Crawling and numbness in the limbs was noticed for a long time after the proving.
Superior Extremities.
Weakness of the anus, so that the could not rest them (after sixteen days). Weakness in the joints of the arms, with distended veins in the hands. Paralysis of the left arm (tenth day). The arms become numb, while working. Falling asleep of the left arm, with numbness of the fingers (without coldness) and contraction of them, especially in the morning, after which the arm is quite weak. The arm, upon which the head was resting, fell asleep.
Falling asleep of the right arm, in the morning (after eight days). Feeling asleep of the arms. Sensation as though the right arm were asleep, in the evening. Heaviness of the right arm, so that he could not raise it as easily as usual, as if the shoulder-joint were stiff (half an hour after first dose).
Heaviness of the whole right arm, and when it hung down a sensation as if it were drawn downward (eighth day). Heaviness of the right arm during and after washing (fourteenth day).
Remarkable heaviness of the right arm, noticed on writing, soon after rising, in the morning (seventeenth day). Heaviness of the arm while writing (twenty-third day). Heaviness of the whole right arm, with such great stiffness and pressure in the right shoulder on washing, brushing the teeth, and on combing the hair, in the morning, that I was obliged to let the arm hang down (twenty sixth day). Violent pain, extending from the left shoulder-bone to the muscles of the arm, both above and below the elbow, with coldness at the back of the hand, and terminating with pricking at the finger-ends. Pain, sensation of numbness, and loss of power in the right arm, mostly about the elbow-joint, in the evening, when lying down in bed, disappearing on changing the position of the part, though soon afterwards returning, and so frequently repeated. Paralytic sore pain in the arm, with trembling, if she holds anything in the hands. Pain, as from a sprain, in the right arm. Transient pains in the arm (nineteenth day). Drawing tension in the muscles of the arms, extending from the shoulders half way down the forearms. Drawing pain in the whole arm, increasing in the evening. Drawing and tearing in the arms. Tearing in the left arm and hand. Dull tearing in the bones of the right arm and hand. Tearing in the right arm. Shooting, like an electric pain, down the right arm into the little finger.
Constant crawling and an asleep sensation in the right arm.
Shoulder. Swelling of the axillary glands, with burning pain in the skin of the arm. Glandular swelling, the size of a hazelnut, in the left axilla, suppurated and discharged. Two glandular swellings in left axilla rapidly increased in size for one week and then gradually disappeared; very hard, red, and painful; worse in the afternoon, evening and forepart of the night; slight pressure did not increase the pain, but hard pressure made them very painful; from these, running down the inner surface of the left arm to the wrist, small lumps, about the size of a pea split in half, at irregular intervals, worse from pressure or rubbing quickly. Glandular swelling in the right axilla, increased to the size of a turkey’s egg, hard and painful, in the afternoon and during the night, less towards morning; in about a week suppurated, and discharged a quantity of thin, bloody pus; pain was of a stitching and dull character; discharge became offensive before healing. Heaviness in the shoulders and arms (after two days). Stiffness of the right shoulder, a kind of tension, extending up to the occiput (third day). A tensive pressive sensation in the deltoid and upper dorsal muscles, extending up the nape of the neck (eighth day). Tension and pressure in the muscles of the shoulder the nape of the neck of the right side (fourteenth day). Tension, stiffness, and heaviness of the right shoulder, so great that the arm must be allowed to hang down for some time, while brushing the teeth (twentieth day). Feeling of stiffness and pressure in the shoulder, with heaviness of the arm, on washing, in the morning (twenty-third day). Tension and pressure in the shoulder, with feeling of stiffness, especially noticed on raising the arm to comb the hair or brush the teeth, so that I was obliged to let the arm hang down; this tension lasted nearly the whole morning (twenty-fifth day). Pains in the region of the right shoulder (third day). Pain, as from a sprain, in the right shoulder, especially on raising the arm. Rheumatic pain in the right shoulder, extending to the upper ribs, lasting an hour (after seven days). Dull painful stitch in the left shoulder, after dinner, disappearing on motion, with long, consequent, painful sensitiveness of the part. Rheumatic pain in the right shoulder, in the morning, after waking (after thirty- six hours). Pain in the shoulder-joints, after walking in the open air. The shoulder is painful on touch and motion. Slight burning pressive sensation in the right shoulder- joint, especially on raising the arm, while washing (after 10 drops, eighth day). Pressure and drawing in the shoulders. Boring in the right shoulder, after dinner, aggravated by motion, relieved by rest. Tearing in the left shoulder, especially at night, in bed.
