Dark freckles. Eruptions, Moist. Spreading blisters on the toes.
Herpetic eruption close to the mouth, extending to the chin.
Small itching blisters, like the commencement of a tetter, on the fourth finger. Eruptions, Pustular. Numerous boils, particularly large, on the scapulae, nape of the neck, nates, thighs, and legs. A boil on the thigh. A boil below the right hip-joint, with tensive pain. Numerous boils about the head, chin, nape of the neck, etc. A large boil on the side of the chin. Itching-burning red pimples tipped with pus, here and there, on the face, forehead, lips, chin, etc. Itching tetter on the wings of the nose. Pustules on the chin (after forty-eight hours). A pustule on the tip of the thumb. Itching tetter in the beard. Dry tetter, painful to touch, on the outer side of the thigh. Ulcerative papular eruption on the lower lip (after nine days). An abraded spot will not heal, but becomes ulcerated. Sensations. Violent itching over the whole body, without eruption. Itching over the whole body. Violent itching on the back, and pain after scratching. Much itching on the upper lip. Itching on the nape of the neck. Violent itching below the arms. Violent itching on the tip of the elbows, on the patella, and back of the foot. Violent itching of the left hand. Itching of the hands, with chilblains and swelling (at the end of April). Itching on the neck, on walking in the open air (after twenty-four hours). Itching over the whole back (after seven days). Violent burning itching on the right lower extremity, without eruption. Violent itching in the hollows of the knees and bends of the elbows. Itching between the thighs. Itching on the thighs; she was obliged to scratch them till bloody. Violent itching on the outer portion of the thigh, at night when in bed, after scratching soon returning. Itching on the feet. Itching in the warts. Sticking and picking in the warts. Sticking pain in an ulcer, mostly during the first days of the proving. Moisture and itching in the anus. Smarting pain, commencing in a large wart that had been for eight years on the upper lip; it bleeds on washing, and is painful on touch.
Transient stitches, though rather a burning as from nettles, in an about an ulcer.
Sleep
Sleepiness. Sleepiness during the day (after four, and twenty-two hours). Frequent yawning. Much yawning after a meal. Drowsiness the entire day (after three days). She became weary with sleep, and was obliged to sleep after a meal. Very much inclined to fall asleep again, for several hours in the morning, after rising.
Sleepy and weary all day (after thirty-two days). Much sleepiness in the afternoon (eighth day). Desire to sleep during the day.
Dizzy sleepiness, so that he almost fell asleep while walking and standing, with drawing pain along the skin on the inner side of the thighs. Overpowering inclination to sleep, with stretching and an impatient mood, after supper. Sleeplessness. She talked in sleep at night, with the hands lying above the head, and snored.
Sleep restless; he fell asleep late, woke frequently, and had many and frightful dreams. He was full of fright for a moment, after waking. Starting up in sleep, and jerking in the limbs (after twenty days). Little sleep at night, with much yawning; she could not get warm before midnight. He woke much too early at night; he could not fall asleep again. He awoke at 4 A.M. and remained quite wide awake. He woke with anxiety, at night (after five days). He awoke about 2 A.M. every night, and could not fall asleep again, without other symptoms. Frequent waking at night and tossing from side to side. He woke frequently at night, and could not fall asleep again for a long time. She woke nearly every half hour (second night). He woke as many a eight or ten times at night. Restless waking, with anxiety, at night. He woke with anxiety, at night, was obliged to cough, and if he had no drink, vomited. Frequent anxious waking from a restless sleep.
The sleep at night was only a partial sleep; in the morning it seemed as though he had not slept at all. She woke at 1 A.M., and could not fall asleep again, without other symptoms, except some perspiration on the left side of the head and neck. Sleepless at night, and restless till 4 A.M., followed by sleep, with anxious dreams. Sleep restless, unrefreshing. Great heat at night and sleeplessness. Restlessness (first night). Slept ill (second night). Sleeplessness on account of cold feet, at night. She could not get to sleep at all for eight nights in succession. She could not sleep for three nights on account of wakefulness (first night). When half awake, pains that he could not distinctly remember when awake. Cannot fall asleep till 3 or 4 A.M. Could not fall asleep before 1 A.M. Anxious sleep, with sobbing. Heavy, unrefreshing sleep at night, from which he woke with difficulty, and only with anxious effort, in the morning. He was unable to fall asleep for several nights, and the sleep was only a dozing.
