General Symptoms
Objective. Trembling of the whole body, and weakness of the feet. Indolent, weak, sleepy, unfit for all earnest work. Weariness, without any inclination to sleep, at 9 P.M. (fifth day). Extreme weakness; she tottered while walking; without heat or thirst. Exhaustion, at 9 P.M. (fifth day). Subjective. A peculiar sick feeling, like exhaustion and prostration, with dry warmth of the skin and drawing pains in the left tibia and left shoulder, that oblige him to go to bed early in the evening (third day). Bruised sensation in the whole body, as if an illness were impending, in the forenoon (first day). Bruised sensation, in the evening after lying down, so that she was unable to fall asleep, followed by light sleep towards morning. General bruised sensation after waking, so that she felt unable to leave the bed, especially in the back and arms; after rising it gradually disappeared, but the arms remained painful all day (second day). Unable to sleep at night on account of violent headache, pain in the abdomen, weariness of the feet, and especially on account of tearing in the small of the back, which did not allow her to lie on the back. Bitter taste in the mouth, complete loss of appetite, pressure in the stomach, and abdomen tense, itching on the back. Weakness of the feet, a sickly feeling of the whole body, prostration; she was almost beside herself with anxiety; she thought she would die, with earthy color of the face. This drug is late in producing its effects, then acts strongly; its action intermits, and is renewed with increased vigor.
Skin
Eruptions. Small pimples here and there over the whole body, that itch violently. Hard itching pimples, as after touching stinging nettles, that burn after scratching, and disappear in twenty-four hours, in afternoon. A pimple beneath the right corner of the mouth, burning when touching it. Pimples of the inner surface of the forearms following itching. Pimples on the right side of the chin and left side of the nose, which itch when touched; after two days they disappear. Violent itching on the back, provoking scratching, after which small pimples appear (fifth and sixth days). Small red tetter on the right upper arm and one on the forearm, itching intensely, for eight days (thirteenth day). A pustule behind the angle of the left lower jaw, with tensive pain. Sensations. Crawling in the tips of the fingers of the left hand, better on rubbing (first day). Crawling in the four fingers of the left hand, disappearing on rubbing (second and third days). Creeping and itching on the back, as from vermin, in the afternoon and evening. Itching of an old tetter behind the right ear (second day). Itching in the left inguinal region, that disappears after scratching. Itching in the palm of the right hand, slowly removed by rubbing. Itching of the toes of the right foot, which after scratching returns.
Sleep and Dream
Sleepiness. Constant yawning, as from a disordered stomach or sleepiness. Inclination to sleep (tenth day). Overpowering sleepiness towards evening, which she could not withstand; also in the morning, she slept longer than usual (first day). Sleeplessness. She was unable to fall asleep for along time in the evening, then woke frequently, but slept well in the morning. No sleep till midnight, after which the sleep was restless, with frequent waking (fifth night). Sleep restless, slight, and only towards morning (twelfth day). Sleep restless, with frequent waking (third night). Frequent waking after midnight, with perspiration, without thirst. Frequent starting up in fright at night, without being completely awake. Dreams. Night full of dreams. Sleep with confused dreams (eleventh night). Lively dreams. Dreams that she met her daughter, about whom she had been very much exercised. Dream that she visited her sister who lived at a distance, which gave her great pleasure. Dream that she was at a ball or banquet (sixth night). Dream of a marriage, at which she was busy (fifth night). Dreams of various farming occupations, marriages, etc. Voluptuous dreams, of which a vivid recollection remains (after eleven and fifteenth days). Dream that he could not accompany his father on a certain journey. Dream that two unknown men jumped into the river. Dream that he found a dead child in a churchyard, that filled him with grief. Dream that a neighbor’s house was burning and could not be saved. Dream of robbers in his father’s house. Dream of horses that would kick him, and of other dangers. Dream that he was wounded by horses, and also that he had lost his way in a great forest (seventeenth night). Anxious dreams that she was followed by soldiers and shot, from which she woke in fright; after falling asleep again she dreamed that she fell into water and again woke in fright. Dream that something uncanny was moving about her bedroom, and she wished to go into another room, at which she woke bathed in perspiration. Dream of a vexation, which soon changed to rage, during a sound sleep, and many confused dreams. Dream that she was going to a theatre, but could not get ready with her dressing, from which she woke in vexation. Dream that she saw yellow mice, that caused great disgust. Dream that her dead mother appeared to her. Dream that her far-distant father died.
