Itching on the scrotum. Itching on the inner surface of the wrist. Itching on the balls of the fingers; after scratching, a white spot with red areola. Violent itching in a very small spot between the third and fourth fingers. Itching about the ankles.
Violent itching between the tendo Achillis and malleolus. Itching of the soles. Itching on the soles of the feet, in the evening.
Sleep
Sleepiness early in the evening, followed by only partial sleep with much waking; in the middle of the night he becomes quite awake; after reading, sleepy again; only towards morning does he have sound sleep. Sleepy early in the evening, contrary to habit he was obliged to lie down, and immediately feel asleep (second day). Sleeps as of dead, all the forenoon. Could scarcely rouse himself, in the morning (third day). On waking from sleep he was at first unconscious and afterwards indolent, but all the more wide awake after washing. Unable to fall asleep for a long time, in the evening. Fall asleep late and wakes early. Falls asleep late at night (third day). Awakened at night by every slight noise. Wide awake, very early in the morning (fourth day). After 3 A.M., he remained awake and felt well. In the afternoon he woke from a sound sleep full of dreams, precisely to the minute at the time he had determined upon (fourteenth day). Very early waking always at the same hour however late he falls asleep, for several weeks. Sleep full of dreams, with loud calculations (second night). Sleep with many unremembered dreams. Dreams of journeys and of desire for coition, with violent erections on waking (first day). Dreams of quarrels, of an unnatural horrible cruelty. Dreams of the occurrences of the day. Historical dreams of distant people, at night.
Fever
Chill, at 7 P.M., very severe for ten to twenty minutes, followed by violent fever, with headache and nausea; waking in sweat, at night. Glowing heat in the skin, as if it came from a stove, noticed externally, not internally, though he is hot in different spots in the body, now in the side, now in the chest, or abdomen, or loins, especially after eating, after the midday nap, even when lying in the cool air. Easy perspiration while walking and during the daily nap. Sweat on going out, in the forenoon. Sweat on the lower abdomen and in the pubic region, while sitting.
Sweat on the chest and in the axilla, causing stiff white spots on the linen.
Aggravation
(Morning), Vertigo; tongue coated white; hawking and raising of transparent lumps of mucus; lameness in the small of back; stiffness of the limbs; on motion, cramp in calves. (Afternoon), Headache; while walking, stitches between left ilium and umbilicus. (Evening), When excited, loquacity; vertigo; fluent coryza; in bed, toothache; while lying down, cramp in calves, heels, ankles, malleoli, and flexor tendons of great toe; on falling asleep, jerking in whole body; itching of soles of feet.
(Night), Tearing in hands; cramp in soles. (Bending backward), Pain in small of back. (After coition), Weak and irritable.
(Before eating), Rumbling in abdomen. (Going from cold air into warm room), Stitches in forehead, temples, and eyes.
(Inspiration), Pain in right side. (Moving knee), While lying down, cracking in part. (External pressure), Pain in middle of chest. (On raising arm), Pain in middle of chest. (After sleep), Symptoms. (On standing up), Vertigo; pressure in occiput. (On waking), Red cheeks; dryness of mouth and fauces.
Amelioration
(Eating), Toothache. (Drinking), Toothache. (Inserting finger), Stoppage of ears. (Lying on abdomen), Pain in small of back.
(Smoking), Toothache. (Taking cold water or cold into the mouth),.
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.