In the morning, on waking, headache, having its seat above the forehead in the hairy scalp, where it occupied a space the size of the palm of the hand; it was of an aching pressive character, went off when he rose up, but did not go off till far on in the forenoon (sixty-first day). In the morning, after awaking, pain in the left side of the forehead, which lasted till noon (eleventh day); pain in the left frontal region, in the morning (two hundred and twenty-ninth day); in the night, awakened by a rather severe but transient pain in the left frontal region (two hundred and forty-first day); woke, in the morning, with violent pains in the left frontal region, which lasted till he got up (two hundred and fifty-eighth day).(300) In the evening, contractive pain in the forehead and temples (twenty-sixth day); dull aching in the forehead (in a quarter of an hour, thirty- seventh day); contraction and pressing in the forehead (forty- seventh day); aching in the forehead (forty-eight day); in one hour, in the frontal bone a painful aching, which extended across the nasal bones and both malar bones (fiftieth and fifty-first days). In the evening aching in the forehead (soon, third day); dull aching and boring in the frontal bone, in the night after awaking (third day); in the morning, after awaking, painful aching in the frontal bone, and boring pains in the right supraorbital ridge (fourth and fifth days); towards evening, severe aching in the frontal bones; in the evening aching in the frontal bones and pit of the stomach (ninth day); in the morning, on awaking, very troublesome feeling of out pressing, bursting, and boring in the frontal and cheek bones; after midnight, a great amount of the pains in the frontal and malar bones (tenth day). Aching in the frontal bone (first, second, and third days). Dull drawing-throbbing pain deep in the right side of the forehead, which was at times more violent, and again less so; it lasted half an hour (in two hours); a slight threatening of headache on the left side of the forehead (after four hours, fourth day); sudden, oft-recurring, dull drawing pain in the left side of the forehead, which (in the house and out of the house) alternated with a similar pain, now in the right side of the forehead and now in the right parietal region (after four hours, p73 fifth day); sudden, oft-recurring, dull drawing deep in the left side of the forehead (soon, ninth day). About 5 P.M., dull digging pain in the left side of the forehead, with confusion of the whole head (second day); towards noon, dull drawing frontal headache, which after a few minutes, alternated with a similar pain in the right wrist (fourth day); in the afternoon, frequent alternation of frontal headache with the pain in the joints, described the day previous (seventh day). After 11 A.M., frequent attacks of a dull headache, deep in the left side of the forehead when at rest and when moving, which sometimes increased to a drawing-throbbing pain (first day). In half an hour (when at rest), dull drawing headache in the left side of the forehead, with a similar pain, now in the left knee-joint, now in the left outer malleolus, now in the left wrist (second day). In the afternoon (when driving in his carriage), headache in the whole of the left side of the cerebrum (third day). Dull aching headache, at one time deep in the forehead, then in the occiput, but always alternating with gouty pains piercing through the joints of the extremities (first day). At night, in bed, there occurred deep in the right side of the forehead, in a circumscribed spot the size of a crown piece, a slight digging- shooting pain, which lasted a few minutes (first day). In the forenoon, frequent alternation of headache (at one time in the forehead, at another in the occiput), and the previous (gouty) pains in the joints, but only when at rest (fifth day).(310) Drawing through the forehead and temples very acute, as though a worm were crawling through it (first day). On waking from sleep before midnight, pressure in the left frontal protuberance (ninth day). Painful pressure above the eyebrows. Pressure in the forepart of the head, as after night-watching, which after a few days changed to glowing tearing in the right side of the head and teeth, aggravated by cold water. Violent pressure in the forehead. Pressive pain in the forehead, mostly in the forenoon. Pressure in the forehead, mostly in the afternoon, during the menses. Pressing pain in forehead (fifteenth day).
Sudden pressing headache about the right supraorbital arch, in the forenoon (eighth day). Pressive headache above the left eye, in the afternoon.(320) Pressive headache in the forehead, more violent on motion. Pressive pain in frontal region (tenth day).
