Scapulae. Tearing; between S.; in r., then in hip. Pain in r., extending across shoulder to clavicle, (<) moving arm or head, (>) pressure. Bruised feeling between S., with burning; B. pain in dorsal vertebrae in morning on waking on back. Tension between S. and down back.
Lumbar Region. Stitches in l., in r. lower ribs close to back. Tearing in afternoon and night, with burning, and in hips; sticking T. in sacral region, (>) pressure. Cutting in sacral region, with pain. Pain; during the day on suddenly turning body, (<) sitting and lying. Contractive cramplike pain. Bruised pain; on stretching and stooping; with sensitiveness to touch, and in hips. Drawing pain after stool. Paralytic feeling in evening.
Extremities
Trembling of hands and feet; after dinner, with weakness of them. Pain in long bones when walking; in r. middle toe when walking in morning, with drawing-inward sensation, then also in r. thumb. Painful falling asleep of hands and feet at night.
Upper Extremities
Tension beneath r. axilla when standing; T. in r. axilla extending transversely forward to chest.
Shoulder. Stitches in l. extending to hip, with burning; feeling as if a wedge were sticking in l., (>) moving it. Tearing; in forepart of r. and down arm to palm; in r. joint extending to scapula, on pressing arm downward; in r. extending to tips of fingers, so that she could not raise the arm, (>) letting arm hang down. Pressure upon l. pain in joint, so that she cannot raise arm to face; in l. joint as if dislocated. Pain in joint so that she could not raise the arm to the face; P. in l. joint almost like a heaviness, (>) motion of arm, then sensitiveness. Drawing pain in l. Drawing in l. joint, (<) moving it, with tearing; D. in joints alternating with sticking, (<) raising arms. Painful throbbing in r.
Arm. Twitching of biceps. Tearing on outer surface or r. in morning when lying on l. side, (>) rubbing, with feeling as if falling asleep, extending into fingers; T. in muscles on outer side or r. upper; in marrow of r. humerus, then of l. Bruised pain in l. upper arm in evening after lying down, with a stitch in elbow and feeling as if the arm were out of joint. Falling asleep in morning when lying on l. side; of r. every night, (<) towards morning, when lying on l. side; of r., (<) fingers, in evening on lying down.
Tearing in r. elbow; on inner surface of forearm extending to thumb; above l. wrist, extending to index; in a streak on outer side of r. forearm near wrist, (>) pressure, but returning; lightning-like; back and forth in a serpentine course between skin and flesh of l. forearm. Burning pain in forearm, with itching. Falling asleep of r. forearm in morning after rising, then of l.
Hand. Tearing in r., in l. fourth metacarpal bone; in ball of l. in evening in bed, with sticking; on articular extremity of metacarpal bone of l. index, (>) pressure. Drawing pain in r.
Fingers. Stitches in tips of index and middle; in tips, (>) rubbing. Tearing in r. middle and ring; from behind forward in r. thumb; jerking T. in l. index and middle, from middle joints to tips. Cramplike pain in l. index. Numbness in tips, (>) rubbing.
Lower Extremities
Reeling. Weariness; when walking in open air; during menstruation, even when sitting. Twitching in r. nates. Tearing in nates when walking, (>) sitting. Bruised pain in nates.
Thigh. Sticking jerking so that he must draw the leg up. Tearing in r. hip, then in l., (<) about knee, as if in marrow, in evening in bed; T. in r. hip in evening after lying down, so that she does not know how to lie, but she feels best lying on sound side; in r. hip-joint in evening in bed, on rubbing and pressure the pain extends farther down; in r. hip, (<) walking in morning, with bruised pain; in r. hip extending to knee; tensive, in flesh above hollow of l. knee; intermittent jerking, posteriorly in hip-joint in evening in bed. Spasmodic pinching in a spot on inner side of r. in morning. Pain in middle in morning in bed before menstruation. Pain in fleshy part part as after a horseback ride. bruised pain in middle in evening in bed, preventing sleep; in l. in evening, as if it would break. Hips sensitive to touch. Throbbing in l. hip. Uneasiness, (>) moving legs, with tension. Weakness when standing, (>) walking.
Knee. Sticking beneath l. Tearing; deep in r.; now r., now l., when sitting. Weakness, or with feeling as if bandaged.
Leg. Jerking in calves. Cramp of calf when walking; all night, next day pain so that he could not walk. Tearing in lower part of l. during menstruation; in r. calf extending to heel, in evening; in calves extending upward, when standing; in r. calf, with tension. Acute pain in bony union of tibia broken twelve years before, as if it would be broken again. Paralytic bruised pain in calves and on insteps in evening in bed during menstruation. Drawing pain extending to foot. Tension as if muscles were too short, (>) continuing to walk. Weakness in afternoon; and heaviness. Heaviness of legs and feet in morning in bed. Falling asleep of r. leg and foot, (>) moving it.
