Ankle.- Tearing stitch, extending to knee and thence to hip- joint, but not in the knee itself. Tearing in outer malleolus in evening. Pain when walking as if sprained or as if it would be broken; S. pain no a misstep or on bending it from side to side, with cracking in joint. Pain as if weary or crushed when sitting after walking, (>) walking again. Drawing pain when sitting, with sensation on sitting as if leg would bend under. Drawing. Stiffness.
Foot.- Swelling, especially of anterior part, in evening, with heat and internal itching, as if frozen, and on pressure pain as if suppurating. Cramp; on stretching it; in r. sole and tendo- achillis on stretching them. Tearing in dorsum of. l.; and ball behind great toe; in inner margin of r.; in inner margin, even in morning in bed; in l. tendo-achillis when sitting; sudden, in r. heel. Boring and burning pain in a corn. Pressure on dorsum. Aching in soles like a nervous disease. Drawing in r. in evening; in tendons of r. instep, extending into great toe, where it is only felt on motion. Tension in heel and tendo-achillis. Weakness in morning so that he can hardly stand. Going to sleep when sitting or lying. Numbness of heel when sitting, with pithiness.
Toes.- Stitches in great; in ball of great; in a corn on little toe; burning in ball of great; burning, beneath nail of l. great. Tearing in great; in l. great towards tip; on outer margin of r. little; on margin in little, extending towards tip; burning in second little; burning, behind nails of first and second. Pain on posterior joint of great; in great as if suppurating; as from inflammation behind nail of great; in great as if burnt. Drawing during a storm, extending into thigh, with tearing. Crawling in l. great, with sticking, as if it would go to sleep; crawling falling asleep of r. big toe in afternoon.
Skin
Spotted on thighs and legs, full of dark red veins. Red spot above upper lip, which seems cracked and causes a burning pain; painful red spot on tibia, extending along length of leg, with itching when healing. Inflammatory swelling beneath chin, as if an abscess would from, with burning pain. Old liver-spots become elevated, with corrosive itching. Eruption in face; more felt than seen. Nettle-rash, especially just above knees; on neck, between scapulae and on back. Itching tetter on dorsum of ring finger; on nates; on neck, with moisture. Eruption of the size of pin-heads, with hollow tip, without moisture, on forehead, neck, scapulae, arms, hypogastrium, especially on thighs and in hollows of knees, with itching, especially in warmth of bed, with burning after scratching, when not warm scarcely noticeable, whitish, prominent on scratching, after scratching a red spot with large areola.
Pimples on tip of nose; at root of nose; between eye-brows; near upper lip; beneath l. corner of mouth; on r. thumb; behind r. thumb; on index, becoming a wart; tensive, on neck; under skin on r. side of body, on chest, arm, back and bend of elbow, with stitching on touch and sore pain on hard pressure, afterwards with pain and stinging when not touched. Itching P. on l. cheek; on forearms; P. on various parts, with corrosive itching, and after scratching burning. Transparent crystalline P., rounded at apex, itching, on hands, the second day, with red areola and filled with milky liquid, the third day discharging pus and ulcerating, the fourth day some desicated, others ulcerated and coalesced and left a red spot.
Eruption like chicken-pox (in an infant). Red pustules on l. side of forehead, l. temple, on nose and on middle of chin, with singing when touched nd when healing covered with scurf. Boil behind ear; on back; on chin, near lower lip, with red areola; near anus, painful, discharging pus and blood. Suppuration of l. great toe-nail, with burrowing, burning pains and proud flesh. Soreness between thighs; painful, between female thighs; on thigh, near scrotum, as if excoriated, with itching, and after rubbing smarting. Vesicles on feet from rubbing; on chest and back, with anxiety of chest, and fever consisting on chill, heat and sweat; painful, on l. side of chest and back, which burst, with fever, heat, sweat and anxiety; on calf, discharging water and healing without suppuration; burning, in face, exuding corrosive water when touched, afterwards drying into a scurf; corrosive V. on heels, with itching; itching; covering inner surface of r. forearm, the itching only transiently (>) scratching. Ulcer on tip of thumb; on heel; on leg, with red, hard, inflamed areola, discharged more blood than pus, of offensive odor, causing sleeplessness. Ulceration again of cutaneous wounds that had almost healed.
