Generalities
Weakness. Paralysis, especially of the lower limbs so that he staggers or leans forward when walking. Paralytic symptoms of the muscles of the face and of the larynx. General anemia. Tearing and drawing pains in the extremities, or burrowing pains at night in the joints. Symptoms usually vary with the weather, always (<) at night.
Mind
Ill humor, with weeping mood; prefers to sit by herself.
Head
Rush of blood to the head, which feels larger than usual and heavy, so that he can scarcely hold it up. Painful shattering of the brain on motion. The headache which comes on in the house is better out of doors and vice versa.
Eyes
Burning heat and dryness of the eyes. Lids painful on the slight motion, with a feeling of dryness, especially on looking at a bright light.
Ears
Earache, with deafness as if the ears were stopped; cracking on blowing the nose, or shooting pain when talking, laughing, swallowing, or walking rapidly. Pains from various parts of the body seem to extend into the ears. Cracking in the ears on blowing the nose and on swallowing. The ear symptoms vary with the weather.
Nose
Dry coryza; nostrils obstructed, alternatively with fluent coryza. Nose obstructed in the evening. Nose and upper lip are sore, red and painful, general aggravation in cold, wet weather.
Face
Pale, sunken, with a suffering expression. Dry lips, ulcerated at the corners of the mouth.
Mouth
Painful sensitiveness of the teeth. A smarting toothache; insupportable when anything cold touches teeth. Violent drawing toothache, which suddenly jumps to another part, especially to the ears.
Throat
Rawness on hawking.
Stomach
Burning, rising up to the mouth, with great restlessness.
Rectum and Stool
Constriction in the anus while sitting. Stool dry, difficult.
Sexual Organs
Menstruation early, scanty, brief.
Respiratory Organs
Rough voice in the morning Deep cough, dry, from larynx; tries to loosen mucus, but cannot except by forcible expiration; cough (<)talking. Larynx internally dry, rough, constricted; mucus loosened after long hawking and forcible expiration. Cough (<) in evening, but (>) lying down.
Heart and Pulse
Pulse feeble, irregular, variable.
Extremities
Tearing, drawing pains. Shiny-red swelling of the joints after taking cold. Pains in the joints(>) at night, at times with shiny red swelling.
Skin
Itching(>) scratching. Soreness and deep cracks in the skin, in the bends of the elbow, etc. Skin unhealthy.
Sleep
Overpowered by sleep as early as 8 P.M. Numerous vivid, remembered dreams.
Fever
Shaking chill in the evening, with shooting headache, without thirst. Heart rises into the head, with thirst. Sweat at night, at times only about the throat or on the cheeks.
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.