Introduction
Yucca filamentosa, Linn. Natural order: Melanthacae (Liliaceae). Common name: Bear grass. Preparation: Tincture of root and leave when not in flower, or tincture of flowers (Budrik).
Generalities
Feel usually well this evening (seventeenth day). 12 M., is very restless, and seems very feverish; 3 P.M., wants to be held all the time (first day); some restless last night; restless; plays but little while with his playthings, then wants to be held; this evening sat up two hours after his usual bedtime (second day), 3. No effect except to loosen cold a great deal (first day). The symptoms interfering with my studies antidoted the effect with Cocculus (third day).
Mind
Have got the blues; unsatisfied feeling (eighth day). 2 P.M., feed very despondent; “have the blues” (fourteenth day). Wish I hadn’t commenced to prove this drug (sixteenth day). Feel very despondent and irritable (twenty-first day). Very irritable (fifth day). 4 P.M., irresolute, changing mind about once in fifteen minutes; don’t know what to do; can’t keep easy (fourteenth day). Disinclination to study (second day). Hard work to keep my mind upon the lectures (eighteenth day). Mind wanders from lecturers (eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth days). Use wrong words in writing (twenty-first day). Inability to think; use the wrong words when talking (third day). Inability to remember anything I read, with severe pains, which appeared first upon the right side, then in the apex of the heart (second day).
Head
1.30 P.M. dull sensation in head when others are talking to me; although I hear what they say, I do not seem to understand them; two minutes afterwards don’t know what they have said (fifteenth day). Headache in forehead, (fourth day). Frontal headache of pressing character (fourth day). 5. Heavy frontal headache, in the evening (first day). The arteries of the forehead throb (seventeenth day). Pressing pain in both temples all day long (fifth day). A little pain in temples of an aching character (sixth day). 8 A.M. pain in both temples, most severe on the right side; lasted all forenoon; also a cringing feeling in both temples, worse from motion (fifteenth day). Dull heavy pain in both temples, which seemed to extend into the eyes, causing considerable aversion to light (ten minutes after a dose, fifteenth day). 9 P.M., aching pain in both temples (fifteenth day). Intense aching in both temples, worse from motion and worse from heat, but at the same time chilliness when away from the stove (seventeenth day). 3 P.M., momentary pain in temples (eighteenth and nineteenth days); at 7.30 P.M. (twentieth day). Intense headache all day long in both temples; worse from any noise (twenty-first day). Headache somewhat easier when sitting still, but worse when moving around; is worse from any noise; a throb in the head with every step (twenty-first day). 3 P.M., momentary pain in left temple (seventh day). Strange feeling in temporal maxillary articulation (fifth day). Arteries of temples throb (fifteenth and twenty-first days). My head has been itching all the evening, very annoying, causing constant scratching and digging (sixteenth day).
Eyes
Dark rings under the eyes (tenth, eleventh, and fourteenth days), 1; (second day), 2; (third and fifth days). Eyes feel hot and inflamed, although no objective symptoms of inflammation are present (third day). 6. Itching and smarting of left are (sixteenth day). 8 A.M., momentary dull pain over left eye (second day). Itching of inner canthus of left eye with smarting after rubbing (sixth day). Itching of inner canthus of left eye (ninth and sixteenth days). 10 A.M., itching of the inner canthus of the left eye; very annoying; eye looks red (sixteenth day).
Ears
6.30 P.M. pain back of right ear (fourteenth day). Very sensitive to the least noise (seventeenth day).
Nose
Redness of the whole nose, at 8 P.M. (fourteenth day). This evening right side of nose constantly running, the left side dry (fourth day). Running of nose (ninth day). Profuse watery discharge from nose; discharge mild (eighteenth day). Some coryza (twenty-first day). Catarrh worse (after one day).
Face
Pale face (tenth, eleventh, and sixteenth days), 1; (fifth day). Face flushed, at 10 P.M. (second day). Flushed face in the morning, with burning of face in the evening (first day); flushed face (second day). Yellow color of face (twenty-first day). At 6 P.M., momentary aching pain in zygoma, recurring several times (seventh day). At 11 P.M.
both cheeks very red (first day); 9 A.M., face flushed (second day). Pain in articulation of jaws (seventeenth day).
