Upper Limbs
Weariness in the left upper extremity, even when it is hanging down. Paralytic heaviness of the arms, preventing work. Drawing, heaviness, and rigidity of the arms, especially in the left arm (second day). Weariness of the left, as if it would fall asleep (first day). Shoulder. Heaviness and painful lameness in the left shoulder, in the afternoon, extending along down the upper arm from the top of the shoulder, in repeated paroxysms, in the afternoon (fourth day). Elbow. Tearing pain from the elbows down the forearms (first day). Forearm. Tearing in the forearm near the wrist. Wrist. Tearing on the inner side of the right wrist, and in the left half of the skull (third day). At the close of the feverish symptoms, there appeared paralytic tearing pains on the inner side of the left wrist (third day). Fingers. Tearing in the right index and middle fingers. Tearing in the right ring finger, afterwards changing to rigidity (second day). Sticking in the metacarpal joint of the left thumb (first day).
Lower Limbs
Weariness of the lower limbs, in the morning, as if he had not slept enough (second day). Weakness of the lower extremities, and a sensation of the prickling in them, as if they would fall asleep (first day). Painful cramps, here and there, in the flexor muscles of the lower limbs (second day). Hip and Thigh. Drawing pain in a small circumscribed spot in the left hip, while sitting (first day). Burning drawing in the right hip (first day). Throbbing and pain in the right hip (first day). Tension in the anterior muscles of both thighs, as if too short (while walking ). (first day). Tearing pains in long, but interrupted lines, along the anterior muscles of the right thigh, in the evening (third day). Knee. Weariness and prostration in the knees, after dinner (first day). A painful spot as large as hand, with drawing tension on the left side of the forepart of the knee joint, extending down on to the leg, with a sensation, on walking, as if the limb were too short, or were tightly bound with a broad band (first day). Drawing and tearing about the knee and along the leg (second day). Pain on the inner side of the knee, at the insertion of the sartorius and gracilis muscles, as if beaten or stretched, while walking (first day). Leg. Weariness of the legs (second and third days). Weariness and drawing jerking in the legs (second day). Weariness and heaviness of the legs (third day). Weariness of the legs, with outbreak of general perspiration, while walking (second day). Rheumatic drawing sitting (first day). Drawing- tearing pain the right tibia, at night (first day). Tearing on the anterior portion of the legs along the tibia, in the evening (third day). Paralytic tearing in the right ankle and in the legs. Foot. Cramp in the sole of the left foot (first day). Pain, as from a sprain, in bones in the back of the foot, extending along the outer margin of the foot (second day). The inner malleolus of the left foot was painful, as if sprained; on stepping firmly, this pain extended like a tearing and sticking pain to the leg, and was aggravated by motion (second day). Frequent drawing and tearing pain on the outer side of the left foot, alternating with a feeling as if the foot were swollen (second day). A peculiar pain in the left foot, which cannot be better described than as cramp (third day). Sticking, throbbing, ulcerative pain the ball of the left foot, alternating with drawing pain, extending along the whole left side of the foot to the ankle, associated with distension of the veins over the affected parts (third day). Toes. Pain, as from a chill, in the ball of the left great toe, with an ulcerative pain when touched. Drawing and sticking pain in the ball of the left great toe (second day).
