General symptoms
Within an hour he vomited, throwing the most of it out. Within five hours a diarrhoea commenced, slight nausea, painful griping and rumbling in the bowels. (I purpose to give the gastric symptoms only). These symptoms continued till the morning of the third day, when the diarrhoea became painless, and almost involuntary. The stool was light-colored, watery, and lienteric.
This condition continued till the middle of the seventh day, when the discharges of the bowels stopped, and were followed by symptoms in the lungs and head.
Generalities
Emaciation. (3260) The venous blood, instead of becoming red in the air as usual, seemed to be partly melanotic, changed less in the air, and in part did not become red at all; the arterial was redder and turbid, dependent on the dissolved coloring matter of the blood. The blood was unable to take up as much oxygen and to give out as much carbonic acid as before the use of Sulphur. The coagulum formed slowly; even after twenty-four hours it had only partly separated from the serum. The blood-clot, after the use of sulphur, was 3 per cent. larger than before. The blood of patients who take large doses of Sulphur for a long time, becomes dark in color and richer in white corpuscles. The solid constituents of the blood generally, both of the serum and of the albumen, were diminished after the use of Sulphur. Experiments on both healthy people and patients showed, that after the use of Sulphur, the solid constituents of the blood constantly diminished, the blood-corpuscles became less numerous, apparently gave out more carbonic acid and took up ore oxygen. The general action on the blood was a diminution of the solid constituents, of the serum, albumen, fat, fibrin, blood corpuscles, and of the clot. In only two observations was there an increase of fat and clot. In general it can be said there is scarcely any secretion or excretion which is not increased by the action of Sulphur.
Extraordinarily large doses cause the death of the blood-corpuscles in such quantities that they cannot all be eliminated; if continued, smaller doses are taken, the blood is freed from the blood-corpuscles, which are dissolved. Universal tremors (after one hour). The next morning slight twitching of the muscles of the face and extremities were noticed, which soon developed into a general convulsion; this subsided in a few minutes, consciousness return-ing slowly. As soon as reaction was fully established after a chill the spasm returned, this time in a tonic form, affecting first the right side, then the front of the body, afterwards the back and finally the jaws; the latter were so firmly set that nothing could be administered by the mouth. Subsidence of the spasms soon followed, the muscles immediately relaxed, and the child died instantly. The body was tossed high up, as by a violent jerking. In the p73 afternoon, while fully awake, he started high up, and at the same time a shivering ran through his whole body. (3270) Epileptic paroxysms after starting up, or after running violently.
Epileptic paroxysm, starting from the back or arm, as a running like a mouse, drawing the mouth to the left and right, and moving about painfully in the abdomen, then twisting the left arm with retracted thumb, followed by the trembling of the right arm; then the whole body was shaken up and down, with very short breath, which after the paroxysm, was still shorter; she screamed during the paroxysm, but could not speak (after twelve days). A genuine hysterical paroxysm, which lasted several hours, and associated with a species of choreic jerkings. Constant weakness and weariness. Weakness, so that thy were unable to do anything.
Weakness and sleepiness, every afternoon from 2 to 3 Weak and prostrated, in the afternoon. Very weak, in the afternoon; he was constantly obliged to sit down and had no strength to walk.
So weak from riding in a carriage that he could not recover himself; afterwards sleepy all day. Great weakness, prostration, and dread of work; he was averse to everything, even to talking. (3280) Very weak and tremulous, when walking (after smoking a cigar). He became very weak from a short walk.
Great weakness after a stool. Weariness (fourth day); (eleventh day); (fourth day). Great weariness (sixteenth day).
Great weariness and sleepiness, all day. Continued weariness; the weariness goes off on walking about for some time, in the open air (twenty-fifth day). In the morning, great weariness (sixth day). General weariness and discomfort of the whole body (thirteenth day). After dinner, weariness (third day).(3290) Weariness as after an illness. Weariness, making him faint, on lying down. Feeling of weariness, while walking (fourteenth day); (second day). In the evening, great weariness and prostration, so that he has to go to bed earlier than usual (seventh day). Feels tired and knocked up (ninetieth day).
