Aversion to movement (sixth day). Incapability of muscular action. Great loss of muscular energy. Very disagreeable feeling, as if she was going to faint away. Great feeling of faintness.
Exceeding sensibility to the least draught of air; it causing a deathly coldness to the cartilages of the ears (Oo.). A kind of dull agitation, at first in the limbs, seeming to proceed from the periphery to the center, that is, extend from the muscular apparatus to the nervous centers. Sinking, craving, fluttering feeling, often described. If wine or beer was drunk after the tea, the sleeplessness and general malaise was not experienced; but if strong beer was drunk before the tea, this beverage diminished the frequency of the pulse, and afforded a feeling of comfort and increased buoyancy of mind and body. The effects of the tea were always aggravated when I drank it fasting. Feels generally worse in the afternoon.
Skin
Great dryness of the skin, as if the pores were obstructed (Oo.).
The skin on the ends of the fingers peels up, from excessive dryness (Oo.). Eruption of red pimples, indolent or very slightly painful, extending, sometimes in clusters, sometimes singly, over the neck, the shoulders, and especially the thighs. Some of these pimples are the size of large peas. They are easily broken, bleeding a little, and drying up very soon (after three days).
Itching of different parts of the body, more especially the anterior surface of the thighs (after two hours). The itching of the thighs extends to the legs, and manifests itself, especially at the ankles and instep (second day). Sensation of crawling and pricking under the skin in various parts of the body, and the extremities, with desire to scratch, and causing extreme irritability (oo.).
Sleep
Sleepiness in the daytime (sixth day). Disposition to sleep. Sit up late at night because she cannot sleep, and often lies awake until morning. A quiet refreshing sleep followed the excitement caused by animated conversation, and intense thinking.
Sleeplessness. Sleeplessness from 10 P.M. till 2 A.M., the mind meanwhile in a state of irritation and persistent thinking, in spite of all attempts at forgetfulness. Sleeplessness, with dryness and heat of the skin, and continued tossing. Wakefulness and entire inability to sleep; afterwards the eyes become dry, and results in neuralgia of the eyes (Oo.). Loss of sleep.
Sleeplessness or frequent starting from sleep. A cup of tea taken before retiring kept him awake for a few hours. Sleepless nights, relieved by beer. The nights are restless; almost complete sleeplessness (sixth day). At night, tardy slumbers, with anxiety in the limbs, slight acceleration of the beats of the heart, sweat on the precordial region, dry heat of other parts of the body. She sleeps very little, and often lies awake all night.
Troubled slumber, waking at intervals. Awoke suddenly, as from a struggle of incubus. The ordinary effect of the green tea taken late at night is incubus or nightmare in its most formidable shape; and many persons who, after a hearty dinner, have taken green tea, wake in the midst of the night in a state of the most fearful agitation and excitement; the head is oppressed, a sensation of approaching death is felt, or sometimes the person seems to be dragged from the lowest abyss of darkness back to the world, from which, during his paroxysm, he had felt gradually to sink. Horrible dreams. I murdered, in cold blood, young boys and young girls. These crimes caused in me no horror, nor even any emotion, and even after waking I found pleasure for a long time in the hideous remembrance of this dream.
Fever
Intense coldness passing over he whole head (Oo.). Decrease of temperature. Skin cold. Hands and feet as cold as marble, and bedewed with a clammy perspiration. Almost immediate increase of general heat. Excessive internal heat, with flushes of heat upon the surface, coming and going quickly. Disposition to perspire.
Bedewed with chilly moisture.
Conditions.-Aggravation.
(Morning), Nausea.
(Afternoon), Feels worse.
(Evening), Nausea.
(Night), Hallucinations of hearing; palpitation of heart.
(Beer), Relaxation of bowels.
(Exertion), Vomiting.
(After luncheon), Stitches below ribs.
(After meals), Weakness.
(Walking), Breathlessness.
(During walk in open air), Vertigo.
Amelioration
(Beer), Nausea; irregularity of pulse; weakness; sleeplessness.
(Pressure of hand), Pain in occiput.
(Warm both), Pain in occiput.
(Port wine), Relaxation of bowels.
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.