Nose
Objective. Discharge of bland mucus as clear as water from the nose, with frequent sneezing. Catarrh; stoppage of the nose, with secretion of thick mucus. Catarrh in the left nostril, with inability to inhale air through the nose, and loss of smell, at 1.30 P.M. Stopped catarrh, with red, inflamed, sore and painful nose and upper lip, in the evening. Coryza (after thirty-six hours). Violent stopped coryza (after four days). Subjective. Stoppage of the nose, with no air passing through. At times stoppage of the nose; at times fluent coryza. Tearing and crawling in the left nostril, as from a sudden irritation to sneeze, which, however, does not follow (after half an hour).
Face
Expression suffering pale, and sunken, as after excesses, during the whole proving. Cheeks. Pressive digging in a small spot on the zygoma, at night in bed, at intervals. Pain in the zygoma, as if a boil would break out. Pain as from a blow in the left upper jaw. Lips. Lips dry and parched with shrivelled epidermis, for several days, without thirst. China Burning externally on the right side of the chin, lasting but a short time (after an hour and a half). Burning on the right side of the chin, as if a glowing coal were held against it (after one hour and three- quarters). Cramp like sensation in both upper and lower jaws, after eating. Violent itching-sticking extending from the right side of the lower jaw to above the temple, on laughing. Stitches in the angle of the lower jaw, extending to the parotid gland. Smarting and sore pain in the lower jaw.
Mouth
Teeth. Toothache, lasting four or five days and returning, especially in the forenoon and evening from 10 to 12; sucking with the tongue caused an acute jerking in the teeth, after which the pain disappeared for some time. Most violent toothache; at first sudden, in two hollow back teeth, extending thence into the arm, zygoma, neck, or ear, and again returning; with prostration of all the forces, so that he could scarcely walk, and was obliged to lie down, with great internal restlessness and oppression; pain somewhat relieved by biting upon anything elastic, or laying the forehead upon a table; greatly aggravated when sitting upright; with great dilatation of the pupils. Drawing toothache in the right back teeth that often suddenly disappears, and is followed by a drawing pain in neighboring parts. Pain in the root of the right lower tooth, as if it would be pushed out, frequently returning. A stitch, now in one, now in another upper tooth, always on biting the teeth together. Tearing in three or four left teeth, soon disappearing (after one hour and a half). Drawing-tearing toothache, in the morning in bed (after four days). A tooth is painfully sensitive to the slightest touch, as if ulcerated; less when not touched. Smarting toothache in an upper and a lower back tooth became intolerable from the slightest cold drink. Tongue. Some burning blister on the left side of the tongue, soon disappearing, but returning next day (sixth day). Posteriorly on the left side of the tongue a pimple, which is painfully sore if pressed by the tongue, and on swallowing; in the morning after rising, lasting till evening (second day). Mouth. An earthy or clayey odor from the mouth, in the morning after rising, not noticed by himself. Dryness of the palate and lips, nearly all day. Mouth dry, in morning after waking so that she could scarcely swallow; with white tongue and acid taste (second day). A sensation of soreness and so of a hard substance posteriorly on the palate, when not swallowing, disappearing after eating bread, at 8 A.M. Saliva. Flow of saliva. Accumulation of saliva in the mouth. Accumulation of bitter water in the mouth, with qualmishness. Taste. An insipid, rather bitter taste in the mouth all day, in spite of eating. Insipid and bitter taste in the mouth, immediately after food and drink; while he has food or drink in the mouth it tastes well. Bitter taste in the morning on waking, with dry lips, without thirst. Sour taste in the mouth, in the morning after waking (sixth and seventh days). An oily taste in the mouth. Very salt taste on the tongue posteriorly, in the morning after waking, disappearing after eating (second day). Bitter taste to all food in the morning, with a natural taste in the mouth.
