Arm.- Jerking of muscles. Tearing in r., (<) shoulder, (<) afternoon and evening; T. in r. extending to wrist on motion, with stiffness of arm, which was (>) violent motion; intermittent, during menstruation, returning at night when lying upon r. side. Drawing pain if they hang down. Weakness. Falling asleep of l. when lying on back, waking her about 3 A.M. Paralysis.
Upper Arm.- Sticking in r., with throbbing. Tearing in humerus; drawing in l. deltoid. Drawing pinching. Drawing in r. Paralytic weakness of r.
Elbow.- Tearing during the day, and in wrists, finger-joints and beneath nails; from r. to ring and middle fingers, with heaviness and numbness of the parts. Pain extending into wrists, where it is tearing and breaking, as if it would twist the bones, thence into knuckles, where it distends the spaces between them, with swelling of the parts, extending as a crushing pain thence to beneath nails, (<) rubbing hands, with feeling as if hands were large, heavy, numb, paralytic, with weakness of them, but only at night. Drawing in bend of l., with tension and burning; D. in r. extending up posterior surface of upper arm. Drawing pain in inner surface of r., as if starting from ulnar nerve, on strongly flexing forearm.
Forearm.- Tearing extending up dorsal surface of l.; in r. and in index and thumb, waking at night; in tendon on outer side of l., then paralytic weakness; paralytic, in l., extending to wrist. Intermittent gnawing in l. ulna, a hand’s breadth above wrist, in afternoon when sitting, then paralytic feeling so that the arm must hang down, (>) rubbing, then frequent pressure. Paralytic weakness of r. at night.
Wrist.- Tearing; in r.; in external condyle in evening. Sprained feeling in r. when drawing a tooth. Intermittent jerking pain. Pain on inner surface of r. as if the parts would be forcibly drawn inward, with a depression externally. Drawing from r. to elbow during dinner, with throbbing and pain, afterwards in both arms.
Hands.- Trembling. Tearing stitches in bones of l. just back of little finger. Tearing in back of l., (>) rubbing; t. in metacarpal bone of r. index in morning; in r. in evening, with breaking pain; with shivering and thirst. Painful grabbing in ball of r. behind little finger, with gnawing. Leaden heaviness. Weakness, and of fingers, and on exertion pain in wrist.
Fingers.- Sticking beneath l. thumb-nail; jerking, in r. ring and middle fingers. Tearing in last phalanx of l. thumb; pinching, in l. thumb; cramplike, in knuckles alternating with headache. Sprained pain on holding a large object, and on stretching them, which at first he cannot do, they seem too long, and if he wishes to hold anything he must first bend them backward; S. pain in r. index and cracking in joints on every motion of hand; S. pain in r. thumb-joint on moving it backward and pain in a spot in joint on pressure; pain in r. thumb-joint as if sprained and swollen on bending it backward, with cracking. Drawing in r. little; tearing, in l. middle. Stiffness at times.
Lower Extremities
Reeling; without vertigo. Pain in bones of r. from hip to toes from 1 to 4 A.M., (>) rising and walking, when there was pain only about malleoli. Weakness, with yawning. Tearing in l. nates when standing, (>) motion.
Hip.- Sticking in r. when standing, (>) motion; S. in r., with burning; S. then bruised pain in back. Tearing in r. joint in afternoon and evening. Pain in morning on waking, (<) after rising till noon. Intermittent sprained feeling in r. joint in morning when walking.
Thigh.- Bruised feeling in muscles. Drawing in morning. Weakness in middle of r. T. and tibia as if paralyzed three days before menstruation, (>) sitting and standing, afterwards (<) sitting. Paralyzed feeling from middle of l. to leg.
Knee.- Tearing; in evening, and down tibiae; in r. during rest; in hollows when walking; in r., with weakness, so that she could not step properly; painless, on outer surface of r. Pain on inside of r. when walking. Sprained pain beneath r. patella when walking, (>) during rest. Pain in hollows as after a blow. Intermittent painful throbbing at night in bed. Drawing in evening extending to feet. Weakness extending into thigh, (<) walking.
Leg.- Cramp in l. calf towards evening. Spasmodic contraction of l. calf when walking. Tearing in periosteum of l. tibia in afternoon; T. in r. leg and knee in evening and next morning; with drawing; drawing, in anterior surface of l. tibia. Bruised pain in l. in morning on waking, on turning over it extended into small of back and ceased, with sticking in heel. Drawing pain in r. when it lies across l. Drawing in tibiae. Weakness; in evening, (<) calves; in evening during menstruation, with pain; paralytic, after a short walk.
