Dull pain in the back (after four hours, sixth day). Dull aching pain in the back (after ten hours, sixth day). 5 P.M., back very painful and stiff (seventh day). Dull and aching pain in the back and limbs (second day). Drawing pains, several times through the day, in the back and legs (first day). Dorsal. Rheumatic pains in the spine and limbs, lasting four hours (fourth day). Dull aching distress in the dorsal region, extending up to the shoulders, on both sides, after a stool (third day). Great aching distress in the dorsal and lumbar region (sixth day). Lumbar. Hard aching distress in the lumbar region (third night). Dull aching distress in the lumbar region (sixth day). Dull pains in the lumbar region (third day). Pain and weakness in the small of the back (sixth day). Dull pain in the small of the back (sixth day).
Aching in the small of the back all day (fifth day).
Extremities
Weakness in the arms and legs, can scarcely walk or stand (sixth day). Severe pain in the arms and legs (sixth day). Rheumatic pains in the limbs and spine, lasting four hours (fourth day).
Great aching distress in all the joints (fifth and sixth days).
Severe aching in all the large joints, with great lassitude (sixth day). Rheumatic pains in all the joints (third day).
Severe pains in all the joints of the extremities (third day). 5 P.M., have had since noon severe pains in all the joints of the upper and lower extremities (seventh day). All the symptoms began to subside except the rheumatic pains in the limbs and joints, they being almost unbearable (eight day); rheumatic pains still continues (ninth day); pains still continue, but are light in comparison to what they were on the ninth day (twentieth day).
While riding in the country I felt a sharp pain, for about a minute, exactly where the pulse is in the right wrist, and seeming to extend along the course of the artery, for about two inches above the joint; the pain was quite severe and very sudden in coming on; about like a shock from a galvanic battery (after half an hour); soon after, while still riding, I felt a similar pain for about half a minute, in the right shoulder, seeming to be in the joint, and thence outward to the deltoid muscle; at 2 P.M., while writing, felt a pain precisely like that experienced in the wrist just above the elbow-joint, and external to the tendon of the biceps muscle; lasted but a moment; in a few seconds felt a similar pain in the left knee, on the internal side; at 9 P.M., felt the same pain in the inner border of the right foot, then in the right arm, and then in the left side of the neck (first day).
Superior Extremities
Pains in the arms and hands (sixth day). Slight drawing in the right upper arm, after getting into bed, at 10 P.M.
Inferior Extremities
Drawing pains, several times through the day, in the legs and back (first day). Aching in the thighs and bend of knees (seventh day). Sharp lancinating pain in the hip-joint (third day). Dull aching pain in the hips and back (third day). Rheumatic pain in the shine bones, which causes the most excruciating pain in walking (eight day). Pain in the knees and ankles, aggravated by motion (after six hours). Feet and ankle very painful for the last forty-eight hours (seventh day).
Generalities
Great faintness accompanied the distress between the stomach and navel (fifth day). Very weak and languid (third day). Feeling greatly prostrated; can hardly stand up, my knees are so weak (fourth day). So languid I can hardly walk (fifth day). Very languid (sixth day). Excessively weak (sixth day). Hard to retire at dark, was so weak (sixth day). Great lassitude with the severe aching in all the large joints (sixth day). Feel weak and depressed, and indisposed to any exertion, physical or mental (sixth day). General indefinable feeling of malaise, which lasted all day. Very languid and weak (second and ninth days). Feel very languid and uneasy (fifth day). Great debility at times (ninth day). Feel weak and languid (eight day). At times shuddering; rather nervous than from real chilliness (ninth day). Aching in all the joints in the body and limbs (second day). Rheumatic and neuralgic pains, some of the time very severe (seventh day). 9 P.M., had the symptoms all day, but since 2 P.M., they have been getting easier (fourth day).
Skin
Itching over the while body, most violent between th scapulae and on the forearms (first day).
Sleep
Disposition to yawn and stretch, with frequent chilliness along the spine, and hot flashes of fever (sixth day). Disposition to yawn and stretch, with chilliness (second day). Disposition to yawn and stretch (third day). Restless night (third and sixth nights). Restless and uneasy during the night (first night).
Sleep is disturbed by dreams, very restless and uneasy all night (second night). Frightful dreams of the water. Dream much at night (fifth day).
Fever
Chilliness. Unusual chilliness when the open air is encountered with icy coldness of the nose; whether this last symptom was occasioned by the medicine or not, I cannot say, but I did not experience it before, even during th extreme cold weather of this winter (seventh day). Chilliness, with disposition to yawn and stretch (second day). Chilliness and coldness over the whole body, lasting four hours (fourth day). Chills creeping along the spine, intermingled with hot flashes (after four hours). Severe chills, lasted two hours, followed by fever and profuse perspiration (sixth day). Chills between the shoulders (ninth day). Frequent chilliness along the spine, and hot flashes of fever, with disposition to yawn and stretch (sixth day). While sitting in a warm room by a fire reading, I felt slight chilliness creep up the back to nape of the neck, most noticeable between the shoulder-blades; this was succeeded by a general feeling of chilliness, lasting for several minutes; for the moment it did not seem that this was the effect of the drug; I imagined the room was getting too cool, and rose to stir the fire, when the truth occurred to me: I mention this to show that this symptom was no imaginary one, caused by any expectation of such an effect (after one hour, sixth day); chilliness between the shoulder-blades (three hours later). Coldness amounting almost to chills (third day). Coldness of nose (ninth day). Feet and hands cold (fourth day). Heat. High fever accompanied the distress between the stomach and navel (fifth day). Constant fever (sixth day); fever lasted all night (sixth night). Fever and chilliness all night (first night). Stools accompanied with fever (fifth day). At 1 A.M., woke with fever (ninth day). Skin extremely hot and dry (seventh day). Face hot and flushed (sixth day); (second day). Hands and feet hot and dry (first night).
Palms of the hands hot an dry (second day). Hands hot and dry (third day). Sweat. Awoke at midnight in a profuse perspiration, notwithstanding it was a cold rainy night (second night). Sweat profusely all night (seventh night).
Conditions Aggravation
(Morning), Awoke with pain in head; aching pain over lower abdomen. (Evening), 9.40 P.M., pain in right temple; emission of fetid flatus; 10 P.M., pain in glans penis; pain in left side of neck; drawing in right upper arm. (Night), Headache; uneasiness in abdomen; fever and chills; at midnight, sweat. (Open air), Chilliness. (Full inspiration), Pains in right lobe of liver.
(Motion), Headache; pain in forehead; pain in ribs; pain in region of heart. (After morning stool), Pain in region of right lobe of liver. (After stool), Distress in dorsal region.
(Walking), Frontal headache; pain in epigastrium; pain in knee and ankles.
Amelioration
(Eructations), Headache; qualmishness. (Sour things), The symptoms.
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.