Breathing difficult; in afternoon, (<) towards evening by periodical sticking in l. upper chest; when walking. Dyspnoea, with oppression of lower part of chest. Short and oppressed breathing after rising. Inspiration deep when walking, (>) by yawning.
Clinical Laryngitis with most violent cough, difficult expectoration of very tenacious mucus. Suffocative catarrh of the bronchi, with tough white mucus which strangles, cough (<) first waking. Whooping cough, with vomiting of ropy albuminous mucus, (<) morning, the attacks ending with vomiting of this ropy mucus.
Chest
Sticking in upper part; in lower part; in r., along sternum; near l. nipple; in region of bend of fifth and sixth ribs; between sixth and seventh ribs, l. then r.; now l., now r.; lungs feel as if affected by S. behind sternum; in lower part of r. lung in morning after rising, (<) deep inspiration; in l. lower chest in forenoon when walking in the street, and in the evening; r. lower lung at 4 P.M. on deep inspiration; in a spot in middle of first l. false rib in the street, (>) when quiet in the room; in walls on uncovering abdomen, (<) epigastric region; in greatest curvature of last l. true ribs, also when sewing, (<) walking and ascending steps but not by deep breathing, (>) rest; in a spot in l., (<) walking, not by breathing; in l., (<) rapid walking; in region of l. nipple, (>) paying attention to it; between l. fifth and seventh ribs, (>) deep inspiration, returning on expiration; in a spot in ribs and praecordial region, with pain in the spot as if suppurating; in l. extending forward towards sternum, with pain on chest; deeply piercing, near l. clavicle, then ulcerative pains, similar to commencing tuberculosis; biting, on margin of l. false ribs between stomach and flank (deeply-seated).
Pinching in middle. Pain; in lungs on sneezing. Bruised pain in region of l. clavicle in morning on waking; in region of l. clavicle on moving head or l. arm or lying on l. shoulder, with sprained pain; in region of l. clavicle, (<) moving arm and changing when lying to sprained pain in l. shoulder. Drawing pain in region of l. clavicle, (<) lying upon l. shoulder. Tensive pain in region of clavicle; l., (<) day and moving l. arm; in l. upper chest. Pressure in evening, then ulcerative pain in praecordial region; P. beneath sternum, (<) towards stomach, with burning; P. upon chest, with hoarseness; with weakness and bruised sensation; in middle of sternum extending to scapulae; painful, in middle of sternum in forenoon when walking, extending backward, with a similar pain between scapulae extending forward. Suffocative sensation, as if too narrow, (<) drinking beer. Oppression; in forenoon when speaking; on ascending a hill, with soreness of apices of lungs, a feeling as if he had run too violently; (>) warm breakfast; paroxysmal, with external soreness.
Soreness beneath sternum, with pressure; S. in apices of lungs when walking in warm weather, with chilliness; after the heat, with pressure and tension and with throbbing, (<) in apices of lungs; beneath clavicles, with much affection of air-passages; in apex of l. lung, with at times pulsation that constantly alternated with contraction of lower lip (like a cramp in skin); in lungs, becoming at times sticking or boring and sometimes seated in pleura and pericardium, at another time deep in lungs and heart, with stronger beats of heart; becoming burning, frequently changing its seat, but affecting most the heart and apices of lungs, with irritation to breathe deeply and to cough. Sensitiveness about l. nipple.
Pulsations in lungs; now in heart, now in middle of chest, now in apices of lungs, consisting of several beats in rapid succession then after five to ten minutes appearing in another place. Heat beneath sternum; in lungs when walking; (<) praecordial region and r. lower chest; deep, (<) praecordial region; between fifth and seventh ribs, l. then r., with sticking; in lungs, with feeling as if the expired air were warmer than usual. Increased vigor of organs.
Heart
Sticking through it in morning, with throbbing, which seemed to be audible but was not perceptible to hand. Burrowing on rising and when driving, (>) leaving the carriage. Soreness from morning till noon. Pressure in praecordial region. Pain in praecordial region at night, with palpitation; indefinite P. at heart interrupted by beating of the pulse; throbbing, towards evening, with at times pulsations on its upper surface. Sensation when walking as if an artery were pulsating rapidly on its upper surface. Sensation as if something were forced towards it. Rapid, irregular beating after dinner, causing anxiety. Tumultuous action when lying after dinner. Palpitation waking at night; sudden P. as from a fright, waking at midnight, and shaking of whole body, recurring with constantly decreasing severity; causing anxiety.
