Sharp shooting pains in left temple (after first dose, second day). Uneasy sensation on each side of the head over each ear, as of pressure and weight (third day). Stitches running through left side of the brain front to back, after 3 P.M. (second day). The severe pains and soreness in the back of the head and base of brain have gradually disappeared, leaving brain (cerebellum) only sensitive; the feeling of over-size continues, changing back and forth from frontal and occipital regions, being sometimes most prominent on sides of head, over ears, etc., in the temporal regions (eleventh day).
Eyes and Ear
A pain along the line of the optic nerve of the right eye, when reading, after 3 P.M. (second day). Pain in the left supraorbital nerve (first day). At 5.30 P.M., in the street, pain deep in left eye, as if the eyeball would be pressed out; at 6 P.M., in the house, this pain had ceased (second day). At intervals, a sharp shooting pain in the left supraorbital nerve, after 3 P.M.
(second day). Pressure behind the eyes (immediately after first dose, eighth day). Conjunctivas very red. While dressing, dizzy blindness came upon me; dizziness less on closing the eyes; directing attention to the head and exerting the will diminished the dizziness; at same time, dizziness followed by rush of blood and fullness in the frontal region, soon followed by similar sensation in occipital and basilar regions, soon disappearing (after two minutes, fifth day). Vision obscured. A singular pressure in lobules of pinna of left ear (immediately after first dose, eighth day).
Face
A curious sensation of fullness in face, as of pressure from inside out, at 7 P.M. (nineteenth day).
Mouth
Teeth of a deep-yellow color. For the last six or eight days teeth have been very sensitive to cold water, cold air, toothbrush, washing, etc. (tenth day); sensitiveness of left upper first molar, predisposed by former disease, to the gums, did not cease for three or four months; last symptom to disappear. Sensation as if the tongue was covered with fur or velvet (second night). Sensation of burning on the tongue (after a few seconds). Awoke from afternoon nap with great dryness in the mouth and heavy perspiration (it is a very hot day), (third day). Abundant salivation. Chewed in the freshly-gathered state, it tastes first sweet or aromatic, then bitter and pungent. The taste is first sweet, it then becomes piquant and sharp. The taste is very nauseous. Pappy taste in mouth, soon passing away (fifth day). At every meal everything tasteless; fruit, tea, butter, meats, cake, etc., taste all the same (third day).
Stomach.
During some of the proving, noticeably a day or two previous and succeeding;to the ninth day, took in food with a sort of ravenous haste; no taste of food, abut a nervous ravenousness would have impelled me to swallow anything with an abnormal avidity. At noon meal, appetite unusually good, but food had not the usual relish or taste (third day). Very hungry, but not able to eat much, at 12 M.; for supper, was able to eat but little (second day).
Formidable appetite, at 8 P.M. (eighth day). Appetite slight (ninth day). Sour eructations, especially before meals, an hour, at times rolling up and rumbling all the way from stomach and mouth, but for the most part breaking at throat-pit with frequent succession. At throat-pit, some feeling as of something which ought to be swallowed; sensation relieved by eructation temporarily; returns soon; at night, eructations and sensation at throat-pit and root of tongue so disagreeable, took Pulsatilla to relieve, with some effect (ninth day). Stomach bloated, 11 P.M.
(nineteenth day). Warmth in stomach succeeded swallowing the drug. Warmth of stomach soon passing away (fifth day). Crampy pain in stomach, lasting half an hour; relieved by pressing stomach against the edge of a table (tenth day). Feeling as if mucous membrane of the stomach, mouth, tongue, etc., was covered or furred over, and their sensitive power was lost; tongue not coated (third day).
Abdomen.
Slight pain in the abdomen, above the umbilicus, soon passing away (fifth day). After the first stool, in the forenoon, frequent colicky pains, and distressing sensation of fullness in the bowels (twenty-ninth day). Colic., about 9 A.M., every morning. Colic, relieved by motion (tenth day). Pain in right groin, when walking (after first dose, second day).
Rectum and Anus.
Burning sensation in rectum has returned (thirty-ninth day). The only symptom that has troubled me for some days past is the sensation of going to have a stool every evening (fiftieth day).
Sensation of desiring a stool all day (fourth day). Continual desire for stool (seventh day). All day have felt desire for stool (eighteenth day).
