Hypochondria. Sticking in hepatic and splenic regions; beneath last, l. rib, (<) inspiration. Griping. extending towards l. side. Pinching just above hepatic region, extending to umbilical region in morning after walking. Pressure, (<) sitting, with anxiety. Burning pain in a spot in hepatic region. Heaviness in liver.
Umbilical Region. Griping; when sitting, with pinching; periodic, in umbilicus. Griping constriction in intestines, from both sides of umbilical region. Sickening pain after stool. Burning when walking in open air, with smarting.
Hypogastrium. Swelling of inguinal glands; with pain, can scarcely stretch the feet. Bubbling-like jerkings in r. groin. Sticking just above pubis on changing position, as when he begins to walk or sits down. Cutting in l. groin. Pressure in places; P. towards genitals at end of micturition; outward in r. groin as if a hernia would protrude, when walking, (<) pressure.
Clinical General tympanitis, with enlarged spleen. Sensitiveness in the lower caecal region (Sulphur).
Rectum and Anus
Haemorrhoids protrude during stool. Tearing in rectum and indications of diarrhoea without stool. Frequent desire; ineffectual D. for twenty-four hours, then difficult stool, next day none. Tearing in anus and penis in evening and morning. Biting itching in anus. Biting in anus after a difficult stool.
Stool
Thin, whitish-gray (Phosphorus). Watery, with much flatus. Pasty involuntary (Hyoscyamus, Aloe), bright-yellow, with sensation as if he would emit flatus (Pic.ac.). Diarrhoea, not prostrating; frequent D., with colic. Soft and frequent. Stool after eating, then sinking at epigastrium. Constipation, with frequent ineffectual desire. Hard; and crumbly; and difficult; at first, then pasty; delayed; first part, then pasty, then tenesmus. Difficult, but not hard. Omitted; and abdomen distended; and flatulent pain in abdomen.
Clinical Chronic diarrhoea, thin, gray or watery and yellow, painless, preceded by rumbling; as a rule, the diarrhoea does not seem to exhaust the patient, though it may contain undigested good. Diarrhoea after eating. Very valuable for painless diarrhoea, which is very prevalent during an epidemic of cholera and is sometimes premonitory of genuine cholera.
Urinary Organs
Spasmodic constriction of bladder, without desire to urinate. Urging, with burning; U., with scanty discharge; frequent U. Frequent micturition; and profuse; of watery urine that often could scarcely be retained. Retention of urine, then frequent but scanty micturition, with burning in neck of bladder.
Urethra. Swelling about orifice. Stitches when not urinating; S. in end; intermittent, with frequent rawness. Dragging in U. and rectum as with cutting water. Drawing extending to anus. Crawling when not urinating. Burning when urinating, then increased gonorrhoea; B. when urinating, and before the water flows a cutting, with ineffectual straining; chat stops the flow, then desire to urinate; cutting, during micturition, with cramplike pain in small of back.
Urine. Dark profuse, forming a cloud. Pale, copious, flowing freely, as if urethra were very large; P., in which a thick, whitish cloud speedily formed. Clear, water; and deposition a sediment. Copious; and clear, afterward dark and turbid. Scanty and irritating; S., and micturition slow.
Clinical Milky urine. Urine has a white sediment, jellylike, consisting of phosphates, with aching in small of back. In continence of urine. Diabetes.
Sexual Organs
Falling of hair, Heat in condylomata; sore pain in C. when walking and sitting. Fraenum preputii, itching crawling; crawling, then moist, itching vesicles; vesicles, itching on pressure. Penis, swelling without cause; stitches in tip; itching stitches; burning cutting, with pressing-out pain in groins; heaviness, (<) when urinating; crawling itching posteriorly. Erections in morning in bed; in morning when standing; at night, which formerly had ceased; excessive, without desire (Pic-ac.).
Hardness of spermatic cord, with tension. Swelling of spermatic cord, with Dullness of head. Scrotum, inflamed swelling; red, burning pimples, and on posterior part of penis; sore pain; itching sticking; itching; crawling, changing after scratching to burning and sore pain. Testicles, swelling of l.; burning tearing in l., with burning in prostate and frequent erections; drawing smarting as from soreness; pressure, (<) walking and touch. Emission at night without erection; E. when, pressing at stool; profuse. Desire lost; normal, with ability for coition, but the penis finally became relaxed, with satisfaction, without emission.
Leucorrhoea after menstruation; yellowish, after menstruation, with itching.
