Itching stitches, as from numerous fleas, between the breasts, on which account he woke about midnight, and could neither lie quietly nor sit, but was obliged to rise and walk about. Itching biting on the right false ribs, obliging scratching. Sudden itching, here and there, on the back, arms, pubic region, and even on the scalp, only transiently relieved by scratching.
Itching and perspiration on the back. Itching biting about the lumbar vertebrae, and on other parts of the trunk, also on the thigh; was obliged to scratch. Itching stitch on the coccyx.
Itching on the backs of both hands, aggravated by scratching.
Biting itching on the left middle finger, soon recurring after scratching. Itching on the right hip. Itching on the tibia.
Itching biting on the left leg, that returned more violently than ever after scratching, which it provoked. Violent itching on the malleolus; scratching causes redness. Itching on the heels.
Sleep
Sleepiness. Much yawning, that brings water from the eyes.
Constant yawning and stretching of the upper extremities, with sleepiness. Persistent yawning, for a quarter of an hour (second day). Incessant yawning, in the forenoon and evening (first day).
Frequent yawning and chilliness, from 9 to 10, and from 4 to 6, with cold feet, in the evening (first day). Great sleepiness and weariness, during the day, relieved by walking; sleeplessness at night; heat and perspiration, from evening till midnight.
Overpowered by sleepiness, after dinner; he falls asleep while talking. Sleepiness that closes the eyes, with yawning, all day, especially in the evening. Sleepy early in the evening, and great sleepiness in the morning, for a long time. Could not arouse himself, in the morning, and was very sleepy. Falls asleep early, as from weakness, and sleeps more soundly than usual. Sleep so sound that he could scarcely awake, in the morning. He unavoidably fell into a sound and deep sleep, while writing.
Sound sleep during the day, interrupted sleep at night. In slumber, he jerked the hands, talked, and moaned with half-open eyes. He moaned very much in slumber. At one time a laughing, at another a weeping expression in slumber, with distortion of the half-opened eyes. Singing in sleep. He frequently bit the tongue, at night, in sleep. Frequent starting up in fright, at night, as though he were falling into water or from a height.
Sleeplessness. Falling asleep late in the evening, for several hours; there were large ciphers before the eyes, disappearing on rising, in bed. No sleep, from 2 to 4 A.M., on account of flow of ideas (first night). Fell asleep, late in the evening (after three days). Woke much too early at night, with difficult falling asleep again. Restless, in the morning, in bed. Restless sleep, with dry heat (after six days). Anxious waking. Woke about 1 A.M., with sad solicitous thoughts, with tolerably clear consciousness, lasting half an hour, followed by quiet sleep till morning. Dreams. Sleep full of dreams, with erections. Wonderful dreams. Lascivious dreams, with emissions. Vivid dream of feasting, as in the day. Vivid, shocking, unremembered dreams.
Dreams pleasant before midnight, fearful though little remembered after midnight. Dreams every night of the last things that had happened in the evening. Dreams causing uneasiness. Anxious dreams of dead people, with fear, on waking. Dreams, in part vexatious, in part indifferent; towards morning he places the arms under the head; they then fall asleep. Dreams full of quarrel and strife, night restless.
Fever
Chilliness. Sensation of coldness, consisting more of an internal shivering than of external coldness (first day). Shaking chill, in the forenoon, with blue nails, tearings in the wrists, and paralytic weakness of the arms. Frequent cold creepings, with chilliness and palpitation. Chilliness, in the evening, on lying down, and heat all over on first waking, without thirst (after twelve hours). Chilliness, even to trembling, in the evening, followed, in the morning, by heat of face, dryness of the mouth, and sticking sore throat on swallowing. Violent shaking chill from afternoon till 10 P.M., followed by dry heat, so great that he almost lost consciousness. Chilliness over the whole body, with drawing in the limbs, woke her in the evening, after an hour’s sleep, every night, without subsequent heat. Chilliness and coldness for an hour, towards evening, without thirst, and without subsequent heat. Chilliness, even while walking in a warm room. Chilliness over the whole body. Chilliness by paroxysms, the whole forenoon, like a general shivering, even in the house, with blue, icy-cold hands, and dry palate, without special thirst. Shaking chill over the whole body, with icy-cold fingers, without thirst. (an hour after eating); after four hours, increased warmth, without thirst. Creeping shivering chills, from time to time, lasting a minute, without thirst, immediately followed by just as sudden heat, alternating with chilliness.
