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Even Hahnemann who conducted many provings and who himself proved many drugs prescribed medicines after much reference to the materia medica. This was a stupendous task even to Hahnemann and he compiled a short repertory of leading symptoms which were printed in Latin. In spite of the small no. of drugs their close intimacy with the details of the symptoms, Hahnemann & his band of workers started to make repertories. In comparison to the smaller no. of remedies at that time, now it is true to say that the repertory was born to meet the challenges of the Materia medica.

During Hahnemann’s time there were only about 100 medicines, Now about 4000.Every well proved drug has got thousands of symptoms and for a man of average intelligence, it is almost impossible to remember all the symptoms of all the drugs to establish a total comparison with the disease picture. Many of the physician who have never used or have rarely used repertory complain about his elaborate and time consuming nature.

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They said

Dr.P.Schmidt said “ No conscientious homoeopathic doctor can practice homeopathy in a serious & scientific way without a repertory".

Dr.Kent “ True some men do some good work without the repertory, but they also do poor work, more than they would do with it”
The proper use of repertory will leads to correct offhand prescribing in simple cases in from 10-20 years.

The mechanical use of the repertory never leads to artistic prescribing nor to remarkable results – Dr.J.T.Kent

A tool is as good as the workman who handle it .A bad workman naturally blames his tool when things start going wrong - Dr.M.L.Dhavale

The need of the repertory comes from the character of Homeopathy itself- Dr.Barthel & Klunker

Our materia medica is so cumbersome without a repertory that the best prescriber must meet with only indifferent results _ Dr.J.T.Kent

It is impossible to practice Homeopathy without the aid of repertories and the best repertory is the fullest _ Dr.J.H.Clark

Every attempt to convert either the materia medica or repertory in to language of traditional medicine must result in total failure.- Dr.J.T.Kent

Which is the best repertory ?
The best is that which one makes oneself _ Dr.Kent .J.T

Which is the latest repertory ?
Repertorium Universalice by Roger Von Zandervoort

Therapeutic Pocket Book

Full name : The principle and practicability of Boenninghausen’s therapeutic pocket book for homeopathic physicians to use at the bedside in the study of Materia medica
Author : Baron Clemens Maria Franz von Boenninghausen( 12th March 1785-12th March 1864)
1st work by Boennianghausen - The cure of cholera & its preventives in 1831

Total number of medicines : In original edition : 126
In T.F.Allen’s edition : He added 220 and deleted 4 = 342
Allen dropped 4 remedies ( Angustra, Magnetis Polus Articus, Magnetis Polus Australius, Magnetis Poli Umbo)
In H.A.Robert’s edition (1935) : 362
Number of medicines in Concordance section : 148 (of which 21 by Allen)
15 medicines are found only in Concordance section

Source books of Therapeutic pocket book
Repertory of antipsoric medlclnes-1832
Summary view of chief sphere of operation of anti- psoric remedies and their characteristic peculiarities as an appendix to the repertory -1833
An attempt at Homoeopathic therapy of Intermittent fever-1833
Repertory of medicines which are not antipsorics-1835
Relative kinship of Homoeopathic medicines-1836
At first the repertory was limited to the remedies named in the first three volumes of chronic diseases.

Gradations : CAPITAL : 5 Marks
Bold : 4 Marks
Italics : 3 Marks
roman : 2 Marks
(roman in parenthesis): 1 Marks- mainly found in concordances

English translation (2 years later) by unknown person
French translation by Boenninghausen himself
Number of sections : 7
Mind & intellect conation 18+18 = 36 rubrics ( including concomitant)
Introduction (H.A.Robert’s) : 9 parts
Concordances : 12 sections

T.F.Allen added Boenninghausen’s Sides of body (1853) to TPB in 1864
In relation ship section (concordances) only Aggravations , no Ameliorations
The greatest literary work of Boenninghausen is “Editorship of Aphorisms of Hippocrates" in 1863
He graduated from : Dutch University

H.A. Roberts and Annie .C. Wilson gives a brief sketch of Boenninghausen’s life and they show how a lawyer turned to an expert Homoeopath.

T.F. Allen added many of the rubrics in the eye section. He also used an idea of combining Boenninghausen’s Repertory of the Sides of the Body with the original Pocket Book.

Infact the idea of concomitant came from Dr: Hahnemann's instructions on case taking where he emphasised the importance of enquiring into the symptom before, during and after the main complaint.

