Common names, Pasque flower (American).
Introduction
Anemone Nuttalliana, DC., A. Patens var Nuttalliana, Gray (Pulsatilla Nuttalliana, Gray). Natural order, Ranunculaceae. Preparation, Tincture of the whole plant.
Mind
Sad, gloomy state of mind, with frequent eructations of sour air (after fifteen hours); sad and gloomy (after thirteen hours, second day); with languor (fourth day). Depression of spirits (seventh day). Great depression of spirits, in the afternoon; a kind of homesickness, with despondency (fourth day). Anxiety (second night). Felt very irritable, “cross;” could not bear to be spoken to; noise vexed her; felt like weeping at trifling annoyances (second day). Irritability, wants to keep moving about; quick, nervous motions. Dulness of mind and disinclination to work (after three hours, fifth day).
Head
After being out in the open air, on entering the house, a dizziness in the head (sixth day). In the afternoon felt a sudden dizziness and fullness in the head, lasting only a few minutes (first day). Dulness and heaviness about the head (seventh day). Dull headache, slight, lasted half an hour (six hours after first dose, second day); dull headache in the morning, passed away after active exercise before breakfast (third day). Some headache in the morning (fourth day). Severe headache all the afternoon (fourth day). Dull, heavy feeling in the head, in the morning, less in the afternoon (fifth day). Dull headache (fifth day); (third and fourth days). Dull headache and nausea, till about 11 o’clock (second day). Slight headache (first night).
Dull headache and slight nausea nearly all day; better about noon, but increased towards night (second day). Headache and miserable feeling the first half of the day (third day). Headache at intervals all day, accompanied with habitual backache (fourth day). (Headache after having been actively occupied all night), (eleventh day). Slight headache (after eleven hours, eighth day).
Flying pains in the head and feet (sixth day). Forehead. Dull frontal headache, with dull pain in epigastrium (first day); slight frontal headache all the morning (eighth day). At noon dull, oppressive frontal headache (which I have not had for months), (third day). Several times have had hard pains in the whole upper forehead, that would pass to the back of the head, like a wave, affecting the whole brain (after nine hour). Severe frontal headache, caused by a sour stomach, during the restless night (third night). Severe, dull frontal headache (eighth day).
On waking in the night, dull frontal headache (second night).
Dull headache all the afternoon, in the upper part of the forehead, with paralysis of the eyelids (first and second days).
Slight, dull frontal headache, with the pricking sensation in the center of the epigastrium, and feeling of distension in the abdomen (after two hours), with the severe, sharp, cutting pains in the epigastrium (after one hour, second day); slight, dull, frontal headache, all day (third day). Slight headache in left frontal ache in forehead (third and seventh days). Slight headache in left frontal protuberance (after three hours, fifth day). During afternoon slight pain over right eye, better when walking in the open air, worse in warm room, with sense of heat, fullness in head, and dryness of eyes (third day). Temples. Dull pain in the right temple (fourth day). (After taking the Pulsatilla, sharp, shooting pains through both temples, which were not very frequent before, were very frequent and more severe). Frequent sharp pains in the right temple and ear (fourth day). Sharp pains in the right temple, with the drawing pains in the ears (third day). Vertex. Same dull feeling on top of head, but in a less degree (fourth day). Dull pain on top of head, worse at noon; a feeling as if her head were too heavy for her neck (seventh day). Awoke in the morning with dull pain, extending over the top of head; continued all day (second, third, and fourth days); less severe (fifth day). Throbbing pain on top of head, very severe (after first and second doses); worse (after third dose). Parietals and Occiput. Arose in the morning with right side of head aching, and feeling generally languid and sick (second day). Slight headache on the right side of the head; afterwards it was a confused feeling rather than an ache (sixth day). Full, hot feeling at cerebellum (about an hour after 3 drachms).
Eye
Profuse secretion of the mucus of the eyes through the night (fifth night). Slight secretion of mucus in the eyes (tenth day).
