Sensation of swelling in the hollows of the knees, while walking in the open air. Tearing in the knee, extending to the hip, at night in bed, after much walking. Shooting into the knee when coughing, so that it cracks, with pain in the patella, on walking. Cracking in the knee, while walking, so that sometimes he could not move from the spot. Sticking pain on the outer side of the knee, while walking. Violent standing in the knee, ending with a jerking. Stitches in the knee, while standing. Stitches in the hollows of the knees, at night. Leg. The leg seems numb and dead, in the evening in bed, followed by cramp in it, mostly in the calves, at last sticking and prickling in the heels.
Paralytic drawing in the bones of the leg. Great weakness and weariness in the lower portion of the leg, after walking a little. Painless lumps in calves, about half the size of a walnut, for about an hour (second morning). Violent cramp in the calves, on stretching out the foot, for example, when drawing on the boot. Violent cramp in the calves, on drawing up the leg.
Violent cramp in the calves, at night. Cramp in the calves, towards morning. Momentary sharp pain in the leg, extending from the knee to the tips of the toes, day and night. Persistent cramp like pain in the whole lower portion of the leg, in the muscles and tendons, also painful to touch. Pain as from a sprain, in the ankle, in the morning on rising. Drawing in the middle of the calf during rest and motion; sometimes changing to sudden spasmodic jerks, in frequent paroxysms for two hours, immediately. Drawing in the legs, extending into the knees.
Sensation of heat in the legs, that are, however, cold to touch.
Feet. Great swelling of the feet, after walking in the open air.
The toes, soles of the feet, and corns are painfully sensitive, as if inflamed. Great weakness of the feet, with prostration. The feet remain cold, with heat of the head, after a walk. The feet are painful; cannot tolerate the shoes. The corns begin to be painful. Tearing in the left foot. Tearing in the right foot, in the morning. Tearing in the right metatarsus (after eleven hours). Tearing and sticking in the right foot. Drawing in the upper portion of the right metatarsus (after nine hours). Drawing pain from the ball of the foot to the heel, with a feeling of weakness. Drawing in the feet, extending to the knees. Drawing pain in the feet, while walking. Burning in the feet. Smarting pain in the corns. Some stitches in the right foot (tenth day).
Stitches in the malleoli. Cracking in the ankle, while walking.
Burning above the malleoli. Pain in the periosteum of the os calcis (sixth day). Weariness of the feet, only at night; none during the day, even from the longest walk. Heaviness in the malleoli, extending through the feet, on walking and stepping, as if they were very much compressed. Toe. Redness, inflammation, and swelling of one toe, with burning pain; after wetting the feet. A corn, with burning pain, appears on the left middle toe.
Redness and heat of the great toe and its ball, with sticking in it, as if it had been frozen. Violent crawling and itching in the great toe, in the evening. Violent burning beneath the nail of the left great toe, in the evening in bed. Pain beneath the nail of the great toe. Pain in the ball of the little toe, while walking. Violent stitches in the right great toe and in the sole of the foot that prevents sleep for a long time.
Generalities.
Epileptic attack after midnight; it came on like a mouse moving up and down his left side, then the sensation disappeared; the arms jerked; the head and mouth were drawn back and forth, so that he bit his tongue, then he became quite stiff, and snored.
Epileptic attack, first a drawing in the left side of the chest then convulsive drawings in the arms back and forth, lasting a minute, while sitting, with tolerable consciousness (after twelve days). Attacks, twice daily, at first drawing in the back like a grasping in the dorsal sides, below the ribs, extending around into the stomach, where it turns about and disappears, with an eructation. Spasmodic stiffness in the back and whole body.
Anxiety, with stitches above the heart, and a fantasy as though she were speaking irrationally, with coldness of the body, and inclination to fall down. Paroxysm of headache, in the morning on waking, with nausea, and a sensation as if all parts of the mouth were numb and asleep. Emaciation of the whole body, especially of the upper arms and thighs. Remarkable leanness. Gradual emaciation. She became lean (after a few days). Tossing about.
The patient was pale and cold. Deathly paleness cold sweat, sighing respiration, without pulse, with perfect consciousness, with weak voice (collapse followed by death). Expression anxious.
Perceptible beating in the blood vessels in the upper part of the body. So weak that he was almost constantly obliged to lie down.
