Extremities
Stretching. Cramps. Trembling. Tetanic stiffness, then convulsive agitation. Rigid but straight, upper ones spasmodically drawn and flexed at intervals, partially rotated. Drawn in or flexed upon body and muscles relaxed, then suddenly and violently extended till the joints cracked. Tearing in back of l. foot, in l. elbow and r. tibia. Aching. Pressure on inner side of legs, extending to ankles, and still more on inside of arms, (>) motion, with drawing. Bruised pain in l. elbow when sitting, and in r. knee. Sensitiveness. Lightness, all movements easy, in walking legs were raised beyond ordinary height. Heaviness. Difficulty of motion. Numbness; with tingling and coldness of them, at times preventing walking, and with feeling as if they did not belong to him.
Upper Extremities
Shoulder. Tearing on l. Pressure on top; of r.; P. in r., P. m l., (<) when raising arm. Bruised pain. Drawing pain in l. Tired feeling in l., (>) motion of arm, extending into wrist.
Arm. More convulsed than lower limbs. Tearing on inside of l., at times passing into thumb and index. Pain during rest. Pressure on inside of both, (>) moving them, with drawing. Bruised pain in l. especially in shoulder-joint; in l. arm towards evening, especially in l. elbow, with heaviness. Heaviness of l., H. of arms and hands. Fatigue of l.
Upper Arm. Tearing in middle of posterior part of r., jerking, from middle of inner surface of l. to middle of forearm. Pressure in muscles on inside of l., in muscles above r. elbow. Drawing in muscles of l. when walking.
Elbow. Pressure in r., (<) leaning upon it, when it extends into hand. Bruised pain in r., and in wrist and fingers. Tired feeling from l. into hand.
Forearm. Tearing in forenoon, sometimes only in forearm and sometimes only in fingers; T. pressure on inner surface of l.; T. pressure on l. radius above wrist. Stitches. Bruised pain in lower part of l. Pressure in r.; painful, on inner surface of l.
Pressure in r.; painful, on inner surface of l.
Wrist. Pressure in l. Pain in flexor margin of l. Heaviness in r., with drawing in thumb and stiffness of fingers.
Hand. Pale. Bluish, fingers distorted and flexed. Trembling, especially noticed when writing. Hands in constant motion. Tearing in r. Drawing in l. palm; between fingers; in ball of l. thumb. Drawing-stitching in second joint of l. index. Sprained pain in distal joint of thumb on motion.
Lower Extremities
Staggering as if drunk. Tottering, with weariness and heaviness; uncertain gait, and on looking down upon grass it seemed as if all objects were commingled. Cracking and cracking in hip-joints, in knees and ankles.
Thigh. Tearing; anteriorly in muscles of r., anteriorly in soft part of l. Pressure deep in r.; in r. hip-joint. Pain, even when walking, and in ankles. Drawing bruised pain after walking; in r. and on inner side near and blow patella; he fears that the leg will bend forward suddenly. Pain as after a long walk, posteriorly above hollow of knee. Drawing in gluteus maximus at its attachment to crest of ilium, as if it would make the extremity lame. Difficulty of motion and weariness. Stiffness in outer side of r. when walking.
Knee. Tearing below patella, (<) when walking. Stitches in r. patella while sitting. Pressing in l. Pain in r.; when walking; in r. as if fatigued. Pressive drawing on inner side below patella. Feeling as if they would bend forward, and as if beaten. Heaviness; when sitting, with pressure; in r. when walking.
Leg. Stitches beneath l. knee; in calves; in l. calf. Pressure; on l. tibia; in middle of inner surface of l; in middle of l. calf when walking and sitting; above l. malleolus and posteriorly. Pain in r. even when sitting and walking, especially in knee. Drawing on l. tibia; in muscles of l. calf when sitting, extending into foot. Tired when sitting, especially knees. Heaviness; of whole r. when walking; as form a weight dragging from knee. Pricking when siting, as from numbness. Goes to sleep when sitting and bending knee, with cold sensation. Numbness of
r.
Ankle. Pressure; on r. externally; in l. and above; l. knee; when walking, when sitting it is more in knees. Sprained pain in morning on rising and walking. Drawing pain between r. malleolus and tendoachillis when standing, becoming a tearing on moving foot. Drawing about l.