The bedrock of Therapeutic pocket book as
^ Doctrine of analogy
^ Doctrine of concomitants
^ Evaluation of remedies
^ Concordances

Boenninghausen was the first person to grade the remedies
Chapter on mind contains rubrics in relation to emotions and Intellect contains rubrics in relation to understanding and memory. His first repertory , repertory of antipsorics contains large number of rubrics under mind section when compared to Therapeutic pocket book.This is the least elaborate of all sections in Therapeutic pocket book

Boenninghausen makes 4 divisions of back namely
Scapula
Back in general
Kraus-part of back between hips corresponding to the region of the sacrum
Steiss-region of coccyx

In Allen's edition the title of this chapter 5 is given as sensation but it should be read as sensations and complaints as given in his original repertory .The next three sections as glands bones and skin should be considered as subchapters of sensations and complaints in general, this can be considered as sensations and complaints in glands bones and skin.

Original edition contained three chapters as Aggravations according to time Aggravation according to situation and circumstances, Amelioration according to situation and circumstances. Aggravation are more important and more reported by provers than amelioration.

But Allen's edition contains only 2 sections 
Aggravations
Ameliorations
In his Repertory of Anti psorics aggravations & amelioration are given at the end of each chapter but in TPB given separately in chapter 6.

Allen has deleted few rubrics from amelioration and put it under aggravation of the contrary state.

Clock timings are not given in Therapeutic pocket book, day timings are followed by a rubrics on periodicity. In Therapeutic pocket book there is no general rubrics for pain ,only specific types of pains are mentioned.

Concordance helps to find out- the geniuness of medicines
- selected medicine is correct or not
- comparative value of symptoms in symptom group
- to find out superficial remedy in advanced pathological conditions
- studying relationship among various levels

In Mind section almost all the rubrics contain VERATRUM ALBUM in high grade
Many of the rubrics lack important medicines-desire for salt – Natrum mur is not mentioned.

Dr.M.L.Dhawale proposed a variation in repertorising cases without compromising Boenninghausen’s principles.

Boger’s Repertory

Full name : Boennighausen’s Characteristics & Repertory with word index
Author : Cyrux .Maxwell Boger (1861-1935)
Forward by H.A.Robert
First edition : 1905 Boerick & Tafel
Second edition : 1937 Roy & Company India
New reprint edition by Bjain publishers New Delhi contains ‘Introductory’ part by Dr.S.K.Tiwari
Life history by Bradford
Preface by Boger

Gradations : CAPITAL : 5 Marks
Bold : 4 Marks
Italics : 3 Marks
roman : 2 Marks
(roman in parenthesis): 1 Marks- mainly found in concordances
Rarely Capital in brackets Eg : [ASAF] in Upper Extremities Caries

Source books
1.TPB
2.Repertory of anipsorics
3.Repertory of apsorics
4.Boenniaghausen's sides of body
5.Therapeutics of intermittent fever
6.Therapeutics of Whooping cough
7. Aphorisms of Hippocrates

Bedrocks
1.Doctrine of complete symptom
2.Doctrine of pathological generals
3.Doctrine of causation & time
4.Clinical rubrics
5.Evaluation of symptoms
6.Fever totality
7. Concrodances

Total number of medicines : 359 (He added 17 medicines to TPB)
As per index prepared by S.K.Tiwari : 464 medicines but actually 478 medicines (including concordances)
In relation ship section : 125
In materia medica part : 140 medicines and only 2 gradations (Italics and ordinary roman)
14 additional medicines are found in concordances

Dr.S.K.Tiwari prepared the Medicine index and Dr.S.P.Roy prepared Word index
Dr.S.K.Tiwari has written ‘introduction’ to BBCR which contains the philosophical background of repertory and working method of different types of cases. He has suggested seven different methods for working out cases with BBCR
He is the first repertorian who has given 7 doctrine to the study of BBCR

Number of chapter As per index : 53 but actually 58 chapters
(NAMES of all main sections are written in DARK CAPITALS. Thus we can see a total of 58 main section in this Repertory [In index 53 only]
Names of subchapters are written in ORDINARY CAPITAL.
Name of chapter is printed in the Top of each page. If it is subsection name of main chapter will be written at Top left hand side of page & subchapter’s name in Rt hand side. Thus we can identify whether that section is a main chapter or a subchapter)

In mind 366 rubrics, No blank rubrics,186 cross references
Concomitance are found only in 22 chapters even though Boger emphasized its importance,Cross references in 18 chapters only
Chapters without subchapters : Stomach & Prostrate gland
Introductory part is the most important contribution of Boger to Boenninghausen’s work.

