Chest
Sticking beneath sternum, just above pit of stomach; in r. nipple; in l. side in evening, with cough; on violent motion and on breathing; between two l. true ribs on expiration; on r. true ribs on expiration when sitting; on l. lowest true ribs, not affecting respiration; beneath r. nipple, gradually increasing and decreasing; upward externally on sides; below praecordial region, extending into l. costal region, with tearing behind l. ear; tensive jerking, from l. false ribs to r. ribs; boring, in r. intercostal muscles when sitting, not affecting breathing; burning, externally beneath l. mamma. Paroxysmal cutting thrusts internally in middle of sternum, with pressure posteriorly in chest, general oppression of chest and tightness of breath.
Pinching, without tightness of breath; P. in r. side, (<) inspiration. Tensive boring during inspiration and expiration. Sore pain and cutting, with inclination to cough. Pain in sternum above pit of stomach, extending to chest, in evening; in l. side close to spine, on inspiration; on r. side, not affected by breathing; in l. side, with bruised pain; tensive, in sternum, preventing breathing, as if it came from stomach, with pain on touch. Pinching tension beneath short ribs, often obliging deep inspiration, (>) emission of flatus. Scraping, with cough and expectoration of mucus. Paroxysmal asthmatic pressure. Oppression, (<) r. side; O. transversely across in evening when walking and sitting. Sensation as if a hard substance rose to throat, where there was tickling, when sitting, with dry cough. Drawing beneath r. nipple, extending towards neck. Burning externally on r. side of chest and on a spot in middle of sternum, with sticking internally, afterwards only sticking in the same place.
Heart and Pulse
Sticking in praecordial region, so that it was difficult to become erect, (>) rubbing, with arrested breath; S. deep in praecordial region, extending to axilla and back, in evening when sitting, (>) rising, with S. in thigh extending to knee. Heart beat so violently at night during fever that he felt it in the face. Pulse rapid; and feeble; and small. Pulse intermits every third beat.
Neck
Swelling of posterior glands, with tensive pain on turning head.
Back
Sticking on l. side when sitting; on l. side, (>) moving. Pressure along spine when walking in open air, (>) standing and sitting; P. in middle and l. side, as from much stooping; in middle when sitting and standing, as from long stooping. Sprained pain after writing with back bent. Sticking in scapulae; in r., beneath axilla; on lower margin of r.; with drawing and heat. Drawing tensive pain alternately between scapulae and lowest ribs, not affecting respiration. Sticking in small of B. on rising from stooping; burning S. in sacrum. Drawing tearing from middle of sacrum towards lumbar vertebrae.
Extremities
Jerking. Cramps and contractions of muscles. Tearing in upper arms and calves. Pain in arms and legs. Bruised pain in all joints. Weakness so that he must stand still when walking.
Upper Extremities
Anxiety in evening, with uneasiness in them, as if in veins, with joyous mood, it was like a heaviness of arms, necessity to move them constantly, with uneasiness of whole body, except of feet, and heat, without thirst.
Shoulder. Sticking on r., changing to twinging; burning S. in l. in evening. Tearing in r., with pain on touch. Pain in linea axillaris. Sprained pain in l. during rest, with sensation on raising arm as if it would crack in the joint. Weary pain in r. joint, (<) motion. Pressure. Throbbing in r., with paralytic pain.
Arm. Tearing just above elbow and wrist, rest; tearings extending from middle of upper arm and forearm towards each other. Heaviness. Upper arm, pulselike twitching of single muscle fibres in r.; cramp on exerting arm; drawing tearing in r. on writing, (>) moving about and stretching upper arm; paralytic pain in middle of r., extending to elbow; drawing in l.
Elbow, sticking tearing in tip of r.; cutting in bend, (<) flexion, (>) extension of arm; frequent drawing tension. Forearm, paroxysmal cutting tearing in posterior muscles of r.; drawing tearing in posterior muscles of l., extending into fingers; cutting below r. elbow; bruised pain on inner side of r., (<) rest; burning pain externally on r.; cramplike pain on flexing arm; cramplike heaviness close to wrist. Cramp of l. palm, (>) by moving hand. Goutlike tearing on outer side, above knuckle of little finger. Drawing pain in l. hand.
