spot on the zygoma covered with yellow pimples, with drawing, throbbing, crawling pain, covered with a scab. A pustule filled with matter at the tip, on the left temple (after twenty-five days). A pustule on the right clavicle, that suppurates (after twenty-five days). A small boil on the nose, that suppurates after twenty-four hours. A small itching boil on the left side, at the false ribs. Sensations. Formication over the whole body at night, with shivering over the face, arms, and shoulders, and as far down as the feet. Itching all over, as from vermin. Itching here and there over the whole body, that always returns in a new spot after scratching. Itching of the whole head, back, small of the back, left shoulder, outer side of the right thigh, and here and there over the whole body. Incessant itching here and there over the whole body, always appearing in a new spot, in the evening before lying down and in the morning after rising. Violent itching, as from vermin, over the whole body, that after scratching returns in another spot, in the evening after lying down(after six days). Crawling in the face, as from ants, disappearing on rubbing(after seven days). Crawling in the soles of the feet while sitting. Crawling on the soles of the feet, as from ants. Feeling as though something were lightly creeping over the skin on the right side of the chest, followed by severe stitch there. Drawing and crawling like a formication in the right toes, followed by a sensation of heat(after three days). Itching, that disappears after scratching, on the right frontal eminence, behind the left ear, about the nose, left cheek, tip of the left elbow, inner side of the right forearm and knee, on the calves, back of the right foot. Itching, that returns after scratching, in the right groin and lower portion of the left tibia. Itching on the scrotum and lower portion of the penis; he was obliged to rub them a great deal, after which it was relieved. Itching, that does not disappear on scratching, on the right side of the chest, on the small of the back, back, and back of the left foot. Itching in the bend of the thigh. Itching on the back of the thigh, that returns after scratching and then burns. Excessive itching about the genitals and on the scrotum as far as the anus; in the evening and night, profuse perspiration of the scrotum, and an emission(first day). Violent itching on the small of the back and hips with burning after scratching, in the evening before lying down(after sixteen days). Violent itching in the nape of the neck and between the shoulders, that disappears on scratching, in the evening before lying down. Voluptuous itching on the outer side of the thigh, that becomes worse from scratching. Burning-itching on the bend of the left thigh.
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness. Inclination to yawn all day, worse after dinner. Yawning, with eructations and accumulation of water in the mouth, in the forenoon. Frequent yawning, with laxity and disinclination for mental work. Almost constant yawning. Constant yawning, during menstruation. Difficult waking, with yawning, as though he had not slept enough (first day). Wakes hate, pulling the eyes open with difficulty. She could not open her eyes in the morning on account of sleepiness (after two days). In the morning she was constantly very sleepy, and could hardly be aroused for a long time. Sleepiness during the day. Great sleepiness in the forenoon. She became sleepy early in the evening, and at first slept well, but after midnight perspired and was thirsty (after thirteen days). Very sleepy, indolent, and afraid of work (after twenty-five days). Desire to sleep after dinner, and on falling asleep, jerking in the whole body. Sleeplessness. She fell asleep very late in the evening (after five days). He could scarcely get to sleep, was restless, tossed about the bed. In the evening, it was difficult to fall asleep, and the tossed uneasily about the bed, waking late in the morning, and opening the eyes with difficulty (first day). Restless sleep, on account of a sensation of heaviness in the abdomen. Night sleepless and restless, on account of violent pain in the small of the back, which constantly compelled her to move (after six days). Sleep very restless, with frequent waking(after twelve days). Great restlessness at night, she tossed about and was unable to sleep, on account of heat (after fourteen days). Great uneasiness at night, she was unable to fall asleep in any place, and was constantly obliged to toss about (after twenty-seven days). He woke at 2 A.M. and could not fall asleep for an hour, was obliged to walk about the room on account of uneasiness; wherewith he had a sour taste in the mouth. She woke about 3 A.M., and could not fall asleep again. Starting up in sleep before midnight (after nine days). Sleep was unrefreshing; she was weary in the morning (after seventeen days). Dreams. Frequent vivid, but unremembered dreams. Pleasant dreams of marriages, dances, money, etc. Dreams of journeyings. Dreams of much water. Dreams full of shame. Many anxious dreams. She became anxious in dream about work that she could not accomplish. Dream that she became confused in a forest, and for a long time could not find her way. An anxious dream; she was lying in a strange house, where rubbish was constantly falling upon her; she tried to cry out and could not, because there was too great heaviness on the chest (nightmare),(after two days). Dreams of a fire in the vicinity, at which she was frightened, cried, and woke with wet eyes, and weak hands and feet. If she fell asleep, all sorts of things came to her, frightful dreams of falling, and the like. Frightful dreams; that she was pursued by robbers; that she burned her hand by washing, etc. Disgusting and frightful dreams; that some one cut away one side of her face; that a skin was being taken from dead body and the like. Dream that some one came to murder her; that she jumped from a window, and awoke in fright. Dreams of deaths. Talking in sleep(after eight days).
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.