Chapter Sensorium is not alphabetical

Boger divided preface into 4 parts : Preface proper,On the use of repertories,Repetation of doses, Homeopathic prognosis

The star * used to designate paragraph from TPB as altered by the Dunham copy, + denote new paragraph which will help in the selection of similimum, ’ are attached to single abbreviations and indicated as a true pathogeneic symptom.

According to Dr: Boger when symptom are pointing to one particular remedy and if modalities don't agree it will not be indicated and we will have to search for another remedy having same or similar modalities.

In Materia medica part after all remedies a brief note is given regarding the duration of Action of Remedies where he classifies all remedies. There are taken from the notes of Hering confirmed by Boenninghausen and it is said that the symptoms which appeared last in the proving are of great value.In a section on important hints 12 observation given by Dr J.T Kent to arranged in a condensed form.

Clock timing are given only very rarely only in some chapters.
There is no general rubric for pain.
Main rubrics are printed in bold letter and sub rubrics in Italics.(In TPB same font for main & sub rubrics)

According to Boger periodical return of symptoms such as menses,all seasonal influences are less important but the hour of the day when they are better or worse are more important.
If no antidote is known, apply very smaller dose of the same medicine

Boger was in correspondence with Dr..L.D.Dhawale of India for a long time

Boger’s concept of analysis & evaluation of symptoms was different (in Synoptic Key) as in the following order :
Modalities- causative modalities are most important
Mind
Sensations
Entire objective aspect
Parts affected

Boger was the first person who appreciated and mentioned several clinical conditions which are useful for day to day practice.
Locations and sensations are mixed in this repertory.
According to Boger mental states should be used only for the final selection of the drugs

Kent’s repertory

Full name : Repertory of the Homeopathic Materia Medica
Author : Dr.J.T.Kent (31st march 1849- 6th June 1916)

First edition : 1897 by Kent at Philadelphia
Second edition : 1910 by Kent at Lancaster
Third edition : 1924 by Ethart at Chicago
Fourth edition: 1935 Feb Chicago by Clara Kent at- Chicago
Fifth edition : 1945 edited & revised by Clara Kent, dedicated to Clara Kent - at Chicago
Sixth edition : 1957 at Chicago
Indian edition : 1961
Seventh edition (final general repertory) : 1974 by P.Schimdt & Diwan harischand

Dr P.Schmidt assisted in revising 3rd, 4th and 5th editions
Dr.Kimball,Thruston and Geigler helped Kent to get enough subscribers
Total 1423 pages, 37 chapters,69,360 rubrics

Total medicines : 648-6 = 642
Six synonyms are
Hippozaenium – Glanderin
Illicium anisatum – Anis stellatum
Kaolin - Alumina silicate
Lappa arctium – Lappa major
Nux jugulans – Jugulans regia
Pothos foetida – Ictodes foetida

Gradations : Bold : 3 Marks – proved,reproved & verified on sick
Italics : 2 Marks – recorded in few, confirmed & occasionally verified
roman : 1 marks – 1or 2 provers,not reproved but verified.

This repertory mainly has three parts
1. Prefix part (this was in subsequent editions, not in the original work)
Use of the repertory by Kent
How to study the repertory by Kent
How to use the repertory by Kent
Repertorising by M.L.Tyler & John weir
Hot & Cold remedies by Gibson Miller
Few cases by M.L.Tyler & John weir
2. Repertory part
Preface part
Different editions
List of remedies with abbreviations
Text proper
Word index
3. Suffix part (this was in subsequent editions, not in the original work)
Sides of the body & drug affinities by Boenninghausen
Relation ship of remedies with duration of action by Gibson Miller

In prostate only 21 rubrics- smallest chapter,no blank rubrics but 1 cross reference
Largest chapter is Extremities having 268 rubrics, medicines in 207 rubrics only
In hearing 4 rubrics - lowest rubrics, no blank rubrics or cross references
In mind 529 rubrics – maximum number of rubrics , medicines only in 343 rubrics, cross references : 92, 3248 sub rubrics
In generalities : 246 rubrics , 1723 sub rubrics