Mouth
Tongue coated white in the evening (fourth and tenth days); with elevation of scattered papillae (fourteenth day); 9 P.M., tongue looks as if it had been parboiled, with irregular elevation of scattered papillae upon surface (fifteenth day); tongue coated white at the root and has a greasy look (sixteenth day); tongue of a bluish-white color (seventeenth day); white coating at root of tongue (eighteenth day); a very sore pimple upon end of tongue (nineteenth day), 1. Tongue pale, reddish, and flabby; elevated papillae; teeth-marks upon the edge; trembles when he puts it out. Bad smell from mouth (so others say), (second day). Dryness of back part of mouth (sixth day). Soft palate seems to be dry; had to drink water to moisten it (sixth day). Taste in mouth like rotten eggs (fifth day).
Throat
A sensation as if something were hanging down from the posterior nares; can’t get it up or down (sixteenth day). Tonsils dark-red color; not sore (sixteenth day). The pharynx seems to be covered with granules, and is of a dark-red color (sixteenth day). 12 M., throat not so red as it was yesterday; every time I took at the throat can see a string of mucus hanging from uvula to root of tongue (seventeenth day). Pharynx, tonsils, and uvula of a dark-red color, and seemed to be covered with a greasy-looking mucus, which is string eighteenth day).
Stomach
Appetite increased and food tastes usually well; ate half more breakfast than usual (seventeenth day); appetite poor (twenty- first day). No appetite (fourth day). Aching pain in the stomach, in the evening (first day). Some slight pains in the stomach (second day). Region of stomach sensitive to touch (fourteenth and sixteenth days). 6 P.M., very severe sharp pain in stomach, extending down into intestines, worse from pressure (fourteenth day). 3 P.M., cramping pain in stomach (fifteenth day). Sore feeling in stomach (sixteenth day).
Abdomen
Abdomen bloated (eight and following days) 1; (sixth day). 6.30 P.M., after eating dinner, abdomen bloated very much, and had a sore sensation all through it (sixteenth day). Abdomen a little bloated this evening, with some pain (nineteenth day). Continued discharge of flatus (third day). Discharge of much flatus (second day); some discharge (third day); flatulence (fifth day). Emission of a great deal of flatus, which has no smell (ninth day). During the whole evening have had a great deal of flatus discharged from below (fourteenth day). Discharge of considerable flatus, 3 P.M.
(fifteenth day). Discharge of much scintillas flatus this evening (sixteenth day). Great rumbling of wind in lower portion of bowels, in the evening (first day). Abdomen sensitive to touch (third and fourth days). After stool pain of a griping character, relieved by bending forward (fourth day). Heavy aching pains in the bowels before the stool; aching pains during and after stool (sixteenth day). Aching pains in bowels, relieved by a discharge of a flatus, but recurring (eighteenth day). Aching pain in bowels before and during stool; not so severe after stool (eighteenth day). Colicky pains in bowels, with discharge of much flatus; pain in bowels is worse from pressure (second day); some pain in bowels (third day). After breakfast had several crampy pains in abdomen; had to lie down, which seemed to relieve them somewhat; the pains are worse if she stirs, but better when keeping quiet; these pains lasted about half an hour, and were followed by diarrhoea (first day), 2. Sharp pains in lower portion of bowels, both before and after the stool (first day). Throbbing feeling in right side about twelfth rib, not painful, evening (fourth day).
Rectum
Constant desire for stool (eighteenth day). During forenoon sudden violent tenesmus, followed by discharge of wind, which relieved me of the pain; this occurred several times (sixteenth day). Tenesmus after stool (fourth day). Constant recurring inclination to go to stool, relieved for a time by passage of wind (fourth day).
Stool
Diarrhoea followed pains in abdomen; had several stools of a yellowish color within an hour (first day). Increased number of stools (three) of natural color and consistency, but smaller than usual (eighth day); three stools, small but natural (tenth day); woke up at 6.30 A.M., and have very difficult to expel; hard stool was of large size, last part of stool soft (sixteenth day); 6.30 A.M., had to go up and go to stool, which was copious thin stool, yellowish-brown in color, with smarting of the anus during stool; sat a long time at stool, and strained very hard; when stool once started, run away like water (eighteenth day), 1. Number of stools increased, but smaller in size (third day). Stools increased in number; brown color; softer consistency than usual (fourth day).
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.