Chilliness, towards evening, even when close to the fire; the head is affected and giddy, thirst, redness of the face, and soft frequent pulse, above 100. Shivering. Shivering, coldness at the end of the crisis (after about three hours). Shivering in all the limbs. General coldness, with frequent shivering, which obliged him to be warmly clad and remain near a fire. Temperature of the body very low, the skin very cold. Sense of coldness of body (ninth day). Sensation of coldness, which walking in the house (after one hour). Surface of body cold. Skin cool and dry. Coldness immediately, in the open air (after two hours and three-quarters). General sensation of coldness, not followed by heat. In twelve cases, there was a constant and very strong sensation of icy coldness, both externally and internally, in the paralyzed parts, and especially in the extremities of the affected limbs; this was perceived by others. It was aggravated by the least draught of air which fell on the affected parts, especially in cold weather. Face and extremities cold. Temperature in the morning 39.4 0 C., in the evening 41 0 C., pulse 126, respiration 28; this condition was associated with paralysis of the elbow and shoulder-joints. Nose cold for several days. Coldness of the limbs. The extremities were always cold. Extremities cold. Hands and feet very cold, but not anaesthetic. Coldness of the hands and feet. Repeated coldness of both arms. Frequent coldness of the hands and forearms, and a very disagreeable asleep sensation. Icy-cold hands. Hands cool and cyanotic.
Coldness of the fingers. Unnatural coldness of the lower limbs, uncomfortable to myself, and perceptible to the touch of others. I worse my warmest winter clothing all summer, and always had a blanket shawl over my lower extremities, even the hottest days, when taking my drive; in the house I used an India-rubber water cushion to sit upon, and had it filled with warm water every day. Coldness of feet. Absence of febrile symptoms. Heat, Fever. Fever. He had pleurisy. (Is there here a relation of caused and effect, or merely a coincidence?). Fever, at first slight, with copious sweat.
Immoderate fever. Fever, with unquenchable thirst. Violent inflammatory fever, with jaundice (second day). Hectic fever.
Exhausting fever accompanying the enteralgia. Fever of a typhoid type, with bilious vomiting; the patient was delirious and very restless; afterwards epileptiform convulsions, followed by coma and death. Taken down with severe fever; the day before had a severe chill towards evening, followed by fever. A little feverish and thirst. Occasional slight feverishness.
Sensation of violent heat. Heat and thirst. Heat, followed by perspiration on the knees (after three-quarter of an hour).
Increased sensation of warmth over the whole body, towards evening and at night, as in inflammatory fever, without increased warmth of the body or feverish pulse. Burning, dry heat. Heat, with weakness of the upper part of the body lasting a few minutes, followed by weakness of the hands and feet, after breakfast (fourth day). Anxious flushes of heat, with sweat, in the afternoon. Flushes of heat, immediately. Transient flushes of heat, with redness of the face, without anxiety, with sweat on the upper part of the body, frequently in the afternoon. Temperature 100 0 to 103 0; 106 0 to 110 0 in the last twelve hours of life. Skin hot and dry. Skin hot. Sudden heat and redness of the skin of the face and scalp, while the rest of the body remained cold and covered with cold sweat, shortly before death. Increased heat of skin. Increase of temperature, with moist skin. Temperature of the skin in general normal, rarely when uncomplicated with inflammation is the temperature raised. Skin sometimes rather warm, and covered with perspiration, but generally cool, as in health. Skin hot and moist, immediately. Skin warm and moist. Skin rather warm, and slightly moist. Heat hot, with the rest of the body cool, especially the hands. Flashes of heat and of perspiration mounted to her face, almost immediately. Heat mounts to the hand, without increase of external warmth (after one hour). Heat mounts into the head, with redness of the face (after five hours). Frequently heat rising from the abdomen into the head (after three hours). Very great heat in the region of the kidneys; the diffused engorgement can be felt in the lumbar region of the left side; it is apparently a perinephritis from calculus with urinary fistula; but the urine was scanty and high-colored, with fever. Warmth over the whole abdomen (after two hours and three-quarters). Burning in the limbs. Sweat. Copious sweat. Profuse general perspiration, during the colicky paroxysm. Surface hot, the perspiratory transudation copious. Sweat over the whole body (second day). On first beginning to work in lead, he usually perspired easily on exertion, and even at night, but of late there has been complete absence of perspiration. Sticky perspiration or perfectly dry skin. Bathed in sweat, at 6 P.M. Skin covered with sweat (after two hours).
