Sleep
Almost irresistible drowsiness, in the morning (thirty-fifth day). Difficulty of falling asleep (sixth night). Cannot fall asleep before 2 A.M. (seventh day). Frequent waking at night, caused by great dryness of the throat (first night). For several days past very restless sleep (twenty- ninth day). Night restless, unrefreshing sleep (fifty-eight day). This night, towards morning, I dreamed of feeling an intolerable itching in the eyelids, especially in the left lower eyelid near its outer canthus, and that the latter was lined with hardened puriform mucus, which I tried to take off (twenty-ninth day). Dream of a coronation (sixth night).
Fever
Feels chilly very easily; passing shiverings,; (thirty-fifth day). Shivering; burning in palms of hands after dark (seventh day). Shivering along the spine and both arms (first day). Flashes of heat and of redness in the face and hands, in the evening, after a meal (twenty-seventh day). Flushed of heat and redness of the face and head, in the evening after a meal with drowsiness (thirty-fourth day). Heat of the head with red face. Heat of the head with read face; at the same time the sensation of dust in the eyes is felt in the highest degree; the redness of the palpebral conjunctiva is intense, and accompanied with sharp burning, chiefly after the evening meal (thirty-sixth day). The left half of the face is red and hot, and the right side pale and cold. Night sweat (first night).
Skin
Herpetic eruption on the upper lip on the left side (fifth and sixth days). For two days past, eruption of conical red pustules, sore to touch, under the lower lip, near the left commissure (twenty-ninth day). At the inner border; of the left wrist joint intense and obstinate itching, without eruption which is felt at intervals for nearly a quarter of an hour each times, and is a little relieved by pressure, during three days (twenty-ninth day). Itching of the pubes, almost constant, during several successive days (thirty fifth day).
Aggravation
Aggravation, ( Morning), Weakness of eyes. Aggravation, ( Afternoon and evening), The symptoms. Aggravation, ( Motion), Pain in frontal eminences. Aggravation, ( Walking), Tearing pain in brain; pain in frontal eminences.
Heart and Pulse
After going to bed, severe palpitation and pulsation all over from the vertex where it appears as pulsating headache, down to tips of the fingers (first night). While writing, severe palpitation, and a sensation as if the right tonsil were swollen, which is not the case (seventh day). Frequent pulse, in the morning. In the evening, pulse 65 ( normally three or four hours after the evening meal, my pulse varies between 50 and 55, and rarely goes up to 60), (twenty-eight) day). Pulse weak, small, and slow, 65 (normal in my case 75), (seventh day).
Sexual organs
Erections and diminished venereal desires (fifth and sixth days). After going to bed, violent erections (second night). Since this proving commenced less desire for an embrace; great and permanent depression of the virile functions (twenty-ninth day). Depression of the virile functions; no desire for an embrace, and awkwardness in the act, continuing from the date when I previously recorded these functional disturbances, on one occasion an embrace was accompanied with a general feeling of painful and enervating uneasiness, and was followed by great depression for several minutes (fortieth 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.