Dyspnoea, in the evening, for several hours. Dyspnoea and suffocation, as from constriction of the trachea, with tickling, provoking a dry cough. Complete asphyxia.
Chest
Pneumonia on the right side (possibly caused by dashing with cold water). Very painful cramp like spasm in the chest, that takes away the breath, immediately after eating, in the morning and at noon; stooping relieved, though the difficulty of breathing returned on rising again. Oppression of the chest, at night, and restless sleep. Oppression of the chest and difficult breathing, more while sitting than while walking. Pressure and digging in the chest. Pressure and tightness in the chest, in the afternoon.
Sticking in the chest and constrictive pain in the head on coughing. Sticking in the chest. The chest is very sensitive to cold air, and if she sits in it, the chest is very much oppressed, for several days afterwards. Feeling of coldness in the chest, in the precordial region. Front and Sides. Pressure upon the upper part of the sternum, at night, disappearing after eructations. Pressure upon the sternum, in the morning. A griping pressure above the chest from the forepart. Sticking-cutting pain in the forepart, from the right side of the chest to the left, if he bends the body to the left (during a meal). Violent pain in the chest below the arm, more tearing than sticking; it lasts the whole night, after going to bed. Sticking in the right, then in the left side of the chest, just under the arm. Acute pressive- drawing pain on the left short ribs, on the left chest, and in the right hypochondrium. Violent stitches in the side.
Heart and Pulse
Great praecordial anxiety (after two hours). Violent stitch at the heart, taking away the breath. At times, palpitation for a moment. A kind of palpitation extends as far as the umbilicus, in the evening, while sitting still. Violent circulation of blood, on slight motion. Violent orgasm of blood, in the evening, with bitter taste. Violent pulse, especially on walking and going upstairs (after two or three days). Violent pulse, while walking, with paleness of the face and difficult speech (after nine days).
Pulse 140 (after twelve hours);’ 130 (second day); 100 (third day); 80 (fourth day). Pulse excited. Pulse excited, hare, not compressible, 60 to the minute (in health, 80); afterwards sank to 48 (after half an hour). Extremely small, thready pulse. Pulse contracted (after two hours). Pulse and respiration imperceptible.
Neck and Back
Neck.
The right side of the neck seems stiff. Heaviness in the nape of the neck. Pressive pain in the nape of the neck, aggravated by the slightest motion. Very painful distressing drawing in the nape of the neck, extending up to the occiput. Pain in the nape of the neck. Back. Spine bent backward and stiff (opisthotonos).
Vertebral column bent backward and stiff (after thirty minutes).
The spine is the painful from comfortable riding in a wagon, as from a shock. Stiffness in the back. Stiffness and drawing in the back. Drawing in the back, disappearing on bending backward.
Heaviness in the back. Pressure, heaviness, and weariness in the back (after eleven days). Pain in the back so violent that he could not move. Pain, as from a sprain, in the back and scapulae, extending into the chest, two or three times a day, impeding respiration. Cramp in the back and ribs, with pearly drops of perspiration on the face and arms, for three-quarters of an hour, followed by profuse mucous diarrhoea (after a few hours). A painful jerk in the back, always on swallowing, also with incomplete eructations, at times also without swallowing, during rest; but always followed by oppressed respiration. Tearing stitches in the back and left shoulder (first day). Dorsal. Pain, as from a sprain and pressure, between the scapulae, extending forward into the chest. Tearing in the back, between the scapulae, so that she could not move. Lumbar. Great weariness and stiffness in the small of the back an coccyx, in the evening.
Weakness in the small of the back, after walking (after eight days). Violent but transient pain in the small of the back, on rising from a seat (after fourteen days). Cutting pain in the small of the back, in the morning after rising, and in the evening before going to sleep, only on moving about and stooping, not on standing upright. Pain as from a sprain, in the small of the back, in the morning, in bed, also while sitting. Painful jerking in the small of the back, on various motions. Sacrum. The coccyx is painful on sitting.
Extremities
Weakness of the joints (after fifteen days). The upper and lower extremities seem stiff and without joints, in the morning after rising. Twitches in the limbs during the day (after seven days).