Fever
Chilliness. Chilliness all day, thirst in the afternoon (after a new dose). Chilliness with thirst, in the morning after waking (fifth day). Some chilliness in the evening, disappearing in bed; without sweat in the morning. Special chilliness in the evening, that disappears on lying down, without heat or thirst, two days in succession; on waking in the morning, perspiration with thirst. Chilliness all night and till 10 A.M., after 9 gradually becoming less, and accompanied by thirst in the forenoon; at noon she was obliged to lie down, and at 3 P.M., perspiration, when the paroxysm ended. Chilliness in the open air, without thirst; less in the house (eighth day). Chilliness and heat alternately at night, the next night only chilliness. Chilliness with shivering, after 7.30 P.M.; he was unable to get warm in bed for an hour, especially the feet; afterwards increased warmth, and towards morning perspiration, all without thirst. Chill in the evening, that disappears after lying down; some perspiration toward the morning. Shaking chill in the morning in bed, which disappears after rising and walking about (third and fourth days). Shaking chill at 9 P.M. that disappears after lying down; after the chill thirst without heat. Shaking chill all over during the violent headache. Moderate shaking chill lasting half an hour, followed by heat lasting several hours, and ending in profuse perspiration, at 8 P.M. (eleventh day). Shivering always with lachrymation, coryza, and heaviness of the head. Shivering, soon becoming a violent shaking chill, and obliging him to go to bed; after an hour heat gradually came on, with cold feet, lasting a long time, great thirst, dulness in the head, frequent inclination to cough, and fluent coryza; the heat lasted till midnight, with great inclination to sleep but inability to sleep quietly, followed by perspiration lasting till morning, and obliging him to remain in bed longer than usual; during the perspiration quite sleep; at 7 P.M. (ninth day). Shivering that soon became a real shaking chill, with cold hands and feet, so that she was obliged to go to bed, with a certain sick feeling; after 9 P.M., the chill gradually diminished with fluent coryza and dry heat, with great thirst, and dread of lifting the covers; he was unable to sleep on account of internal restlessness, though he was very weary and exhausted; after midnight, perspiration, when the thirst disappeared, but confusion of the head, restlessness, and sleeplessness continued; only towards morning he fell into an uneasy sleep, disturbed by dreams (seventh day); on the next forenoon was somewhat affected, the dulness of the head and the coryza had disappeared, with the exception of some hacking cough caused by irritation in the fauces (eighth day). The whole head was chilly during the menses (third day). Cold feet all day, in spite of a sensation of heat. Frequent shivering up the back, in the evening (twenty-third day). Heat. A disagreeable sensation of dry warmth, at 9 P.M. (fifth day). On rising up in bed heat every few minutes, vertigo and perspiration on the forehead, with redness of the face. Heat over the whole body without thirst, for several hours, in the afternoon. At one time heat, at another shivering; at one time redness of the face, at another paleness (twelfth day). Sensation of increased warmth in the face, without increased redness of the cheeks, in the afternoon (seventh day). Heat of the head, with coldness in the rest of the body, relieved in the afternoon. Frequent flushes of heat mounting to the head, apparently from the chest, with perspiration on the upper part of the body, afterwards again chilliness, and so alternately till evening. Heat and burning in the forehead, in the afternoon, lasting till evening (sixth day). Sweat. Perspiration in the morning after waking (fourth day). Perspiration in the morning without thirst or previous heat for several mornings (after eleven days). Perspiration and thirst after midnight, and therewith chilliness.
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.