Chest.
Peripneumonia. (* Original revised by Hughes. If the observatis of physicians for several centuries are examined, it is found from time to time, that the best of them, relying upon the empirical basis of experience, have used Squills with brilliant results for inflammation of the thoracic organs, with stitches in the side, although the great acridity of the drug on the tongue and internally, in large doses, was perfectly well known to them.
It could not happen otherwise than that they should be very successful with it (as indeed they were), in view of the many homoeopathic primary actions of the drug upon the chests of healthy people; compare ss. 212,220, 222, 225, 226, 227, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, 239. They were far more successful than the regular school now in fashion, which, from theoretical grounds, employs a so called antiphlogistic and unmerciful bloodletting, and are exceedingly unsuccessful. They would have been more successful in curing pleurisy, if the cases had been compared with the symptoms of Squills, now so well known, and if it had been exhibited homoeopathically, all extraneous influences had been removed from the patient, and the drug had not been mixed with any other, and had been given not only singly but in a sufficiently small does. I have found in most cases scarcely a quintillionth, often only a sextillionth part of a grain, and even less (only a very small portion of a drop of the solution), most serviceable.-HAHNEMANN. *) on Oppression across the chest if it were too tight. Drawing pain in the chest (after eight to twelve hours). Sharp stitches in the scapular end of the clavicle during inspiration and expiration.
Front and Sides. Severe stitches near the sternum, extending downward, so that he could with great difficulty get his breath.
Stitches in the middle of the ensiform cartilage, almost like a constant stitch. Pressure (tension?) in both sides, extending from the axilla to the lower portion of the abdomen, worse on expanding the throat, during inspiration (after two hours).
(Pressive and, on stooping, throbbing pain in the right side of the chest below the arm; when touched it was painful, as if the flesh were loosened). Recurrent stitch in the side. Compressive pain in the right side of the chest, ending in a stitch. Broad pressive stitches beneath the last ribs of both sides, lasting two days. On inspiration, jerking stitches in the right and left side of the chest, not far from the sternum (after twenty-four hours). Stitches in the left and right true ribs, at the same time. (A kind of pleurisy). (* From Squills mixed with Vincetoxicum; the patient had first muscular rheumatism of left arm and neck, and then on the same side a “pleuritis spuritis spuria exquisitissima.” She died soon after.-HUGHES. *) Drawing stitch from the last true rib to the shoulder (after forty-six hours). Broad blunt stitches in the last ribs of the left side, in the morning in bed, that woke him. A contracting stitch in the left side, just beneath the last ribs, caused by rapid walking.
Stitches in the left side (after a quarter of an hour).
Heart and Pulse.
Palpitations of the heart. Pulse very small, hard, like a tense cord. Pulse small and contracted (after twenty-four hours). Pulse falls to 40, while vomiting. Pulse variable, accelerated in one, retarded in another, normal in a third.
Neck and Back.
Stiffness in the nape of the neck (after twelve hours). Stiffness of the left cervical muscles. Drawing and pinching in the cervical muscles, even when not moved. Rheumatic pain in the cervical; muscles on the sides of the neck. Painful jerking above the left scapula (after eight days). Painless drawing on the left scapula. Bubbling sensation beneath the scapulae, in the back and left upper arm.
Extremities.
Trembling and weakness of the extremities. Violent pains in the limbs. (* In a sensitive nervous woman.-HUGHES. *) Frequent falling asleep of the hands when resting the head upon them, and in the lower limbs when crossing the legs during the day.
Superior Extremities.
Stretching of the upper limbs, with yawning, without sleepiness (after one hour and a half). Convulsive twitching of the left arm (while standing). Arm. Painless jerking and pulsation in the muscles of the upper arm. Wrist and Hand. Jerking pain transversely through the wrists. A sticklike drawing from the left wrist to the fingers. At times pain like a needle-stitch in the middle of the left metacarpus. Acute stitches in the joints of both hands, even when not moving them (after three days).
Inferior Extremities.