Arhtur Allen copied Eye for Kent from other repertories
Gladwin copied Thirst for Kent from other repertories
Kent’s philosophy in 1900
Kent’s materia medica in 1905
Kent became the professor of materia medica in 1883
He graduated from Madison University
Psora not represented in Kent’s repertory

Dr. Kent used Lippe,s repertory for a no. of years- the repertory of grand old remedies. The plan that Dr. Kent followed was chiefly that of Lippe. Lippe’s repertory has 34 sections but Kent made it to 37. Dr Lippe’s repertory in turn developed from the Repertory to the Manuel of Allen-Town Academy and this Repertory was developed out of Boenninghausen’s Repertory of the Anti Psoric Remedies.

In the first edition of Kent,s repertory he has given more of particularization & details of modalities than in later editions. These things were generalized later.

Skelton of the plan of Kent’s repertory is mostly based on the headings available under individual drugs of Allen’s Encyclopedia.
Main source of Kent’s repertory was 6 volumes of Gentry and Lippe’s repertory.

Dr Lee completed the chapters Mind and Head directly, where as chapter’s Eyes and Vision; and Urinary organs, Chill, Fever, and Sweat. by Dr Kent.

Rubrics related to the speech is dived into the chapters Mind – Mouth _ Larynx. This division can be easily understood as when the quality of the speech is altered ( symptoms of the higher center involvement) you should look into chapter mind, when the motor functions are involved you should look into the chapter Mouth, when the quality of the voice is altered one should look into the chapter Larynx.
Smell contain rubrics related to conditions that- acute, diminished or lost
But odor is related to illusions & different types of odors
Rubric moisture is given instead of discharges in Rectum
In rectum 'tenesmus' is given under pain,but in urinary organs as separate 'Tenesmus'

Some remedies, which are not given in the index, represent certain rubrics. example Nux-J in Talk indisposed to; Kali-ox in Insanity

Dr P.Schmidt assisted in revising 3rd, 4th and 5th editions.

For a question about the no: of chapters in Kent's repertory one may answer that upto 6th editions there were only 37 sections including the 5 sections on urinary organs and in Kent's final general repertory by Pierre Schmidt contains 39 chapters (he gave independent status to smell and voice) and Kents repertorium generate by lost Kunzli contains 27 chapters by putting vision under eyes, external throat under throat ,bladder, kidney ,prostate, urethra and urine under urinary organs and chill, fever and perspiration under one section.

In every chapter arrangement of rubrics is in alphabetical order except in some situations,e.g. Vertigo- Vertigo is the first rubric, then time modalities and only after this we can find the anatomical arrangement.

Key word or RUBRIC is kept close to the margin line and is printed in CAPITALS of heavy block type. Modifications or sub-rubrics are placed two spaces to the right of the margin line. Remedy line is four spaces to the right. Every sub-rubric to placed two spaces to the right of one above

The S T M E Arrangement was brought forward by Julia Minerva Green, a disciple of Kent. This arrangement is mainly seen for subjective sensations like pain, numbness etc. but in objective symptoms like discharges, eruption, discoloration etc we do not find this STME arrangement. In the chapter on chill TIME is given as a separate rubric. Skin, Fever, Perspiration, sleep etc do not follow this arrangement.

Each rubric is modified by six factors
According to Kent In Physical generals – perversion of sexual sphere including menstrual symptoms are more important.
Elizabeth Wright has compiled rubrics found in TPB which are not found in Kent
CCRH New Delhi added few rubrics from Boerick’s repertory to Kent
No single rubric in Kent’s repertory can match with Gibson miller’s Hot & Cold remedies

Synthetic Repertory
Full name : Synthetic Repertory
Author : This was originally published by G.Haug Verlag Gmbh & Co. & improved on 1982 by Barthel & Will Klunker. It was basically an extension of Kent’s Repertory.
Barthel : Vol 1&2
Klunker : Vol 3

First edition : 1973
Second edition : 1982
Indian edition : 1987
Third edition : 1993
It was first in German then French and lastly in English
1594 medicines,6 chapters
Author used 16 authorities
138 new rubrics than Kent denoted by * asterisk

Gradations : CAPITAL Underlined : 4 marks
CAPITAL : 3 marks
Bold : 2 marks
roman : 1 marks

