Nose
Objective. Redness, swelling, and heat of left ala nasi, which is also sore, especially when touched, at 11.30 A.M., reappearing in the evening (third day); on both alae, lasting from 11 A.M. to 1 P.M., then decreasing, worse on left side, reappearing at 6.30 P.M. (fourth day); nose as before, worse on left side (fifth and sixth days); left ala nasi worse in morning, right less affected than left, lasting half an hour; since morning, felt only when near the fire; nose has always been worse when near the fire (seventh day). The tip of the nose became red, hot and painful; afterwards a group of vesicles as large as the head of a pin developed, became filled with transparent lymph, and at last confluent and formed a scab (after 1st trit.). Left half of the nose swollen, inflamed, and painful, as if the nostril had become contracted, with itching, painfully sore when taken hold of (thirty-first day). Inflammation and swelling of the left half of the nose, with itching sore pain when touched, and a feeling as if the left nostril were contracted (twenty-fourth day). Twitchings and muscular jerkings in the left side of the root of the nose. Frequent ineffectual attempts to sneeze. Sneezing (first day); (second day). Frequent sneezing; (sixteenth day); for several days. Frequent sneezing, as though coryza would break out. Very violent sneezing, at 10 P.M. (third day). Water drops unnoticed from the nose. Much secretion of watery mucus, now in the right, now in the left nostril, while riding in the carriage, on exposing the nose to the open air. Catarrh and tickling cough, as if he had taken cold. Has been free from catarrh all this time, which is very unusual (tenth day). Moderate coryza, with complete loss of smell and taste. (Violent coryza obliged him to suspend the proving for several days). Violent coryza with sneezing, for only one day. Fluent coryza for several days (fourteenth day). Fluent coryza; discharge of very thick mucus from, the nose (twelfth day). Fluent coryza, which after several days, also affected the eyes, throat, and trachea, with dullness of the head, great prostration short dry cough, and sensation of soreness and dryness in the chest; it is remarkable that the secretion of the nose ceased without being yellow or thick (after eleven days). Profuse fluent coryza for three days, followed by stopped coryza. Excessive fluent coryza, with loss of all smell and taste. Violent fluent coryza, with, at times, stoppage of the left nostril. Burning fluent coryza (2d trit.). Stopped coryza, with stoppage of both nostrils. Excessive stopped coryza, so that he could scarcely get his breath. Nosebleed at night. Nosebleed on stooping. Very frequent nosebleed. Violent nosebleed. Much clotted blood is blown from the nose. Subjective. Insensibility and deadness within one nostril. Stoppage of the nose (first day). He easily takes cold in the head; he is constantly obliged to wrap it up; if he allows it to be uncovered during the day, he has stoppage of the nose at night. Sensation of stopped coryza, every morning. Feeling of dryness in the nose. Burning in the nose (and eyes). Boring in the nasal bones, in the root of the nose, and towards the right cheek (fourteenth day). Pressive pain at the root of the nose. Acute stitches deep in the root of the nose, extending towards the right frontal sinus (after 3d trit.). A very acute stitch deep in the right nostril, at 4 A.M. (after 3d trit.). Internal soreness of the nose. Left wing of the nose painfully sore, swollen, and hot, the sore pain aggravated by touch, towards evening (second day). Feeling of soreness in the left nostril, with difficult passage of air (after 3d trit.). Soreness and swelling inside the wing of the nose, with many pimples upon it. Nose painful, so that blowing it was difficult (second day). Crawling in the nose (fourteenth day). Crawling in the right nostril, with pressure in the right eye, like that which often precedes sneezing; not relieved even by blowing the nose (ninth day). Itching in both nostrils all day (eighteenth day). Itching in the right nostril, as if a worm were boring through it.
