Skin
Red spot in middle of r. cheek, in centre of which was a pointed elevation, becoming pale under pressure. Scaly tetter on lobule of r. ear, then desquamation of white scales, the ear sore and painful to touch. Red pimple beneath l. nostril during coryza, with sore biting on touch. (Rash on forehead and upper part of face, the face feels like a greater, with burning itching (<) evening and in warmth, sticking in the cold, becoming red on rubbing.) Itching sticking as from fleas here and there in morning in bed; during the day, now in upper part of arm, now in forearm, legs, hips, chest, neck.
Sleep
Sleepy all day. Inability to wake completely in morning, with weariness on waking and rising. Napping in afternoon, he wishes to sleep, but cannot on account of a throng of confused ideas. Sleeplessness till after midnight, then frequent waking, turning from side to side, dreams, and towards morning heat. Restlessness at night on account of excitement, with vivid and in part anxious dreams, with starting up till after midnight. Dreams vivid, mostly agreeable.
Fever
General shivering, with cold hands, frequent yawning and desire to stretch; S. after eating, with feeling in abdomen as before stool and as if the S. were dependent on it. Chilly trembling in trunk in evening during conversation on a disagreeable subject. Flushes of heat in face without redness. Burning on l. scapula; in bend of l. elbow; in tips of three l. middle fingers.
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.