Compressive pain in the knees, mingled with drawing and sticking; the longer he walks the worse the pain becomes. Some jerks in the patella. A tearing tension on the outer side of the left knee- joint on every step, on going upstairs (after seventy-six hours).
Tearing pain, like a sprain, in the left knee, only when walking, so that at times he limped, since he could not bend the knee as usual. Sharp deep needlelike stitch in the right patella, while sitting. Tensive stitch in the left patella, during rest (after four days). Sharp needlelike stitches pass through the middle of the knee on bending it, interrupted only for a moment when walking (after five days). Leg. A transient sensation of heaviness in the right leg, while sitting (after nine hours).
Drawing in the legs, extending downwards, with a sensation of warmth, or a sensation as if warmth had penetrated them; then also the were are warmer. Sneezing causes a movement from above downward through the leg, almost like a tremulous chilliness.
Itching digging in the left tibia below the patella, during rest.
Cramp in the left calf (after eleven hours). Digging pain in the right calf on the inner side, more violent when walking.
Sensation as though the blood were dropping through a valve in the right calf; a kind of bubbling (after a quarter of an hour).
Tensive drawing in the left calf, when walking. Stitches in the calves, with jerking and pulsation in both patellae if the knees are held stiffly outstretched (after thirteen days). Crawling in the calves. Ankle. A hard pressure, as from a hard stone in the ankle, together with drawing in it, while standing. Acute pain in the left ankle when stepping upon it, in the morning. Smarting drawing, associated with soreness, in the ankles (after four hours). Burning pain above the right inner malleolus (after thirty-seven hours). Some sticking jerks above the ankle. A fine boring stitch in the right inner malleolus, during rest (after thirty-three hours). Foot. Pain on bending the foot up and down, as though the tendons about the ankle were too short; a cramp like sensation (after ten hours). Pressive digging in the right foot above the toes, only during rest. Intermittent tearing in the left foot, just above the toes. Intermittent tearing in the left metatarsal bone (after twelve hours). Jerking tearing on the back of the foot (after forty-five hours). Burning pain in the back of the left foot (after fifty-six hours). Itching-boring stitch on the back of the right foot, during rest, so that he cried aloud (after seventy-nine hours). Soles of the feet painful, as if suppurating, in the morning on first stepping upon them. When stepping, a sensation in the sole of the left foot, as though the parts were too tense and short, causing a sticking pain (after twenty-nine hours). Violent stitches in the sole of the left foot, while sitting (after four days). An itching stitch in the sole of the right foot, persistent during motion. Toes. A crawling creeping in the tips of the right toes, only during rest (after fifty-three hours). Fine tearing in the muscles of the left toes (after ten days). Boring-itching stitching in the balls of the second and third toes. Itching stitch in the second right toe.
Generalities
Convulsions followed by death. (*In two lusty children.-HUGHES.
*) Weakness in the morning, on waking. Great weakness of the body, after walking. Overpowered by great weakness, when hungry. When walking in the open air, he was at first strong and vigorous, but soon became weak and weary, especially in the muscles of the thigh, with anxious pressure upon the chest, so that he would have been glad to eructate but could not, followed by desire for stool and emission of flatus, with relief in the abdomen (after five hours and a half). So weak and prostrated after slight exertion that he thought he was near his end (after twenty-four hours). Weakness while walking, standing, and lying, it is almost impossible to take the least thing in the hands or even to dress himself. Great weakness, in the morning; all the limbs so fatigued that he could move them with difficulty (after seven days). Great weakness, especially noticed on going upstairs (after two hours). Great weakness of the body and mind, especially after standing. Weariness, in the morning; soon after rising from bed he could not prevent falling asleep again, while sitting (after seven days). Very sensitive to cold air. Great sensitiveness of the whole body to touch; if he knocks against any part there is a sudden painful crawling through the whole body to the head. Painful sensitiveness of the whole body to touch; the slightest knock in any part causes pain, and like a shuddering about the place; even on stepping an unpleasant shattering in the body (after three days). He felt very sick and anxious, in the evening, in the open air, with internal heat, and was obliged to hurry to the house, but even there did not feel especially better (after eleven hours). The whole body does not feel well; heaviness and lassitude in the limbs, with disinclination to work, though without a despondent mood (after six days). Everything hurt him as if he were bruised, and on rising from a seat he was dizzy and unsteady on his feet as if reeling. Needle like stitches in many parts of the body on going upstairs (after a moderate dose). All the symptoms are worse, in the afternoon.
Skin
Objective. Several small pimples on the chin containing pus, almost without sensation, even when touched (after four hours).
Some red pimples on the neck painfully sore to touch (after five days). A hard red papular eruption in a spot where the day previous there had been burning itching in the palm of the left hand, that continued several days, with a burning-itching sensation. On the right middle finger, a pimple that is painless by itself, but on pressure it exudes yellow pus, and disappears the next day (after seventeen days). Small elevations like hives on the lower extremities, after scratching. An elevated growth like a wart, without sensation, on the second left toe, it disappeared after three days and left a white scar (after three days). A wart like growth on the second left toe, with biting pain; pressure of the shoe caused burning pain as in a corn; it left a thick white scar (after seventeen days). Subjective.
Itching in the right concha (after thirty-six hours). Itching in both ears externally at the same time (after five days). Itching over the whole right side of the nose (after thirty-five hours).
Itching on the right wing of the nose. Itching on the back, left scapula, not relieved by scratching. Itching in both axillae, especially in the left (after thirteen hours). Itching on the right forearm (after five days). Burning itching in the middle of the palms (after twenty-four hours). Itching in the palms of the hands and tips of the fingers, as if they had been frozen.
Constant biting itching in both thighs as if an eruption would form, not relieved by scratching, not noticed at night in bed.
Crawling itching on the right thigh, disappearing on scratching.
Itching in the skin, more on the thigh than on the leg, frequently returning after scratching (after eleven hours).
Itching on the back of the left foot during rest, not relieved by scratching. Itching crawling in the sole of the right foot (after seventy-seven hours).
Sleep
Sleepiness. Yawning, without sleepiness. Almost incessant yawning, immediately. Drowsiness. (*Revised by Hughes. *) Irresistible sleepiness, in the evening, so long as he was up, but after lying down he could not sleep for a long time. Frequent desire to sleep, which he could resist. Irresistible desire to sleep all the forenoon, with yawning (after two hours).
Sleepiness with yawning, as if he had not slept enough (after five hours). Sleep. (*Brown says, “as from Opium.”-HUGHES. *) A very unusually long midday nap, and on waking he could not persuade himself to rise but kept falling asleep again. Such great sleepiness in the morning that his head fell forward, he was obliged to close his eyes (after two hours and a half). Heavy and stupid sleep. (*From the smallest dose, as stated.- HAHNEMANN. *) Sleep at night with many unremembered dreams.
Sleeplessness. Every night no sleep before midnight, though without pain. After lying down he remained awake far into the night; could not fall asleep. Restless sleep. Sleep very restless, with frequent waking, full of anxious frightful dreams, for example, that lightning had struck off his shoulder. Sleep very uneasy, disturbed by vivid unremembered dreams; the sleep was late on account of great mental activity; after midnight he woke frequently, tossed about, and was in a half waking condition. Sleep very restless, tossing from side to side, with vivid dreams of fire and quarrels, and about 1 o’clock he thought it time to rise. Sleep unrefreshing; in the morning he was more weary than in the evening on lying down. Dreams. Confused dreams in which he seemed so busy that in the morning he felt weary; he could either indistinctly or not at all remember his dreams.
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.