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TYPES OF REPERTORIES
Classification of types given below is based oncategories made on basic concepts reflected inconstruction of repertories so as to serve theirpurpose in Homoeopathic practice.
Various Types
- Puritan- Logicoutalitarian- Clinical- Alphabetical- Regional- Special
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A) PURITAN GROUP OF REPERTORIES
These are the types of repertories where by symptoms are‘indexed as it is’ i.e. in prover’s original words.
Such repertories have various chapters. Symptoms are indexedin related chapters and in alphabetical order. Drugs are inabbreviated form. Symptoms retain their quality as they are inprovers’ words. This is a great advantage through this type ofrepertories.
Example:
Concordance Repertory of the most reliable symptoms ofthe Homoeopathic Materia Medica’ by William D. Gentry.
Repertory of Herings Guiding Symptomsof Our Materia Medica
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B) LOGICOUTALITARIAN REPERTORIES
In this type of repertories, indexing of symptoms is done inform of ‘rubrics’. These rubrics are constructed and arrangedon definite logic to meet its utility.
Please refer chapter ‘rubric’ for further details regardingpresentation of these types of repertories.
Examples :
Therapeutic Pocket Book- by Dr. Boenninghausen
Repertory of HomoeopathicMateria Medica– by Dr. J. T. Kent
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a. Repertory part of Synoptic Key- by Dr. C. M. Boger
b. Complation of Boenninghausen’swork (BB)
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Card Repertory
Dr. Jugal Kishore – Card Repertories
Dr. P. Sankaran - Card Repertories
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C) CLINICAL REPERTORIES
In type of repertories mainly disease/locations/pathologicalconditions are indexed. It has alphabetical arrangement, havingno gradations to drugs; concomitants & modalities are indexedto individualize the conditions.
Dr. Hering expressed his view regarding such indexing – ‘ Suchrepertories are required to demonstrate that in Homoeopathyfor the same condition / disease there is no single drug butmany drugs depending upon individuality of every case’.
Examples :
The Prescriber – Dr. John Henry Clarke
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‘A Clinical Repertory to the Dictionaryof Materia Medica’– Dr. J. H. Clarke
However, clinical / pathlogical rubricsare also listed in logicoutalitarian typeof repertories.
Clarke’s – Clinical Repertory
Advantage
Such repertories help in the situation when a case is lookedfrom diagnostics/pathology point of view. It provides possible /characteristic drugs covering same disease (location) and alsofor quick reference for one sided or terminally sickpatients/emergency cases.
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D) ALPHABETICAL REPERTORIES
In this type of repertories there are no chapters but rubrics arearranged in alphabetical order. Rubrics bear all theirqualifications
The main idea in making repertory this way is for locatingrubrics easily, irrespective of their regions / types.
Example :
A concise Repertory of
Homoeopathic Medicines
by Dr. S. R. Phatak
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E) REGIONAL REPERTORIES
This type of repertories represents index ing of symptoms ofparticular regions /disease for quick reference or in depthstudy.
Indexing of locations, sensations, modalities & concomitants ofthe region / disease is done in detail usually as part -2, where aspart – 1 is usually Homoeopathic therapeutics on the subject.
Examples :
Diarrhoea - Dr. Bell
Neuralgia - Dr. Lutze
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Headache - Dr. Underwood
Eye disorder - Dr. Norton
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Intermittent Fever - Dr. Allen
Haemorrhoids - Dr. Guernsey
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Rheumatic conditions - Dr. Robert
Cough & Expectoration- Lee & Clarke
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F) SPECIAL REPERTORIES
Such repertories represent concentrated work on selectedtopic.
Examples:
Sensation As if - Dr. Roberts
Times & Moon phases- Dr. C. M. Boger
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Repertories are available in various forms
Books Cards Mechanical : Autovisual Repertory by Dr. R. P. Patel Digital : Computerised
Following are some of the recent repertories
Complete Repertory by Dr. Zandervoort
Synthesis by Schroyens
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Murphy’s Repertory
Following are some of Homoeopathic software
Hompath Classic Ver 8 Cara Radar Mac repertory
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Mac Repertory
Reference Works
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CARD REPERTORIES
Primary step towards computerization
Repertory came into existence to combat memory & timelimitations. Card repertory was a further step to minimize timetaken for the process of repertorization. A Rubric is displayedon each card where by punches is made against drugs coveredby that particular rubric. Not all rubrics and drugs selected fordisplay on cards due to limitation on the number of cards unlikeprinting matter.
Cards are made up of durable material, of the size which can beeasily handled, rubrics are displayed clearly may be in coding &cards are numbered properly to locate them easily.
Card repertory went on improving. Dr. Gurnsey was the firstone to introduce card repertory. It was published in 1888,based on Dr. Boeninghausen’s Therapeutic Pocket Book. As it ispresented in the section of ‘History of Repertory’ variousteachers like Dr. Allen, Dr. Margaret Tyler also contributed.Dr. Field was first to publish idea of making card repertorycompiling all existing repertories of
Dr. Boenninghausen, Dr. Kent, Dr. Boger, Dr. Skinner, etc.However, it was not a successful attempt, but a first giant leaptowards ‘idea of completing repertory’.
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It is due to Dr. C. M. Boger’s genius & acumen we got a concisecard repertory named as Boger’s Card repertory, which iscompiled in a small booklet’ General Analysis’. Dr. P. Sankarancontributed card repertory in 1955. Here he increased list ofsymptoms & drugs (from 224 drugs of Dr. Boger’s list to 292).Dr. Jugal Kishore’s contribution is the latest in terms of no. ofsymptoms (more than 10,000cards) & drugs. He tried tocover,like Dr. Field Dr. Kent and Dr. Boeninghausen’s work inmore systematic manner. Thus, this work is ever expandingwork.
Even then a card repertory is not expected to present all thecharacteristic symptoms of the entire Homoeopathic MateriaMedica. Dr. George Brousselian began a new era based on thesimilar concept of card repertory, adding modern technologies.He was first to prepare perforated cards, to run on thecomputer programmed for it. That is how he could make entireKent’s repertory available – 1861 cards & 640 drugs…
This was a beginning…, which continued to the extent thattoday we have not only Boeninghausen’s, Dr. Kent’s andDr. Boger’s work on repertory available but also of Dr. Allen’s,Dr. Clarke’s, Dr. Knerr’s work etc. along with modernrepertories – all possible repertories including specificrepertory on the desk of a homoeopathic physician, occupyingjust 5 – 7 sq. ft.! Thanks to computerization.
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Homoeopaths always faced problems about limitation of dataof repertory. It would be a past! Now a ‘search facility’ incomputers helps to find out drugs of a similar symptom from allover a book of Materia Medica & from all possible books ofMateria Medica (fed in the computer).This located drugs of aparticular symptom can be further repertorised with otherrubrics. Due to computerization vast reference from variousrepertories & Materia Medica has become possible in just fewminutes…..
Thus Hahnemann’s idea of a ‘symptom on a slip’ wastransformed into card repertory, which ultimately became amodern tool for repertorisation, in a form of HomoeopathicSoftware, with help of repertorisation.