Face
Objective. Confused look. Had a sickly look. The face shines as if greasy. Face very flushed, on waking in the morning (eighth day). Face red in patches, is usually pale, at 12.30 P.M. (third day). The redness, burning, and itching of the face have been all in patches, all through the proving (tenth day). Yellow color of the face, with much pain in the lower abdomen. Face earthy. Bad earthy look (twelfth day). Pale, earthy expression (twelfth day). Pale look (eighteenth day). Pale face and lips. Swelling of the left side of the face and of the lips. Visible jerking of the facial muscles. Pale in the face, involving the whole left side, and especially the region of the eye, and temple, towards evening (first day). Cheeks. Redness of the left cheek, daily, especially in the afternoon. Very red cheeks in the open air, pale in the house (nineteenth day). Drawing pain in the right cheek-bone. Pressive pains in the bones of the face (malar) and by the ear. A pressive and broken sensation in the bones of the left cheek; this sensation extended to the left teeth, and thence to all the teeth; it seemed as though he could not bring the teeth together well (fourteenth day). Tearing sticking pain extending from the upper lip across the cheek into the ear. Bruised pain in the zygoma especially when touched. A dull bruised pain on the right zygoma and on the coccyx, causing a sensation, when touched, as though he had fallen on the parts; in the former place it soon disappeared, but in the latter it lasted all day (fifth day). Gnawing sensation in the laws, teeth of the left side of the lower jaw, while smoking (eight day). Sensation as though the flesh were scraped from he bone, or as though the flesh were being torn from the bone, from below upward, from the lower law above the zygoma to the temple of the right side, in the afternoon, lasting ten minutes, and constantly becoming more violent from 4 to 7 P.M. (twenty-eighth day). Lips. Pale lips. Swelling of the lower lip and tip of the tongue, with violent burning on it that wakes him at night. Great swelling and some burning of the lower lip, followed by the appearance of large vesicle, that next day formed a scab and desquamated (sixth day). Lips dry cracked. A deep painful fissure in the middle of the upper lip. Numbness and crawling in the lips, especially in the evening. Burning and redness of the upper lip. Sore feeling in the corner of the mouth, on opening it. China The hair of the beard falls out profusely (second day); falling of the hair of the beard and mons veneris (eight day). Cramp like tension in the articulation of the lower jaw (after 19th dil.). A compression in the left articulation of the jaw, worse on opening the mouth (eight day). Drawing pain in the lower jaw (tenth day). Transient pain in both sides of the lower jaw. Severe drawing pain in the lower jaw, which is painful to the touch (after 4 days); (smelling a vial containing PST Nitri dulc relieved her very promptly). Tearing in the lower jaw, extending into the temple, and also into the parotid and submaxillary glands, with boring and punching at times, in the indurated glands, worse at night; was obliged to bind up the cheeks in order to obtain relief. The lower jaw is painful to touch. Some stitches in the left maxillary joint, at 4 A.M. (second day). Dull stitches in the maxillary joints (fourteenth day).
Mouth
Teeth. Loose teeth. Looseness and painfulness of the front teeth. The decay of the teeth advances rapidly. Sensitiveness of the teeth. Great sensitiveness of the teeth (especially of the right side to air), (first day). Great sensitiveness of the teeth (especially of the right lower jaw) to the inspired air (sixth day). Great sensitiveness of the teeth to cold. The teeth seem numb on pressure; it seems as if they were too long, and did not fit together (twelfth day). Bluntness of the teeth. The teeth seemed more elevated and longer than natural. Woke after midnight with pain in the back left teeth and their gums, about the same time, in succession. Toothache extending into the ear, with many stitches. Toothache in the hollow tooth and in neighboring teeth, relieved by touch and fine pressure. Toothache with swelling of the cheeks, for several days. Acute toothache on drawing n air. Boring in a tooth. Drawing toothache after eating, and at night, followed by swelling of the cheeks. Sensation of drawing, pulling and breaking in a hollow back tooth, and extending thence into the throat and pharynx, so that she could neither open the mouth, swallow, nor speak a loud word; the pain extended into the ear, where there was an itching and sticking, worse in