Numbness and swelling of the calves. When walking, sensation as if the calves were too short, immediately disappearing on sitting. Painful cramp in the right calf, in the morning in the bed. Painful contraction in the right calf (eleventh day).
Tension in the calves as from cramp, when walking (twentieth day). Calves tense and contracted (twenty-second day). Painful sensation in the left calf (twenty-second day). Sticking in the calves on stepping out, while walking. Sticking pain above the calf, while walking in the open air (eighteenth day). Ankle.
Stiffness and weariness of the ankle, with swelling about the malleoli. Soreness of the ankle (second day). Tension of the ankles, even while sitting. Pain, as if sprained, in the ankle.
Drawing in the left ankle frequently repeated (thirty-third day).
Tearing pain in the ankles, relieved by lying down (fourth day).
Violent sticking pain in the tendo Achillis, while walking in the open air. Sticking in the right external malleolus, even at night. Foot. Swelling of the feet, mostly in the morning on rising, less in the evening; very tense when walking. Swelling of the feet with redness, in which pressure caused a white spot in a short time; with pain extending from toes to the malleoli.
Swelling of the feet as far as the ankles. Swelling of the left foot as far as the malleoli. (Erysipelas broke out on the foot and about the ankle, red, shiny, with stinging pains).
Intolerable sour odor of the feet without perspiration.
Intolerably bad, carrion-like odor of the feet, without perspiration, every evening (after three days). Several times her feet gave way under her, while walking. Weakness of the feet (fourteenth day). Painful cramp in the sole of the right foot, and especially in the great toe, during a long walk (after two days). Cramp in the soles of the feet. The foot is easily sprained. Soreness of the soles of the feet, especially towards the toes. Pain in the feet, as if in the bone, from the middle of the legs down to the ankles and along the backs of the feet, aggravated by standing and walking; the pain caused uneasiness in the feet, which made it necessary to rest them (tenth day). Pain on the back of the foot as if bruised. Pains in the back of the right foot (tenth day). Pain in the ball of the foot. Pains in the ball of the right foot (eleventh day), (twenty-fourth day).
Drawing in the sole of the foot (thirty – third day). Very painful tearing in the feet and legs, aggravated by walking; the pains afterwards were felt in the left foot, especially in the calf, with constant spasmodic contraction in it, that continued even while sitting (thirty-sixth day). Violent tearing in the feet. Arthritic tearing pains in the top of the left foot (sixteenth day). Constant tearing in the soles of the feet, lasting till 6 P.M., then extending upward and becoming seated above the knee, where it continued all night (fourteenth day).
Fine tearing in the middle of the sole of the right foot, towards the inner margin, together with tension externally, twice in the forenoon (fifth day). Tearing in the sole of the left foot (sixteenth day). Tearing in the heels (twelfth and twenty-third day). Burning of the feet. Burning in the feet at night. Burning of the soles of the feet. Burning in the sole of the right foot, at night. Burning on the back of the right foot (twelfth day).
Cutting in the soles of the feet. Sticking pain in the feet and legs, especially while standing (twelfth day). Sticking about the malleoli of the right foot (eighth day). Sticking in the heel and great toe, while standing and sitting. Stitches in the soles of the feet. Pricking and stitches in the left heel. Toes. The great toe that had healed began to pain as if ulcerating, only when stepping and walking upon it. Corn, with violent burning on the great toe. A corn becomes exceedingly sensitive to touch. The toes are stiff, she cannot bend them. Pain in two toes, as from pressure of the boot, while walking (after seven days). Constant violent pain in the great toe so that he can scarcely step. Pain as from a sprain in the joint of the great toe. Pains beneath the nail of the great toe and stitches in it. Frequent boring pain in the great toe. Drawing feel in the joints of the toes, as if they were being pulled out of the sockets. Tearing in the great toes, in the evening. Tearing in the right great toe.
Tearing in the ball of the right great toe a few times, at 11 A.
M. (first day). Cramp like stitches in the toes.
*Violent stitches in the corns, *Stitches in the corn, jerking up the feet (sixth day). Cutting stitches in the right great toe.
Violent stitches in the great toe. Stitches in the joint of the great toe. Stitches in the great toe, so violent that it jerked the lower extremity (sixth day). Stitches in the indurated toe.
Itching-cutting pain beneath the toe-nail.
