Violent burning in the hands and feet. Fine needlelike stitches over the whole left side of the body; the next day only on the right side. Biting itching over the whole body on undressing; was obliged to scratch. Itching-burning stitches over the whole body, especially on the thumb, chiefly in the morning in bed, for several days. Burning itching, as from fleabites on the back of the hand for eight hours, not relieved by rubbing. Sticking itching on the outer side of the thigh, only transiently relieved by rubbing (after half an hour). Itching on the back of the left foot.
Sleep.
Frequent yawning, as if he had not slept enough. Much yawning, when walking in the open air, though with oppression, as from a cord about the chest. Stretching of the arms and yawning (after a few minutes). He is excessively impelled to yawn, yet he cannot yawn sufficiently, however wide he opens his mouth. Sleepiness, after walking in the open air, especially caused by music, and a vivid dream immediately on closing her eyes. Sleepiness and inclination to yawn; the eyes close. Falls asleep early in the evening after lying down, and wakes late in the morning. Deep sleep, several nights. Frequent waking at night, as if he had slept enough. Frequent starting up, as from fright in bed, at night. Sleep restless, and interrupted by pain (twenty-fifth day). Slumbering in the evening hindered by constant uneasiness in the legs. At night, on waking, he was lying upon the back, the right leg stretched out, and the left drawn up and half uncovered. The child moans in sleep at night, cries, begs, and is frightened. (He talking in sleep, and spoke of the uselessness of an external remedy for an internal trouble, as if in a somnambulistic state). Dreams. Very vivid anxious dreams, at night. Vivid dreams full of terror (second night). Pleasant dreams of earthly splendour and greatness, which keep her in good humor after waking. Lascivious dreams, with erection, without emissions. Lascivious dreams and emissions, without erections.
Amorous dreams with physical enjoyment, without a pollution (twenty-second day). Anxious dreams of quarrel, strife, and battles. Anxious dreams of neglected business, about the same subject, two nights. Dreams of fire. He heard a loud noise in a dream. Confused, unremembered dreams. Confused, vivid dreams in which many things are mixed up, sometimes she talks aloud, tosses about the bed, frequently wakes, and always finds herself sitting up in bed. Vivid, confused, half-remembered dreams.
Fever.-Chilliness.
Chilliness over the whole body, lasting half an hour. Coldness of the whole body, with bruised pain in the limbs (twentieth day).
Very transient chilliness, especially along the hands, deadness of the fingers, and insensibility of their tips. Coldness and bruised pain throughout all the limbs (twentieth day). Gooseflesh over the arms and chattering of the teeth, as in convulsion of the masseter muscles, with only slight sensation of coldness and moderate shivering. Shivering only in the left arm, wherewith it jerked up. Shivering only in the left foot, extending half way up the thigh, in the evening. Very cold knees and feet. Heat. Great heat over the whole body, especially on the chest and back, with a sensation as though hot sweat were running down, without externally perceptible heat. Sensation of heat over the whole body, especially on the thighs and back. Heat and perspiration over the whole body from 4 to 5 P.M., followed by chilliness; during and after the heat thirst, which recurred several afternoons about the same time. Anxious heat and perspiration broke out constantly, even on the slightest movement. Anxious heat, as though perspiration would break out, attacks him at intervals. Sensation of heat especially internally. Internal heat, after walking in the open air especially in the chest, and abdomen, without thirst. Skin hot and dry. Great heat in the head, with heat of the forehead, with redness of the face, together with general though with slight heat over the whole body, worse in the evening, with much thirst, five evenings, with much thirst, five evenings in succession (after five days). Heat in the forehead, even perceptible externally. Flushing heat in the face, perceptible internally and externally. Flushes of heat in the feet. Disagreeable heat in the feet, though little noticed externally. Sweat. Hot sweat over the whole body and complete exhaustion, even on only slight movement. A cold, clammy sweat broke out. Profuse night sweat, for two nights (after forty-eight hours). Profuse perspiration after 4 A.M., every morning.
Morning-sweat, mostly on the neck, nape of the neck, and forehead.
Conditions.-Aggravation.
(Morning), On waking, weakness of memory, dizziness; pain and heat in head; headache; after rising; stopped sensation in left ear; nosebleed; on waking, acid saliva runs from mouth; scraping in throat; eructations; weakness; tension and pressure across chest; in bed, stitch in nape of neck; on rising, pain in back and lower extremities; pain in lumbar region; itching stitches over whole body; 4 A.M., sweat. (Forenoon), Pressure in stomach; stitches in chest; 10 o’clock, shivering. (Afternoon), 4 to 5 P.M., heat. (Evening), Heaviness and dulness of head; pressing in brain; cracking in front of ear; scraping in throat; constriction of chest, with anxiety; swelling of the hands. (Night), Pain in nape of neck. (Ascending steps), Weariness of whole body.
(Bending backward), Pressure in forehead. (Bending finger), Cutting in ball of left finger. (Breathing), Stitches in abdomen; deep, feeling of lightness. (Coughing), Stitches in abdomen; oppression. (Descending steps), Weakness of body. (After eating), Bitter eructations; nausea; fullness in abdomen; emptiness in abdomen; stitch by ensiform cartilage. (Expiration), Stitches in left chest. (Inspiration), Cramps in chest; aching in chest; cramp in right rib; drawing beneath left breast. (Lifting arm), Pain in right shoulder. (Lying upon temple), Pressure in it.
(During menses), Pain in malar bone. (Motion), Drawing in spine; stitches between scapulae; tearing in lumbar vertebrae; weakness of arms; tearing in left arm; tearing in right shoulder; tearing in right wrist; tearing in first phalanges of right fingers.
(Music), Sleepiness. (Pressing on right side), Pain in hypochondria. (During rest), Pain beneath shoulders; twitching in muscles of upper arm. (Rubbing), Itching. (Shaking head), Crackling in cervical vertebrae. (Sitting), Pain in feet; pressure across sole of right feet. (Sitting bent over), Cutting in right hypochondrium. (Soup), Pressure in stomach. (Standing), Stitches in muscles of right thigh; stitches on outer side of knee; tension in calf. (During hard stool), Prolapsus of vagina.
(Stooping), Tearing in forehead; pain in abdomen; pain above left ilium; stitches in right groin; stitch in left chest. (Touch), Soreness in abdomen; pain in boil. (Walking in open air), Vertigo, eructations. (Walking), Pain in hip; pain in thigh; tearing in right leg; slowly, weakness.
Amelioration.
(Open air), Fretfulness.
(Pressure), Pressure in forehead; pain in right temple; pressure in pit of stomach.
(Walking), 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.