Skin
Peculiar disagreeable crawling in the limbs. Some itching on the surface (after four hours and a half). Incipient itching of the surface (after six hours); increasing afterwards. Considerable itching of the whole surface, more intense, in the nose and on the inside of the thighs (after one hour); increasing for two hours and a half, after which it gradually subsided. Very considerable itching of the surface (after four hours and a half).
Sleep and Dreams
Sleepiness. Began to be sleepy (after one hour and a half); which symptom gradually and regularly increased four hours and a half; so sleepy as not to be able to keep awake when still; and more especially when sitting (after four hours); remained asleep in a chair for two hours; sleep perfectly calm, easy, and quiet (after four hours); there was less somnolency, but it again returned; in the evening made calls on friends, but on sitting down soon fell asleep in my chair, so took care not to stay long in one place; later fell asleep in chair on ceasing to converse, though there was no material difficulty in keeping awake when engaged in conversation. Uncommonly sleepy, so as to have considerable difficulty in keeping awake from 7 to 9, then till midnight was not sleepy; for the remainder of the night slept as usual. Considerable somnolency (after four hours and a half); (after five hours). Considerable somnolency (after five hours); in- creased (after seven hours); almost uninterrupted sleep in a chair; sleep extremely quiet, easily aroused out of it, for an hour and a half (after ten hours); rather sleepy during the forenoon (second day). Considerable somnolency, so that it was difficult to confine the attention to a book (after five hours); for the succeeding half hour had repeated naps in the chair. Considerable somnolency (after six hours); for the greater part of an hour, so sleepy as to yield to it, and sleep in a chair, though so lightly as to be aroused by the most inconsiderable noise in the room. Considerable somnolency; when dozing there was perception of all sorts of grotesque figures dancing before the sight; when the sleep was a little disturbed, there was a sensation of falling into an immense pit in company with the same sort of figures, but when the sensation of falling existed, there was starting (after five hours). Dozing in the chair. Slept from 7 1/2 till 10 in the evening, awoke for ten or fifteen minutes, and did not wake again till 6 o’clock (second night). Sleep sound all night, much as when under the influence of Opium.
Fever
Chilliness. Chilliness over the whole body (after one hour). Chilliness and chattering of the teeth (after five hours and a half). Coldness. Chilliness in the back. Cold hands and feet (second day). Heat. The temperature of the body at first rose 2o Centigrade, and afterwards sank 28oC; the same effect was observed in the warmth of the hand. Slight universal sensation of warmth (after fifteen minutes). Heat and redness of the face. Sweat. Increased transpiration. Free perspiration (after four hours). Considerable perspiration (after three hours); (after three hours and a half). Such a degree of sweating so as to render all the clothes next to the skin quiet wet (after five hours and a half).
Aggravation
(Morning), On waking, headache. (Exertion), Vertigo, etc.; nausea. (Motion), Vertigo; nausea; languor, etc.
Amelioration
(Lying on the bed), The symptoms. (Sleep), Vertigo. (Walking), The symptoms.
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.