Sprained pain in r. ankle. Burning pain at union of os calcis with external malleolus during rest, on motion if feels sprained and when touched as if suppurating. Drawing in r. outer malleolus when standing, with tearing. Sticking in upper part of r. os calcis during rest; in r. sole at night, with ulcerative pain; now in r., now in l. sole, with burning, (>) rubbing but returning. Tearing on back of r. foot, about first toe-joint, in evening; in l. sole in afternoon; in ball of l. sole on evening; jerking, in l. sole. Ulcerative griping in r. sole in afternoon. Weakness of feet, (<) standing and walking.
Toes.- Painful contraction in evening when sitting. Stitches in second joint of r. little; in a spot on l. second where there had been a corn; in middle joint of r. smaller, always near dorsal surface, then on plantar surface between third and fourth last toes; through middle joint of r. second, waking at night, the next days through the same place in l. foot; jerking, in r. great at night. Tearing in l. great.
Skin
Pale, but warm and moist. Greenish spot on l. side of thigh. Red spots on neck and l. forearm, itching on touch. A warlike elevation on l. cheek becomes larger and itches. Bleeding of scurf on tip of nose. Pimples on nape and occiput. Itching pimples, only not on hands and feet; on r. nates after scratching; on r. forearm, exuding water after scratching; on shoulder, with sticking; on nape, forepart of nose, throat and r. elbow, with at times burning or biting. Pustule with a red base on nape; tensive painful P. on l. side of nose. Boil on lower part of thumb; on r. shoulder, with tensive pain. Vesicles which change to pustules, on face and other parts; burning V. here and there, full of yellow fluid, they burst after scratching and the burning ceases.
Stitches on motion, (<) chest; S., (<) face, then burning. Formication on hands and feet. Tickling on l. upper arm, l. ear, leg, scrotum. Itching biting on l. knee. Itching; here and there; on upper margin of orbits; of face; l. elbow, on anterior and inner sides of r. thigh; r. side of neck, l. upper arm, l. side of forehead, r. side of chest, etc.; here and there in evening; here and there in evening after lying down, with stitches; on r. side of nose towards evening, then sticking in tip; on legs and tibiae, with red spots here and there; in tip of nose, with crawling; on r. forearm, then pimples after scratching; on inner side of r. great toe as if frostbitten; tickling, here and there.
Sleep
Yawning; during the day, with sleepiness; in forenoon, with sleepiness and exhaustion; with weariness and indolence; with shivering. Sleepiness; in morning after rising, with exhaustion; in afternoon, with exhaustion; after dinner, with weariness of legs on waking; between 11 and 12 A.M., irresistible during dinner at 3, sleep restless from frightful dreams and frequent waking; when walking and during rest; over-powering, at noon. Stupid sleep, with fantasies, from which she woke in fright; S. sleep as if drunken.
Sleepless till midnight; after 1 A.M. Restless sleep; on account of a throng ideas; often only a slumber, with constant waking or wakened by pain; with many dreams and profuse sweat; from frightful dreams; disturbed by anxious dreams; with frequent waking; and full of dreams, with frequent waking in morning. Early waking. Fell asleep late, woke early and could not sleep again. Dreamy sleep, a throng of thoughts, inability to rest and anxiety.
Dreams.- Many; after midnight. Vivid, full of strife. Of quarrels, vexation and anger. Of danger from water, fire and the like. Anxious, as if she had a painful, swollen cheek or as if her child had been beaten. Of sickness or of the breaking of one of her teeth. Of the death of an acquaintance. Of journeys, yet she made no progress, which vexed her. Voluptuous. Nightmare.
Fever
Chilliness; frequently in afternoon; at 3 P.M.; at 6 P.M. during menstruation, (>) lying down, returning on rising, with chattering of teeth and shivering, (>) lying down again, and so on frequently till 10 P.M.; at 7 P.M., with shaking and tearing in head and peevishness, then on lying down sweat with twitching of limbs; from 7 to 8 P.M. during menstruation, (>) lying down; at 9 P.M., (>) lying down, then sweat in sleep, without thirst, towards evening in open air, heat of face in house, then general sweat; in evening, (>) lying down, with cold creeping over back; with redness of face. Alternations of chill, heat, and sweat in afternoon.
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.