Pressive headache, especially in the forehead, going off in the course of the day (fourth day). Headache pressing out at the forehead. Tension in the forehead. Headache, as if screwed together, in and over the forehead. Digging in the forehead, at night. Dreadful gnawing frontal pains. In the afternoon, tearing and aching pain in the frontal region, which sometimes extended into the temporal region, and lasted an hour (first day). Tearing in the forehead. (330) About 3 P.M., on waking, violent pain in the forehead, which was alleviated in the evening after sneezing several times (fifth day); about 3 P.M., recurrence of the pain in the forehead (sixth day); at 8 P.M., pressive frontal headache, with flying s hoots in the left orbit (seventh day); about 4 P.M., violent aching pains in the frontal region, which he ascribed to the constipation that had already lasted three days, p73 whereupon he took a cold-water enema; this produced an evacuation, but had no effect on the headache (eighth day); about 7 P.M., aching pain in the forehead (ninth day); in the afternoon, flying shoots in the left supraorbital ridge for five minutes (fifteenth day); at night, before falling asleep, sudden shooting pains in the right half of the forehead, with glowing hot cheeks and ears (twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-sixth, twenty-ninth and fortieth days); at night, before falling asleep, for a quarter of an hour, shooting pain in the left side of the forehead, stretching to the occiput, and relieved by external pressure (twenty-fifth day); headache much milder (twenty-sixth day). Stitches in and above the forehead.
Sticking pain in the forehead, though only on walking. Stitches in the forehead as if in the bone. Stitches from within outward at the forehead, so that he must hold it with the hand, on coughing. Stitches in the forehead, in the evening, which afterwards constantly became more violent. Stitches from within outward in the forehead on loud talking and coughing, so that she was obliged to hold the forehead with the hand, for several days, mostly in the evening. Stitches from without outward in the forehead every day, from 11 A.M. till evening. Stitches from without outward in the forehead on every step, all day; also on loud talking and coughing he is obliged to wrinkle the forehead.
Heaviness and confusion of the sinciput (after twenty minutes, twelfth day); heaviness, confusion, and dulness of the sinciput, morning, noon, and evening (twenty-seventh day); frequent awaking, with feeling of weight and dulness in the sinciput (thirtieth night); dulness and confusion of the sinciput (in one hour, fiftieth and fifty-first days).(340) In the evening, dulness and confusion of the sinciput (soon, third day); in the morning, after awaking, vacancy and confusion of the sinciput (fourth and fifth days); in the evening, vacancy of the sinciput (ninth day). Temples. Aching in both temples after dinner (ninety-fifth day); at noon, aching in both temples (one hundred and fifth day); slight draw-ing in the temples and occiput (one hundred and second day); slight aching in both temples, in the forenoon (one hundred and forty-third day); tenderness of the head on both temples (two hundred and forty-fifth day); severe aching pain in both temples, after reading, in the evening (two hundred and fifty-fourth day). Aching-boring pains in the temples and ears (seventeenth day). Periodically recurring, but not very severe pains in the temples, followed by acute drawing pains in the temples. Pressure in the temples and tension in the brain, on reflecting and on mental work. Cramp like drawing below the right mastoid process (fifth day). During the day, frequent cramp like tensive pain in the muscles of both mastoid processes (second day). About 10 A.M., a pretty violent drawing in the left temple, which only lasted a short time (second day).
In the afternoon, in addition to a frequent alternation of the already-described pains in the head and joints, there occurred a violent cramp like tensive pain close to the right mastoid process (when at rest), which seemed to pierce into the deepest p arts of the bone; it lasted for a few second, and then made way for a shooting pain in the right temple (second day). Cramp like penetrating pain in the right mastoid process, in the morning (fourth day).(350) In the afternoon, while walking, itching tearing in the left temporal bone, which came on by fits some five or six times, and was so violent that it made him stand still (first day). In the evening, tiresome drawing and tearing (as during the first proving) in the left temporal region (second day). A couple of jerks in the right temple near the ear (fifty- fifth day). Pinching together in the brain from one temple to the other, frequently, for a minute. Constrictive pain in the temples, several morning. Tearing and pressure in the left temple and eye. Shooting pain in the right temple (second day).
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.