Violent tearing and sticking in the right wrist, behind the ball of the thumb. Hand and Fingers. Jerking tearing in the back of the right hand. Constrictive and an asleep sensation in the right middle and ring fingers, so that she could not stretch them out, in the evening (second day). Painful constriction in the right middle and ring fingers, relieved by rubbing, but frequently returning (first day). Tickling in the ball of the right thumb, so that she could not scratch it enough (second day). Tearing between the left thumb and index finger (first day). Jerking tearing in both thumb, alternately (seventh day).
Sharp stitches in the middle of the thumb, extending into the tip (fourth day). Inferior Extremities. Hip and Thigh. Tearing in hips. Tearing extending from the hip to the knees. Weariness and heaviness in the right thigh, while sitting, disappearing after rising and walking about (fourteenth day). Great heaviness and weariness on the inner side of the thighs (first day).
Trembling or waving sensation in the right thigh, in the evening. Jerking and rapid twitching in the middle of the right thigh, in the morning (sixth day). Intolerable tearing in the posterior portion of the thigh, while riding it over the other (first day). Tearing in the middle of the right (first day). Tensive burning in the thighs and legs, on rising from a seat, in the evening (sixth day). Fine sticking in a small spot in the forepart of the right thigh, together with a tearing in the left side of the head (first day). Tension in the flesh, above the right knee, while standing (second day).
Knee. Sharp sticking in the bend of the right knee, on rising from a seat. Tearing in the right knee, while sitting. Leg and Ankle. Great weakness and weariness in the legs, in the morning, after rising, and also in the afternoon (second and third days). Drawing in the legs (fifth day). Violent tearing in the lower portion of the right leg (seventh day). Tearing in the right tibia (sixth day). Tearing in the calves, during rest and motion. Frequent jerking in both calves. Drawing in the calves, in the evening (first day). Tearing in the tendons of the right calf, in the evening and morning, only while sitting (after three days). Some tearings, extending from the left tendo Achillis upward, and then some stitches deep in the right knee, while standing, relieved by sitting. Tearing in the tendons behind the right external malleolus, while standing.
Intermitting contractions above the heels, as if in the tendons, that, however, did not prevent walking, in the evening.
Foot and Toes. Jerking in the forepart of the right foot. Tearing on the back of the right foot. Tearing pains in the tendons of the right foot. Pain as from a sprain in the last joint of the right great toe, while sitting, disappearing on motion. Fine tearing in the three first toes, extending towards the tips (second day). Sticking and burning tearing in the left great toe.
Generalities
General weakness hand prostration, with anxiety and perspiration, over the whole body (after seven days). A few hours after taking the drug, the patient experiences a general malaise, which is not very marked if the Ratanhia is taken by a man in perfect health, but which is, on the contrary, felt very sensibly by individuals to whom the drug is given for the purpose of arresting a hemorrhage, and provided this object has been attained; this feeling of discomfort shows itself by frequent yawning, by repeated and labored attempts to drawn a long breath, and by a sort of distressing constriction across the chest. Sore pain, frequently intermingled with fine sticking, now in chest, not in the shoulders, and in other parts. Jerking here and there in whole body. Symptoms relieved by moving about in the open air.
Skin
Eruptions. Two pimples in the skin of the right temple. A pimple on the inner surface of the right side of the lower lip. A painless pimples on the chin, soon disappearing. Itching and pimples between the shoulders, burning after scratching.
Eruption of small red or white pimples, that do not suppurate, especially on the shoulders and lumbar region, remaining a long time. Formication and itching eruption on the back. A large pimples, like a boil, that itches very much on the left hip. Some vesicles beneath, the margin of the lower lip.
