Knee. Tearing; in r., with sticking, and in ankle; in r. patella waking, seating itself after rising in r. leg, (<) tibia. Drawing like a tearing after walking, and in thigh. Pain in r. on walking; P., with heaviness as if asleep, preventing walking, ending with circumscribed sweat; rheumatic, in l. outer and in hollow, with difficult walking. Weak and knocking together after walking. Stiffness of r.
Leg. Dark red soft swellings near inner margin of r. tibia the uppermost showing fluctuation at the centre. Decrease of size. periodical cramp, compelling rubbing. Sticking in l. calf when sitting. Drawing tearing, now in r., now in l., extending along tibia to ankle. Boring in l. tibia in morning after rising and frequently through the day. Burrowing in tibia. Pain in l.; in tibia during the day; in r. tibia, (<) walking. Bruised sensation; in valves; in calves after eating. Drawing in bones. Weariness, and in back on slight motion of arms. heaviness and weariness; with swellings on legs and on calves, prominent and closely anastomosing cutaneous veins, with varicosities between them. heaviness, with pain and tottering gait.
Tensive sticking in region of r. malleolus. Sticking tearing on inner side of r. ankle. Boring in malleoli; B. in l. ankle. Pressure in ankles and ankle-bones. Pulselike sticking in sole in evening after going to sleep and at 3 A.M. Pain in r. heel; in afternoon. Bruised pain in ball of r. heel; in feet and legs, as after fatigue. Drawing and tension on walking, in foot (on which there is an ulcer). Weakness of feet; on walking. Crawling in forepart of r. sole as from being asleep. Burrowing in ball of r. great toe. Sore pain towards inner side of l. great toe, (<) rest. pressure in l. toes.
Skin
Redness, vesicles and ulcers. Pimples on forehead; painful; painful, (<) forehead, with sticking and pain on touch; itching, above r. eyebrow; red, on l. thigh, suppurate and discharge thin pus. Pustules painful to touch above eyebrows, at root of nose, on chin and tip of nose; about loins. Suppuration of cutaneous glands in face and limbs. Boil on thigh. Vesicles removed by shaving, again filing with clear serum; itching V. on nape; itching V. on thighs, with warmth.
Sticking on washing; lightning-like S. here and there. Pulselike stinging thrusts in a wound in evening after going to sleep and 3 A.M. Prickling in many parts, with itching; P. beneath skin (like formication), with dryness, then towards noon moisture and softness. Burning cutting in l. side of forehead, when skin is drawn smooth. Throbbing pain in an ulcer in morning. Crawling and throbbing in ulcers, with stinging in their margins on touch. Burning pain in l. cheek. Sensitiveness of nerves to cool temperature and rubbing with clothes.
Burning-itching pain in r. cheek and on wing of nose, waking him, a circumscribed redness, with elevations, towards evening vesicles on lower lip, corners of mouth and wings of nose, with burning. Itching over whole body; in various parts, (<) those covered with hair; on back, chest and outer part of lower limbs; on toes in evening after lying down, with sweat between toes; (>) full bath; on forearms and upper abdomen, after scratching burning, then red nettle-rash; then pimples thickest about umbilicus, where there were several vesicles filled with lymph, the itching pain changing to burning with fine scurf and itching.
Clinical Eczema on various parts, said to be worse during the increasing moon, with corrosive secretion, itching always (<) warmth of bed at night. The eczema is prone to appear on the occiput, sometimes moist (during the increasing moon), sometimes dry (during the waning moon). Eczematous eruption following suppressed gonorrhoea. Chronic eczema of hands.
Sleep
Yawning; when sitting, with sleepiness; (>) open air, with sleepiness. Sleepiness; in morning on waking; at noon, with weariness; every afternoon; in evening, but late and difficult falling asleep; after dinner; after dinner, without ability to sleep; after eating. Irresistible sleepiness from 2 to 5 P.M. after eating; after supper. Sleep after eating more than usual at noon. Must go to bed early, but fell asleep only after long tossing about, with internal heat and headache, then confused dreams till 3 A.M., when he awoke with a sudden start and could not sleep again. Difficult waking in morning from a semi-slumber. Unrefreshed in morning on waking, with sweat, sleepiness and intolerance of being uncovered on account of coldness.
Sleeplessness; in evening; all night, with closed eyes, fatigue and internal dry heat; with sleepiness and tossing from side to side till midnight. Waking early; at 3 A.M., having slept enough, though he went to bed at 12 O’clock. Waking twice at night; frequent W. by confused dreams; with difficult motion and dry heat. Uneasy sleep; full of dreams, frequent waking and starting from sleep; with constant waking from anxious dreams and sensation as if bed and ground were moving; jerking of body now to r., now to l. by electric shocks. frequent staring from sleep, then anxiety and sweat, (<) on forehead. Tossing about from midnight till 2 A.M., towards morning light sleep, with confused, anxious dreams.
Dreams. Vivid. Uneasy. Heavy, confused, then confusion of head in morning on waking. Lewd; with erections. Anxious. Of misfortune. Of danger, from fire, for instance. That he was arrested and wrongfully accused of a crime. Frightful; with tossing about so that unconsciously his head exchanged places with his feet, with frequent waking and dry heat.
Fever
Cold in evening. Cool cheeks. Shivering after sight uncovering; S., with creepings of heat and coldness; (<) back; across shoulders after 6 P.M. on walking in open air; then heat; across shoulders and back at 7.30 P.M.
Heat in morning; every day, beginning between 3 and 4 P.M., with headache, thirst, rapid pulse, scanty and dark urine, uneasy night, (>) copious sweat at night and emission of urine loaded with chlorides; towards evening; in evening, with anxiety in chest; on urinating; of whole body after a glass of liquor, with confusion of head; of whole body, with fulness and heat of face; of whole body, with fulness and heat of face; of whole body, then general coldness while the head remained hot. In flushes; with red cheeks. Orgasm of blood, towards evening, with sexual excitement. In various parts, or burning pain. Of skin. Of forehead. Of head and chest after eating and after midday nap; in head and chest, with sighing; creeping H. of external head, with pressure upon it; sudden H. streaming outward through head, face and ears, which last were burning hot. Of nose, with fluid discharge. Of cheeks, with redness. In face; with circumscribed redness of cheeks, external heat in small of back, extending from centre to periphery, as from a warm moist bandage. In back, extending upward on l. side, across lowest ribs to scapula; in small of back, involving whole r. side of back and r. shoulder; over back and chest in flushes; on back and chest, (<) region of sternum, with itching. Of hands and feet at 3 A.M.; in soles. (Compare febrile symptoms with Aconite.)
Sweat during sleep; at night; on slightest motion. Sudden, on affected parts at 2.30 P.M., giving general relief. On head; giving relief, and at the same time on small of back but without relief. Sour-smelling. Of a peculiar odor towards morning. Transpiration suppressed.
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.