Introduction
Saponin, C32H54O18 (a glucoside;the active principle of many plants belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, Polygalaceae, etc.; principally obtained from Saponaria officinalis, Gypsophila, Struthium, Poly gala Senega, and Quillaya). Preparation: Dilutions with water (which speedily decompose), or triturations.
Mind
Delirious and comatose at intervals (twentieth day). Depression of spirits, all day (after two hours). Seeming depression with the headache; no desire to study (second day). Very irritable; nothing goes right; fault-finding, dissatisfied with everything previously done, no matter how well it was done before; find that close application removed this tendency, but when unoccupied I fall back into the same mood (third day). Quite ill-natural and inclined to view matters in a disagreeable light; did not seem able to feel settled enough to know what to do (fifth day); the crossness became so intense, that I felt myself getting very unreasonable, especially as to food, which seemed all wrong in some way; took a long ride and walk and tea sway from home; food tasted wrong still; mental condition was improved after a long walk (sixth day). Felt more amiable, but the unsettled feeling remained (seventh day). All the symptoms disappeared gradually during the next week, except the mental condition, which continued, in a modified degree, for about sixteen days after last powder. Desire to be let alone. On attempting to apply my mind, became very nervous and irritable, least thing disturbed me; nothing went right; desire to be quiet and not talk, more in the afternoon, latter part (eighth day). Disinclination for study or moving about, aggravated by turning head or eyes, which are still sore (eighth day). Dull condition of mind (ninth day).
After several days I began to be troubled with a difficulty which I never experienced before; I found it almost impossible to recall the names of friends with whom I was perfectly familiar; I also found great difficulty in remembering words which I wanted to use; I found great trouble to express my thoughts in the most simple;language on account of not being able;to remember the most simple words with which I was perfectly familiar; so marked as to cause me great trouble. Inability to speak of things I know perfectly well; recall name, etc. (first day). Inability to fix the mind on any particular thing; absentmindedness (first day); constant mental symptoms; can’t fix thoughts on any particular subject (second day); mind very clear (secondary), (third day).
Great difficulty in recalling (names) words (first day).
Head
Vertigo. Some vertigo (seventh day). Dizziness followed the vomiting (fourth day). Dizziness and nausea on stooping (third day). General Head. Head feels dull (first day). Dull pains through the head (first day). The first symptoms noticeable was a dull pain all through the head, followed by a sleepy condition.
Dull heavy headache, with seeming depressing; no desire to study; worse from 4 to 6 P.M. (second day). After moving around, in the; morning, a dull heavy sensation in head, mostly forehead, especially over left orbit near frontal prominence, aggravated by stooping; eyeball sore and aches; in a few hours the pain in head spread, running back to occiput great hat in frontal region, relieved by pressure and cold, and greatly aggravated by stooping or bending over (sixth day); not so marked (seventh day). Head feels heavy (second day). Headache extreme (third day). Headache more severe than on previous day, aggravated by least mental labor or motion, at 5 A.M. (tenth day). Most severe pain in the;head, with throbbing of the carotids; the most severe pain was in the left side of the had; not so much in right side (after one hour). Head still aching so severely as to prevent study (third day). Head exceedingly painful all over, but especially in the temple (sixteenth day). Head exceedingly irritable, and can’t turn it right or left, up or down, or even turn the eyes without being nauseated (fifth and sixth days). Head feels as if something would press out; aggravated from stooping, walking, etc., and relieved by bathing in cold water (after three hours).