Formication. Crawling in thighs, legs and feet; in l. calf, extending to knee; on soles; in ball of great toe; in r. forearm, (>) rubbing; between first and second phalanges of l. ring finger, with twitching in inner side of upper arm; in r. heel, (>) scratching, with itching, as if it would go to sleep; tingling burning, in soles. Tickling in r. sole, that she could not scratch it enough; in toes, as if they had been frozen.
Itching over whole body; in various parts; on head; forehead; above eyes; in face; tip and wings of nose; on nose, chin and throat, below ears; about mouth; about breasts; on back; on arms; in hands; of palms; on dorsum of l. hand; on last and middle; joints of l. fingers; between fingers; on nates and back of thighs; on thighs; hips; in hollow of r. knee; of patella; legs; calves; dorsum of foot; on r. heel; over whole body at night, with dry heat; on thighs, perineum and scrotum, (<) night in bed and in morning. Itching, scratching; behind r. ear; on eyebrows, l. malar-bone, temples and ears; in middle of l, scapula; on back; upper sternum; r. shoulder; l. axilla; bend of l. elbow; l. forearm; behind l. ring and little fingers; in bend of r. knee, then on tibia; on r. tibia. Itching over whole body, not (>) scratching, with redness like scarlet-rash and many vesicles. I. on back, with sweat. Itching on lower part of forearm, burning after scratching, I. soon reappears, and new vesicles constantly appear; I. in palms and after scratching itching vesicles; I. in hollow of l. hand, and after scratching many itching vesicles containing water; I. between first and second phalanges of l. index, and after scratching burning itching pimples; I. on forearms (sometimes with burning after scratching), with itching pimples and vesicles; I. on outer margin on l. knee, burning after scratching. Sticking itching over skin; on index; on r. nates; on thigh towards outer part; as from fleas, on back, shoulders, arms and thighs, especially on dorsum of fingers. Corrosive itching on face, with rush of blood to it, with heat and redness, then many red pimples. Burning itching near nose. Itching on lobule of ear as from a tetter. Voluptuous itching of last joint of great toe.
Clinical General tendency to soreness in folds in skin, back of ears, between thighs, etc. (Sul.). Small flat warts. Warts on fingers, especially on tips and about nails. Horny warts. Horny growth on tip of nose.
Sleep
Yawning and stretching of limbs; (<) night; Y. in forenoon and afternoon; excessive, from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M., after intermittent hiccough; excessive, all the evening, without sleepiness. Sleepiness in morning; in afternoon; even when busy, with necessity to lie down; when walking, (<) when sitting; but sleep was unrefreshing. Sleep after dinner; and is sleepy early in evening. Falls asleep while conversing. Long sleep in morning. Difficult waking in morning.
Sleeplessness on account of dry heat; every night after midnight on account of general bruised pain; every higher after 2 O’clock. Work at 4 O’clock every night (in winter) and could hardly every sleep again. Falls asleep late on account of heat. Frequent waking; with general sweat, which increased on waking. Frequent starting up in fright from sleep; starting up in fright on going to sleep. Motions of arms and legs in sleep. Uneasiness all night, after a short sleep she was awakened by anxiety and uneasiness, then necessity to sit up, with involuntary turning of head from one side of other; until, being exhausted, she fell asleep again (Rhus-t., Sul.); U. at night, then sweat in morning; every night, with occasional crying in sleep. Whining “come here come here,” after midnight in sleep. Loud laughing in sleep.
Dreams, many. Anxious. Frightful, waking her and causing anxiety so that she cannot sleep again. Fretful; and vivid. Full of strife, with uneasy sleep. Sad, of dead acquaintances. Confused. Merry at first, then confused, historical. Lewd; of beautiful girls, with emissions.
Fever
Chilliness; at 4 P.M., with creeping in legs up into back and weariness, then sweat without heat or thirst; the first half of the night, then heat, and towards morning moist skin, after which the first rest and sleep; in sleep towards morning; after eating, also with hot face; in open air after dinner. Sensitiveness to free air; to cold air; to a draught, which causes pain. Takes cold easily, with general chilliness from a slight draught. Chilliness, with yawning. C., then heat in forehead. C., then rising of heat in head, with sweat in palms in a room. Internal C. every day; frequent internal C., with cold hands and feet; internal C. about midnight, especially in arms and legs, with cutting in back, then general sweat, with tingling and heaviness in head and necessity to lie until noon. C., alternating with sweat; C., alternating with heat in face.
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.