Clinical Catarrhal sore throat; it is very extensively used both internally and locally by homoeopathic physicians, without special characteristics, and while the indications for its use are not always plain, and it doubtless has no effect in a large number of cases, yet it seems to have a marked curative action in a certain class, probably in those characterized by hypertrophy of the mucous membrane, with rather free discharge and with burning and rawness extending into the nose as chest. Follicular pharyngitis, the mucous membrane is studded with protruding points, which are deep red and very irritable, (<) least exposure to cold.
Stomach
Desire for eggs; D. for bread and tea. Appetite poor; diminished for breakfast. Dislike for meat and vegetables. Eructations of wind; loud, in afternoon. Nausea, at 11 A.M., with eructations of wind, empty feeling in stomach and visible sinking in region of stomach. Gurgling. Cutting in region at 3 P.M., after eating; in stomach and l. hypochondrium after dinner. Acute pain. Pain (Stannum); in region at noon, (>) empty eructations. Feeling of something twisting in it on lying upon it. Weight. Heart-burn in afternoon. Sinking in epigastrium; in morning. Empty feeling in morning on rising, with scooped-out appearance of abdomen, nausea and heavy, white-coated tongue; E. feeling at 11 A.M., with pain.
Clinical Inflammation of the stomach, with frequent vomiting and loss of appetite, great soreness over the region of the stomach and burning, in a disease that had been diagnosticated as cancer. Atonic dyspepsia, with acidity, especially in old people. Ulceration of the stomach.
Abdomen
Trembling. Rumbling as before diarrhoea. Fetid flatus. Cutting; at 10 A.M., extending to anus, (>) slight emission of flatus when lying; during breakfast, then desire for stool, with emission of wind before evacuation, first part of stool natural, last part soft and dark brown; after breakfast, (>) emission of flatus; before and after dinner, as before dysentery. Griping, with external soreness; G., with several light, acrid stools; G., with profuse light-colored, prostrating stools. Pain at 9 A.M., with passage of wind and pressure to stool. Uneasy, burning sensation.
Rumbling in l. side at noon, with gurgling; R. high up in l. side, with gurgling and pain. Cutting in hypochondria. Intermittent acute pain in liver region, extending to scapulae (see Chelid), (<) between 8 A.M. and 2 P.M. Pain in upper A. Soreness in upper A. in morning on rising, while inhaling. Cutting in umbilicus at 5 P.M., extending to penis. Pain in umbilical region and in anus. Cutting in sigmoid flexure of colon at 2.15 P.M.; C. from r. iliac region into r. testicle at 11 P.M., which left the parts above Poupart’s ligament sore and tender, with pain extending into root of penis when pressing upon it; C. in hypogastrium before each stool, (>) stool, with uneasiness, frequent scanty stools, with tenesmus in rectum, which caused dragging, bruised feeling in ovarian region. Pain in r. groin at 2 P.M. when walking; P. in r. groin changed to l.
Clinical Gastro-duodenal catarrh, with sinking in the region of the stomach, palpitation, etc. Liver torpid, skin yellow, stools light-colored, hepatic region tender etc. Jaundice. Gallstone colic, with jaundice. Chronic catarrhal inflammation of the bowels, with mucous discharge, or faeces covered with mucus; faeces soft and mixed with mucus.
Rectum
Heavy distress.
Clinical Ulceration of the rectum. Fissure of the anus. Prolapsus of the rectum, especially in children.
Stool
Diarrhoea, driving him out of bed at 7 A.M., and stool almost entirely of yellow water at noon; D. preceded and followed by tenesmus, before stool sensation of weakness and trembling, after stool weakness; D. preceded by tenesmus and nausea and followed by tenesmus. Three loose, greenish, with pain in bowels as after a drastic purge. Mushy, copious, light-coloured. Soft and of small diameter. Of natural size, but excoriating anus, as if covered with sand. Scanty. Two normal, in one day. Tinged with blood; covered with blood, painless. Natural, then profuse discharge of bright red arterial blood, causing anxiety, then sensation all day as if the haemorrhage might be repeated, and was in consequence squeezing sphincter ani all the time. Constipation; no desire, passage of some flatus.
Clinical Chronic constipation; especially valuable after purgatives (Nux- v.). Constipation in children. Obstinate constipation, with a weak feeling in stomach, sour eructations, dull frontal headache, etc. Constipation following parturition, with haemorrhoids and headache. Constipation and haemorrhoids in pregnancy.
