About 11 A.M. pain in vertex, with slight fever (second day).
Parietals and Occiput. Felt a slight dart of pain on right side of head, about the middle of the afternoon (fourteenth day).
Headache, mostly in right side, with occasionally a shooting pain through the temples from right to left side (seventh day). Pain in the right side of the head, running behind the ear (after two hours and a quarter). Contracted or squeezed sensation of left hemisphere of brain on going into open air, at 6.30 P.M. (second day). Dull pain in right lower occipital region, beginning at 11.15 A.M. and lasting till 12.30 P.M.; the pain came on gradually and as gradually subsided (third day). Pain in right lower occipital region, at 8 P.M., lasting about an hour, and at the same time a sensation as of a band passing along the right parietal eminence (fourth day). At 9.15 A.M. dull pain in right lower occipital region, which comes and goes at short intervals (fifth day). At 1 P.M. pain in lower right occipital region, coming on at intervals since 11 A.M. (eighth day). A dull pain began in right lower occipital region at 8 A.M. and continued two hours (ninth day); beginning about 4 P.M. and lasting until 10 P.M. (eighteenth day). Dull heavy throbbing and burning pains, commencing in occiput and extending forward to supraorbital foramen, and thence down into the eyes, which throb and feel sore to the touch (after ten hours). Pain in lower right occipital region again comes on, lasting about an hour (fourth day). At 6 P.M. pain in lower right occipital region, as though right side of cerebellum was loose; keeps throbbing; worse on walking; better while sitting quiet; passes off in about an hour (fourth day). In the evening, pain in the right and lower part of occiput (eighth day). Pain in right side and lower part of occiput, coming on about 4 P.M., finally extends upwards over towards the right supraorbital region, continuing about three hours (ninth day). In the afternoon, pain for a few minutes in right and lower side of occiput (tenth day). In the afternoon, pain in right and lower side of occiput (fourteenth day). Pain in lower and right side of occiput, in the evening; did not last more than half an hour (nineteenth day). Heavy pain in occipital region, extending down the neck and spine (after nine hours). Pain in back of head and neck (third day).
Eye.
Bright yellow color of the sclerotic, skin, and urine (second morning). Eyes to-day markedly yellow, being stained by the acid (seventh day). Yesterday I observed a slight dryness of my eyes, and a slight tingling or smarting, worse by constant use and lamp light. This morning there was some thick acrid matter in the corners of my eyes, worse by constant use and lamp light (ninth day). On waking, and for an hour afterwards, eyes felt as though there were sticks in them; inflammation of eyes has partly subsided (eighteenth day); felt all the evening as though there were sticks in them (twentieth day). Sensation as if sand was in the eyes, with smarting pain and acrid tears (fourth day). Eyes feel dry, as if full of sand (seventh day). Eyes have felt throughout the proving as if dry, and inner surface of lids feel rough (tenth day). Awoke with sharp stinging pains in both eyes, at 7 A.M. (sixth day). Eyes feel sore (tenth day). Eyes feel worse on moving them, or turning them upwards (fifth day).
Gaslight hurts the eyes (after ten hours). Orbit. Pressure over both eyes, worse from studying and motion, better from sitting still (after eleven hours, eleventh day). Pain over right eye in supraorbital region, sharp and vibrating stopping a moment or so, and beginning again (lasted half an hour), (after five hours). Dull pain in the supraorbital region, coming from the occiput (after four hours), worse from movement and stooping (second day). Dull, heavy headache in supraorbital region as before (after six hours, eighth day). Slight pain in supraorbital region and in the back of the neck (after three hours and a half).
Severe aching pain in the left supraorbital notch, at 6 P.M.
(eighth day). Head feels disagreeable and sore, especially the supraorbital region, at 5 P.M. (second day). Dull pain in supraorbital region (sixth day). Supraorbital and frontal headache, more or less all day (thirteenth day). Throbbing over the right eye (after four hours, seventh day). Lids. Lids sore and slightly swollen (third day). Styes, with soreness and swelling of lids (fifth day). Margins of lids very red on waking (thirty-ninth day). Agglutination of eyelids, on waking, in the morning; had to “pick my eyes open” (seventeenth day). Great heaviness of the lids; can’t keep them open (fifth day). Heat in upper eyelids, with increased flow of lachrymal secretion (after second dose, thirteenth day). In the evening, heaviness of eyelids, with a little burning in the eyes (sixteenth day).