Generalities
She became extremely emaciated during the five days’ illness.
Emaciation of the whole body, with pale, suffering expression.(1570) Great emaciation. Tremulousness when writing (thirty-third day). Epileptic attack at night, about the time of the new moon; the body was at first stretched out, then tossed about, without cries and without biting the tongue (after sixteen days). A paroxysm; she became pale, quiet, and lost her appetite, complained in a weeping manner of very violent sticking in the ear, vomited, and became so weak in the hands that she could not carry a cup to her mouth (after five hours). Loss of appetite; pale, suffering expression; every morning perspiration, which sometimes was very profuse; heaviness and weariness of the lower extremities, that frequently obliged her to lie down; nausea; chilliness every evening before going to sleep; sticking pains here and there, in the sides of the chest, in the abdomen, limbs, at times so violent that she started up in fright; pain beneath the sternum on inspiration; itching on the arms and lower extremities, with small pimples. In the evening, after lying down (and slumbering), he began unconsciously to thrash about with the hands and feet and to jerk, with closed eyes and loud snoring (without screaming); froth oozed from the mouth, after which he lay motionless, as if dead, and when one attempted to rouse him, he was quite stiff, then opened his eyes, that were fixed, and began to mumble (an epileptic attack?), (after sixteen days).
Great coldness of the whole left side of the body, followed by frequent slumbering and starting up, as if she would go away without knowing whither, then she begins to lose consciousness, speaks unintelligibly, recognizes no one, and becomes so weak that she cannot turn over alone; after this violent convulsions, with staring look, distortion of the eyes, twitching of the lips, lolling of the tongue, stretching and distortion of the head and limbs, lasting a quarter of an hour, followed by frightful roar- ing, dropping of tears from the eyes, frothing at the mouth; after this warm perspiration over the whole body, free respiration, slumber, and after several hours gradual return of consciousness and speech (after forty-six hours). Indolence in the afternoon; walking was irksome (fourteenth day). Sense of great debility; she wants always to be lying down.(1580) Disinclination for physical effort; feels stupid (fourteenth day). Great weariness (seventh day). Great weakness (after twenty-eight hours); (fourth day). Obliged to keep the bed for five days on account of great weakness. Great weakness, even to faintness, at night. Great weakness, in the morning on rising.
Great weakness, in the morning after waking. Constant weakness and sleepiness while walking in the open air, so that she was obliged to hurry to reach the house. Very weak and tremulous after walking, in the evening. So weak that he could not walk, though without pain (fourth day). So exhausted at noon, before dinner, that he was obliged to lie down.(1590) So great uneasiness in all parts of the body that he cannot sit still nor continue to write. Uneasiness of the body and headache after sitting a long time. Internal restlessness and excitement (forty- second day). He woke after midnight with uneasiness, difficult breathing, and dryness of the skin (after nine days).
Sensitiveness to cold air. He took cold very easily. On the approach of and during a storm he is violently affected; the powers are exhausted when walking; cannot proceed; is obliged to be led; becomes very weak and sleepy, with heaviness and heat of the body. Takes cold easily and has a cough (eleventh day). The whole body was stiff at night, as if asleep, with anxiety, so that she could not fall asleep. Easy orgasm of blood and constant excitement.(1600) Orgasm of blood at night; throbbing in all the vessels. Awoke with rapid pulse, palpitation, sensation of heat, eructations, and pressure in the pit of the stomach, followed by vomit-ing of bitter mucus, with retching.
Disagreeable sensation first in the genitals, afterwards extend- ing over both sides of the trunk, like a cutting, to the shoulders, and thence into the arms with tension in them; they seemed asleep; this occurred every quarter of an hour while at rest, especially while sitting and standing, not at night (after fourteen days). Easily strained by lifting, which causes stitches in the pit of the stomach and frequent vomiting at night; often, also, cutting in the lower abdomen, with accumulation of flatus. Bruised pain over the whole body, as if he had lain in an uncomfortable position, at night. Bruised feeling over the whole body after coition (after twenty-three days). All the muscles are painful on motion. Neck, chest, and head, and indeed all parts of the body, are painful (after twenty-four hours). Painfulness of the whole body, in the morning; felt even during sleep, and then on waking (especially in the right upper arm and left shoulder); better after rising.
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.