Foot. – Pain in l.; in r. heel; in corns of r.; in l. instep in evening; in r. instep, with burning; in l. heel, like a rush of blood, in evening. Soreness of corns, like a boil.
Toes. – Pricking in tips of r. in forenoon; burning P. under T. in morning. Pain in r. little; in first joints of r.; in all l. toes except the great one; in r. little, in forenoon; burning P. in all, so that he could hardly walk.
Skin
Redness, with heat and pain, then desquamation in scales; R. in spots above brows; red blotches over brows, most abundant on l. side but lasting longer on r.; cicatrices, dating from thirty-two to two years, are red around the edges, and covered here and there with itching vesicles, those of more ancient date have larger vesicles, those of recent date are filled with small pimples. White and painful, forming a dense vesicle filled with matter. Roughness on forehead, in a line with its convexity upward. Desquamation in brows, with sticking.
(Painful bleeding excoriation on l. second toe.) Pimples on nose; between nose and r. eye; in r. side of face; on abdomen, (<) thighs and legs, the points forming a crust; here and there, and itching, (<) warm days; on shoulders and back, (<) towards l., with itching, group of red P. on l. hip, in back and lower part of region of joint and below, opening in night after scratching. Pustules. Vesicles on r. index, with itching; V. in groups on ulnar side of r. thumb and radial side of index, with itching, leaving dry scurfy spots; carmine, round, elevated blood- vesicles, the blood disappearing on strong and steady pressure, but returning immediately, near r. nipple, on r. side above navel, r. side of chest, inside of r. arm, the larger ones becoming darker, somewhat resembling naevi materni.
Soreness of warts on l. hand. Burning pain in spots on back of r. hand, angle of index and here and there on l. hand. Itching burning spot externally near r. eye. Crawling in r. sole; on r. shoulder in evening, with itching.
Itching; in eyebrows; r. brow; r. side of face; chest and r. side of nose; middle of l. scapula; back; small of back; cicatrice of an abscess on inside of l. thigh; r. shin, l. nates and forehead; l. heel; all day in different parts, (<) on back; every morning and evening, on l. side of nape, on top and below shoulder, and on back; in forenoon, (>) rubbing, almost only on back, but sometimes on throat; in scars on ball of l. thumb and joint of index in afternoon; on l. shoulder in afternoon, on back in evening, (<) late at night till sleep, pimples on back; of all cicatrices in evening, they are all on l. side, on thigh, upper arm and l. hand; on throat and chest in evening when walking; in evening, changing from the top of one shoulder to the other, with intermittent sticking; on and around r. nipple in evening, next morning the nipple is larger, redder, and areola darker and covered with a brownish crust, as of sweat and dust; (<) evening; in centre of perineum, (<) evening; in different parts, (<) posteriorly; sudden intermittent, above anus; burning, in r. eyebrow, (>) after scratching; pricking burning, near r. side of os coccygis. Sticking itching in face; r. side of face; inner side of l. finger; in spots in evening, (<) l. side, especially on side of chest towards back and on thigh, (<) 10 to 11 P.M.; crawling, in points, usually in groups.
Clinical Ulcerations of the legs, with varicose veins.
Sleep
Sleepiness; every forenoon, or so weary that he must lie down; periodical, in afternoon. Sleepiness early in evening; with sound sleep and early waking; and he lay down on the bed dressed, though the window and door were open and the night cold he had taken no cold in morning, and had not slept enough; afterwards after a walk he is wide awake and cheerful. Sudden sleepiness in evening; after wine he lies down and does not wish to rise, on going to bed he is wide awake and the face warm. Sleeps in the evening more than usual. Sleep long and sound; profound s. till late in morning, and confusion of head on waking. Irresistible sleepiness in morning, after a refreshing nap it returns every two hours till evening. Sudden falling asleep in evening, then sleep all night and long in morning. Sleepiness on going to bed, but inability to sleep on account of his thoughts.
Sleeplessness; till near morning, then short and light sleep refreshing him as if had slept all night; with feeling as if he had slept; S. in evening. Late falling asleep, frequent waking, many dreams, yet early waking in morning and feeling better than usual. Easily awakened if called at night, but when walking weary, indifferent and relaxed. Snoring in sleep and exclamation in dreams; R., with dreams easy to remember, of the occurrences of the day.
Dreams towards morning; only after midnight. Frightful; soon after falling asleep, with waking at midnight, the rest of the night many dreams of distant acquaintances. Lucid, sometimes disagreeable. Vivid, detailed, soon forgotten; of the thoughts of the day; V., that he sees his nearest relatives die. That he was dead and ordered the rapid removal of the corpse from the house; of the death of his son and of the son of a friend, he reproaches himself and weeps bitterly because he has neglected examinations and remedies.
Fever
Chill towards evening; C. in l. arm and in whole body. Heat; in evening, (<) next morning, with inclination to walk and about naked, cold bathing is very agreeable, (<) behind ears and on nape. General heat in evening after little exercise; G. heat, with nausea; with heaviness and lameness. Internal heat at night, but feeling better in morning than usual. Sensation as if burning vapor emanated from all pores. Heat under eyes; extending from centre of dorsal region to loins; in r. sole, in face after wine; in face, (<) in morning, then (<) in evening, with desire to wash in cold water; in r. palm in forenoon; in forehead, increasing to pain. Glowing in a spot on outer lower part of r. buttock in evening. Heat in flushes, like a warm breath, from nape to occiput. Intermittent heat in face in evening after animated conversation, with headache like a forcing deep interiorly towards the left, then passing to l. upper jaw, as if teeth ached, even where the teeth had been extracted, with inclination to bite together teeth which no longer existed.
Sweat, (<) face; S. from 7 to 8 P.M., and sensation of heat, (<) on r. upper part of body, especially along r. side of nape, almost to shoulder, as if in warm streams; S., with anxious imaginings; profuse sour, in afternoon; cold, clammy; glutinous, evenings, with itching here and there; dripping, glutinous, warm evenings when walking.
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.