Fingers. Swelling of tips, with redness and burning pain. Sticking in tip of l. index on touch. Cutting tearing in ball of l. little; drawing T. from middle joint of l. fourth to metacarpal bone when at rest, (>) bending finger, (<) stretching it. Cramplike pain in ball of r. thumb when writing, (>) motion. Stiffness of two last l. at night. Crawling as if asleep in r. Numbness of middle, with coldness and deadness.
Lower Extremities
Weakness. Cutting griping in r, hip only when sitting.
Thigh. Twitching of single muscle fibres, now on r., now on l. Cramp in muscles of l. in bed. Sticking in muscles of l. when sitting; drawing, in muscles close to l. groin when sitting; burning, on outer side of r. when walking and sitting. Spasmodic constrictive tearing in anterior muscles of l.; sticking T. in r. femur when walking. Spasmodic drawing pain down l. when sitting. Pain in muscles. Weakness causing tottering.
Knee. Swelling. Twitching near r. patella. Burning sticking externally on r. Tearing when sitting, (<) r.; T. in hollow and in calf, (<) at night and more when sitting than when walking; in bend on rising from a seat, extending into hip, with sticking at times in l. knee, (<) bending it and walking, (>) stretching it and sitting; sticking, in r. if l. leg lies over it. Tensive pain in l. Bruised pain in r. on walking and ascending steps. Stiffness of l. on rising from a seat.
Leg. Paroxysmal sticking in tendo-achillis, partly inward, partly transversely through it, even disturbing sleep at night and preventing walking. Sticking cutting in r. calf when sitting. Tearing in tibiae and l. thigh when sitting; in lower part of r. tibia, when sitting, extending downward; in tibiae extending into knees, (>) sitting. Pain in l. calf. Drawing in tendo-achillis when walking, with tension, so that foot seems paralyzed and walking is impeded. Painful tension near hollow of knee, in l. calf, when sitting.
Foot. Burrowing twitching in ball of r. during rest. Sticking on back of l., (<) rest; on inner margin of r. sole when sitting, (>) walking and standing; drawing, on back of r. when standing, (>) walking, recurring when sitting. Tearing in sole of r. heel when spinning and (after several days) when sitting. Cutting cramplike pain in hollow of r. sole. Sprained pain extending from l. sole to thigh on ascending a mountain. Sore pain below l. external malleolus during rest, lasting all night, (<) touch and lying upon it. Pain in l. as if tightly bound.
Toes. Swelling of tips, with redness and burning pain. Tearing in r. great when spinning. Throbbing pain in three l. middle, during rest. Sore pain in l. little, with swollen sensation.
Skin
Spots on face, lips and throat. Sore place on each side of mouth, curving upward, looking as if made by the edge of a drinking glass. Eruption on hands, itching on getting warm in bed. Nodes, itching and burning, on forearms and elbows. Red, tensive pimples on r. side of neck; itching P. behind and below l. tragus, not (>) rubbing, with smarting; P. that within a day and night ran together into a scab, on forehead, on concha, about lips and on back of hands and fingers. Pustules on forehead and temples. Boil on r. temple; on back, with sticking on touch. Round, raw, itching tetter on inner part of thighs. Vesicle on r. side of lower jaw, painful on touch. Ulcers offensive, but covered with a scab; unhealthy U. on legs, with dropsy and cachexia; painful, (<) sitting and lying; with more burning about it than in it, and after walking throbbing in it.
Sticking on hypogastrium; S. here and there, at times with burning (on r. scapula). Itching sticking in ball of r. great toe during rest; on back of l. foot, (<) rest; in r. gluteal muscles, the itching (<) rubbing. Tickling in ball of l. heel, (>) rubbing. Tickling in ball of l. heel, (>) rubbing.
Itching of thighs; calves; l. sole; on tip of nose, returning after scratching; over whole body, (<) evening after lying down, not (>) scratching, with biting; sticking, here and there in evening, (>) scratching; tickling, sticking, transiently (>) rubbing; voluptuous, in palms, with sticking tickling; burning, voluptuous, in perineum, close to anus, not immediately (>) scratching; burning, on knees, malleoli and toes on falling asleep.
Clinical Carbuncles, with scorbutic appearances of the gums. Foul-smelling ulcers on the lower extremities, with chilliness and weakness. Papular and vesicular eruption with great itching (Rhus-t.).
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.