Pulse
Rapid; and tremulous.
Neck
Sticking in nape; in l. cervical muscles on turning head. Pain between second and third vertebrae. Tension in l. muscles in morning on waking, (>) rising.
Back
Pain; with sensation as if several places were hard. Drawing. Sticking in scapulae; between S. extending in rays; in region of l. scapula, extending into l. elbow, (<) moving arm, with sticking in l. side. Tearing from r. scapula across outer surface of r. upper arm. Pressure between S., after a while extending to small of back and becoming seated in region of kidneys.
Lumbar Region. Sticking ending in coecal region; from kidney along ureters to bladder; digging, in r., in region of kidney, in evening in bed, then sticking making him jump. Dragging pain; in sacral region, extending downward and forward towards bladder. Twisting pain in l. side of spine, whether in kidneys or uterus (?). Pain; in sacrum; in region of kidneys; region of r. kidney; in afternoon; in evening and (<) night; in kidneys in evening; when eating; in kidneys, (<) r., (<) pressure or motion of upper part of body., (>) towards evening, next day alternating with drawing pain from kidneys to bladder, (>) frequent emission of flatus. Bruised pain in l.; and in sacral and hip regions; in l. sacro-iliac region in morning on waking. Oppressive pain in region of kidneys. Drawing pain; in r. kidney, extending along ureter to bladder, waking at 5 A.M.; spasmodic, in region of kidneys, streaming out from both sides, in afternoon when sitting, to be compared to the cramplike pain after an injury to the testicles, (>) emission of flatus. Drawing, with dragging, and in joints and hips. Tension in muscles; T. extending towards rectum, with drawing. Soreness in region of kidneys, gradually extending to bladder, (<) into sphincter, with frequent urging to urinate and increased dark urine. Sensitiveness of tuber ischii on long sitting and on pressure.
Extremities
Sticking now beneath nail of l. great toe, now in tips of fingers and beneath nails of thumbs and of r. index. Tearing; here and there in long bones; in knees and elbow; along anterior inner surface of r. thigh, then in outer side of r. upper arm, then painful drawing in metacarpal bone of r. thumb and sticking in r. inner malleolus. Tensive pain, now in l. shoulder, now in l. fingers and in r. hip, (>) evening. Weakness; in morning after rising. Paralytic sensation in legs and l. shoulder, waking at night.
Upper Extremities
Shoulder. Tearing, and in small of back, extending in evening to forearm. Pain at night, (>) lying on it and pressing firmly against the bed. Drawing in r. extending to forearm and index, with tearing; D. in l., gradually changing to heaviness and in evening changing to painful paralysis, as from taking cold in a draught when heated. Tension in r., with drawing and tearing. Heaviness like a pressure on r., extending down back to region of kidneys; tensive H., and in lower part of nape.
Sticking in middle of r. upper arm at night. Sticking tearing in fleshy part of l. upper arm, in anterior and inner surface; drawing tearing in anterior surface of muscles of r. upper arm during rest. Drawing in r. deltoid, making motion of upper arm difficult, (<) raising it. Sticking in tip of l. elbow; in muscles of bend of r. elbow during rest; as from a leech in bend of l. elbow. Scraping in elbows. Pain near l. elbow. Burning drawing in condyles and joint of l. elbow, waking at night.
Tearing in tendinous expansion of forearms. Drawing pain in muscles of r. forearm. Paralytic pain in r. wrist. Biting sticking on back of r. hand. tearing in r. little finger, (<) motion. Sudden drawing in l. thumb. Swelling of l. thumb, with pain when moved or pressed.
Lower Extremities Bruised pain, (<) calves. Weariness; (<) calves. Tearing sticking in anterior inner muscles of thigh; in l. sciatic nerve, extending from gluteal muscle to outer and posterior side during rest; throbbing sticking in thighs in forenoon. Bruised pain behind r. trochanter, (>) walking. Aching in thighs as after a long walk. Drawing pain in upper and outer side of l. thigh during rest. Drawing down thighs and calves, with weariness in calves; sudden D. anteriorly above r. knee.
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.