Sudden painful drawing in all points over the surface of the body, while sitting (after three hours). Itching on the back of the nose, with a slight sensation of numbness of the skin (after three hours and a half). Violent itching on the patella, with a raw scraping sensation; a sensation as if an eruption would break out (after four hours and a half).
Sleep
Sleepiness, without sleep. Starting out of sleep, at night, with anxiety and shortness of breath, even to suffocation, and with trembling. Slumber with half-opened eyes and mouth; on waking, could not catch his breath; was obliged to sit up, and then the breath was very rapid, with whistling in the chest, as though he would suffocate; he beat about with his hands; the head and hands were bluish and puffy; he was hoarse, without thirst; when the attacks came on he cried; all this happened without cough, and especially at night, from 12 to 4. Frequent waking from sleep, as from wakefulness. Restless sleep; on sitting up in bed it seemed as though the symptoms extended downward and she felt easier.
Dreams at night. Lascivious dream, with emission. Vivid unremembered dreams.
Fever
Chilliness. Shivering over the whole body, with fine sticking crawling here and there, especially with very cold hands and feet; shivering especially extending from the feet to the knees (after a quarter of an hour). Coldness creeps over the whole body, especially on the hands and feet, which are cold to touch, though the latter may be warmly wrapped up (after half an hour).
Repeated attacks of slight shivering (after half an hour).
Shaking chill before going to bed (after four hours). Slight chilliness, though the face was warmer than usual (after one;hour). Hands very cold (after one hour). Icy-cold feet, though the body was otherwise warm (after three-quarters of an hour). Heat. Hot and feverish (first day). Violent general heat while walking (after three hours). Decided heat is noticed on touch, especially in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. Intolerable sensation of dry heat over the whole body.
During the heat dread of uncovering; it seemed as though he would take cold or be attacked with colic. Heat over the whole body, without thirst, soon after lying down (after two hours).
Sensation of warmth in the head and throat; even to touch the face and other parts of the body were warmer than usual, though without thirst. Frequent flushes of heat, with great heat of the face, and after half an hour sweat flushes of heat, with great heat of the face, and after half an hour sweat broke out upon the face, in the afternoon (after ten hours). Sensation of burning heat in the face, with moderate warmth of the body and icy coldness of the feet, without thirst (after one hour). Sweat.
Profuse sweat, without thirst, while awake, from 7 P.M. to 1 A.M.; drops stood upon the face, and there was also perspiration all over, but after sleep he was more hot than sweaty, but without thirst. Rather profuse sweat after midnight, but not on the head. He was sweaty all over on waking from sleep, two nights. Sweat first on the face, occurring several hours after the dry heat had disappeared.
Aggravation
(Morning), On rising, dizzy. (Moving head), Dizziness. (Moving neck), Stitches in cervical muscles. (Pressure), Stitches below stomach. (During rest), Pain in bones of wrist and along radius; most pains. (While sitting), Sticking beneath right scapula.
(While standing), Pressure in small of back; weariness and feeling of coldness in legs. (On walking), Pain around hip-joint; general heat.
Amelioration
(During motion), Most pains.
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.