Ankle. Tearing in l. outer malleolus.
Foot. Trembling when sitting. Unsteadiness in morning and evening on beginning to walk. Twitching in r. heel. Stitching on outer margin of r.; tearing, in corns; crawling, in soles. Tearing in r. sole; in evening after lying down, then above r. knee, finally in r. hip, lasting nearly all night; transversely across l. instep and toes when walking; on inner side or r. instep, extending into great toe. Cutting in heels. Bruised pain in l. heel. Tension on back of l. when sitting. Uneasiness in evening.
Toes. Stitch in ball of l. great. Tearing in r. little; in r. great; in r. great in evening in bed; in l. great when walking and afterwards when sitting.
Skin
Broad wheal between upper lips and nose. Red spot above wrist, with burning. Tetter that had previously existed behind ear itched violently and burned after scratching. Node on r. wrist. Pimple near corner of mouth; deep in skin on chin; on back; painful, on outer side of r. forearm. Itching pimples on back; between shoulders; on forehead, the l. (<) rubbing; between shoulders and on chest, burning after scratching; on r. nates, with burning after scratching; and red, on forepart of thigh. Yellow pimples covered with a scab on zygoma, with drawing, throbbing, crawling pain. Pustule on r. clavicle; with matter at tip, on l. temple. Boil on nose; itching, on l. false ribs. Vesicles on nose, feeling tense on touch.
Crawling on soles; over whole body at night in bed, with shivering over face, arms, shoulders and as far down as feet; in soles when sitting; in face, (>) rubbing; on r. side of chest, then a stitch there; on r. toes, with drawing, then heat; burning sticking, in finger-tips.
Itching over whole body; in bend of thigh; here and there over whole body; here ad there over whole body in evening before lying down and in morning after rising, always in a new spot; on small of back and hips in evening before lying down, with burning after scratching; on outer side of thigh and after scratching itching pimples; (>) scratching, on nape and between shoulders, in evening before lying down; (>) scratching, on r. frontal eminence, behind l. ear, about nose, l. cheek, tip of l. elbow, inner side of r. forearm and knee, on calves, back of r. foot; not (>) scratching, on r. side of chest, small of back, back and back of l. foot. l. returning after scratching, in r. groin and lower part of l. tibia; on back of thigh, then burning; l. here and there, always in a new spot after scratching, also in evening after lying down. Burning itching on bend of l. thigh. Voluptuous l. on outer side of thigh, (>) scratching.
Sleep
Yawning all days, (<) dinner; in forenoon, with eructations and salivation; with laxity and disinclination for mental work; almost constant; constant during menstruation. Sleepiness during the day; in morning so that she could not open the eyes; in forenoon; early in evening, and at first slept well, but after midnight sweat and thirst; after dinner, and on falling asleep jerking in whole body; with indolence. Difficult waking, with yawning. Late waking, with difficulty in pulling open eyes.
Sleepless till 11 P.M. on account of heat and thirst after midnight sweat; S. after 3 A. M.; from 2 till 3 A.M., necessity to walk about on account of uneasiness, with sour taste; S. and restless on account of heat; and restless on account of pain in small of back. Restless sleep on account of heaviness in abdomen; R. Sleep and frequent waking. Sleep unrefreshing. Late falling asleep. Difficult falling asleep, with tossing about; and late waking in morning and difficult opening of eyes. Frequent waking on account of heat. Constant tossing about at night. Starting up in sleep before midnight. Snoring. Talking in sleep.
Dreams. Numerous, vivid, anxious, frightful.
Fever
Chilliness at 4 P.M.; in evening, (>) lying down, then heat before midnight, then sweat and thirst till morning; at 8 P.M., with yawning; at 8 P.M., with thirst and dryness of mouth; at 9 P.M. after lying down, then sleeplessness; an hour after dinner, with gooseflesh, frequent yawning, constant desire for stool and cutting in abdomen; alternating with heat. Shaking chill in evening; from 6 till 8 P.M., (>) in bed. Shivering over whole body in morning, with cold feet; S. in morning on rising, so that she must return to bed several times; in forenoon; over whole body in forenoon, so that the hair stood up; at 7 P.M. on going into open air, but heat on returning to house; in evening before lying down, then sweat from midnight till morning; after dinner, with constant desire for stool; on upper part of body in evening in bed, almost without chilliness or heat.
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.