the evening and forepart of the night. Drawing toothache with stitches, extending even into the eye, every other day. Violent drawing in the right row of teeth. Dull drawing in the teeth (twelfth day). Pressure in the right upper teeth, for several hours (fourteenth day). Dull pressure in the hollow teeth; (twelfth day). Pain in the teeth, as if something were sticking in them that should be taken out. Sticking pain now in one, now in another tooth, for an hour every forenoon. Sticking and throbbing pain in a front tooth. Stitches only in the decayed teeth. Stitches in the teeth and in the side of the head, with sticking about the ears, from within outwards, from morning till evening (tenth day). Fine stitches in the first and second molars, with a painful drawing in a socket of the upper jaw (three hours after 13th dil.). Tearing in the teeth, extending to the temples (3d trit). Tearing in various teeth, now in the right upper, now in the lower jaw (thirty-third day). During the menses, tearing toothache, with stitches, if cold air enters the mouth. Sore pain in the teeth. Pain in the teeth. Pain in the teeth when touched with he tongue and on chewing. The teeth are sensitive to the brush (twenty-fifth day). Throbbing and boring in the teeth. Throbbing and pain and a burning boring in front tooth. At first, a throbbing toothache; then a drawing, extending into the ear, as though from within outward, with much heat of the face and swelling of the gum; wherewith the teeth seem more elevated and longer than natural, after midnight. Jerking pain in the first upper right molar, as though something sharp were thrust in and out of it; if the finger were pressed upon the cheek, over this spot, it seemed as though the root of the tooth were pierced by a cutting instrument (sixteenth day). Gums. Swelling of the gums about a hollow tooth. Swelling of the gums in the morning for several hours; she could not chew on that side. Swelling and sore pain of the gum. Swelling and sore pain in the back part of the gum of the upper front teeth. Painful swelling of the gum. Inflammation and swelling of the gum, with swollen cheeks. Ulcer on the gum; painful day and night, for three weeks. A dental ulcer on the inner side of the left jaw, towards the tongue, lasting six days; on eating, it hurt less than usual (after twelfth day). Bleeding of the gums, (fifth day). Gum bleeds easily (twelfth day). Constant bleeding of the gum, for several weeks after proving. Dental ulcer on the inner side of the lower jaw, more painful when not than eating (seventh day). The gum is exceedingly sensitive to cold and warmth. Drawing pain in the gum, now above, now below, with swelling and great painfulness to touch. Gums are sore and swollen, and bleed easily. Sensitiveness of the gum to touch (after 14th dil.). Gum painful sore to touch (twelfth day). Gum exceedingly sensitive; touch of the tongue causes a sticking. Painfulness and swelling of the gums behind the left upper middle incisor (twenty-fifth day). Tongue. Tongue red and shining. Tongue coated yellow, with a flat taste in the mouth (third day). Tongue slightly tinged with a whitish-yellow covering (after about six months). Tongue coated white (5th dil.). Tongue coated white (especially about the root). Swelling under the tongue, with sticking pain. Blisters on the tongue. Blisters on the tongue, with burning pain when eating. The tongue was stiff, and with the hard palate, unusually dry (after 15th dil.). Tongue heavy. Dryness of the tongue (after half an hour, sixth day) Tongue very dry, without thirst. One half of the tongue seems numb and stiff. Sensation on the tongue, as though he had taken something astringent; the papillae seem blunted (after 3D trit). Sore sensation of the tongue, even when not eating. Sensation in the tip of the tongue, as if it trembled. Crawling in the tongue as if asleep. General Mouth. Bad odor from the mouth (after the crude) at times (5th dil.). Blisters and soreness in the mouth, very painful. During dinner he felt an open blister on the inner surface of the right cheek, in which warm food caused a burning pain (after 25th dil.) Ulcerated spots in the mouth, on the gum and tongue, in which food and drink cause biting. Ulcerated on the inner surface of the lower lip, with sore burning when touched (sixteenth day). Dryness of the mouth (after 10th dil.); (after 20th dil.); (one quarter of an hour after 13th dil.); (eight day), etc. Mouth and lips dry (after 6th trit). Dryness of the hard palate (after 4th trit). Persistent dryness of the mouth, especially of the tongue (after half an hour). A sore spot on the inner surface of