Forehead. Dull frontal headache, all day (second day). Head feels dull and heavy in frontal region (third day). Dull pain in forehead (third day). Dull pain over left eye (third day). Pain over right eye (after three hours and a half). Headache over right eye, with sensation of pressure outward of superciliary ridge; the headache lasted about an hour (fourth day). On getting up in the; morning, slight headache over the eyes; dull sleepy pain, with inability to breathe through right nostril (second day). Forehead full and hot, with a sinking at the pit of stomach, with thirst (eighth day); headache continues, seems greatly aggravated, from 4 to 6 P.M. (ninth day). Fine sharp pains in right infraorbital nerve, with the constriction, scraping sensation in pharynx (after half an hour). Temples. Dull heavy pain in both temples, with the scraping sensation in pharynx (after half an hour, second day); passed off in the night but returned the next day. Dull pain in temples and at root of nose, lasting two hours (after half an hours, fifth day); repeated (sixth day). Dull pain in temples, worse at night (second day); worse in afternoon, with exhaustion and weak pulse (fourth day); less pain (fifth day). Heavy dull pain in temples, with sensation of exhaustion (third day). About 10 A.M., had a headache in both temples were pressed outward; headache lasted about an hour (second day). Dull pain in right temple (first day). Severe headache in both temples, sensation of pressure from within outward, with throbbing, and in frontal region a dull heavy ache. Headache not a common symptom. Riding in the horse- cars was quite an aggravation both to head and back from he jar.
The headache gradually disappeared during the morning (third day). Agonizing pain in both temples, which would disappear as the desire to vomit decreased. Pains in left side, mastoid cells (after one hour). Sharp pain in left temple (first day). Occiput.
Headache in occipital region, with sensation of pressure outward, in the afternoon, lasting about an hour (third day).
Eyes
Could not turn eyes upward or around, they felt so sore; to move them would cause a pain to dart back to occiput (third day). Eyes sore (sixth and seventh days). Sensation of fullness in eyes, in evening (second day). Pain in the eyebrows, more in the left (after one hour). Pain in inner canthus, left eye (after one hour). Increased secretion of tears (third day). Conjunctiva yellow and a little congested (third day). Vision dull (third day).
Nose
Dry coryza and frequent sneezing (first day). Inclination to sneeze (after three hours and a half). With the headache, in the morning, inability to breathe through right nostril, which seemed to be plugged up, but which was easily blown out (second day).
Pain in nose about half way down (after one hour). Dull pain at root of nose and in temples, lasting two hours (after half an hour, fifth day); repeated (sixth day).
Face
Paleness of the face (second day). Face quite pale (second day).
Dry and burning lips (first day).
Mouth
Tongue coated yellowish-white on back part red on extremity and edged; raised papillae (strawberry tongue), particularly on tip (second day). Tongue coated brown in the center, and deep yellow on the edged (fifth and sixth days). Hard palate gives sensation of roughness when touching it with tongue, and papillae can be felt, slightly tender (second day). Mucous membrane of mouth seems rough (second day). Increase of saliva. When conscious, complains of a sweet sickish taste in mouth (twentieth day).
Acrid taste in mouth. Peculiar taste in mouth, morning (early), (first day). Flat insipid taste in mouth (second day).
Throat
Tough tenacious mucus in posterior nares, extending into larynx (second day). Thick mucus in posterior nares (second day). Throat very sore and sense of constriction on swallowing; hardly able to swallow (first day). Throat felt quite sore, especially on attempting to swallow, even empty swallowing; soreness was over whole throat, more on right side, a very common symptom (after thirteen hours, second day). A slight sore throat; raw and smarting as if I had drank hot water (ninth to twelfth day.
Severe smarting of the throat, lasting for an hour or two (after first powder). Sore smarting feeling in throat (first day). Very soon throat began to smart and feel rough. Smarting in throat.
Irritation in throat, as from dust (soon, second morning) Throat feels dry (after one hour). Constriction, scraping sensation in vault of pharynx, accompanied; by fine sharp pains in right infraorbital nerve; these symptoms continued for about an hours, and then passed off (after half an hour); accompanied by dull heavy pain in both temples (after half an hour); same sensation in pharynx (third day). Raw sensation in pharynx, with scraping (after half an hour, fifth day); raw sensation (sixth day).
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.