Attacks of shivering, in the evening, followed, in the night, by exhausting perspiration (second day). Chilly sensation in the face, temples, forehead, as from a cold wind, with a feeling of coldness in the tips of the fingers, that were also quite cold externally. Frequent sensation of coldness in the right cheek, with a feeling of swelling in the left, without externally perceptible change of temperature. Nose cold. Feeling of coldness, with chilliness and coldness in the abdomen. Shivering over the abdomen, with cold finger tips, for two hours, without thirst, mostly on the entrance of the slightest open air, without subsequent heat. Feeling of icy coldness in the right upper arm.
Constant coldness on the lower extremities extending from the malleoli to the calves. Alternations of shivering and heat, in the evening. Frequent alternations of chill and heat, in the evening; dry heat in the face, without redness, with chilliness; after the heat, still more violent chill, cold creeping over the whole body; profuse perspiration during sleep, towards morning, if after waking, he falls asleep again. Heat. Catarrhal fever, soreness in all the limbs, and loss of taste. Internal heat through the whole body, without thirst, not perceptible externally, and without redness of the cheeks, with deep respiration and apprehension. Heat over the whole body, in the evening, followed by a restless night. Much heat and perspiration all over, day and night, with excessive thirst for water. Dry heat, on going to sleep (fourth day). Febrile heat, without thirst, from 11 to 5, in the daytime. Cannot tolerate heat. Heat of the whole head, in the evening, after lying down, with very cold feet, and only moderately warm body. Heat in the head, with icy-cold hands, on talking much. Heat of the face, without redness, but with thirst, in the afternoon. Heat in the side of face which he is not lying. Much heat in the face, at night. Heat in the cheeks and ears, in the evening, before falling asleep.
Heat in the cheeks, and flushes of heat in the back, in the evening, on walking in the open air. Increased warmth in the palms of both hands. Burning heat in the soles, with soreness between the toes. Sweat. Profuse perspiration all over, especially on the genitals, while walking in the open air. He perspires immoderately, while walking. Attacks of perspiration all over, while sitting. Profuse sweat, in the morning.
Perspiration, in the morning, with heavy dreams of dead people and of being pursued. Profuse perspiration for two nights, about midnight, and on waking, commencing on the head, and most profuse on the chest. Sweat all night, with hot feet and hot forehead.
Sweat on the nape of the neck, especially during sleep, in the daytime.
Conditions.-
Aggravation.
(Morning), Ill-humored, etc.; loss of consciousness when undisturbed; vertigo; on rising, vertigo; after rising, weakness of head; pressure in head; on waking, headache, disappearing on rising; on waking, prickling headache; pressure in forehead; eyes painful on opening them; dry matter on the lids; after rising, paleness of the face; mouth slimy, etc.; bitter taste in mouth; herby taste in mouth; after-taste to food; after waking, pain above hepatic region; during stool, contraction in the intestines; tearing in anus an penis; in bed, erections; while standing, erections; cough, with yellowish expectoration; expectoration of a salty taste; pain in all the joints; drawing in hands and feet; pain in outer side of right foot; weak and apathetic; sleepiness; in bed, restlessness; sweat.
(Forenoon), Head befogged; weakness of eyes; on waking, want of breath; weakness of the arms; 9 to 10, yawning, with chilliness; shaking chill; chilliness; 11 to 5, febrile heat.
(Afternoon), Anxiety; pressure in the head; burning in inner canthus; dryness of mouth; oppression of chest; 2 P.M., pain in shoulder; 4 to 6, yawning, with chilliness; till 10 P.M., shaking chill, followed by heat; heat of face.
(Towards evening), while standing and walking, vertigo; chilliness.
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.