Throat
Dry throat in the morning, without thirst. Dryness in the throat and rough voice, immediately on going into the open air, with cutting pressure in the abdomen, and nausea in the chest. Itching dryness in the throat provokes hacking cough in the morning (seventeenth day). A feeling in the throat of a pressive character, as from hunger. A dull stitch in both sides of the throat, on empty swallowing. A dull stitch low down in the throat, always on empty swallowing, not on swallowing food. Rawness in the throat, with a feeling as though the trachea were closed by a film, on hawking; lasting an hour (after one hour). Great rawness in the throat, soon disappearing, at 7 P.M. Roughness in the throat, in the morning on rising from bed, with hoarse rough voice. Dry scrapy throat that often compels hawking. External Throat. The neck seems swollen and stiff, with pain in the muscles coming from the teeth. Pressive constriction in the parotid glands.
Stomach
Appetite. A feeling of satiety and fullness, though food has a good taste and relieves the sensation of fullness. No appetite at noon, and a feeling of satiety that makes him averse to eating, though food has a natural taste (after thirty hours). Neither hunger nor appetite; food disgusts him, though it has a good taste. Thirst. Thirst for beer or sour milk, with dryness in the throat, at 6 P.M. Complete loss of thirst and of all desire to drink, for several days. Eructation. Eructations. Frequent eructations in the morning, with yawning and great ill-humor (fifth day). Eructations tasting of the breakfast. An acid burning, like heartburn, rising from the stomach almost to the mouth, in the evening (after several days). A qualmish warmth rises from the stomach into the mouth, with a sourish bitter dryness of the mouth, in the morning (after eleven days). Nausea. From time to time, a feeling in stomach as if he would vomit. Stomach. An especially distressing sensation in the stomach; she thought she would feel better if she could eructate; with frequent attacks of nausea in the stomach; disappearing after dinner (fifth day). Sensation of heat in the stomach, as after long hunger, rising through the pharynx into the head, generally then causing a jerking or tensive sticking in the temples and forehead. Burning in the stomach, extending into the chest (after three quarters of an hour). Burning and sensation of soreness in the pit of the stomach, extending up under the sternum to the palate, and great uneasiness. Sourish burning, like heartburn, with qualmishness, rising from the stomach to the mouth, in the morning on rising (after nine days). Drawing and nausea in the epigastric region, as if the pit of the stomach were internally dilated. Pressive constrictive pain in the stomach, in the morning after rising, in every position (after twenty-four hours). Pressure in the pit of the stomach and on the chest, aggravated by touch. Pressure as from a stone in the right side of the stomach. Pressure beneath the pit of the stomach while eating, and especially while walking, not on touch. Pressure in the epigastric region while eating, disappearing on pressure of the hand. Stitches in the pit of the stomach from the left lowest ribs, always on rising and stretching out the body.
Abdomen
Hypochondria. A pressive sore pain beneath the lowest ribs, aggravated by touch and motion. Bruised pain beneath the last ribs. Umbilical and sides. Pressive, though rather tensive, pain about and above the umbilicus; followed by pain as from flatulence, with emission of flatus. Drawing pressive colic in the umbilical region, in the morning. Cutting in the umbilical region, on taking a deep breath. Painful contraction, now in the right, now in the left side of the abdomen, so that she only sat bent over, frequently returning. General Abdomen. Abdomen thick, large. Tympanitic distension of the abdomen, somewhat relieved by emission of flatus, but frequently returning. Slight movings about in the whole abdomen, with fine griping as if a stool would occur (after one hour and a half). Discomfort in the abdomen, extending up to the head, like that caused by smoking tobacco; in one unaccustomed to it. Griping in the abdomen and sides. Woke at 4.30 A.M., with some gripings and movings in the abdomen, followed by a soft stool (second day). An indescribable aching in the abdomen. Pressure in the abdomen, greatly aggravated by eating anything cold. Drawing pressive pain in the abdomen on eating, disappearing after eating. Cutting in the abdomen, in the evening. Flatulent colic in the morning in bed, after waking; not relieved by emission of odorless flatus (after twelve hours). Shaking in the abdomen, as if the intestines were loose, while walking. Pain in the whole abdomen as if ulcerated, with pressure in the hypochondria, in the evening. Hypogastrium and Iliac regions. Warmth in the lower abdomen, as if she had taken very warm drink; it moves back and forth, and at last rises to the stomach (after half an hour). Tensive pain in the hypogastrium, as if a sinew were swollen, with pain when touched. A stitch in the right groin.
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.