Several blisters in the red of the upper lip, that burn when touched (fifth day). A boil that suppurates on the sole of the right foot (after seventh day). Sensations. At times, when walking, stinging like an insect’s in various parts of body, neck, and arms, and especially legs; reduced by rubbing, leaving a feeling of soreness and itching there; on the spot there is a vesicle, which soon goes off. Twitching in the skin beneath the right axilla. Crawling beneath the skin of the right knee, alternating with sticking and tearing. Ticking on the heels and soles (second day). Burning stitches, now above the right knee, now in the right arm, or in the small of the back (third day). A burning stitch on the inner margin of the left sore, so violent that he was obliged to cry out (third day).
Itching here and there over the whole body, relieved by scratching (first day). Violent itching on the tip of the nose, relieved by rubbing (after five days). Violent itching on the nose and upper lip, that often returns after scratching.
Itching and small red spots in the epigastric region. Itching on the scrotum, that does not disappear after scratching (after three days). Itching on the nape of the neck and between the scapulae. Itching on the back, relieved by scratching small itching pimples appear, but soon disappear (after ten days).
Itching on the outer portion of the left forearm, not relieved by scratching. Itching on the anterior portion of the thigh, relieved by scratching, in the evening. Itching in the hollows of the knees, that burn, after scratching, in the evening. Tickling, voluptuous itching in the sole of the left foot.
Sleep
Yawning. Violent yawning, in the evening, without sleepiness (fourth day). Very sleepy, during dinner (first day). She soon becomes sleepy, while sitting. Indolent and sleepy, with yawning, in the morning and after dinner. Starting up soon after falling asleep, several nights. Snoring in sleep (first day).
Restless sleep (first day). Restless sleep; she frequently woke and could not fall asleep for a long time. She falls asleep late and wakes about midnight. Dreams. Anxious dreams of battles and sick people, from which she woke in perspiration and thirsty (after seven days). Dreams full of quarrels, anger, and vexation (after three days). Dreams of funerals, death of friends, etc. Frightful dream of earthquakes and the like (after sixteen days).
Fever
Chilliness. General chill, at 9 P.M., with burning in the hands and feet and external heat; afterwards, in bed, sweat till midnight (after eleven days). Chilliness, at 8 P.M., lasting half an hour, that disappeared in bed, followed by sweat till midnight (eleventh day). She always felt chilly, even in a warm room, in the afternoon and following night (first day). Shaking chill over the whole body, in the evening, that continued even in bed (after eight days). Coldness and shaking chill, in the morning, that was only relieved by great warmth of the stove (fifth day). Frequent transient shivering, in the morning (third day). Heat. Heat in the whole head, with heaviness of the head and perceptible heat in the forehead (third day). Heat and puffiness of the face. Dry heat in the anus, with lancinations, compared by the patient to cutting with a knife. Sensation of heat, as from glowing coals, on the left external malleolus. Sweat. Profuse perspiration, at night (first day). She woke, at A.M., in perspiration, with thirst and dryness of the mouth (after six days).
Conditions Aggravation
(Morning), After waking, burning in eyes; biting in right eye; eyes agglutinated; lachrymation; toothache; in bed, insipidity in the mouth; distension of stomach; griping in the stomach; movements about abdomen; burning and pinching in abdomen; griping in lower abdomen and itching externally; pinching in both groins; on rising, pain in small of back; jerking in the middle of the right thigh; after rising; weakness and weariness in legs; while sitting, tearing in right calf; indolent and sleepy; chilly. (Afternoon), Twisting in pit of stomach; pinching about umbilicus; distension of abdomen; rumbling in abdomen; while sitting, sticking in groins; stitches behind right ribs; weakness and weariness in legs. (Evening), While sitting bend over, pain in forehead; burning in the eyes; tearing in right inner canthus; stitches in left upper lid; tearing in left malar bone; toothache; thirst; pain in epigastric region; sticking in right hypochondrium; pain in right groin; sticking beneath left clavicle; while standing, drawing and tension in left side of neck; trembling in right thigh; burning in thighs; drawing in calves; while sitting, tearing in tendons of right calf; chilliness.
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.