Urinary Organs
Micturition frequent, of considerable limpid urine; F., but not more copious. A little urine escapes into urethra when eructating. Tickling in urethra in evening, generally low down, once at orifice. Urine diminished and pale; D. and smelling strong; U. has an unusual odor; U. smells decomposed.
Clinical Catarrh of the bladder, with thick ropy mucus in the urine.
Sexual Organs
Offensive sweat, (<) scrotum, and excoriating S. under prepuce. Aching in penis during and just after stool; A. at root just as flow of urine stopped. Voluptuous itching on scrotum at 8.30 A.M.,(>) rubbing.
Clinical Chronic gonorrhoea. Hydrocele. Pruritus of the vulva, and hard nodular tumors of the breast, with lancinating pains. Ulceration of the cervix, with prolapsus, of the uterus. Cancerous ulcerations of the uterus. Haemorrhages from the uterus, especially with ulcerations. Yellow, tenacious leucorrhoea. The leucorrhoea is almost always tenacious, rarely with albuminuria; associated with great prostration, palpitation, or with derangements of the liver, constipation, haemorrhoids, etc. It has been used successfully in chronic enlargement of the uterus (subinvolution). Uterine fibroids. Inflammation of the cervix, with heat and itching of the vagina. Ulceration of the neck of the womb, fungoid, leucorrhoea profuse.
Respiratory Organs
Hoarseness; with sharp acrid feeling near epiglottis. Desire to cough increased to nausea at times. Cough from pressure of fingers on trachea; short and dry C., then loose; C., with sweetish expectoration. Breath oppressed; constant want to draw a long B.; short B.
Clinical Laryngeal catarrh, mucous membrane pale, vocal cords relaxed. Bronchial catarrh, yellow, tenacious mucus.
Chest
Catarrh descended into C. causing distress and difficult breathing, constant desire to take long breaths. Stinging at 8.30 A.M. Spasmodic pain under r. clavicle in morning when laughing, extending to r. side of chest and back. Retching pain in l. lobe of lung, from front through to back, from 9 A.M., to 1 P.M., with congestive feeling and sensation as before bleeding of lungs. Pain as from excoriation under upper part of sternum at every cough, with constant desire to cough. Soreness of C. and upper abdomen on drawing a long breath, later soreness in mammary regions and disposition to stretch body backward and arms upward, with yawning. A vertical drawing streak in l. breast, half way between nipple and sternum, twelve inches long, spreading like a feather from median line, going as quickly as it came. Constriction about sternum; at middle of S. (Compare chest symptoms with Stannum.)
Heart and Pulse
H. agitated at 5 P.M. when at a lecture. Palpitation; in morning. Pulse slow; and labored.
Neck and Back
Pain from l. side of neck to shoulder, (>) laying hand on it; P. in nape, extending to r. shoulder, with heavy pain in r. shoulder. Soreness in muscles of neck, with harshness. Pain under l. scapula all day; sore P. in small of B. and region of kidney all day.
Extremities
Pain in r. shoulder, l. elbow and knees; in outer side of l. knee when walking, causing limping, with pressure in I. shoulder; stinging rheumatic P. in elbows, forearms and knees, in morning. Shoulders, stinging in r.; sharp pain, and in arms, and (<) I. index; deep pain, (<) I., with pain extending from head to shoulder; heavy pain in I. Soreness of muscles of arms on moving them. Elbows and biceps muscles, cutting; contusive lameness. Elbow, crick in r. and in I. phalanges; pain in I., with snapping in shoulder-joint on rotating arm. Drawing pain on radial side of I. wrist, extending towards elbow at 11.30 A.M. Pain in r. hip when walking, passing to knee. Rheumatic pains in thighs, (<) fist sitting down after walking, later extending to hips and knees. Knees, pain in outer part of I. when sitting and walking; stiffness, (<) descending stairs. Shooting posteriorly on I. leg, down to os calcis, at 10.30 A.M. Aching in I. sole at 7 A.M.
Skin
Yellow, (<) around mouth and neck. Swelling of lips, nose and mouth, pimples around mouth and chin going through the various stage of varioloid. Erysipelatoid rash covering face, neck, palms, wrists and joints f finger, with maddening irritation and burning, after for days exfoliation, but irritation remained in a slighter form, (<) night. Itching of skin and pudendum, disturbing sleep after 1 A.M., (>) scratching;l. in spasmodic attacks in various parts during the day, (<) scalp.
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.