Uneasiness of the limbs; cannot remain in any place. Heaviness of all the limbs, and indolence. Heaviness in the limbs and weariness in the back, at night. Cramp-like drawing and pressure in the limbs (after five days). Cramps of the extremities, extending into the toes and fingers. Bruised sensation in the limbs, in the evening; he does not know where to put them (after thirteen days). The upper and lower extremities easily fall asleep.
Superior Extremities.
Shoulder. Pressure upon the shoulders and in the back. Frequent jerking in the right shoulder (after eight hours). Tension and drawing in the shoulder. The shoulder-joint is painful on raising the arm. Pain as from a sprain in the shoulder-joint, on raising the arm. Drawing pain in the left shoulder, extending to the elbow. Arm. Erysipelatous inflammation of the arm, with burning pain. In the morning, in bed, the arm stretched itself; he was involuntarily obliged to stretch it out. Muscular twitches in the arms. Great weakness in the arms. Internal trembling of the arm.
Sharp pressure on the right upper arm, commencing like a jerking (after sixteen days). A sudden cramp like pressure, here and there, in the arm. Violent cramp in the upper arm, renewed by holding a trifle in the hand, and on the slightest motion; the deltoid muscle became very hard; the next day the spot was painful, as if beaten. Tearing in the right upper arm. Drawing pain in the right arm, then in the head. Stitches up and down the whole right arm, extending above the elbow, especially on bending the arm, also during rest. The arms and hands fall asleep easily if he lies upon, them at night. The left arm falls asleep, for several days. Elbow. Paralysis about the elbow-joint, for two days. The right elbow-joint began to be painful and to swell; the swelling became of great that it obliterated the fold of the elbow and the olecranon process of the ulna; here rapidly developed an abscess, which afterwards rapidly disappeared.
Rheumatic drawing in the fingers and elbow-joints of both sides; it was interesting to note that pronation of the arm caused pain, while flexion did not cause pain in the joint, but in the axillary fossa; while supination was painless. Wrist and Hand.
The wrist is painful, as if sprained. Sticking in the right hand, extending into the fingers, in the morning, in bed (after fifteen days). Drawing pain in the right hand and index finger (third day). Fingers. In the evening, stiffness, first of one finger only, then of the other fingers, at last extending through the whole arm, with an attack of faintness; on walking rapidly, in the open air, it all disappeared except persistent palpitation and heaviness of the arm (after nineteen days). Pain, as from a sprain, in the first joint of the thumb. Splitting pain on the first joint of the right thumb. Transient stitches in the ball of the right thumb (after six days). Drawing in the fingers, for a moment. Picking in a wart on the finger, in the evening, in bed; the warts when touched are very sore. Burning pain in the warts on the fingers, as if they would suppurate, in the evening, in bed. Sticking pain in the last joint of the index finger, as from a splinter in the bone, with itching externally. The finger-nails are painful when touched, as if bruised. Tips of the fingers rough, cracked, fissured, with sticking-cutting pain (after eight days). Drawing in the tips of the fingers.
Inferior Extremities.
Pain and stiffness in the lower extremities (after five days).
The lower extremities are heavy. Sense of heaviness in the lower extremities (second day). Great heaviness of the lower extremities; they totter while walking. Drawing pain in the left lower extremity. Uneasiness in the lower extremities; was constantly obliged to move them back and forth. Cramp in the calves, thighs, and feet, all day. When putting right foot to ground in walking, sudden sharp pain in outer side of right thigh, but most felt at outer side of hip and outer and anterior part of knee; it came on every time I put my right foot to the ground, making me limp; after a few minutes was only felt in right knee (when walking as before); afterwards, when sitting and raising right leg to cross it over left, pain in right knee; all this lasted five to ten minutes (10 A.M., sixth day). Constant paralytic stick like asleep sensation from above the knee down to the foot, while walking and sitting. Hip and Thigh. Pressure in the hips, while sitting. Transient drawing pain in the left hip- joint (after seven days). Pain, as from a sprain, in the hips, near the sacrum, on motion. Gouty pain in the hip, knee, and ankle-joints, at night. The thighs are stiff and heavy, on walking. Tensive pressure in the thigh, posteriorly above the hollow of the knee. Transient jerking pain in the left thigh (after sixteen days). Pain in the left thigh, on motion; she could not rise from a seat on account of it (after eight days).
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.