In the morning he was tired and unrested (second day). Walking was irksome; the feet would not carry her; it seemed as if a weight were upon them, with tension across the chest. Weariness disappears / walking. Lassitude all day. Great lassitude.
(3300) Increased lassitude (eleventh to eighteenth day). Great lassitude in the evening (ninth day). In the morning after getting up, great lassitude (fifth day). Great lassitude, after walking (second day); very great lassitude (fourth day); uncommon lassitude (sixth day). Great lassitude and sleepiness, so that he could not help falling asleep (twentieth day). In the evening, such great lassitude that he had to go to bed (eighteenth day). Great lassitude and drowsiness, by day (second day). Very troublesome lassitude (ninth day). General lassitude (second day); (one hundred and first day). In the evening, great lassitude (forth day); in the evening, general lassitude (sixth day); at night, disagreeable feeling of lassitude, as if he had ridden or swam a great deal (eighth day).(3310) A feeling of lassitude, in the morning after waking (one hundred and third day). Feels very weary, prostrated, and ill (fourth day); feels quite prostrated and ill p73 (fifth day). Excessive prostration, almost amounting to trembling of the limbs (eighth day). Great prostration (tenth day); (two hundred and fifty-sixth day). At noon, great prostration, lassitude (one hundred and seventh day). Languor and prostration (fourth day). Exhaustion of the whole body (fifth day). Sometimes so exhausted in the evening that he fell asleep, sitting on a chair, though people were talking loudly around him (eleventh to eighteenth days). Extreme faintness (after one hour). Faintness, lasting a quarter of an hour. Faintness, like a disappearance of power from the upper and lower extremities; he began to loose consciousness (seventh day).(3320) Faintness and vertigo, in the afternoon, with much vomiting and perspiration.
Slight uneasiness, in the morning (fifth day). Uneasiness (eighty-first day). Uneasiness and apprehension the day before the menses. At noon, a peculiar uneasiness and excitation of the nervous system (two hundred and sixth day). Great uneasiness, so that he could not sit long; even while lying he was constantly moving the feet. Great uneasiness and orgasm of blood. Restlessness, in the evening (sixteenth day). Great restlessness and pain in forehead, with febrile heat (thirty- eighth day). Tossed about uneasily in bed, could not help thinking he was going to be seriously ill (thirty-second day).(3330) Feeling of nervousness (eighty-fifth day). Great excitement after drinking tea, though he is in the habit of doing so. Nervous excitement, at night on going to bed (third day). Uneasiness in the blood, with swollen veins on the hands. Great sensitiveness to the open air. The child is excessively sensitive to the open air, and will not go out (first day). Dread of catching cold (nineteenth day). Very much inclined to take cold. After a glass of beer, immediately ebullition of blood, and great sleepiness (fifth day). General feeling of illness (fifth day).(3340) Discomfort, in the evening (sixteenth day).
Uncomfortable feeling of general derangement, in the evening (seventeenth day); feeling of illness; general discomfort, at noon (eighteenth day); uncomfortable feeling in the whole body, in the evening (sixty-ninth day); general ill feeling, in the morning (seventy-eighth day); peculiar feeling of general de- rangement, with prostration (ninety-fifth day). Feeling of general derangement (two hundred and sixty-sixth day).
Indescribable discomfort accompanied anxious state (fourth day).
Uncomfortable feeling, as if the whole body were dislocated.
Feeling of fullness in the body (in three hours, thirtieth day).
Pains throughout the body. Want of life, like an internal coldness; heat almost constantly, alternating with chilliness; pale look, with blue rings around the eyes, with dread of heat in the cold; and dread of cold in the heat. The limbs, arms, cervical muscles, scalp, nates and feet fall asleep easily, especially when lying down. In the morning after getting up, bruised feeling over the whole body (sixteenth and nineteenth days).(3350) In the morning after awaking, bruised feeling of the whole body, especially the arms (second day). Remarkable pressive sensation through the whole body. Drawing in the left upper jaw and the extremities, the upper as well as p73 the lower, it was generally felt in this way: the drawing pain in the right side was followed by a drawing in the left, then again in the right, and so on (eighth day). Drawing pains in almost every part of the body, alternately first in one part, then in another.
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.