the right cheek, with burning pain when touched by warm food (sixth day). The inner side of the lower lip seems painfully ulcerated, especially when touched (thirteenth day). The hard palate seems burnt for several days, and painful to touch (after 5th dil.). Saliva. The mouth was more moist than usual all day (after 1st trit). Mouth unusually moist all day (after 15th dil.). Increased secretion of saliva. (1st trit). Accumulation of saliva in the mouth (after 30th dil.) Accumulation of saliva in the mouth, in the evening in bed, on account of which he choked, which brought on a fit of coughing (first evening). Accumulation of saliva in the mouth, with retching, soon after 1 ounce (fourth day). Increased accumulation of saliva in the mouth; with frequent ecptysis (fifth day). Accumulation of much saliva in mouth (after 3D trit. and 15th dil.), at night (ninth day); with frequent ecptysis (first day). Copious accumulation of the saliva in the mouth, for an hour (soon). Profuse accumulation of the saliva in the mouth woke him frequently at night (ninth day). Discharge of saliva from the mouth, at night (eleventh day). Very profuse salivation. A fine stream of clear saliva spirited from the mouth, in the evening, while chewing (after 1st trit). Watery tasteless saliva in the mouth (immediately). Bloody saliva. Bloody saliva runs from the mouth, at night. Sour-tasting saliva (second day). Salty taste to the saliva Mouth suddenly filled with tasteless liquid (after 1st trit) Accumulation of water in the mouth, with ecptysis. Accumulation of water in the mouth, and nausea (immediately and also next morning, without any medicine), (after 40 grains). Accumulation of water in the mouth, inclination to vomit, cough, frequent blowing of the nose, almost quenchable thirst, nauseous pasty taste (immediately after 1 ounce). Unusual accumulation of water in the mouth, followed by thin liquid vomiting (ninth day). Frequent accumulation of water in the mouth (second day). Incessant accumulation of water in he mouth, obliging constant spitting. Running of water from the mouth, at night (fourth day). Increased secretion of mucus in the mouth, especially in the morning. Much mucus on the inner surface of the mouth. Mouth thickly covered with mucus. Constant spitting (first day). Was obliged to spit incessantly, at night. Taste. Watery taste in the mouth, in the evening, with loss of thirst and lack of urinary secretion. Flat watery taste in the mouth, with loss of appetite, though food has a tolerably good taste. Pasty taste in the mouth. Pasty, sticky taste; yet with good appetite and good taste to food (after fourth and fifth day). Bad taste and odor in the mouth. Bad taste in the mouth, in the morning. Taste bitter (thirty-first day). Bitter taste in the mouth (eleventh day). Bitter taste in the mouth in the morning (tenth day) Bitter taste in the mouth and qualmishness (eleventh day). Slimy bitter taste (eighteenth day). Slimy bitter taste in the mouth, though food has a natural taste in the mouth, though food has a natural taste. Sour taste in the mouth lasting till evening (twenty seventh day). Sour taste in the mouth, in the morning. Sour taste on the lips when touched with the moist tongue (after 15th dil.). Flat sour taste, with accumulation of water in the mouth. Taste at times salty (after 1st trit). Salty taste on the lips and palate (after 5th dil.) Salty taste on the lips; as soon as the moist tongue touched the lips it seemed as though they were covered with salt water (after 14th dil.). On two or three occasions during the proving, a salt taste on the tongue; today on tip of tongue (twenty-first day). The intensely salt taste that he had had from the higher dilutions gave place after the lower to an insipid flat taste. The salty taste on the lips, which had appeared after the 15th dilution, disappeared entirely after 3D and 4th triturations. A taste in the mouth as though she had eaten tallow (sixteenth day). After eating, taste of the food in the mouth for a long time, or she smells it in the nose. After-taste of the food especially acid, for a long time after eating. Beer tastes flat and watery in the evening. Bad taste to water. All food seems bitter (sixteenth day) Bitter taste to food (immediately). Beer tastes bitter (after 5th dil.) Bitter taste to tobacco, while smoking. Bread tastes better than anything else; he can scarcely eat enough of it (sixth day). Loss of taste for a long time. Food has no taste at all. Speech. Speech difficult, only with effort; like a weakness of the organs of speech coming from the hypochondria.
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.