Respiration at base of left lung is roughened, with pain in the part (seventh day).
Chest
Frightful suppuration and gangrenous inflammation came on, reaching down to the sternum; the muscles, vessels, and nerves of the part were laid bare. Wandering pains in chest (fourth day).
Some wandering pains in chest and abdomen (sixth and seventh days). Slight stitching pain in chest and right side. Pains in the left side of the chest in the region of the heart; the heart pains were sharp, and, continuing some little time, would pass off; they were a pretty constant attendant on the whole proving.
Dull pain in left side, about the size of a large walnut, and an inch above, and an inch to the right of the apex beat of the heart;this lasted some little time (after a few minutes first day).
Heart and Pulse
Dull, continual pain in the heart toward the apex, in the evening (fifth day); not so marked; seemingly in the substance of the heart (seventh day). Occasional dull pains in region of the heart; they seemed to be in the substance of the heart; less frequent in the afternoon (eighth day). Sense of uneasiness about the heart, with occasional dull pain in cardiac region, not altered by pressure, by deep breath, or by motion (fourth day). I felt, at times, this sensation in the region of the heart; a sense of oppression, and a sort of pricking, which always passed off in a short time (seventh day). Felt the action on the heart almost immediately; the pains about the heart came back every day about 10 A.M., and from 4 to 6 P.M., only lasted for a short time; this has been so for ten days, and still continues; sometimes the pain is quite persistent, and accompanied with a feeling of dread and oppression; it also comes on sometimes at night when I am studying, and troubles me not a little; these symptoms have been accompanied, but not nearly as regularly, by a peculiar pain in my right side, which, did I not know better, would make me think that my heart was on my right side, and that I was conscious of its beating; this feeling also only stays a short time. Pulse somewhat accelerated. Full, moderate pulse (third day). Pulse ranged from 70 to 75 beats per minute; was always quick, and usually soft. Pulse gradually grew less frequent; fell from 64 to 52 beats (third day); quicker, having risen from 52 to 68 (fifth day).
Back
Dull, but quite severe pain just under the inferior angle of the left scapula, pulsating in character, seemingly in intercostal muscles, in the forenoon (fourth day). Pain, dull but severe, under lower angle of left scapula, pulsating in character, in the forenoon (fifth day). Slight backache in the small of the back, becoming intolerable toward bedtime; restless all night, and could not sleep for the pain in the back and hips (fourth day); pain in the back and through the hips; relieved by motion (fifth day).
Extremities
Weariness of the extremities, with cramps in the calves of the legs.
Superior Extremities.
Occasional dull pains in left shoulder-joint (eighth day).
Drawing sensation at the inferior insertion of the right biceps brachialis muscle, on flexion and extension of the arm (first day).
Inferior Extremities.
Weakness of muscles of calves of the legs (third day). Dull, heavy ache (third day). Pain constantly in ankles and calves of the legs (fourth day).
Skin
The skin turns red. Redness of the skin. When they leave the bath a sensation of burning, heat, and stitches in the skin.
Sleep
Sleepiness (second day). Desire to sleep during the day; sleeplessness at night, before 12 o’clock, with great desire to sleep in the morning; lies in bed late. Sleep but little nights, but three or four hours during each twenty-four hours for last three days, and yet do not suffer at all from loss of sleep (third day); afterwards, could sit up all night and not suffer from loss of sleep. Sat up till 1 A.M., and then had no desire to retire, or on retiring, no desire to go to sleep (something unusual); went to bed, and as far as I know, slept well as usual (first night); when I woke at 7 A.M., for up immediately (generally like to lie in bed awhile) (second morning); went to bed at 11 P.M., and not at all sleepy (should have stayed up longer had there been a fire; felt like study); slept well (second night); got up same as yesterday (third morning).
Sleeplessness at night; my custom has been to retire at about 11 P.M.; during the proving seldom went to bed before 12 or 1 o’clock, and often later; never felt sleepy, even then, and never felt any drowsiness or inconvenience in any way from this loss of sleep on the following day; arose at about my usual time in the morning (7.30); always on going to bed went to sleep easily; slept lightly; sleep frequently, during every night, disturbed by vivid dreams; these were at times of a lascivious nature, when I would awake with a violent and obstinate erection. Sleep disturbed by vivid dreams (not lascivious) (seventh day) Lascivious dreams; (second night); (second and third nights).
Vivid dreams (second night).
Fever
Persons having a mustard-bath of 28oC to 36oC. have a severe chill, as if they were in a very cold bath, chattering of the teeth, shivering, a sensation of general coldness, with shrunken features. Heat through whole body, especially down the spine.
Quartan ague and inflammatory fever. Perspiration on taking, and feeling of hot water in all the blood-vessels, which disappeared when the nausea came on (after second dose, second day); blood hot as before, disappearing when nausea came on (after first dose, third and following day s). Perspiration breaks out over whole body; more profuse on forehead and upper lip. A tendency to perspire freely on the least exertion (mental or physical), and from external heat.
Conditions.
(Forenoon), 10 A.M., pain about heart. (Afternoon), 4 to 6 P.M., pain about heart.
(Evening), Nausea; hoarseness; 7 to 9 P.M., the symptoms.
(Night), Mind worked rapidly.
(Cold air), Cough.
(Leaning forward), Pain across epigastric region.
(Laughing), Cough.
(Motion), headache.
(Thinking of it), Dull feeling in head.
(Stooping), Headache.
(In a warm room), Dull feeling in head; headache.
Amelioration
(Night), on lying down, the symptoms.
(In open air), Dull feeling in head; headache (Lying down), Dull feeling in head; cough.
(Motion), Pain in back and through hips. (Shutting eyes), Eye symptoms.
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.