Heaviness of the lids (after ten hours). Lachrymation.
Lachrymation (fifth day); (after ten hours). Eyes watery; stinging pain in them (after four hours, fifth day). Conjunctiva.
Conjunctivitis (fifth day). Conjunctiva injected (after ten hours). Conjunctiva greatly inflamed, right eye is the worst; hard work to keep eyes open; makes eyes feel sticky to read; eyes better from washing in cold water and in cold air, worse in warm room (seventeenth day). Ball. Aching pain in the eyeballs, which feel sore; worse by moving them;;better by closing them and keeping quiet (second day). Eyeballs sore to touch, with photophobia (third day). Severe, sharp, shooting pain in center of the eye, extending back to occipital region; pain seemed to follow the course of the optic nerve (third day). Sore, painful sensation in the eyeball; pains in the eyes aggravated by strong light, and by turning the eye; cannot bear to look at a bright light (fifth day). Heavy, pressing, smarting, and burning pain in the eyeball, relieved by pressure (after ten hours). A shooting pain from right eyeball to right side of occiput, lasting but a few seconds (after ten minutes). Pupil. Dilated pupils (fifth and seventh days); (after ten hours); (fifth day). Vision. Sight dim and confused (tenth day). Have to bring objects close to the eyes to see them; seem to be looking through a veil; can see to read clearly only at one point, about five inches from the eyes (after ten hours). While reading, sight is blurred, seemingly caused by winking mucus over the pupils (sixteenth day). Everything seems blurred, as if looking through a fog or a thick veil; can read only with book about five inches from the eyes (fifth and seventh days). Air looks smoky (sixteenth day). Sparks before the eyes (after half an hour). Whirling of objects (after half an hour).
Ear
Ears began to burn and look puffy, with a sensation as if worms were crawling on them; these symptoms lasted two hours (after six hours). Burning sensation in external ears, with the headache (first day). Pain behind the right ear, running down right side of neck (after four hours, seventh day). Buzzing and hissing in the ears (after half an hour).
Nose
Bleeding of the nose (right nostril), with heat and congestion of the head (after six hours and a half); bleeding of right nostril again (after seven hours and a half, and fourteen hours). Nose filled with mucus; can breathe only through the mouth; relieved by going into open air (third and fourth days). Small furuncle in the left nostril. Stinging pain in right side of nose (after four hours, seventh day). Sensation as if something were pressing greatly on the bridge of the nose (fifth day).
Face
Tingling sensation of lips (after thirty minutes, first day, after one hour, second day). Irregular dull pain in inferior maxillary bone, with beating in molar teeth (after two hours and a quarter).
Mouth
Saliva white, frothy, and stringy; hangs in long strings to the floor (eighth day). Taste sour; bad taste in mouth (after four hours fifth day). Sour bitter taste in the mouth (third day).
Bitter taste in the mouth (second day). Bitter taste in mouth, with great thirst (twelfth day). Bad taste in mouth of gas (fourth day).
Throat
Throat sore, feels rough and scrapy on swallowing, better while eating; feeling of soreness only felt on empty deglutition (eighteenth day). (* Took a dose of Cocculus 30/x to-day, for throat. *) Throat sore, worse on the left side, a rough scrapy sensation on swallowing, better after eating, worse after sleep (seventeenth day). Sore throat; disagreeable sensation back of and above soft palate, at 10 A.M. (second day); still continues with great debility (third day). Throat feels raw, scraped, stiff, and hot, as if burnt; throat red; collection of thick white mucus on tonsils; great difficulty in swallowing, with sensation as if throat would split open (eighth day). Raw feeling in the left side of the throat, extending from behind forward to the submaxillary gland; worse when swallowing (second day).
Rough, raw, scraped sensation in the throat (left side), (second day). A feeling as though a plug were in the throat, while swallowing saliva, also immediately after swallowing (fifth 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.