Complete exhaustion after a stool (after nine days). Very much exhausted, in the morning after rising, till 10 o’clock. Great weakness in the afternoon, disappearing in the evening. Weakness, so that she trembled all over. Became exceedingly weak. Great weariness and nausea, in the evening, followed by excessive yawning (tenth day). Very weak towards noon. Progressive debility (after six weeks). Great weakness and emaciation (after three weeks); followed by death. Much prostrated. Internal weariness, especially in the arms, on waking in the morning. Most profound apathy, at times interrupted by murmuring, followed by death (eighth day). The patient became more and more apathetic and quiet, though with perfect consciousness, still at times he complained of headache (fifth day). On being questioned, he raised his eyelids, and spoke in a whisper; his replies were brief, quickly delivered, and apparently attended with increased suffering; for to other questions he answered by a look or a slight nod. Relaxation of mind and body. Sensitiveness of the whole body to the open air. General confusion of the body, not of the head, as after a severe illness. A sensation in all the muscles, as on resting after great fatigue. Walked about with chin depressed on chest (twelfth day). General sensation of heaviness (after twenty-four hours). Heaviness of the head and extremities. Paralyzed sensation in the limbs. Unable to walk.
The symptoms, especially the drawing pains here and there, are aggravated towards evening. Is less able to endure a warm room than usual. Heaviness of the body, while walking in the open air, so that he could scarcely proceed. A real faint feeling through the whole day. Feels very unwell, immediately after dinner, she becomes warm; all the limbs feel prostrated and tremble; she is obliged to lie down. Excessively incommoded by it, and placed in extreme danger. Sickness of the whole body, with weakness of the joints, and heat of the head. Pains, even slight, affect him exceedingly, so that he is quite beside himself. Burning in the joints. Intense burning pain (immediately). Very much inclined to take cold. Very much inclined to take cold, which was not the case formerly. Trembling all over. (* As with S. 663.-HUGHES *) Trembling through the whole body, on waking in the morning.
Threatened with asphyxia (twenty-first day). Slight trembling through the whole body, frequently. During a quarrel, trembling of all the limbs. Tremulous condition in the evening, and great weariness, as after great exertion (after thirty-six hours).
Tremulous, sensitive, and weak in the whole body. He takes cold very easily in weak parts, in the evening in cold wind, and then has drawing pains in the parts. Aching in all the limbs, as if in the bones. Sick feeling over the whole body. Was taken ill, and, though he rallied for a time on the second day, he afterwards sank, and expired at 5 A.M., the third day. Frequent drawing pains in almost all parts of the body, suddenly appearing and disappearing. Drawing extending up from the feet to the back, on motion. Drawing pain in the periosteum of all the bones, as before intermittent fever. Drawing and tearing in the whole body.
Much twitching of the muscles, also twitching of the eyelids.
Jerking in all parts of the body. Jerking and stretching of the limbs, waking him twice from the midday nap. Stitches through the whole body. Stitches, here and there, in all parts of the body.
Disinclined to walk. General tension of the nerves, with much thirst. Orgasm of blood, and weakness of the limbs. General rigors (after three hours). Waking to drink and urinate at night.
Skin
Jaundice; yellowness of the skin, with constipation. Scaly skin over the whole face. Itching stitches over the whole body, with large hives after scratching. The itching spots bleed on scratching. Black sweat-pores in the skin of the face. Large blue protuberances and spots on both hands, itching mostly at night.
Skin dry and hot. Profuse bleeding of an ulcer on dressing it (after six days). Bloody ichor from an ulcer corrodes the skin wherever it flows, with biting pain. Eruptions, Dry. Many small pimples on the forehead, just below the hair. Several pimples on the chin, with red, hard areola, at first painful to touch, that disappear as soon as pus forms at the tips; they become indurated, with a red areola, lasting several days (after thirty- three days). Pimples at the margin of the hair on the temple (fifth day). Pimples as large as peas on the posterior surface of the lobule of the ear, with pain when touched. Some pimples on the lips, with corrosive itching. Itching eruption on the upper lip. Fine, very itching eruption in the beard. Eruption on the hands and between the fingers, with itching burning, disappearing on rubbing. (Papular eruption). Small papular eruption on the face, especially on the forehead. Papular eruption on the temples. Papular eruption on the forehead. Small warts appear on the neck. A small wart, together with a pimple, on the upper lid.
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.