Profuse secretion of mucus in the eyes, in the morning (second and third days). Dull pains deep in the eyes, with smarting of the eyes (after six hours, ninth day). Eyes, which are usually very weak, feel stronger (seventh day). A number of times have had a hard pain over the left eye, feeling as if a nail were being pressed into the forehead (after five hours, second day).
Occasional sharp pains in the eyes, with the drawing pains in the ears (third day). Dryness of eyes (third day). Sensation of dryness and heat in the eyes and nose (third day). Smarting of the eyes, with profuse flow of tears (third day). Smarting of the eyes (fifth and eighth days). Smarting of the eyes, with the deep dull pains in the orbits (ninth day). Brow and Lid. Twitching of left eyebrow and upper lid, lasted fro half an hour, after going to bed (ten minutes after second dose, fifth day). Constant twitching of the right eyelids, all the forenoon, especially when reading, and at intervals, all day, more while reading (fourth day). Paralysis of the eyelids; almost impossible to keep the eyes open, with the dull headache (first day). The eyes, which are habitually sensitive, became worse; redness of the edges of the lids, dryness and irritation make it impossible to use them, especially in the evening. On waking in the night, found it impossible to open the eyes for nearly five minutes (sixth day).
About 8 P.M. my eyelids commenced smarting and itching, and on retiring the lids felt very hot to the eye (fifth day); in the morning the eyes were slightly sealed by a soft yellow matter; in an hour morning the eyes were slightly sealed by a soft yellow matter; in an hour I noticed a thick white substance on the edge of the lower lid, next to the eyeball (sixth day). Eyelids agglutinated (third and seventh days). Slight agglutination of the eyelids, in the morning (eleventh day). Smarting of the eyelids (after five hours, second day); (first day). Slight smarting of edges of eyelids from the action of the air (fifth day). Burning sensation of the eyelids, with a slight headache (after three hours). Lachrymation. Profuse secretion of tears, with dull pains in the eyeball, extending to the malar bone (after one hour). Ball. Neuralgic pains in the eyeballs, while walking, more in the right, in the morning (second day).
Ear
Hard, drawing pains along the right Eustachian tube, for half an hour (fifth day). Frequent pains in the ears, of a drawing character, from the inside outwards, with the pains in the head and eyes (after three hours, second day). Frequent drawing pains in the ears all day, with occasional sharp pains in the right temple and eyes (third day). Frequent sharp pains in the right ear and temple (fourth day). Feeling in the left ear as if it were closed (first day); as if both were closed (second day).
Frequent snapping noises in the ears (after five hours, second day). For two hours after taking the medicine, had a constant fluttering noise in the right ear (third day).
Nose
Sensation of dryness and heat in nose and eyes, for an hour, after taking medicine (third day).
Face
Complexion at first rough, after taking medicine; became very clear after disappearance of the rash. After eating, flushed face, pressure of blood in the face (after three hours, fifth day). Painful drawing in left cheek-bone and jaw (after second dose, fifth day).
Mouth
Tongue. Arose with tongue coated white, and with flat, pappy taste in mouth (fourth day). Tongue covered with tough slime, red, rather dry, and swollen, showing the impressions of the teeth along the edges (sixth day). Yellowish coating along the center of the tongue (third, fourth, ninth, and tenth days).
Tongue unusually red after eating (fifth day). General Mouth.
Offensive breath in the morning, noticed by myself and others, continued all the following day (fourth day); offensive breath after eating (fifth day). Mouth and lips dry (sixth day).
Smarting of the velum palati, during the day (fifth day).
Saliva. Mouth filling with saliva (third night). Taste. Flat taste in the mouth (third day). Flat, bitter taste (fourth day).
Flat, rough taste in the mouth (ninth day); (fourth day). On awaking, dry, pappy taste in the mouth, as if the tongue was thickly coated (which was not the case), (sixth day). Sweetish bitter taste, not unpleasant (third day). After sleeping in the afternoon (in consequence of fatigue), awoke with vinegar-like acidity in the mouth, and dull pressing pain in the stomach. Bad taste in the mouth (first 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.