Evacuation of pale urine, followed by the discharge of a thick, whitish substance, like matter, with violent burning pain (after sixteen hours). Constrictive pain in the forepart of the urethra, extending backward, when not urinating, in the morning, and while reflecting. While urinating, burning, at other times tearing pain in the urethra. Burning in the urethra, while urinating (after ten hours). Burning pain in the forepart of the urethra, while urinating. Burning and fine sticking pain in the urethra, while urinating, after dinner. Itching in the urethra, while urinating.
Itching stitch in the forepart of the urethra, extending backward. Fine sticking or jerking in the urethra, just before urinating. The meatus urinarius is painful, as if sore, before and after urinating. Pressive pain in the meatus urinarius, with shivering, when not urinating (after four hours). Micturition.
Urging to urinate, in the afternoon. Urging to urinate. Frequent desire to urinate; constantly called out that he would feel better if he could pass water; urine turbid, as if muddy, with a dirty-yellow sediment. Painful ineffectual desire to urinate.
Violent straining; the efforts to urinate were constant and most painful, without being able to pass a single drop. He noticed that he passed urine in a much stronger stream than usual. Urine passed with difficulty. Urine. (There is a larger amount of urine passed than of drink taken). (*The copious emission of urine is only the curative reaction of this drug in a patient who suffered previously from the opposite condition.-HAHNEMANN. *) Watery urine (after three hours). Painful emission of thick urine. Urine first passed by patient measured five fluid ounces; in this, chemical tests showed the presence of strychnia and brucea (after five hours). Urine reddish and thick (after several days).
Sexual organs
Male. Biting on the glans penis. Pain in the tip of the glans penis, like a soreness, after urinating. The prepuce becomes retracted above the glans penis (after four hours). Biting itching on the inner surface of the prepuce, especially towards evening (after one hour and a half). Soreness on the margin of the prepuce, especially towards evening (after one hour and a half). Soreness on the mons veneris. (Glandular swelling on the mons veneris). Profuse secretion of smegma behind the corona glandis. Pinching pain, as with pincers, on the right side of the scrotum. Constrictive pain in the testicles (after two hours).
Dull aching and heaviness in right testis and spermatic cord, removed by camphor or brandy. Stitches in the testicles. Forcing outward at the genitals, in the morning, in bed. Involuntary irritation of the genitals and desire for an emission, in the morning, after rising. Erections several mornings in succession.
Erections after the midday nap. Persistent erections. Erections of penis very frequent, but with no moral desire; it seemed quite physical (fourth day); in morning, a few hours after getting out of bed, his wife came into room; the erection was so sudden and intense for about half a moment, and appeared so ridiculous, that it made him laugh heartily (fifth day). Nightly emission without erection, followed by relaxation of the lower portions of the body (after thirty-six hours). Nightly emission, followed by a persistent coldness of the feet that does not disappear on moving about (after six hours). Nightly emission, with lascivious dreams (after forty- eight hours). Desire for coition, but during an emission he becomes impotent; the penis becomes relaxed. Sexual desire on slight provocation (after five hours). On slight irritation, or only the slight touch of a woman, sexual orgasm, especially in the morning in bed (after eight hours). Female.
Painless discharge of yellow mucus from the vagina. Discharge of offensive mucus from the female genitals. Internal swelling of the vagina, like a prolapsus, with burning pain, which makes external touch intolerable. Burning in the pudenda, with excessive sexual desire (after fifteen hours). Always brings on menses too soon. Menses four days too early (after three hours).
Menses four days too early, and scanty. Menses three days too early, shorter and more scanty than usual. Menses three days too early (after forty-eight hours). Menses three days too early, with cramps in the abdomen (after seventy-two hours). The menses remained away six weeks in order to come on at the full moon.