Foot. Trembling. Tremulous tottering. Stitches in ball of l.; on both sides of tendo-achillis when walking. Tearing on dorsum of r.; T. on dorsum when sitting; in forepart of l. when walking, in tips of toes and under nails. Tearing cramp pain on dorsum, extending along outer side of calf to thigh. Drawing cramp pain on dorsa, (<) motion (Cuprum). Pressure on l. sole. Drawing in r., in r. sole; on margin of l.; on dorsum of r. when walking. Weariness when walking with tension and stiffness of thighs. Numbness in r.
Toes. Sore pain in knuckles and in corns. Pressure; in r.; in r. great T. in evening. Drawing; in l., and in ball of r. foot. Pricking in tips of l., then of r. Numbness of r.
Clinical Cramps in calves.
Skin
Pale, moist and cold. Shrivelled, relaxed. Loose, leathery, dry and burning. Dry. Erysipelas. Erysipelatous inflammation. Vesicles on neck and chest. Stitches on side of last joint of r. fourth finger. Drawing pain on nape and beneath zygoma. Drawing above and below l. clavicle. Creeping on neck above l. clavicle. Itching-crawling in r. groin, (>) rubbing. Itching; here and there in evening in bed; in palms; on knuckles and between them; on backs of hands and knuckles, (>) scratching, with sticking.
Sleep
Yawning; when walking, without sleepiness. Sleepiness; towards noon, with confusion of head. Deep prolonged sleep. Stupid slumber, with pinching headache, heat, distended veins, rapid breathing and bruised pain in back. Deep sleep, then difficult waking in morning, next night waking at midnight with inability to sleep again, but in morning inability to rouse himself on account of sleepiness. Sleeplessness. Restless sleep; with continual waking on account of thirst. Starting in sleep; and crying out. Murmuring and sighing. Talking in a low tone. Snoring.
Dreams; fearful; confused, afterwards jealous and later anxious, of thefts, etc.; of projected occupations; about circumstances which had been the subject of conversation the day previous, especially in morning; amorous, with erections and pollutions. On closing eyes, while slumbering, fanciful objects appear, which sometimes seem too thick, sometimes too thin, changing as rapidly as the pulse goes.
Fever
Coldness; after eating, with drawing through whole body and with cold arms, hands and feet. (Chill, with gnashing of teeth and much thirst, then sleep, with frequent wakings.) C., then heat. Sensitiveness to cold air; in evening, with headache as from constriction of brain and with pressure over root of nose. Takes cold easily, from which either a cold results or cutting in abdomen, with blackish-brown or black diarrhoea like coffee- grounds. Shivering chill; in evening when lying down; with chattering of teeth; with gooseflesh, also with sensitiveness of skin to slightest touch; with pale face. S. of limbs and abdomen, with heat in head and sensation as if sweat would break out. Chill of skin; with insensibility of it. Internal coldness, (<) walking; on r. side, then on l., as if a cold liquid flowed downward from head. Coldness of forehead, cheeks and hands; agreeable, through upper part of body, especially in stomach and oesophagus.
Chilliness in back; as from a cold wind. Internal chill beneath scapulae; in lumbar region, (<) walking. C. over back mingled with warmth, as if sweat would break out. Alternate C. and heat in small of back when walking. Sticking coldness in sacral region, passing with lightning-like velocity along side of vertebrae to nape neck and over whole body, alternating with heat. Cold limbs; hands and feet; fingers; hands, when walking; hands, with hot face. Internal coldness in r. thigh as from a cold wind; I. coldness, extending from knee into foot, when sitting. Cold sensation in r. leg and toes; in r. leg as from a cold wind; in l. ankle as if a cold wind blew downward through calf, on foot a similar sensation when standing. C. of feet, with heat of head.
Heat; when sitting, with internal quaking proceeding from nape and between scapulae and extending as a pressure in limbs, with heat and sweat of forehead; H. (<) walking; with redness of face; with rush of blood to head; with rapid throbbing of heart; H., trembling. Dry H.; then easy sweat. Heat of skin; as if sweat would break out. Heat of head; in forehead; in vertex; in occiput; of scalp, also on forehead and temples; in head, with tearing headache, (>) pressure; in skin, vertex, and heaviness of head alternating with internal coldness in lumbar region. Burning in ears; in lobules of ears; in face; rising from nape into head, alternating with a cold sensation, but skin is warm and moist; H. in back. Creeping H. in back and lower limbs. H. in hands; in r. knee; of feet; in r. sole, with stitches.
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.