Chest
Sticking in l.; in middle of sternum; externally in a spot in large pectoral muscles, near axilla; in spots in bones, (<) sternum; when coughing and breathing; (<) deep inspiration; in sides, like an iron band round waist. Cramp in clavicular part of sterno-cleido-mastoid muscle. Pain in middle; under breasts and in back when she breathes; gradually extending to spine. Drawing pain in sternum, extending to umbilicus and back. Spasmodic tension in l. sterno-cleido-mastoid. Heavy lump in centre between mammae, with coldness, preventing sleep. Rattling sensation almost under arms, as if something would bee loosened, during respiration. Painful weariness, and under ribs. Burning externally in r. side.
Heart and Pulse
Palpitation. Rapid and violent beating of heart. Pulse rapid; and full; with feverish sensation in limbs, like beginning of a bad cold; small, jumping; slow.
Neck
Pain in muscles, with painful lassitude through body, (<) occiput, neck and loins. Numbness of muscles near l. ear.
Back
Pain. Weakness, she must wear stays as a support, feeling as if she would be hump backed, feeling as if middle of back were crooked, waist hollow and shoulders uneven, she could no keep her balance. Tearing along crest of r. scapula, with tension; T. in region of kidneys, (<) stooping. Pain in lions, hypogastrium and groins; sharp, in coccyx, as if an abscess were forming. Weakness in dorsal part of spine, with intermittent pricking; painful W. in loins as after running too fast.
Extremities
Trembling. Pain. Sensation in arms and legs as if her garters were too tight. Weakness; in joints; after a short walk, with bruised sensation; with feverish sensation; as if they had been broken.
Upper Extermination
Gland in r. axilla swollen and painful to touch. Sticking in l. shoulder. Tearing on top of l. shoulder; in r. biceps, with tension; in l. arm and joint, with pulling, and with weakness in elbow, as if carrying a weight. Sticking in bone of l. elbow; in l. olecranon process; burning, in r. elbow, as if in tendon of biceps; in r. forearm, near wrist, with tearing and weakness. Numbness of hands; and in a slight degree all over, sometimes in one place, sometimes in another. Pain in fingers and under nails, (<) l., as from a burn or thrusts with pins.
Lower Extremities
Numbness of buttocks and soles; of B., (<) r., as if asleep. Lancinations in l. hip joint, back of trochanter. Tearing at top of l. thigh; intermittent, in l. calf, in hamstring. Painful cramps in calves, more a spasmodic pain than a cramp. Legs feel as if bent outward when getting up, tibia painful to touch, burning as if a hot coal were held at centre of tibia. Legs heavy as if almost paralyzed, knees crack as if they would be dislocated. Lancinations in l. malleolus; in soles when beginning to get warm after being very cold; itching, on r. sole and near fleshy part. Redness of r. heel, with swelling and pinching, later a blister, after the opening of which there was no more pain. Pain in a hitherto painless corn; P. in heel when walking, (>) rest and when boot is off, though the pain is not caused by pressure of boot.
Skin
Greasy. A black mark on arm near shoulder and reddish spots on chest. Eruption, itching and heat of skin, with fever, pimples are seen beneath skin, but do not come out, a plaster on her leg draws out a kind of tetter. Blisters full of water on breasts, with itching. Tearing on l. thigh. Susceptibility. Itching, (<) outer canthus, r. wrist, r. thigh, scrotum, anus, back and scalp; in l. ear, with deep stitches; of l. concha with pain on touch; at night, delaying sleep; over whole body a crisis every four hours, nervous yawning; over whole body, scratching causes burning; burning, on back.
Sleep
Yawning; and stretching, desire to go to bed. Sleepiness; in afternoon. Sleeplessness; every night, tension of nerves, melancholy, jealousy, a nervous attack on fifth day of menses. Restless sleep; and disturbed from 11 till 2 by confusion of head; with distressing dreams; with sweat; with talking; and waking every fifteen minutes with headache and retching. Waked by talking in his sleep. Murmuring in S. at night, as if playing with his companions, he slumbered all next day, but talked as if quarrelling with his companions. Sleep. light disturbed by painful dreams of death, etc., sleep better towards morning, but often interrupted. Dream that he was intoxicated, of difficulties, without sadness or discouragement; lascivious; vivid about 3 A.M.
Fever
Chilliness; every evening after dinner, with nervousness, pain in throat as if there were something to bring up, and on hawking a smarting, then sweet taste, and once after great effort scanty sputum specked with blood, difficult breathing; in evening in bed, with trembling, then heat; at midnight; after going to bed, with weakness of joints, (<) elbows; in attacks at night, with the last attack towards morning, nausea and soft stool; with hot, moist skin; with hot skin, at other times after shivering internal heat; alternating with heat and sweat; creeping, often during the day, alternating with heat and sweat, Shivering, then heat; alternating with heat; with heat of head and skin; over back and arms; over back and arms, waking at 3 A.M.; down back at night in bed.
Chilliness in back and posterior surface of arms; (<) after drinking water; in back and posteriorly on arms and legs. Coldness of feet and legs; of r. foot at night in bed. of knees and feet at night, also preventing sleep; of feet, with heat of hands; of hands and feet, with burning in abdomen, stomach, chest and loins.
Heat; in evening; in bed, pulse nervous, short and strong; with headache, uneasiness, numb pain, inclination to lie down and chills. Burning here and there, (<) gland of r. axilla; in a spot on vertex; in a spot on upper and external part of thigh; cheeks, with redness; ears, (<) l., with redness.
Sweat; in morning; at night; S., breath and whole body had a strong odor of radish.
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.