Clinical Involuntary seminal emission; the seminal fluid escapes readily after urinating or during sleep. Valuable for the general effects of seminal emissions, vertigo, brain fag, deficient sexual power, weakness of the back and burning in spine (compare China). It has been prescribed for swollen testicles, which are very tender to touch. Chlorosis in women, with leucorrhoea and urine, debility; meteoric distention of uterus.
Respiratory Organs
Capillary bronchitis, (<) evening, with fever, dyspnoea, pain sternum then violent sneezing, thirst and coryza, the profuse secretions purulent rather than slimy. Hoarseness.
Cough from tickling as with a feather, from middle of chest to larynx; from burning in chest; with nausea; with vomiting of food; constant irritable; violent, provoking vomiting; causing headache as if skull would burst; dry from tickling in chest, just above pit of stomach, (<) evening after lying down. Cough, with expectoration of herby taste and odor; C. in morning, with yellow e.; violent C., with copious E., causing pain in abdomen; mucus thinner than usual. Inclination to cough, causing sticking in palate, but no cough. Salty expectoration in morning.
Respiration difficult; with stitches between short ribs, (<) l. Want of breath after a nap in forenoon, with uneasiness and sweat. Breath taken away by odors. Sighing.
Clinical Inflammation of the larynx and trachea, with hoarseness and loose cough, which seems to come from the pit of the stomach, though the cough is often dry in the evening. Spasmodic cough from a feeling of dust in the air-passages, apparently down as far as the pit of the stomach. Cough (<) morning and evening, after sleep, from cold ar. Capillary bronchitis, with expectoration of mucus is small balls (stan.).
Chest
Sticking in region of r. lower ribs; in middle of sternum; in lower part of r. on inspiration while sitting, (>) walking; in l. side between last ribs and pelvis, extending through whole abdomen, (<) inspiration; beneath r. arm, taking away the breath; pinching; boring, in l., (<) inspiration. Sudden cramp in C. or diaphragm, in region of last r. ribs, obliging her to sit bent over, with sticking on breathing. Cutting in l. on deep breathing; burning, on l. when sitting, (<) touch. Pinching in region of l. nipple; beneath r. axilla, opposite nipple; in region or r. seventh rib; near sternum, beneath last r. rib; intermittent, near sternum, about seventh rib; intermittent, near sternum, about seventh rib; periodic, beneath short ribs; boring, in l. when breathing.
Pain; on last r. rib on pressure; in l. side. (<) breathing; as from weakness or after sitting a long time, (>) walking; crawling, during rest, and on touch and motion soreness on sternum; burning sore, internally by last rib; burning itching, in middle of C. and in upper abdomen, with frequent hawking of mucus. Anxiety, Sensation in side as if ribs were beaten in. Pressure at night, causing difficult breathing; at night waking him, extending to abdomen, (>) emission of flatus; sharp, on l. mammary gland; outward in sternum, (<) expiration, pressure on sternum, stooping and coughing. Constriction; in afternoon, with stitches. Oppression on beginning to walk; O. behind sternum, with pressure, making respiration difficult; extending to stomach. Fulness on waking, then cough, with expectoration. Burning in middle after a vexation.
Heart and Pulse
Intermittent pinching in region of H., extending towards sternum, in evening when walking. Palpitation always after starting up in sleep. Pulse irregular, intermittent; P. strong; full, with distention of temporal arteries and veins of hands; rapid; rapid and weak.
Clinical Nervous palpitations, resulting especially from self-abuse.
Neck
Jerking in nape during rest, (<) raising head. Drawing sticking in nape, extending towards occiput. Pinching in a spot. Burning sore pain on side. Pressure in forepart and sides. Spasmodic drawing in r. muscles. Stiffness of nape, (>) motion; S. of l. muscles, with tension.
Back
Jerking stitches in middle of spine. Pinching in middle of spine. Tearing at night; T. on l. scapula when sitting bent forward. Gnawing in bones beneath tip of scapula. Aching; from slight exercise. Boring between scapulae, with drawing pain, then restless sleep, next day the pain extended to nerves of l. shoulder-joint, (<) axillary and radial nerves, it was boring digging and gnawing, increased daily, prevented sleep after 2 or 3 A.M., (>) 8 A.M., (<) again from 2 till 4 P.M., and from 7 or 8 till 11P.M., (<) beer and wine, lying on l. side, rest, every movement that impeded circulation of blood, (>) every movement that hastened circulation and motion in open air, afterwards numbness over region of radial nerve of l. hand. Drawing in dorsal vertebrae as if beaten, (<) sitting.
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.