Many sudden prickings in the forearm, when sitting. Wrist.
Paralytic drawing in the inner side of the left wrist. Pain, as if sprained, in the left wrist-joint, which increased more and more, so that after a few days he could not move his hand (after stripping the plant). Stiffness of the left wrist-joint, with some luxation pain; in a few days the pain changed to a tearing- sticking and distension of the joint, with incessant weeping and being besides herself; she had to move the painful hand from side to side with the sound one or to keep it straight; the hand could not be allowed to hang down; continuing several days (Aconitum relieved the pain). Hand. Weakness in the hands when writing; he was unable to hold his pen, accompanied with chilliness.
Spasmodic contractive pain in the palm of the left hand; upon stretching it out it flexes involuntarily; the pains are worse on stretching out the hand than on flexing it (after ten hours).
Drawing pain in the palm of the hand, extending through the fingers, immediately. Sensation in the palm of the left hand as if it would become spasmodically constricted. Drawing pain in the left metacarpal bone. Tearing pain in the right carpal bones (after two hours). Burning tearing in the third metacarpal bone of the left hand (after two hours and a half). Drawing tearing, with pressure, from the middle of the right carpal bones to the wrist (after seven hours). Fingers. Sticking pain in the tip of the left thumb. The ring finger goes to sleep. Tearing in the finger-joints of both hands (after ten days). Tearing in the third joints of the little and in the third joint of the fourth finger of the right hand. Tearing in the knuckles of the left metacarpal bone of the little finger. Drawing tearing in the right fourth finger (after six hours and a half). Painful drawing in the metacarpal bone of the right index finger. Lancinating pain in the muscles of the left index and middle fingers (after one hour). Paralytic tearing in the left right index finger.
Burning-tearing stitches in the muscles of the first joint of the fourth finger of the right hand (after four hours).
Lower Limbs
Hip. Pain in the right hip-joint early when rising; she was at first scarcely able to stand; the pain disappeared on walking about. Smarting, as of a wound, in and around the right hip- joint, worse when turning and moving the thigh, disappearing after a time by sitting and lying down (after twelve hours).
Aching pain in the region of the right hip. Dull stitches in the region of the left hip, only during inspiration (after four hours). Thigh. The middle of the anterior surface of his thighs feel bruised and painful; the pain is not felt when stepping up, only when walking on level ground and when descending; when sitting and drawing the legs up, a tension and pain in the thighs on touch. He is unable to crouch down from a tensive pain in the extensor muscles of the thighs, as if they were too short.
Paralytic pain in the left thigh, above the knee, internally, but not as if in the bone, drawing from below upwards, coming and going; also once in the radium above the right wrist. Rheumatic pain in the left thigh, then down the left tibia, and thence into the left forearm, during rest. Tension in the inner muscles to the left thigh, several days. Sudden painful pressure shooting down the middle of the right thigh to the knee, where it is most violent, and then gradually disappearing, while sitting. Tensive- tearing pain, only when walking, in the anterior surface of the left thigh, obliging him to limb (after forty-eight hours).
Painful pressure in the middle of the thighs from without inwards (after five hours). Pushing and drawing in the thighs and knees.
Intermittent stitches in the inner surface of the thigh. Burning pain on the inner and lower portion of the thigh. Tearing pain in the soft parts just above the left knee (after four hours and a half). Knee. Fine drawing pains on the inner side of the left knee (after one hour). Leg. He legs feel as if they would break; she must frequently sit down and rest, with drowsiness and yawning; she felt weak, as after a long illness, with trembling of the arms and whole body. Sticking pains in the lower portion of the calves, especially in the morning, as after dancing.