Weakness, especially of the thighs and region of the hips, in the morning after waking and rising. Bubbling, extending in a streak down from the upper part of the thigh to the toes. Thigh.
Convulsive jerking of the thigh and leg while sitting (after twenty-four hours). Soreness between the limbs. Weariness in the thighs. Uneasiness in the thighs and legs; is obliged to move them without intermission, in order to obtain relief (after two hours and a half). Drawing pain in the muscles of both thighs (after seven hours). Intermittent drawing pain in the thighs, while sitting and walking. Bruised sensation in the thighs.
Stitches, as with needles, on both thighs. Knee. Constrictive pain in the hollow of the left knee, that obliged him to bend, up the knee, while standing. Leg. Drawing pain in the leg. Foot.
Burning pain in the ball of the right foot, as after freezing it.
Generalities.
Convulsions, (* Tissot says, “in nervous subjects.”-HUGHES. *) Spasmodic movements, (* “Omit Zwelfer.” -HUGHES. *) Weakness of the whole body very noticeable on walking a long distance, Nervous weakness causes frequent twitching.- Weakness and sleepiness after dinner, *Weariness (after six hours), Is more exhausted by a sleepless night than by diarrhoea; his head is confused, and yet he is cheerful and good-humored,-General discomfort,- Constant, dull rheumatic pain over the whole body, relieved during rest, aggravated during motion (after six to twenty-four hours),- Sensation of heaviness of the whole body, as from weakness (after eight to twelve hours), Pains over the whole body,- Sticking now in one, now in another part of the body,.
Skin.-Objective.
Cold gangrene. (* Not found, unless it represents the “viscerum lethales inflammations,” as already seen in s. 143.-HUGHES. *) Excites scirrhus. (* By scirrhi, any hard swellings are meant.- HUGHES. *) Ulcerations, accompanied by fever and inflammation, may be expected from Squills. (* Revised by Hughes. *) In one case which terminated fatally, an eruption, not unlike that of purpura hemorrhagica appeared, attended with considerable degree of collapse; such instances, however, are rare. Small red spots on the hands feet, chest, and over the whole body, which became itch-like pustules on the hands, between the fingers, on the feet, and over the whole abdomen, with burning itching after some days. (* Revised by Hughes. *) Eruption above the middle of the upper lip, moist, and biting like and ulcer, with sticking itching. Eruption of very red pimples tipped with pus on the back, with a sticking itching, and after scratching, a burning- sticking itching; the next day each one was covered with a small crust. Pimples on the neck that increase daily until the seventh day, and are only painful on rubbing (after four days). The skin of the neck is painfully sensitive to the slightest rubbing of the neck-band, with red, almost denuded spots (after twenty-four hours). A spot as large as a half dollar between the scapulae, consisting of thick, not confluent pimples, with tickling (crawling) itching, as from a flea, which, after scratching, changed to a burning-sticking itching, but some time after became a crawling itching. (Handling the fresh Squills caused blisters upon the hands). Subjective. Burning and itching in the skin. (* From handling Squills.-HUGHES. *) Painful sensitiveness of the skin across the back from one hip to the other (after six days).
Slow needlelike stitches in the skin, extending from the shoulder to the middle of the upper arm. Biting itching on the forehead and chin, as if an eruption would break out, disappearing while scratching, and returning immediately after. Sticking itching on neck and jaws, as from a flea, that is only momentarily relieved by scratching, and immediately afterwards returns. Crawling itching on the chest below the right arm, relieved for only a short time by scratching.
Sleep.-Sleepiness.
Frequent yawning, without sleepiness (after two hours). Sleepy some hours, too early in the evening. Sleeplessness.
Sleeplessness, without apparent reason. Restless sleep. Tossing about in bed. Frequent waking from sleep and tossing about. Woke at 1 A.M., with qualmishness and anxiety, and with difficult respiration for some time. Dreams. Sleep, with voluptuous dreams.
Dream that his body was excessively swollen, which, on waking, was so vivid that he felt himself to see if it were really so.
Fever.-Chilliness.
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.