Sleep
Sleepiness. Yawning (soon). Frequent deep yawning. Frequently repeated yawning, with shivering in the skin and spitting of much saliva (second day). Long paroxysms of yawning, almost spasmodic (after one hour). Persistent inclination to yawn (after one hour ). Much inclination to sleep during the day, even during his business, with general lassitude and weariness of the limbs (second day). The child was unusually quiet and inattentive the whole forenoon, with great inclination to sleep, and frequently sat as quietly as though asleep; indeed, at noon it was found that she had fallen asleep while sitting in a chair and playing, and was put to bed; she slept past dinner and woke about 3 p. m.; it was difficult to rouse here, she spoke confusedly, wanted coffee, thinking it was only morning, asked for different things and could not realize that it was already evening; she could not be contented, and here face expressed anxiety and confusion of mind (first day). Sleepy after dinner (second day). Sleepy and exhausted, the eyelids closed (soon). Long sleep followed by stupidity, after dinner (first day). Sleeplessness. Complete sleeplessness, at night. The whole night sleepless, with complaints of itching, here and there, on the body (first night). Sleep at night disturbed by sudden waking, without perceptible cause (second day). Unrefreshed in the morning. Feeling as though he had not slept enough, on waking in the morning (second day). Diminished sleepiness; he fell asleep only after a long time, then awoke after an hour and a half from a confused dream, bathed in perspiration; after which he woke several times during the night, with a full, hot, heavy head; the bed seemed too hard; he could find no comfortable place; in the morning he awoke unrefreshed, and the whole body seemed bruised. Frequent waking at night (third night). Frequent waking at night, with itching over the whole body, with hot, dry hands. Irritable persistent sleep for a few hours, at 1 p. m., during which she tossed about uneasily, the face distorted as in pain, frequent itching and scratching (second day). Night’s sleep restless, frequently interrupted by frightful dreams (third day). Though she fell asleep late she woke without cause, and remained awake for an hour and a half, and then fell asleep again for a short time; only in the morning she had quiet sleep for three hours, from which she woke refreshed. Sleep at night very restless, a kind of stupefaction (second day). Night very restless; he lay in a heavy sleep, full of anxious, confused dreams, with dry heat over the whole body, painful dullness of the head, tormented by noises of flatulence in the abdomen (first night). Dreams. Sleep full of dreams, and unrefreshing. Very vivid dreams, with excessive fear of personal danger; he woke from these dreams at 1 o’clock in slight perspiration, especially on the legs and along the tibia (first night). Vivid frightful dreams, from which he woke in great excitement; the skin of the legs, and especially over the tibia, bathed in perspiration (first night). Many unremembered dreams, at night (second day). Woke suddenly at night from a poetic dream, after which he was wide awake for long time (first night). Anxious dream, at night (third night).
Fever
Chilliness. Chilliness, with a drawing shivering in the skin, while in a warm room (third day). Chilliness and shivering over the scalp. Chilliness in the evening (second day). Chilly and feverish discomfort towards evening. Transient attacks of chilliness, with flushes of heat, especially in the face and cheeks (second day). Attacks of chilliness, with flushes of heat, especially of the face and cheeks. Icy-cold creepings (in a warm room), (second day). Shivering over the scalp. Transient shivering over the skin. Coldness of the feet, in the evening, with burning in the right little toe and its ball (third day). Heat. Glowing heat over the whole body, especially in the feet (first day). Flushes of heat and orgasm of blood, with a feeling as if he had lost his senses, followed by yawning and relief (first day). Orgasm and boiling of blood, so that the warmth of the room seemed intolerable. Orgasm of blood; rising of heat from the chest to the face and head, with heat and redness of the face, especially of the cheeks (second day). General heat, especially of the palms of the hands, at 5 p. m.
(first day). Orgasm in the whole body (first day). Flushes of heat, with heat of the face (first day). Heat of the whole body, except the face, which cold and sweaty (second day). General increased warmth of the body, especially of the palms of the hands. Increased warmth, after dinner (second day). Generally increased warmth of the body, which mounts into the face, associated with the heat of the palms of the hands (third day). Increased warmth of the whole body, especially of the face and cheeks, with a feeling of catarrh and dryness of the nose (second day). Dry heat, with much itching over the whole body after midnight, ending towards morning, with perspiration (second day). Skin burning hot, so that she threw off the clothes and uncovered herself, with cries and howls; during these attempts she talked irrationally and would not answer question. Heat and throbbing in the head (third day). Heat in the head and face, with stitching pains in the forehead, in the morning (second day). General sensation of the heat beneath the right parietal bone, rather posteriorly, in the evening (second day). Glowing in the forehead, at night (second day). Forehead hot (third day). Heat in and on the right ear, which seemed stopped (first day). Great heat of the face, especially on the cheeks (after an hour). Heat of the face and cheeks (third day). Heat on the face and head, with redness of the cheeks. Heat in the face, and dizzy confusion of the head. Heat of the cheeks, in the forenoon (second day). Glowing heat in the forehead in the evening (first day). Sweat. Perspiration in the morning,; (second day). General perspiration in the morning (second and third day). Perspiration easily excited, especially while walking (second day). Profuse perspiration after a sound sleep, in the night (second day). Copious warm perspiration throughout the whole night, even with slight covering (first day). Perspired all over at night, woke in the morning with satisfactory feeling of health (fourth day). General warm perspiration soon after falling asleep (second day). General warm perspiration an hour after lying down, in the evening, lasting till 3 a. m., so copious that she was frequently obliged to dry herself. Woke in the morning bathed all over in perspiration (third day). Night sweat (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.