Pulse small, very rapid, contracted, frequently intermittent.
Pulse 112. Pulse 90 and small. It appeared to excite rather than diminish the pulse, in twenty minutes, however, the pulse lost a few beats in a minute, but not to the same extent when given in larger doses. Pulse weak and rapid. Fall in the pulse. Pulse weak and slow, diminished by 7 beats. Pulse slow, falling 75 to 52.
Pulse small and contracted. Pulse small, soft, and slow. Pulse small. Pulse small, slow, and suppressed. Slowness of the circulation. Pulse small, contracted. Pulse slow, 32 (beats).
Pulse slow, indolent. Pulse slow, at times full, at other times small and tense. Pulse slow, weak, in three girls. Pulse slow, small, at times intermittent and scarcely perceptible, during the spasms. Pulse slow, small, thin. Pulse slow. Pulse very small and accelerated. Weak depressed pulse. Pulse and respiration very slight and infrequent. For three days the pulse continued below 50, with a proportionate infrequency of the respiration. A diminution in the frequency of the pulse, and in several of the volume, were the only phenomena observed, except in three cases.
Pulse 58. Pulse depressed, very quick, and fluttering, raging to 120 per minute (first day); 120, small and compressible (second day); 110, somewhat fuller than the day before, at 9 A.M.; 100, quite full, at 7 P.M. (third day); 90, full, but easily compressed, at 8 P.M. (fifth day); 90, appears to have more volume, but easily compressed, at 9 A.M.; 100, not as full and wiry, at 8 P.M. (sixth day); 100, small and feeble, at 9 A.M.; fuller with more volume, at 4 and 8 P.M. (seventh day); 92, full, at 8 P.M. (eighth day); 80, full, while quiet, but quick and very feeble while making the least exertion (ninth day); 80, moderately full, but easily compressed (tenth day); 80 to 90, weak and variable, at 10 A.M.; feeble intermittent, ranging from 80 or 90, at 3 P.M. (eleventh day). Pulse, before taking, 84; counted every fifteen minutes was as follows; 76, 74, 72, 68, 70, 68, 66, 66, 64, 62, 62, 62, 64, 64, 64; afterwards perfectly regular, only somewhat depressed. Pulse, before taking, 84; counted every quarter of an hour was follows; 80, 80, 80, 78, 78, 76, 78, 76, 76, 74, 76, 74, 72, 70, 70, where it remained for over an hour, without variation. Pulse 82 (before experiment); 36, slow and feeble (after three hours). The pulse, usually about 80, sank to about 40, with frequent intermission, and so continued through the night (after half an hour). Pulse 74 (before experiment); 62 (after one hour); 60, small and weak (after three hours). Pulse 70 (before experiment); 60 (after thirty minutes and one hour); 57 (after one hour and a half); 60 (after three hours). Pulse 70 (before experiment); 64, (after thirty minutes); 60, (after one hour); 56, (after two, and three hours). Pulse 67 (before experiment); became soft, small, feeble, and fell to 60. The pulse, which before the experiment was 65, fell to 54, small and slow. Pulse 64, (before experiment); 58, moderately full (after twenty minutes); 48, small (after thirty minutes); 48, (after forty-five minutes); 52 (after sixty minutes); 55 (after seventy-five minutes); 60 (after six hours).
Pulse 64 (before experiment); 52 (after twenty minutes); 46 (after thirty minutes); 45 (after forty minutes); 60 (after forty-five minutes); 46 (after one hour); 50 (after two hours).
Pulse 60 (before experiment); 52, full and tense (after twenty- five minutes); 51 (after thirty-five and forty-five minutes); 54 (after one hour); 56 (after one hour and a half).
Back and Neck
Stiffness in the nape of the neck. The cervical muscles of the right side were stiff and painful on turning the head (second morning). Pain in the back and small of the back, with dragging and pressure in the lower abdomen, relieved by stooping (second day). Pain in the back (second and third days). Pain in the small of the back. Violent pain in the small of the back (first day).
Extremities
Most violent convulsive movements of the limbs occur several times a day; during the intervals the fingers are numb and often contracted. The extremities were alternately violently flexed and extended, with an irresistible desire to stop the spasm by the force of the will, which he was imperfectly able to do. General convulsion under its peculiar form (soon after second dose).
