| Time |Amount of | Weather | Urine | |drug taken | Barometer |Thermometer| Amount | Mean |Solid | | | | at noon | at noon | in ounces|sp. gr.|matter | | | | | | | | | |1st day |20 drops |mild 29 60 | 480 | I began to note the urine at | |2nd day |40 drops |mild 29.70 | 460 | 1 p.m on the fourth day. The | |3d day |20drops |mild 29.52 | 54 | forty-two ounces is the result | |4th day |20 drops |mild 29.76 | 46 | of the first 24 hours observation| |5th day | 110 drops |mild 29.75 | 44 | | | | |6th day |100 drops |Growing | 43 | | | | | | |cold 29.94 | | | | | |7th day |100 drops |Snowed29.72| 34 | | | | |8th day |none |Gloomy and | 37 | | | | | | |rainy 29.50| | | | | |9th day |none |Gloomy and | 36 | | | | | | |rainy29.08 | | | | | |10th day|none |very cold | 36 | | | | |11 day |none |mild 29.06 | 41 | | | | |_________________________________________________________________________________ | Normal urine… |30 to 40 | 1017 | 500 to 700 | |________________________________________________________________________________|.
Sexual Organs
Male. Pain, drawing in the right testicle, at 1 P.M. (after first dose, sixth day). Female. The uterus became irritated, and the seat of severe pain; examination revealed an engorged condition of the cervix uteri; it appeared dark-red and swollen (after three weeks).
Respiratory Organs
Much mucus in the bronchi (eighth day). Dry, hacking cough, in the morning (eighth day). Breathing hurries, at 11 A.M. (after first dose, sixth day). Breathing difficult, at 11 A.M. (after first dose, sixth day).
Heart and Pulse
Uneasy feeling at heart, as if its contractions were interfered with, at 1 P.M. (after first dose, sixth day). Burning pains over region of heart, with a feeling as if its action was being interfered with; beats, at times, slow and regular, then quick and hurried, at 9.30 A.M. (eighth day). Pulse 80, in the morning, and at noon (fifth day); 72, at times labored, then quick and hurried (after first dose, sixth day); 80 (after two hours, seventh day); 80, after walking about, 72, when quiet, at 1 P.M. (eighth day); 76 (ninth day).
Back and Neck
Back feels very weak (third day). Pain in the back, running down through the muscles of the limbs; these were aching pains (after one hour, seventh day). Dorsal. Dull pain between the shoulders (after second dose, fifth day). Slight transient aching pains in the trapezius muscles (three hours after second dose, fifth day). Dull aching pain in the trapezia, at 11.10 A.M. (after first dose, sixth day). Muscles between shoulders somewhat sore (ninth day). Lumbar. Uneasiness in region of kidneys (three hours after second dose, fifth day); dull aching pain in back, over region of kidneys, in the morning (sixth day); dull pain in lumbar region, in the morning (sixth day); burning in muscles of lumbar region for ten minutes (after one hour, seventh day); dull, aching pain in lumbar region (eighth day).
Extremities in General
All muscles of extremities feel sore (after first dose, fourth day).
Superior Extremities
Dull aching pain in the right shoulder, at 1 P.M. (eighth day). Burning in phalanges of right hand (after three hours and a half, seventh day). Burning sensation in the right abductor minimi digiti muscle (after eleven hours and a half, seventh day). Dull pain in the anterior surface of left fourth phalanges, seemingly in the tendon of the flexor profundus digitorum (after two hours, seventh day).
Inferior Extremities
Feel an unsteadiness in walking, as if I would fall over to the right side; it passes away after walking some distance, in the morning (eighth day). Some little pain in the large muscles of inferior extremities and back, such as quadratus femoris, gastrocnemii, solei, latissimus dorsi, trapezia, and in the ligamentum, patellae and tendo Achillis (tenth and eleventh days). Great aching pain in the inferior extremities, especially in the tendons and ligaments about the knee-joints (after three hours and a half, seventh day). Muscles of inferior extremities and both shoulders very sore, at 10 P.M. (eight day). Hip. Dull aching pain in the right hip-joint (after thirteen hours and a half, seventh day). Knee. Great pain in knee-joints, seems to be in the tendons and ligaments; it is with great difficulty that I can ascend stairs; somewhat relieved by motion (after thirteen hours and a half, seventh day); knee-joints very stiff, in the morning (eighth day); great pain in the knee-joints, at 1 P.M. (eighth day). Leg. Burning sensation in the left gastrocnemii (after thirteen hours and a half, seventh day). Dull aching pain in gastrocnemii (after two hours, seventh day).
Generalities
Lassitude (fifth and seventh days). Great lassitude, general malaise (three hours after second dose, fifth day). General malaise, relieved, to a great extent, by a shock of electricity, at 11 P.M. (after first dose, sixth day). Feel tired and sore, especially in the muscles, in the morning (fifth day); muscles of entire body seem sore, especially of inferior extremities (three hours after second dose, fifth day); all the muscles of the body feel tired, especially the flexors and extensors of the inferior extremities, in the morning (sixth day); whole muscles of body sore, especially the bellies of the quadratus femoris; adductoris, gastrocnemii, and other muscles of the inferior extremities, at 11 A.M. (after first dose, sixth day); feel sore all over (after thirteen hours and a half, seventh day); feel rather sore and stiff all over body, especially in the joints of the inferior extremities, in the morning (eighth day); pains of joints and ligaments moved up into the bellies of the muscles, at 1 P.M. (eighth day); feel much better when walking, in morning (eighth day).
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness. Yawning and stretching, at 11 and 11.10 A.M. (after first dose, sixth day). Drowsy, at 11 P.M. (after first dose, sixth day). Dull and drowsy, can drop to sleep at any moment (after thirteen hours and a half, seventh day). Sleep more refreshing than the night previous; think it due to the shock of electricity (sixth night). Sleeplessness. Slept but poorly (fourth night). Sleep very unrefreshing (third night). Awoke in a fright, felt as if I had been up all night (sixth morning). Slept very poorly, had troublesome, frightful dreams (second night).
Fever
Chill over whole body, with flashes of heat, very sensitive to cold air (after thirteen hours and a half, seventh day).
Conditions Aggravation
(Morning), Soreness of muscles, etc.
Amelioration
(Walking), General feelings.
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.