Remember no italics in gradations
In mind 600 rubrics,33 cross references , 18 rubrics of Kent are missing in Mind chapter
Appetite rubric is not in this repertory
Remedies are printed under each rubric and not after the rubrics.
For practical reasons Kent’s abbreviations have been Kept
The pages of the repertory are divided into two by a middle line – both divisions are counted as separate pages.
This repertory mention for the first time the exact source of symptoms or drugs added to Kent’s repertory. And uses a numbering system

Murphy’s Repertory
Full name : Homeopathic Medical Repertory
Author : Robin Murphy ND
Base : All Kent + A part of Kneer repertory
First edition : 1993
Indian edition : 1994
Second edition : 1996
Gradations : BOLD CAPITAL
Bold Italics
roman
67+3 : 70 chapters in new editions
1851 drugs , from 55 sources
39,000 new rubrics, 2 lakh additions
Alphabetical repertory
Missing chapters compared to Kent
Expectoration
Prostate gland
Urethra
Kent's extremities is divided into 12 chapters in Murhy

Synthesis repertory
Full name : Repertorium homeopathicum Syntheticum
Editor : Frederick Schroyens
Base : 6th edition of Kent’s Repertory
First edition : 1987 RADAR
Book version : 1995
Indian edition : 1996
9th version of RADAR : 2004

RADAR was first developed as research project at University of Namur,Belgium under supervision of Jean Fichefet who is a professor of Maths ,his sympathetic reaction after the homeopathic cure of his son was the begning of everything.

Gradations : BOLD CAPITAL
Bold roman
Italics
roman
Software version : RED BOLD CAPITAL UNDERLINED
RED BOLD CAPITAL
Blue italics
roman
3712 medicines, from 390 sources, 2,35,000 additions, 60,100 new rubrics
International time table 0-24hr has been followed
Aggravations are not mentioned except in Generalities Food & Drinks
Aggravation of a particular food means also the ailments from having that particular food.
More readable symptom format
Repeatedly checked additions
New standard list of remedy abbreviations
New standard list of author abbreviations
Chapter Eye & Vision- thoroughly revised by Edwared Kondrot-a homeopathic ophthalmologist

Kent’s Repertorium General
Full name : Kent’s Repertorium General
Author : Jose Kunzhli having 40 years of clinical experience
First edition : 1987 in German
English edition : 1987

72 sources, 689 medicines, 98 more remedies than Kent
Red dots are famous in homeopathic circle – therapeutic efficacy of a drug or therapeutic importance of a rubric.
He omitted 7 drugs in Kent
The work was compiled & edited by Michael barthel with the able assistance of Charlotte Barthel & Ilse Seider

Complete Repertory
Author : Roger Von Zandvoort
The initial version came out as a database file for use with Kent homeopathic associates Mac repertory. After the death of Jost Kunzli, the supervision work was taken up by Dr. Dario Spinedi.
Preface by Dr. Dario Spinedi.

First editions : 1996
Base : 1st . 3rd and 6th edition of Kent’s repertory
5,15,000 additions
41 chapters, Dreams in Mind
Three volumes or All in one volume

Gradations : CAPITAL BOLD UNDERLINED
CAPITAL BOLD
Bold italics
Roman
Number of medicines : 2171
Author identification numbers are based on chronology , based on the dates of the listed authors first published their work.

Corrected Kent’s Repertory
Author : Dr.Sivaraman in 1994
Gradations : BOLD CAPITAL
Bold Italics
roman
Sub rubrics are printed in bold roman to avoid confusion
Time changed as 12 am –to 12 night
12 pm – to 12 noon
He prepared a separate book on word index and also a book on 1st grade remedies.

Phoenix repertory
Author : J.P.S.Bakshi
In 2 volumes , 1225 drugs
1,25,514 rubrics
Gradations : CAPITAL BOLD UNDERLINED
CAPITAL BOLD
Bold italics
roman

Concordance Repertory
Full name : The concordance repertory of the more characteristics symptoms of the materia medica
Author : William Gentry

First edition : 1890
Second edition : 1892
30 chapters, 6 volumes
420 medicines
only one grade

Medicines in bracket indicates some related remedies are there
On the top of the page Lt side is the first 3 alphabet of the starting rubric in CAPITAL BOLD ,on Rt side page numbers,In the middle of the top chapter name in Italics

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