Painful tensive pressure in the dorsum of the tibia, above the tarsal-joint (when sitting). Dull drawing to an fro in the left calf down to the malleoli. Sticking from the lower part of the tibia towards the toe, in the evening, in bed. Sticking tearing in the tibia, below the knee. Ankle. Tingling-drawing tearing, with occasional darting stitches in the lowest part of the tendo Achillis during rest, disappearing on moving and stretching the tendon (after three days). Foot. Painful feeling of heaviness in the right foot, noticeable a hand’s breadth above the malleolus, and extending downward. Tearing in the dorsum of the foot, aggravated by touch. Tearing pain, with pressure, in the metacarpal bones of both feet. Burning-tearing pain in the sole of the right foot, during rest. Tingling pressive-sticking sensation on the outer side of the sole of the right foot, when sitting (after half an hour). Intermittent aching pain in the lower portion of the left heel, in the commencement of the sole (when sitting), (after six hours). Sharp stitch from within outward in the left and right heel (after twelve hours). Severe dull stitches in the right heel, by the sole, in the night. Toes.
Painful drawing in the joints of the right toes, becoming more violent during a walk. Tearing in the last joints of the right toes (after twenty-six hours). Tearing pain in the metacarpal bones of the little and fourth toes of the left foot (after three-quarters of an hour). Arthritic pain, in the great toe of the right foot; it was red, shining, swollen, with violent boring-sticking pains; she was neither able to move foot nor toe, nor was she able to bear the least pressure upon it, stocking or bed cover (this continued several days); afterwards this pain appeared in the right wrist, the hand was stiff, and the same pains were felt in it, unable to grasp the least thing with it; afterwards it changed from the right to the left hand. Burning pain in the left fourth toe. Prickings in the great toe. Painful stitches in the ball of the left great toe. Transient tickling stitches in the ball of the left great toe, which shocked the whole body like slight electrical shocks, when sitting.
Generalities
Excessive weariness; he wakes after midnight, and is unable to fall asleep again; he is obliged to stretch and move the feet from place to place. She feels weary and weak in all her limbs, with great despondency. A short walk tires him so much that he has to lie down (after ten days). Heaviness and indolence o the body, obliging him to lie down. Restlessness and anxiety, in the evening when in bed, with chill an gooseflesh, preventing sleep.
In the evening, when in bed, his blood is excessively agitated; he is obliged to change his position constantly, and cannot fall asleep. General sick feeling, a s if he had been dancing and revelling several nights, with whimsical mood. General discomfort, without ability to state what and where he suffers.
Rheumatic pains. Pulsating sensation in all the vessels, almost like jerking. Burning sensation wherever the affected part is touched. All the symptoms cease as soon as he goes into the open air; they recommence as soon as he enters the house.
Sleep
Restless sleep, and dreams about several things which he had begun but not completed. Restless sleep, with confused dreams, frequent waking, after which he must toss about a long time before going to sleep again. Restless sleep, with orgasm, heat, and profuse sweat. Restless sleep. Great restlessness during the night. He tosses about in bed at night, says a great many commonplace things in his sleep, and snores aloud on expiration.
Prefers lying on the left side, at night. Passed an almost sleepless night (first night). Dreams. Dreams towards morning, with reflection an mental exertion. Anxious dreams, which wake him frequently; sleep is especially disturbed towards morning.
She dreams that she is disputing with some one; this wakes her in tears.
Fever
Chilliness. Chilliness, all day. One chill after another, on lying down in the evening. Shuddering over the whole body; it became black before the eyes, followed by drowsiness (after two hours). Frequent shuddering all over, and extending across the hairy scalp, in the evening before going to bed. Shuddering with gooseflesh, which does not continue long, but returns frequently.
Cold feeling in the right limb, as if it were standing in cold water. Icy-cold feet (after two hours). Heat. Especially towards evening; first chilliness, afterwards burning heat in the whole body, with great restlessness; he has to change the position of the limbs constantly, without externally perceptible heat or thirst, after dinner. Temperature of body 100.2 0 (after two hours and ten minutes). He feels hot after walking in the open air. Constant flushes of heat in the face, with frequent chilliness of the rest of the body. Heat in the face, with icy- cold hands and feet. Painful heat and fullness of vessels of face (after five minutes). Heat and flushing of the face (after ten minutes). Ears hot, in the evening (second day). Sweat. Night sweats, several nights. Sweat on the feet, extending above the malleoli, early in the morning in bed (after eighteen hours).
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.