Superior Extremities.
Aching in the right upper arm, extending to the region of the elbow, relieved only by motion, for several days. On flexing the arms, the muscles across the elbow-joint feel tense, as though were a pressure upon them. Violent cramp in the ulna at the wrist-joint. Sticking griping in the left wrist, behind the thumb. The right ring finger, upon which he had, four weeks previously, received a blow with a blunt rapier, seemed as far as its first and second phalanges completely dead, cold, devoid of blood, shriveled, yellow, and without sensation, in the afternoon (fifth day). Slight pain in the tips of the left fingers, almost a tearing. Feeling of deadness in one finger (third day).
Inferior Extremities.
Some sudden thrust on the inner side of the left knee, from within outward. Violent cramp in the right knee-joint, while sitting. A sensation in the lower portion of the calf, as though the aponeurosis of the muscles and tendons were drawn tense, or as though they had been bruised, making it difficult to walk, towards evening. Weary pain in the ankles, while sitting. Unusual painfulness of the corns. Sensation as though a splinter were sticking in the skin of the right great toe, as often as it was touched, as though the toe pressed against the shoe, in the evening (second day). Very violent pain, as from pressure, in the left little toe, for several days (after three days).
Generalities
No steadiness while walking reeling about in the head, with staggering of the limbs. Great weakness and prostration of all the limbs, in the evening. Weakness, with heaviness of the limbs; better after eating. Weakness. Weakness; great uneasiness when walking, with heaviness of the chest and limbs, so that she was frequently obliged to stand still (second day). Worse after the sleep at night, at noon, and in rainy weather.
Skin.
A small ulcer on the perineum, near the anus, that constantly oozes moisture of a very offensive odor; it is painful for eight days. Sensation of prickling itching and fine sticking on the skin, in the open air (second day). Fine prickling sticking in the skin, first on the chest, then in the muscles of the shoulders and arms the side of the back soon. Very transient sticking crawling in the fingers, in the sides. Burning biting, as from nettles, on the head, chest, and limbs, associated with itching, that provokes rubbing, soon. Crawling in the tip of the nose. Crawling, as from something alive, and a bristling sensation in a spot on the left forearm. Very painful itching in the concha. Itching on the calves, disappearing on rubbing.
Burning itching in the toes, that are swollen and that seem contracted, and a pain as though a sharp knife were thrust through them at short intervals.
Sleep.
Extremely sleepy the whole afternoon (first day). Sleep very restless during the whole proving; during the first night, disturbed by burning in the epigastric region, afterwards by voluptuous dreams, with emissions, or by anxious, sad, and vivid dreams of death, etc., Sleep restless, dreamy, with unremembered dreams. Starting on falling asleep, even during the day. Sleep unrefreshing, and disturbed by numerous and unrefreshing dreams, at night. Sleep, after midnight, disturbed by amorous dreams (first night). Sleep became very much disturbed by anxious dreams, that amounted to real nightmare, even with a dream of a distinct figure sitting upon the chest, making respiration very anxious. (* At this time I was utterly ignorant of the fact that both Dioscorides and Plinius had stated that nightmare could be cured by this drug, the former by the use of the seeds, the latter by the use of the root.-GEYER. *) Sleep disturbed by anxious and frightful dreams (dreams of the death of relatives, etc.), (second night). Vivid, wonderful, and amorous dreams, at night (first night). Dream of a ghost, who was sitting upon his chest and oppressing his breath, so that he frequently woke groaning (fourth night). Numerous dreams, at night, and also amorous dreams, with emission. Many unremembered dreams, at night (after 110 drops). Amorous dream, with emission (after 110 drops). Anxious dreams, at night (after 40 drops). Very anxious dreams (second night). Quarrelsome dreams (second night).
Fever.
Shivering. Woke after midnight with great heat over the whole body, and also with unusual warmth in the region of the stomach.
Heat over the whole body, disturbing the sleep, at night (first night). Skin very warm (fifth day). Heat in the head. One ear was hot, the other cold, at 5 P.M. (second day). Burning heat in the face. Burning heat in the face, back, and chest, with cold extremities. Heat and burning, as of nettles, on the chest, neck, back, and shoulders (second day).
Condition.-
Aggravation.
(Morning), Pressure in occiput; in bed, stoppage and dryness of the nose; pain in chest; pressive pain in right side of chest.
(Morning and evening), Pressive pain in forehead.
(Forenoon), Pressure in the middle of the sternum.
(Noon), All symptoms.
(Afternoon), After 5 P.M., irritable and depressed; rush of blood to head, with pressure and pain; 5 P.M., one ear hot, the other cold; 4 P.M., stitches in right side of chest; biting itching in anus; sleepy. Aggravation, (Toward evening), Sensation as if muscles and tendons of calves were drawn tense. Aggravation, (Evening), Anxiety and apprehension; biting sensation in palate; stoppage of the nose; weakness and prostration of all the limbs.
Aggravation, (Night), Burning in epigastric region; unrefreshing sleep, disturbed by dreams; heat over the whole body.
Aggravation, (After midnight), Sleep disturbed by amorous drums; woke by heat over the whole body.
(Open air), Pricking, itching and sticking on the skin.
(After dinner), Pressing headache in left side.
(While eating), Weakness and heaviness of the limbs.
(After eating), Pressive pin near both sides of sternum.
(Hawking), Heat in throat and fauces.
(inspiration), Sticking in left thorax.
(Motion), Vertigo.
(Pressing jaws together), Pressure from lower jaw to inner ear.
(After sleep at night), All symptoms.
(Going into a warm room after a moderate walk), Nausea; seething in the head; obscuration of senses; attacks of faintness.
(Warm room), Confusion and heaviness of head.
(Sitting bent over), Cutting pressure in side of chest.
(While sitting), Cramp in right knee-joint; pain in ankles.
(Touching toe), Sensation as if splinter were sticking in it.
(While walking), No steadiness; weakness and weariness; heaviness of chest and limbs.
(Walking bout), Stitch in left half of chest; pain in nipple.
(Rainy weather), All symptoms.
Amelioration
(Keeping jaws open), Pressure extending from lower jaw to inner ear.
(Motion), Boring pain in left scapula; aching in right upper arm.
(Rubbing), Itching on calves.
(Scratching), Crawling beneath umbilicus; stitches in back.
(Glass of water), Vertigo, with nausea.
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.