Pressing pain in the outer parts of the chest. Violent pressive pain in the chest several days. Violent pressive pain in the chest, beginning in the evening and lasting the whole night, not aggravated by deep breathing (first day). Violent pains in the chest the whole forenoon (first and fourth days). Pressure in the chest and shortness of breath when walking on level ground, but no oppression of breath when going up hill (third day). Pains in the chest, stitches in the right side, and pressure in the middle of the chest, continuing uninterruptedly almost all day, with painful inspiration (second day). Pain in the whole chest; early in the morning, when rising, a sort of rheumatic pain and as of subcutaneous ulceration on slight motion of the trunk (second day). Pain of the whole chest, in the evening, when in bed, especially in the left side; he is not able to lie on either side, owing to the painfulness of the outer parts of the chest; accompanied with anxiety, tightness of breathing, accelerated pulse (third day).
Constant pain in the chest the whole afternoon, mostly in the left side, and partly as if in the pectoralis major, where a rheumatic pain in felt when turning the body, and as if there were subcutaneous ulceration; at first the pain is felt externally, afterwards the pain seems to recede to the internal and posterior surface of the sternum and the pit of the stomach; the pain frequently disappears, and gives place to an aching pain as of subcutaneous ulceration below the liver in the right lumbar region; the pain is frequently preceded by a bitter pungent taste in the mouth and a necessity to hawk (fourth day). The pain extends from the left into the right side of the chest, the sticking pain being felt in both sides of the chest at the same time, however he is able to take a deep breath while bending forward, in the forenoon (thirteenth day). Pain in the chest, in the evening; pressure on the upper and left side of the chest, complicated with stitches the breathing is painful, even contact is painful; in the evening (thirteenth day). Pain in the chest as soon as he wakes, in the morning, as if the parts were bruised, and stitches in the left side above the nipple, in a space of the hand, worse during contact and motion, every day for eight days past (after fifteen days). Pain in the chest and restless nights, continuing for weeks. After dinner he feels a violent beating in the chest, as if caused by congestion of blood, with inclination to lie down (second day). Front and Sides. Violent aching pain in the middle of the chest, on the upper half of the sternum, in the evening, while writing (first day). Aching pain on both sides of the xiphoid cartilage, when walking (eighth and following day). When stooping he feels a pressure on the lower half of the sternum, in the region of the xiphoid cartilage; when rising up he feels a beating there, which disappears again soon, after which the place is painful to touch (after four hours); the pressure on the lower part of the sternum, in the space of the size of a hands, spreads towards the right side of the chest and the pit of the stomach; the pit and sternum are painful to touch, and even when stooping; the whole of the outer chest becomes so painful that even buttoning the coat gives him pain; this continues for three hours, without interruption, in the first six hours (first day). Pressure on both sides of the xiphoid cartilage, as if upon the cartilages of the ribs, most violent and painful on the right side (third and following days). Violent pressure in the middle of the chest and in the left side, in the evening, for several hours, with increase of phlegm in the throat (eleventh day). Sticking in the side of the sternum, towards the left side, with sensation as if bruised, while going up hill (fourth day). Violent fine stitches in the middle of the left chest, in front, during an inspiration, in the forenoon (eighth day). Beating in the sternum (eighth day). Pain, as if bruised, in the region of the short ribs, with pain in the back, lassitude, ill-humor (third and fourth days). Pressing and pushing in the lowest part of the right side of the chest, towards the liver, in the forenoon (second day). Single stitches in the right side of the chest (after sixteen hours). Violent stitches all day in the right and less frequently in the left side of the chest; in the evening a pressure is felt on the middle of the sternum (second day). Violent sticking in the right side of the chest, in the region of the fifth to the seventh ribs, arresting the breathing, with stitches and pressure on the top of the right shoulder, while walking, after having been seated (third and following days). Violent sticking pains in the whole of the right side of the chest, early in t he morning, during a walk in the open air (seventh day). Sticking pain in the right side of the chest, in the region of the fifth and sixth ribs, in the forenoon (eighth day). Painfulness of the left chest the whole day, worse in the evening, with quantities of tenacious mucus in the throat (twelfth day).
Painful soreness under the short ribs of the left side, especially when moving the trunk, for several days. In the forenoon, when walking or standing, he feels a pain as if bruised, or as of subcutaneous ulceration in the region of the left lowest true rib, accompanied with mild stitches (third day). Sharp pressure in the upper part of the left side of the chest (after a quarter of an hour). Light pressure on the left chest, transient. Violent pressure and sensation, as if bruised, over the whole left half of the chest, immediately after rising, in the morning; every movement of the shoulder causes pain; the pain spreads over the whole chest, with shortness of breath; he is unable to speak long sentences on account of his want of breath (twelfth day). Pain, in the morning, as if bruised, or as if one had been lying in wrong position, in the region of the lowest true rib, in the left side (eleventh day). Pain in the left side of the chest, a few hours, in the morning; no more during the day (fourteenth day). Pain in the left side of the chest, in the morning, in the region of the pectoralis major, near the axilla, worse during every motion (sixteenth day). Early in the morning, while walking, he feels a sticking in the region of the fifth and sixth true ribs of the left side, with great sensitiveness of that spot to the touch and great debility (second day). Sticking pain in the left chest and as if there were subcutaneous ulceration, increased by motion and by turning the trunk; it continues the whole afternoon and evening with scarcely any interruption; in the evening an aching pain is felt in the right scapula (third day). Stitches in the interior of the left side of the chest, when walking in the open air, in the region of the nipple; the stitches disappear when he continues to walk, after which a pain is felt below the last true rib in the right side of the abdomen (splenetic stitch?), (after forty- seven hours). Stitches in the left chest when talking, in the forenoon (seventh day). Violent sticking pain above the left nipple, near the axilla, in the morning, when rising; he dares not move his arm or raise it; he dares not even raise the trunk lest he should scream with pain; he has to sit or stand stooping, with head and chest forward to the left side (thirteenth day). Sticking pain and as of subcutaneous ulceration in the left chest (fifteenth day). Jerking (violent pulsating) in the region of the left short ribs over night, also several times in the daytime (fourth day).
Pulse
The pulse is accelerated towards evening, 85 to 90 beats, and rather hard (third day). Pulse full and strong, 72 (after half an hour). Small hard pulse (first day).
Neck and Back
Neck. Aching pain in the nape of the neck; a slight blow upon the nape causes a pain in the forehead and in the parietal bone (second day). Rheumatic pain in the nape of the neck (evening), which could be felt in the left shoulder early in the morning (second day). Back. Pain, as if bruised, in the back and hypochondriac region, especially perceptible during motion, for many days. Pain in the back, lassitude, and pain as if bruised, in the region of the short ribs, with ill-humor (third to fourth day). Pain in the back, early in the morning, when rising (second day). Dorsal. Rheumatic pain between the scapulae, early in the morning, when waking (fourth day).
Sticking between the scapulae, early in the morning, in the region of the third and fourth dorsal vertebrae (fifth day).
Stitches in the right scapula, early in the morning, while walking (second day). Lumbar. Early in the morning he feels a pain in the small of the back and an indolence through the whole body, after a restless night, disturbed with dreams and seminal emissions. Stitches in the right lumbar region when walking, with a slight burning sensation (third and following days).
Extremities
Trembling of the limbs when he has the least cause for chagrin (fourth 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.