Extremities
Tearing down I. arm and leg at 10 P.M., with drawing. Pain in bones, shifting about in r. art and leg, (<) joints.
Upper Extremities
Soreness, very painful in anterior part of I. axilla. Twitching in I. triceps at 9 P.M. Shooting in arms at noon, extending to elbows. L. arm and hand asleep in morning on waking; asleep sensation in arms and (<) hands, when riding in a carriage. Intermittent pinching in middle of I. upper arm, then on various parts of body lower of down. Pain inwardly on inner side above r. elbow, L indirection of upper arm. rheumatic pain in r. elbow. Pain in r. elbow and wrist. Shooting in forearms and hands at 1 P.M., S. in course of I. ulnar nerve to little finger. Rheumatic pain in r. forearm and wrist; in r. wrist and course of ulna. Shooting in carpal bones at 9 P.M. when writing, extending down third and fourth finger. Burning pain in I. carpal bones at 11 P.M. Indefinable sensation in and around I. wrist Inflammation of backs of hands, with redness and swelling, then suppuration under finger-nails, then loosening and falling of nails. Tearing in I. middle finger at noon. Burning sticking in finger-ends, first in I. and (<) evening, then on r. and, morning, (<) middle finger.
Lower Extremities
Bruised sensation; In I. hip joint, interfering with walking, in hips at night in bed, causing him to change from side to side. Shooting in thighs down to knees at noon; in hips at 7 P.M., (<) 10 P.M., extending down thighs. Rheumatic pains from l. hip to r. Pain in hips, small of back and sacrum. Uneasy painful sensation in hips, and thighs with desire to change their position often when sitting. Lancinations in knees, waking him. Rheumatic pain in l. knee; (<) r., (<) walking. R. knee gave way in evening when walking, on account of pain below it, next day the same and hindrance in walking from a similar pain in I. middle toe. Pain below knees and in shines at 9 O’clock; P. in r. tendo-achilles. Sharp rheumatic pain in ankles, (<) walking. Cramp in feet at night, J under toes, and always in a small spot; C. in soles, (<) in forepart and under toes, (<) r., waking him at 3 A.M., and the same when lying on a lounge in a warm room. Stinging in I. great toe at night, with burning. Sharp intermittent pain in r., fourth toe, then burning pain behind ball of I. great toe, then pain in lower part of I. tibia.
Skin
Creeping down back. Pricking stitches, (<) in region of r. nipple, then on l. side of back, then on other parts, tingling of l. fingers. itching on scalp arts, abdomen and whole trunk; at r. nipple; in l. palm; in l. axilla, then soreness with a sore place in wardly, afterwards the soreness, (<) scratching; in r. axilla, more outwardly, morning, instead of in the inner and anterior part of l. intermittent on l. scapula and l. thigh near groin, in evening, night and next day always (>) scratching; burning, in bend of l. knee, (<) at 9.30, the same sensation, which is a union itching, burning and pressure, here and there on body.
Sleep
Frequent yawning at 1 P.M., with necessity to stretch the limbs. Sleepiness, with heaviness of eyelids and inability to study; sudden S. after water-soup and falling asleep in his chair, on waking he does not feel refreshed, but goes to bed and falls asleep at once. Sleeping easily in evening;; easily falls asleep at night up in morning, he has scarcely aroused himself when he fall asleep again. Can do with less sleep. Went woke at 3 and felt as if he had slept enough. Sleep of waking and sleeping. Difficult falling asleep, with frequent waking alternate nights. sleep disturbed night restless, Dreams lewd, with emissions. D. not unpleasant; a mouldy sausage in his room caused a D, that he saw a funeral procession with a large coffin and many smaller ones, the persons had died of scarlet fever the procession almost came up with him and stopped at the corner, as he attempted to get out of he wind which blew from the procession he woke.
Fever
Susceptible to cold; (<) walking against the wind in evening. Chill at night. Cold feet. heat; (<)scalp; of hand and face; of palms; pressing burning in spots on skin. Clammy sweat on waking. disagreeable S. at night; copious after whisky.
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.