Menses at the full moon (after twenty-six hours). Appearance of the menses at the full moon. The menses, that had ceased the day before, returned for a few hours (after three hours). Menses recur even on the fourteenth day. During the menses, prostration (about 2 P.M.) and headache, as if the eyes would fall out of the head; she could not hold the head up; began to be chilly, even to shivering, and, an hour afterwards, was attacked with internal burning heat, with dry lips. During the menses, nausea in the morning, with chilliness and attacks of faintness. After the menses had come on, faintness, in the morning after rising, preceded by spasmodic motion in the abdomen, and followed by weakness and chilliness, on rising from a recumbent posture (after ten days).
Respiratory organs
Larynx, Trachea, and Voice. Dry painful catarrh in the larynx, very early in the morning, with increased warmth of the hands and feet, that at first requires uncovering, but after an hour he desires to be covered; followed by general perspiration (and relief of the catarrh), (after twenty hours). Dry painful catarrh in the larynx, in the evening before going to sleep (after thirty six hours). Roughness and a scraped feeling in the larynx, that provokes cough. Itching in the larynx, that provokes cough.
Tenacious mucus firmly adherent in the upper part of the trachea, in the morning, on rising; the chest seems stuffed up. Adherent mucus high up in the trachea, provokes cough. It seems as if the upper part of the trachea were constricted and narrowed by mucus, which he is obliged to forcibly expectorate by short coughs.
Tickling itching in the trachea, in the middle of the sternum, that provokes cough (after three-quarters of an hour). On expiration, tickling in the trachea, that provokes cough. She is unable to speak aloud. Cough and Expectoration. Violent cough before rising in the morning, with expectoration of clotted blood and soreness in the chest (after eighteen hours). Cough, that causes a bruised pain in the upper abdominal region. Cough, that causes headache, as if the skull would burst. Cough, that loosens in the open air. (* Loose cough is only the curative action of this drug.-HAHNEMANN. *) (Cough, that causes cracking in the ear). Cough and expectoration, increasing on walking in the open air, followed by weakness. Cough, after eating. Violent paroxysms of dry cough, in the evening, after lying down, and very early in the morning (after twelve hours). Cough. at night, preventing sleep. Cough, at night, with an oppressed feeling in the chest. A sore sticking when coughing. Cough, at night. Dry, persistent, fatiguing cough, about midnight, if she lies upon the back, disappearing when lying on the side (after five hours). Dry cough, from midnight till daybreak. Cough, on exerting the body (after forty-eight hours). Scraping cough. Cough, that returns with violence every other day. Cough, caused by reading or reflecting. Cough, that causes heat. She did not sleep well on account of cough; and if she thought she was falling asleep the cough returned and disturbed her till midnight, after which she slept quietly. Hawking of mucus from the trachea, without cough.
Cough, with sweetish expectoration. Respiration. Respiration.
Respiration extremely rapid, with great heaving of the chest.
Respiration rapid, sighing, constantly interrupted. Breathing accelerated, and rather laboring. Respiration impeded. Loud snoring and whistling expiration through the nose (after four hours). Respiration easy (after three hours). Respiration quick and difficult, and attended with great pain in the precordial region. Very slow respiration, with dilated pupils. Respiration is difficult and tight as long as she remains up, but more natural on lying in bed. Breathing short, oppressed, and hard.
Shortness of breath; she could not inspire sufficient air, even when lying down, with rapid pulse. Respiration irregular, superficial; it became more difficult every moment, and she feared that she would suffocate. Tightness of breath, and thereupon hacking cough. The respiration, at first impeded, became suspended; and it was only by the continuance of long artificial respiration that it was restored. Dyspnoea, at night, on waking from frightful dreams; she could scarcely catch her breath; with roaring in the ears, rapid pulse, and perspiration.
Dyspnoea, in the morning, in bed, while lying on the back, but after turning on the right side, headache. Dyspnoea, after dinner; was obliged to take a deep breath slowly; after some hours shortness of breath (rapid respiration), (after twenty-six, and thirty hours). Dyspnoea, in the evening and morning. Dyspnoea and anxiety gradually increased for several hours; the breath constantly became shorter, and from time to time sweat broke out over the whole body. If the clothes are fastened close under the ribs he is unable to get his breath while walking; if they are loosened somewhat, he breathes a little more freely, but it they are entirely removed the respiration again becomes difficult.
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.