Tearing in the left shoulder, also in the joints, at times, with tearing in the knee, mostly after dinner. Dull stitches, extending broadly from each other, under both axillae. Tearing in the left shoulder, with headache. Cracking in the shoulder-joint.
Stitches in the axillae, extending through the shoulders.
Sticking and stitches in the right shoulder. Upper Arm. Great weakness of the upper arms. Painful pressure in the periosteum of the humerus and radius, like a bone-pain (after six hours).
Tearing in the outer surface of the right upper arm, appearing after rubbing the forearm, together with visible twitching.
Tearing in the upper arm. At 3 P.M., the pain in the knees gone, and now feel some of it in the left arm above the elbow.
Rheumatic pain in the right upper arm, after a slight cold.
Bruised pain in the right upper arm, while sitting. Bruised pain in the left humerus, extending up and down, from the elbow to the shoulder, while sitting. Elbow. The elbow-joint is painful, as if broken. A blow and jerking in the condyles of the elbow, while sitting. Gnawing pain in the right elbow, extending towards the shoulder, while sitting. Tearing and boring in the elbow-joint, extending towards the shoulder. Tearing and drawing in the right elbow-joint. Tearing and sticking in the right elbow. Stitches in the elbow-joints, after a fright, and then also in the abraded spot on the foot. Forearm. Prostration and weakness, especially in the forearms. Slight pressive pain in the muscles on the ulnar side of the right forearm, while washing, in the morning, followed by heaviness of the whole arm (second day). Drawing pain in the right arm, extending from the elbow to the knuckles, with some nausea and ravenous hunger. Bruised pain in the right radius. Violent tearing on the inner side of the left forearm, as if the skin would be rubbed off, in the morning. Tearing, extending from the elbow along the inner side of the forearm down towards the thumb-joint, as if the bone would be torn out, disappearing after rubbing. Tearing in the forearms, especially about the wrists. Paralytic tearing in the bones of the right forearm, on the dorsal surface of the metacarpus, that once extended into the humerus; after a few hours (towards evening), the whole dorsal surface of the right hand felt numb for awhile (first day). Wrist. Swelling of the wrist, with throbbing in it as in an ulcer, with tearing, extending into the fingers, even during rest, and still worse on moving the wrist, that was stiff (after taking cold (?)). Acute stitches in the wrists, during rest (after seventeen days). Tearing in the wrists, with paralytic weakness, in the evening. Pain, as from a sprain, in the wrist. Hand. He did not die, but his hands ever afterwards remained paralyzed. Paralysis of both hands and fingers, lasting only half an hour (fifth day). Violent contraction of both hands; the right hand was greatly pronated, the thumb adducted towards the middle finger, the index and middle finger extended, the fourth and fifth fingers partially flexed; the left hand was in a similar condition, only the last three fingers were strongly flexed; therewith the patient complained of drawing and pain in both hands and arms; in the muscles of the thumb and little finger were noticed violent fibrillar twitchings (third day).
Paroxysms of contraction of both hands, accompanied by tearing pains in the extremities (appearing like hysterical attacks), (third day). Rapid swelling of the hands and fingers. The right hand became swollen as far as the wrist, soft and oedematous; the base of the index finger and the whole finger thickened, became grayish-black, gangrenous; sensitiveness to pressure almost completely disappeared; there was no pain; the whole bone mummified, as in gangrenous senilis; amputation of the first phalanx became necessary. Rush of blood into the hands (and head), as if coming from the stomach, with injected veins on the back of the hands. Trembling of the hands. Trembling of the hands, so that he was unable to write. Trembling of the hands, so that he was unable to write down his symptoms (seventh day).
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.