Skin sweaty. Surface bathed in perspiration. Skin covered with cold sweat. Cold sweat. Cold sweat. The paralyzed parts are often covered in the morning with copious viscous perspiration. A little moisture in the skin. Cold sweat on the forehead, hands, and feet (first day). Cold sweat on the forehead and over the whole body. Sweat on the face, immediately. Face bathed in sweat. Offensive perspiration on the soles. Sweat very scanty. I have exposed her to hot air baths every other day, during which I have collected from her perspiration enough urea to be enabled to detect its crystalline flakes under the microscope most distinctly, and also proved it to be urea by covering it into nitrate and oxalate of urea. For several years absolutely no perspiration except under the influence of powerful sudorifics. Absolute lack of perspiration.
Conditions Aggravation
(Morning). On waking, discontented; bitter taste; dryness in throat; thirst; early, vomiting; after rising, rumbling in abdomen; colic; cough; in bed, stitches in mammae; wrists and ankles weak and painful; tearing in left upper arm; after rising, pain in legs; on rising, soreness and tenderness of soles of feet; faintness, (Forenoon). Sticking and beating in right side of head; jerking tearing in left eyeball; while standing, sticking in right ear; sensation of foreign body in throat; tearing in surface of left upper arm. (Afternoon).
Good-humored; ennui; ill-humored; absorbed in work; stitches in head; headache in forehead; 2 P.M., stitch in left eyeball; coryza; 2 P.M., burning in tip of tongue; tearing in left hypochondrium; stitches in right hypochondrium; stopped sensation in abdomen; stitches in pectoral region; sticking in upper part of sternum; sticking in left mammae; tearing in right wrist; weakness of lower extremities; jerking in left thigh; flushes of heat and sweat; toward evening, chilliness, warmth. (Evening). Stitches in head; 9 P.M., stitches in sinciput; roaring in the ears; appetite; eructations of gas; colic; griping in abdomen; pain in extremities; trembling of arms; weakness in upper limbs; tremor of upper limbs; itching. (Night). Furious delirium; random talking; colic; pain in extremities; pain in arms; pain in calves; the symptoms; warmth. (Open air). Coldness. (Ascending stairs).
Palpitation of heart; pain in thighs; weariness of knees; weight in knees; pain in right knee; faintness. (Bending to ward left side). Sticking in left lumbar region. (After breakfast). Eructations of gas. (Cold). Pain in lower back tooth; colic; pains. (Before colic). Anorexia; nausea. (After colic).
Frontal headache. (After dinner). Disinclination to talk; tearing in right ear; boring in right ear; thirst; pulsation in hands and feet; yawning and sleepiness. (Drinking). Paroxysms; the symptoms. (Excessive drinking). Tremor. (Hot or cold drinks).
Pains. (While eating). Drawing sensation in oesophagus. (Eating a biscuit). Pains; nausea. (After eating). Pressure in stomach; pain; colicky pains; fish, offensive flatus; soup, tearing in eyelids. (After any excess). Debility. (Mental exertion). Tremor.
(After fatigue). Tremor of hands; tremor. (Food). Colic.
(Inspiration). Stitches in left side of chest; pressure on left side of chest; sticking in left mamma. (When intoxicated).
Tremor. (Laughing). Pressure on left side of chest; stitches in left lumbar region. (Looking up). Vertigo. (While lying).
Drawing in hip-joint; throbbing in calves. (During micturition).
Burning. (Motion). Lancinations in face; anxiety about chest; lancinations in lumbar region; pain in joints; pain through paralyzed limbs; cramps in forearm; pains in lower limbs; pain in forepart of thigh; pain in knees, calves, and soles of feet; pains. (After motion). Weakness. (Moving eyes). Pressive pain above eyes. (Moving head). Pressure in occiput. (Moving right arm toward left). Sticking in right hip. (Moving limbs).
Cramps. (Pressure). Pain in spleen and kidneys; oppression in region of heart; anxiety about chest; lancinations in lumbar region; pain in mammary region; pain through paralyzed parts; pain through extremities; pains in forearm, elbow, and axilla; pain in arms; pain in lower extremities; pain in knees and soles of feet. (Pressure on hypogastrium). Pain (Firm Pressure on about navel. (Respiration). Pain in wall of thorax. (During rest). Contraction of muscles of sole of left foot. (Rising from recumbent position). Pain in abdominal muscles. (Running). Palpitation of heart. (While sitting). Stitches in inner side of left knee; heaviness and weariness of feet.
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.