Sudden periodic contractions of the limbs, with tensive pain.
Convulsive movements of the limbs. The limbs were very stiff, affected by the most violent spasm; yet there was an irresistible inclination to overcome the spasmodic contractions, so that as long as the spasm affected the extensor muscles there were constant attempts to flex the limbs, and when the flexor muscles were affected to extend them. Wonderful distortions, alternate flexions, and distensions, of the limbs; even the fingers were violently bent backward. Contractions of the hands, feet, fingers, and toes, which the strongest man cannot prevent.
Various slow pandiculation and distortions of the hands and feet, especially in children. Spasmodic contortion of the extremities.
Contraction of the flexor tendons, as though we would hop about.
General trembling of upper and lower extremities, especially on exertion. Trembling of the limbs, with bitter taste. The limbs trembled easily. Trembling of the limbs. Trembling of the limbs for several days. Indolence in the limbs. Distortion of the hands and feet. Arms and legs rigid, in a semi flexed and semi pronated posture; pain on attempting to straighten the limbs. Paralysis of different limbs. Paralysis of the limbs. Complete inability to walk, and remarkable inability to give the slightest grasp of the limbs. Rigidity of the limbs after the spasms. Complete stiffness of the limbs. Rigidity of one or;another limb. Loss of all power in the extremities, so that the patient could raise neither the arms nor legs, was obliged to lie in bed. Swelling of the upper and lower extremities, sometimes with rash, vesicles, furuncles, ulcers, and exanthemata, after the spasms have lasted a long time. Gangrene of the limbs, the limbs suddenly became cold, leaden colored, and lost all sensation. Real gangrene of the fingers or toes. Cold gangrene of the limbs. True anthrax, rapidly changing into gangrene of the limbs, The parts affected by gangrene spontaneously separated from the body. The dead extremity separated at the joint. Hands and feet swollen, with a gangrenous, black, and suppurating eruption. Hands and feet swollen, covered with blisters. Lost both feet and nearly all his fingers. The fingers and toes first became discolored and then actually gangrenous; this gangrene soon became general, even penetrating to the bones, in consequence;of which, frequently, even during the life of the sufferers, the limbs fall off. Some lose their fingers or toes from cold gangrene without pain, and find them in their stockings or gloves. Pain, with some swelling, without inflammation, followed by coldness, blue color, cold gangrene, and death of the limb. The limbs became cold, pale, and wrinkled, as if they had been a long time in hot water. After excessive lassitude, more or less protracted, and unaccompanied by fever, the extremities become painful, cold, and rigid; benumbed and almost insensible, the limbs were yet capable of movement, though with difficulty; the patients were afflicted with grievous internal pain, which was greatly increased by heat, whether of the bed or atmosphere, but abated somewhat when exposed to a cooler atmosphere, though even then it was scarcely tolerable; the pain extended by degrees from the toes to the legs and thighs, and from the fingers to the arms and shoulders, till sphacelus supervening, the affected parts, dead and black, dropped from the trunk or the adjacent members. The nails have fallen off his thumbs and all the fingers of both hands, as well as one of the lesser toes of the left foot, the denuded parts being covered with flabby granulations, secreting a fetid discharge. Nails purple. No blood followed the separation of the limbs by the gangrene. The person generally experiences not the slightest pain in the gangrenous limb, whenever pricked or cut, though frequently motion is not entirely lost. Absolute insensibility of the tips of the fingers and toes. Insensibility of the limbs. Numbness, insensibility, and coldness of the limbs.
Great weariness of the limbs; he could scarcely drag along the feet. Weakness of the limbs, so that movement of the fingers was painful (after one hour). Weakness of the limbs. The father and mother merely experienced lassitude in the limbs. Heaviness of the limbs; (after three-quarters of an hour). Limbs heavy, as if embarrassed with a great weight, and the calves painful (after one hour). Numbness of the fingers and toes. Disagreeable sensation of sleep and formication in the extremities. Cramps in the legs, arms, and chest (after two hours). Cramps in the hands and feet, which were painfully contracted. Cramps of the limbs, accompanied with excruciating pains and formication. The;limbs are affected by violent pain. Spasmodic pains in the limbs.
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.