The first part of the stool was hard, the last liquid. Pasty sour-smelling stool; the evacuation accompanied by shivering, and followed by renewed urging (constriction) in the intestines (after six hours). Stool consisting of grayish mucus. Stool mingled with mucus. Constipation after the proving.
Urinary Organs
Burning in the kidneys and bladder. Weakness of the bladder; was obliged to make great pressive while urinating, else the urine could not be completely evacuated. Prickling in the urethra during micturition. During micturition a kind of tenesmus, tickling in the urethra, and dragging towards the bladder. Burning micturition (after twenty hours). Desire to urinate every half hour (in one prover). It expels the urine.
Urine increased (in one case). (Frequent an profuse discharge of urine). Urine increased in quantity and of a light color (in one prover). Urine dark-colored, of an agreeable benzoic odor.
Urine dark-red almost brown, thickish, warmer than usual, an of an agreeable odor. Urine bright-yellow, with a tinge of green.
Urine reddish-yellow, as in jaundice and in high fever.
Sexual Organs
Unusual emission (in one case).
Respiratory Organs
Dry cough, in the evening (after five hours). Cough, with expectoration of mucus, lasting five minutes (after thirteen hours). Dyspnoea; on taking a deep breath the chest cannot sufficiently expand, as if a weight were pressing down upon the chest, below the throat. Snoring inspiration during sleep (after one hour).
Chest
Rush of blood to the chest. (Oppression on the chest). Some isolated stitches in the chest (after six hours). Sudden dull stitches below the last ribs during inspiration and expiration (lasting a long time). Pressive-tightening pain across the sternum, at times also single stitches. A burning pain in the left side of the sternum. A crackling bubbling, as of little vesicles, that is even audible, first in the left, then also in the right pectoral muscles, persistent. Stitches in the right side. Yellow bitter milk in a nursing woman. Simple aching in both nipples, seeming to be caused by flatulence in the abdomen. A long-continued stitch in each nipple.
Pulse
Rapid pulse. Accelerated pulse.
Back
Tension in the back and small of the back. Stiffness in the small of the back and in the hips; cannot walk straight. Violent cutting pains in the region of the lumbar vertebrae, as if in their substance, aggravated by stool. Cutting drawing in the left lumbar region, beneath the short ribs, and in the forepart of the left side of the lower abdomen, just above the pubis; a digging in the intestines. Cutting in the left lumbar region (sharp).
Extremities
Simple pain in all the joints during motion (after twelve, and several hours). The limbs upon which he lies fall asleep.
Superior Extremities
Twitching in the arms and hands, also in the rest of the body, in the morning, two days in succession. Tearing in the upper arms and in the finger-joints. Some stitches in the arms. A swelling-bubbling sensation in the elbow-joints during rest and motion. Sensation of twitching in the right elbow. The muscles of the forearms seen contracted, with a tremulous motion of the hands. Sensation as if the lower side of the forearm were about falling asleep. Tearing in the forearm.
Before falling asleep he involuntary stretches the hands above the head. Veins of the hands swollen (after two hours).
Tearing transversely across the hand from the thumb to the little finger. Violent sticking-tearing pain in the thumb (after three hours).
Inferior Extremities
Twitching, externally visible and perceptible, of various muscular fibres on the posterior portion of the thigh, especially when the muscles were extended, while sitting and on drawing up the knee while lying down. Weariness of the thighs, as after very great exertion. Stiffness of the knee, which is painful on motion. Tensive-pressive pain in the hollow of the left knee, extending to the heel. Weary tension in the hollow of the right knee. A drawing weary pain in the hollow of the left knee while standing. A bubbling-swelling sensation in the hollows of the knees; it seems as though it could be heard. Painless bubbling in the hollows of the knees, extending to the heels.
Sticking in the left knee while walking. The legs go to sleep when riding one over the other. A bubbling extending outward in the leg, associated with stitches. (A sensation as if the left ankle had been sprained, painful on steeping upon it, in the morning, after rising). An intermittent burning pain between the inner malleolus and tendo Achillis, as if glowing coals were from time to time held to it (after five hours). A pain consisting of tearing and sticking transversely across the instep. Sticking itching in the hollows of the soles of the feet.
Stitches in the sole of the left foot, on the margin of the foot above the little toe. Bubbling-crackling sensation in the ball of the left great toe. Sticking itching in the root of the little toe, almost as after being frozen.
Generalities
Prostration. Weakness. Weakness of the whole body while walking.
Weakness of the whole body. Heaviness of the whole body, as after waking from deep sleep. Heaviness of the whole body, as though one had slept too little. The whole body feels heavy after sleeping. Discomfort.
Sleep
Frequent yawning. It causes sleep. Sleepiness. Ravings in sleep, at night; afterwards he walked about in an unconscious state, half dreaming and half awake. Raving, in the evening, while asleep; he tosses about the bed with closed eyes, without talking, with great heat. The chile tosses about at night, frequently begins to cry out, and says trembling “there are men.” During sleep he stretches the hands above the head.
During sleep he was restless, moaned, and bent the head backward. The child is pale; she seems to be quarreling in her sleep, with convulsive drawing of the fingers, facial muscles, and of the eyelids. Restless sleep. Vivid, sad, anxious dreams. Anxious dreams of dead relatives. Vexatious, offensive dreams, at night.
Fever
Chilliness. (Slight chill, in the morning). Shivering, without external coldness (after half an hour). Chill and heat alternating for only two minutes, with great weariness and anxiety; she is averse to everything, even that of which she is usually most fond. Heat. He felt hot all over, without being thirsty (after two hours). Heat of the body an uneasiness.
Warmth over the whole body, without thirst. Heat and sensation of heat in the cheeks. Warmth, especially about the nose. Heat of the hands and feet, without heat of the arms and legs, with coolness of the face. Heat and a sensation of heat in the palms of the hands. Sweat. Yellow perspiration, smelling of rhubarb.
Perspiration on the forehead and scalp after slight effort.
Cold perspiration on the face, especially about the mouth and nose (after three hours). Sweat in the palms when the hands are pressed together. Cold sweat in the palms of the hands, while the backs of the hands and the rest of the body were warm (after twenty hours).
Conditions Aggravation
(Morning), After sleeping, pain across forepart of head; colic and emission of flatus; twitching in various parts of the body; on stepping upon part, pain in left ankle. (Night), Ravings in sleep. (Open air), Lachrymation. (Eating plums), Colic. (After eating). Distension of abdomen. (On inspiration), Pressure in intestines. (While lying down), On drawing knee up, twitching in posterior portion of thigh. (Motion), Headache; desire for stool; pain in all the joints. (During micturition), Prickling and tickling in urethra. (While sitting), Twitching in posterior portion of thigh. (During sleep), Snoring inspiration.
(After sleeping), Eyelids agglutinated; mouth covered with offensive mucus; offensive exhalation from mouth; had taste in mouth; pressure in pit of stomach; heaviness of whole body.
(While standing), Vertigo; headache in forepart of head; colic; pain in hollow of left knee. (Before and during stool), Colic.
(Stool), Pain in region of lumbar vertebrae. (Stooping), Headache. (While walking), Pain in abdominal ring; sticking in left knee; weakness of the whole body. (Walking), Desire for stool. (While writing), On stooping, throbbing in ears.
Amelioration
(After a stool), Colic. (Violent swallowing), Roaring in ears.
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.