Chilliness, without thirst, and without subsequent heat.
Chilliness, with goose skin and moderate thirst. Chilliness, all day. He is shaken and waked from sleep by a momentary chill, at 1 P.M.; he feels warm without sweating, with fine prickling in the forehead (second day). Frequently recurring fits of shuddering, passing off quickly, without being immediately followed by heat or thirst; after which he suddenly feel hot, especially in the face; he feels as if a hot breath came out of his mouth and nose and heated the neighboring parts, without thirst, and with a very comfortable feeling in the whole body, and clearness in the head; the fits of shuddering recur eight or ten times, at short intervals; the paroxysms of heat are less frequent, but they last longer. Shuddering over whole body, for ten minutes (immediately). Shuddering over the whole back; he feels chilly through the whole body (after three hours). Febrile shivering through the whole body (after half an hour). Extremities cool. Cold feet. Head. Febrile condition, an unwell sick feeling, restless anxiety, easy startings, short hot breath, trembling, great orgasm of blood, eyes weak and unsteady, as if everything were in motion, as if the air itself were in tremulous motion; irresistible desire to sleep, with yawning, icy-cold shivering without shaking, constant nausea. Heat only at night and after rising, in the morning, more internally; only the hands, forehead, lips, and cheeks feel hot, the hands are constantly dry and rough; the mouth is completely dried up and sticky, in the morning; moderate thirst, desire for juicy food; absolutely no perspiration, daily for two weeks. Flushes of heat, with redness of the face. Fever; flushes of heat all day, but worse in the forenoon, alternating with chilliness. A burning sensation of heat; redness of the face, and heat in the forehead, without thirst (after five hours). Heat in the head and face, as if he had drunk much wine, not perceptible to the hand, for three hours (after one hour and a half). Heat in the head, which is not felt externally, with internal chilliness. Flush of heat in the face; his cheeks are red and burn. Redness of the face and heat, without sensation of heat. Heat and stinging itching in the face, here and there, towards evening (after eleven hours). Heat in the face, here and there, towards evening (after eleven hours). Heat in the face, after warm drinks (the first days). Sudden burning heat of the cheeks, with cold forehead, without thirst (after thirteen hours). Burning heat in the face, with chilliness over the body, especially in the extremities (after two hours). Sweat. Profuse sweat, after midnight. Profuse sweat about the head and face, which were hot to touch, while the rest of the body was cold, for fifteen minutes (after eight minutes). Forehead covered with cold sweat.
Sweat on the chest and in the axilla, towards evening, after walking; violent itching about the nipple. Excessive sweat of the soles of the feet.
Aggravation
(Morning), On rising, vertigo; when reading, pains in head; swelling of feet; on waking, weariness; after rising, heat.
(Forenoon), Heaviness in limbs; pain in joints; weakness; drowsiness; flushes of heat. (Afternoon), Difficult breathing; 5 P.M., chilliness. (Toward evening), Heaviness in limbs.
(Evening), Before falling asleep, pulsation in all vessels; 9.30 P.M., chilliness. (Night), Cough; after midnight, pain in calves; in bed, spot. (Fixed attention), Headache. (Bending double), Pain in small of back. (Bending arm), Pain below elbow-joint. (Cold), Pain in chest; pains; uncomfortable feeling; red spots and streaks. (Coughing), Lachrymation; sticking in left side.
(While eating), Nausea. (During expiration), Prickings in right side of chest; borings in right side of chest; stitch behind heart. (Going upstairs rapidly), Prickings in forehead.
(Grasping part), Jerking darting in thumb. (During inspiration), Tightness in pit of stomach and chest; in recumbent position, wheezing in larynx; stitches in right side of chest; deep sticking in left side. (Looking at bright light), Lachrymation. (Looking upward), Pressure in eyeballs. (When lying down), Oppression of chest. (Lying upon part), Pressure in right hip-joint. (After a meal), Nausea. (Between micturition), Burning in urethra. (Motion), Heaviness of head; cracking in joints; pain in muscles of right forearm; pain in right wrist; pain in thighs. (Moving neck), Pain in nape. (Moving arm), Aching in muscles of upper arm. (During rest), Stitches in muscles of left arm; contraction of left little and right finger. (Rising from sitting), Vertigo. (When sitting), Vertigo; stitches in left side of abdomen; oppression of chest; pain in spine; pain in upper border of ilium; pain in hip; stitches in muscles of thighs; stitches in left knee. (Smoking), Sweetish taste in mouth.
(Standing), Pressure in sole of left foot. (Stooping), Hot feeling in skin. (Swallowing), Dryness in throat; soreness of throat. (Touch ), Pain in lower jaw; pain in muscles of thighs.
(When urinating), Dragging sensation as far as tip of urethra; scalding in urethra. (When walking in open air), Lachrymation.
(Walking), Pain in back; pain in muscles of thighs; tension in right calf; pinching and pressure in right tibia; pain in feet. (After walking), Headache; burning in stomach. (On becoming warm), Prickings in forehead. (When writing), Trembling of hand; pricking in right thumb. (Yawning), Lachrymation.
Amelioration
(Morning), After rising, pain in calves. (After a meal), Bitter taste in mouth. (Lying down), Heaviness and lassitude. (Motion), Stitches in muscles of forearms; pain in left index finger.
(Moving arm fast), Pain in bones. (Pressing palms of hand against forehead), Pain in sinciput. (Pressure), Digging in forehead; pain in upper border of ilium. (When reflecting), Headache. (Recumbent position), The symptoms. (When staring), Headache. (Walking), Pain in upper border of ilium.
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.