Ears
External. Boring in the bone behind the right ear (eight, twelfth and thirteenth day). Pressure behind the left ear (seventeenth day). Tearing above both ears (seventh day). Middle. Earache, as if the tympanum were being pressed out of both ears (second day). Pressure in right ear; worse towards 9 A.M. (third day). Pressure from the ear outwards, as if something were pressing on the tympanum as far as the beginning of the meatus externus; yet at the same time he hears well (after two hours). Sticking pain in the right ear (after one ear). Several sharp stitches fly like lightening out of the right ear. Suddenly a violent stitch into the right ear, which startled her so that she jumped up from her chair, 8 P.M. Many fine stitches shoot into the right ear, at 3 P.M. Hearing. Hissing in left ear (fourth day). Ringing in right ear, as if near a belfry (fifth day). Ringing in ears, as of a small tinkling bell? (second day). Sound in left ear as of distant bells. Sounds as of bells in right ear, fullness of both ears, for several minutes (fourth day).
Nose
Objective. Coryza, with stoppage of nose; he can hardly breathe through the nose. Nose bleeding, at 2.30 P.M. while walking, often stopping for a while and then returning, light red; sometimes also while sitting, even at night in bed; during catamenia. Subjective. Drawing in the right side of the nose (second day). Pressure near the nose at noon (third day). Tearing pain in the right side of nose towards the forehead. Violent tearing on the back of the nose (twenty-fourth day).
Face
Looking pale and wan in the face, as if he had been up and dancing for several nights, immediately on awaking in the morning; at the same time very cross and ill-humored; looked cross and ready to quarrel with everyone (second day). Tearing in the left side of the face (eight day). Tearing in the right side of face; after the tearing and throbbing in neck. Cheeks. Drawing in the left cheek, as if the skin were pulled up (thirtieth day). Sticking, and a sensation as if the skin were pulled up in the left zygoma (thirteenth day). Pressure on the right zygoma (seventeenth day). Tearing on the right zygoma (twelfth day). Tearing on the right zygoma (twentieth day). Tearing (pain in the right zygoma, not relieved by either rubbing or pressure at 9 P.M. Painful tearing in the left zygoma, afterwards grasping and raging pain in the root of the upper tooth, left side, generally in the morning, particularly when exposed to cold air. While having a pain in the nape of the neck and still more afterwards, a painful tearing in the left zygoma, which is stopped by hard rubbing, but soon returns, lasting ten minutes. Lips. Dryness of the upper lip, and the skin peels off. Her lips burn in the evening, as though they had been rubbed with pepper. China In the morning after rising, great pain in maxillary joint, which if stiff, so that she could only open her mouth with difficulty; it seemed to her as though a bone were lying there which made it hard for her to open her mouth; after repeated and strong efforts it gradually disappeared. Boring as with a dull instrument, in the right angle of the lower jaw, afterwards in the right side of the forehead, then extending over the forepart of the head (seventh day). Drawing in the left side of the lower jaw (thirty- first day). Pressure in the left angle of the lower jaw (second day). Pressure as with a plug, in the right angle of the lower jaw, in the evening (eight day).
Mouth
Teeth. A tooth in the right upper row becomes loose, seems longer, and there is drawing pain; cold air seems to make it feel better; Tobacco-smoke also relieves the pain. Grasping, raging pain in the root of an upper left tooth. Drawing in the lower teeth (ninth day). Frequent drawing pains in the right upper teeth (third day). Tearing pain in several decayed lower left teeth, at night, when out of bed. Beating toothache in the upper left side, in the evening, after lying down; could not sleep all night; if she dozed awhile the pain would wake her up again; the pain only ceased, so that she could sleep, in the morning. Drawing pain in the lower incisors, in the evening (tenth day). Tearing and sticking pain in last molar, left side, but only during the day. Raging pain in an upper molar, left side; wakes her at 2 A.M., at the same time heavy feeling in the head, increased warmth of the whole body, and restlessness, so that she did not know where to lay her head. Jerking pain in an upper left molar, beginning while outdoors, but continuing afterwards at home. Gums. A movable painless swelling on the outside of the gum of the left lower row. A blister on the upper gum, which suppurated and then dried. Her gums burn like fire, so that she cannot eat bread. Tongue. Blisters, with a burning pain on the tip of tongue; disappears soon. Burning on the left side of the tongue (eighth day). The tongue burns, as if covered with blisters, on the tip, in the afternoon. Constant burning on the margin and tip of the tongue, and towards evening, with burning on the lower lip (second day). Burning on the tip of the tongue (seventh, fourteenth, and twentieth days, etc.). Violent burning in the tip of the tongue (twenty-fourth day). Violent burning and sticking in the tip of the tongue (thirtieth day). Burning, as from pepper, on the tip of the tongue (eleventh and twelfth days). Violent burning, like pepper, on the tongue (first day). Stitches shooting through the root of the tongue (fourteenth day). Violent biting in the tip of the tongue, in the evening (eighth day). General Mouth Blisters on the palate, which increased daily; her palate became so sensitive that she could hardly eat; anything cold taken into her mouth relieved it. Dryness of the mouth, with thirst, and redness of the gums. In the morning, after perspiring, very dry in the mouth, without thirst. Burning in the mouth, as if from highly seasoned food (fifth day). The whole palate burns, as if sore, or the skin broken, during catamenia. Saliva. A great flow of saliva after a meal (fourth day). Accumulation of very thin saliva in the mouth, after eating, with inclination to vomit; a heaving in the stomach, without being followed by vomiting (fourth day). Taste. In the morning and all the forenoon slimy taste, and tongue coated with mucus. In the morning no taste; the mouth feels rough, and almost insensible. Food does not taste well; thirst in the afternoon; hard stool; great sleepiness (fourteenth day).