She sprang out of bed several times from the deepest sleep at night, quite awake, about a fancied frightful event, walked about, and then first became conscious that it was only an illusion. Dreams. Dreams that cause him to start. Dreams of crimes that he commits. Frightful dreams. Dreams of corpses.
Horrible dreams, preceded by a joyous dream. Anxious dreams and crying out in sleep. Very anxious dreams at night, for many nights. Anxious, sad, vivid dreams. Anxious dreams and violent starting up. Anxious dream at night, so that all the pulses beat on waking. Anxious dream at night, as if he must die. Visionary dreams of carousing and feasting at night. Peevish dream during the restless morning sleep. Peevish dreams all night, that also continued during the second sleep after waking. Confused dream and partial sleep, at night. Many fantasies, at night. A kind of nightmare, with perspiration, during a wonderful lascivious dream. Nightmare at night, shortly after falling asleep. Very vivid visionary dreams of the occurrences of the day, in the morning, followed by great weariness.
Fever
Chilliness. When she woke with the coldness, there was also chattering of the teeth for one hour (first night). Skin cold and pale. Skin cool, almost cold. Skin cold. Coldness of the skin of the whole body, at night. Chilliness, with a pale look and coated tongue, after dinner. Takes cold easily, and as a consequence has pains in the back. Very sensitive to a cold wind, and very chilly for a long time. Constant internal chill, in the evening, with external warmth that he does not feel (he gets by the stove), and headache as if the head were tightly bound up. Frequent shivering, especially in the forenoon. Chilliness of the whole body, with warm feet (after two days). Chill and shivering, as from gooseflesh, with bristling of the hair. Shaking chill, even in a warm room. Chilliness, even in the morning, in bed, and the whole day; only in the afternoon heat in the face. Chilliness in the afternoon, without subsequent heat; he was stupid all day.
Febrile chill, in the afternoon, in the open air, lasting an hour and a half; afterwards in bed dry heat, with half-waking fantasies, without sleep; only towards morning perspiration and sleep. Febrile chill, in the afternoon, lasting an hour, followed by heat all over, lasting a quarter of an hour; general perspiration for two hours; thirst during neither the chill nor heat (four days). Chilliness and shivering, in the evening, followed by flushes of heat, with dryness of the throat.
Chilliness. Chilliness, especially in the evening. Chilliness in the evening, before going to bed and on lying down, over the whole body, lasting a quarter of an hour. Chilliness in the evening, on moving in bed. Sleepy and chilly in the evening.
Chilliness in the evening, in bed, from going to bed till midnight (in August); followed by dry heat of the lower extremities, head, and body. Coldness of the hands and feet (after two days). A cool sensation in the abdomen and head, without cause, lasting two hours. Hands very cold. Very cold hands, with extreme ill-humor. Coldness, and a cold sensation in the whole right lower extremity (after two hours). Cold knees (fourteenth day). Constant coldness of the feet, as far up as the calves, during the day. Icy coldness of the soles of the feet, at night, so that she could not sleep. Chilblains on the great toes.
Heat. Bronchopneumonia developed on the third day, with violent fever. Violent fever. Fever with the dysentery (after fifteen hours). Fever for one day (from taking cold), after riding a long distance in a strong wind; chilliness lasting three hours, followed by heat for six hours, with excessive perspiration (after thirty-six days). Violent fever, with hot skin, full, hard, tense pulse. Violent fever, with chill, especially in the back; he cannot get warm, and yet is externally hot. Constantly increasing warmth of the body, day and night, as after alcoholic drinks, with increased inclination to perspire. Flushes of heat all over, towards evening, and very transient perspiration.
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.