Stool
Bowels a little loose, in the morning, more difficult in the evening (second day); soft stool passes with more difficulty than usual (seventh day). About 10 A.M. unusually (very) large stool, the latter part of which was quite soft, preceded by slight pain in the abdomen (sixth day). Bowels, which have been regular, constipated (eighth to twelfth day). At 9 A.M. had one passage; at 5 P.M., a second, natural, except in quantity, which was enormous (second day). Small movement of the bowels, about 10 A.M. (thirteenth day). An unusually large and very hard stool (fifth and sixth days); very small and very hard stool (seventh day). Very hard stool, at 10 A.M.; small stool, at 2.45 P.M.
(tenth day); stool twice as large as usual, natural (eleventh day); none (twelfth day); very hard, at 2 P.M.; feel as if about to have another, at 2.45 P.M. (thirteenth day); during the forenoon, stool with less straining (fourteenth day); large stool, at 8.30 A.M.; another large soft one, at 8.45 A.M.
(sixteenth day); all day desire for stool (eighteenth day); distressing desire for stool, at 10 A.M.; about 1 P.M.; continuous desire for stool, at 11 P.M. (nineteenth day); forced a hard stool, which caused a prolapsus ani (twentieth day); small stool, less straining, at 5 P.M.; urging to stool, at 10 A.M.; softer stool, at 12 M. (twenty-second day); good stool, at 11 P.M. (twenty-third day). Good stool (twenty-third and twenty- fourth days); natural and large stool (twenty-fifth day). Two very large stools; another soft and large stool (twenty- ninth day); soft stool, at 9.30 A.M. (thirtieth day); large soft stool (thirty-second day). 8 P.M., diarrhoea threatening (thirty- fourth day); at 1 P.M. (thirty-fifth day). Double-sized light- colored stool, at 10 A.M. (thirty-fourth day); light colored, easy stool (thirty-fifth day). Stool, with straining, at 4 P.M.; during the evening, continued desire for stool (thirty-sixth day); treble the usual sized light-colored stool; towards evening, sensation of urging to stool returned (thirty-seventh day); sensation of urging to stool (thirty-eighth day); large stool (thirty-ninth day); good stool (fortieth day); large stool, at 7 A.M.; another stool, at 9 A.M. (forty-first day).
Urinary Organs.
Burning in the urethra, in passing water (fourth day). Seeing a great change in the urine, kept a clinical record in this respect (fifth day). Got up to pass water, at 4.45 A.M. (twentieth day); passed a small quantity, in the morning (twenty-sixth day). Urine increasing in quantity, normal in color and odor (seventh day).
Urine, this A.M., when first passes, was hot, burned the urethra; at 10 A.M., urine nearly neutral; acidity hardly perceptible (eighth day); at night, hot and decidedly over-acid (ninth day); acid (eleventh day).
Sexual Organs.
An erection, lasting about a quarter of an hour, in the afternoon (first day); after an emission, lasting one hour, about 4 A.M.
(third day). Erections, but no emissions (fourteenth night).
Shooting pain in the penis (third day). Pains in right testicle (third day). More amorousness during the primary part of the proving than for years. Emission, about 4 A.M., followed by wakefulness (third day); large emission early this morning; the emissions come on without dreams; am awakened by a large quantity of semen running over me (fourth day); emission during forepart of night (tenth night); during night (eleventh night).
Chest
Heaviness in upper part of chest, behind the sternum, as if filled with wind which cannot be eructated (fourth day).
Back
Pain in back, felt only on pressure, at 11.45 P.M. (tenth day).
Soreness in the back, about second dorsal vertebra, at 5 P.M.
(tenth day).
Extremities.
The most excruciating pains in the right arm, as if the marrow would be affected; the location of the pain changes in the whole length of the arm, from the shoulder down to the finger-ends; the hands, several times (paroxysmal), feel almost paralyzed; I am then hardly able to keep hold; of a pen; at the same time pain was felt in the big toe of right foot; intermissions only after Bry, and Calcarea; took medicine only when the pain became so distressing as to make me almost frantic. At 6 P.M., the pain in big toe, right foot, is severe, and another, less severe, is felt in and around right fibula; at 9 P.M., pain in toe disappeared, but appeared in right hand, especially in metacarpal part, next to the little finger (second day). At 1 A.M., in bed, pain in lower part of right arm unbearable; the hand feels so weak that I can hardly use it to grasp anything; 1 drop Bryonia; fell asleep about 2.30; at 4 A.M., woke with exactly the same symptoms; another drop Bryonia; fell asleep until 6 A.M.; got out of bed; the pain reappeared in its full strength; took 1 drop Rhus 3 x, 8 P.M.; since about an hour after taking Rhus, this morning, all pain in arm and hand has left; only the pain in right big toe has been somewhat distressing, but as it is wearing off I intend to leave it to itself (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.