Throat
Objective. In the morning she had to clear her throat several times, irritated by collection of mucus there. Much hawking of mucus in the morning (fourth day). In the morning, after clearing her throat, she expectorated mucus of a salty taste, which had collected during the night. Subjective. Dryness of the throat, as if she did not have enough saliva (after seven days). Dryness in the throat, without thirst; often extends into oesophagus (third day). A feeling of contraction in the throat, often intermitting, while walking all day. Sore throat; an obstacle when swallowing, which causes pain; he had to swallow saliva often, evening (second day). The tonsils and uvula swollen and inflamed for three days; the inflammation was worse on he morning of the second day (third day). Sore throat when swallowing, left side, in the morning on awaking until after breakfast before and during catamenia. External Throat. Painful burning and stiffness in the left cervical muscles (third day). Pressure in the left cervical muscles, extending behind the left ear, with stiffness and painfulness on moving the hand (first, second and fifth day). A tearing sensation in the veins of the right side of throat, so that one can see the pulsation in the arteries, frequently intermitting for a quarter of an hour at a time, also returning in a few days. Intermitting pain and tension in the tendons on the right side of throat, while sitting.
Stomach
Appetite. Great appetite without thirst (first and fifth days). A want of appetite; she is often obliged to yawn and is thirsty (second morning). Voracious hunger. Immediately after taking the medicine, feeling in stomach as in voracious hunger, with boring pain; disappears after breakfast. Hunger but no appetite; while eating she feels disgusted. Feeling sensation in the stomach, with griping; wandering about of flatus. The first day, seems to have more appetite than usual; afterwards appetite and hunger are wanting altogether (ninth and tenth days. Thirst. Forenoon, thirst, with remission of headache; afternoon, heat, without thirst. Thirst in the evening, without any especial cause. Afterward a renewed dose, generally thirst in the evening, which ceased at night. Thirst at night, and also the following morning before rising. During the night, chill, thirst; ceases in the morning (ninth day). Great thirst in the evening (fifth day). Great thirst in the evening after violent exercise (first day). Thirst for something very cold for three days, and dryness in the mouth all the ninth day). Particular want of thirst the first day of the proving. Eructations and Hiccough. Eructations of a disagreeable taste and smell. With the nocturnal headache, and also during the day, sour water often collects in her mouth, which makes her want to spit constantly, with nausea. Constant rising in throat of sour water (third day). Hiccough, lasting a long time, and which could not be stopped, after eating bread and butter, afternoon. A debilitating hiccough, lasting a quarter of an hour, towards evening, in the room. Nausea and Vomiting. Nausea as if to vomit, with water brash, for five minutes, when walking in the afternoon. Nausea in the stomach, with sticking pain in the eyes. Slight nausea, with almost beating pain in the stomach. Qualmish nausea for an hour and a half with sticking pain in the right flank, when resisting or in motion (first forenoon). Qualmishness in the stomach before meals (second day). Vomiting very sour mucus, 6 P.M. preceded by vertigo. When going downstairs in he forenoon, nausea, then vomiting of salty, sour water, without relief. Stomach. Trembling in the pit of the stomach and pressure, with want of breath; feels faint while sitting for five minutes; afterwards, also, when walking. In the evening, in bed, feeling of great fullness in stomach up into chest, with difficulty in breathing, without any cause; she falls asleep at last, and feels nothing of it next morning, during catamenia. A penetrating pain in the stomach, as if something were boring through it, for a quarter of an hour, in the morning after rising returning after two hours, preceded by some nausea and diarrhoea (first day). An almost beating pain in the stomach, with slight nausea (second day). While riding in a carriage, much rolling and grumbling in the stomach and abdomen, afternoon. Burning and pinching pain in the stomach in the morning, after rising; disappears after breakfast. Pressure in the epigastric region while sitting (second day).
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.