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BRIEF OUTLINE OF
DIFFERENT REPERTORIES
SYNTHETIC REPERTORY
Writer: Host Barthel &
2; Klunker: Vol. 3.
Will Klunker. It was
basically an extension of Kent's Repertory. Barthel: Vol
s t edition: 1973) 2nd edition: 1982; 3rd edition:
It was 1993.
published first in German then French and lastlyIndian edition: 1987
in English
&Contains only general symptom_) For particulars Kent's Language
A (1594 medicines Repertory is to be consulted.
Author used 16 authorities as source.
138 rubrics than denoted by
new *
asterisk of the volume- I&
Volume-I: contains the mental volume-II
symptoms.
Volume- contains the physical symptoms.
VolumelIII:contains the symptoms
of sleep, dreams as well as male and
4 Gradations: CAPITAL female sexual symptoms
In Mind 600
Underlined, CAPITAL, Bold, RomaitTRemember no italics in gradations
rubrics, 33 cross references, 18
notin this repertory.) rubrics of Kent are missing in Mind chapter.
Appetite rubric
For practical reasons
Kent's abbreviations have been
Obsolate drugs like Galvanism, kept.
Magnetic etc. are not written in this Repertory.
The pages of the
repertory are divided into two by a middle line -

both divisions
pages. are counted as
separ
This repertory mention for the first time the
And exact source of symptoms or drugs added to Kent"'s
uses a
numbering system. reperto
REPERTORIUM HOMEOPATHICUM SYNTHETICUM
(Synthesis Repertory)
Editor(Frederick Schrovens
Based on: 6th American edition of Kent's
Repertory
Editions

Table 4.4. Showing different editions of Synthesis in electronic and book form
EDITIONS ELECTRONIC VERSIONS (RADAR) BOOK FORM
1St 1987
2nd 1988
3rd 1990
4th 1992
5th 1993 1993 1stbook form
th
1995 1995 2hd book form
7th
1997 1997 3rd book form
8th 2001 4h book form
2001
gth
2004 2004 5h book forni
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RADAR was first
developed as
Fichefet who is a professor of research project at University of Namur, Belgium under
was the beginning of Mathematics, his sympathetic reaction after the supervision of Jean
everything. homeopathic cure of hiS son
4 Gradations: BOLD CAPITAL, Bold roman, Italics, Roman.
[Software version: RED BOLD
CAPITAL UNDERLINED, RED BOLD
construction and arrangement of rubrics of Kent's CAPITAL,BIue
It follows the Plan and italics, Roman
International time table 0 24 hr have been repertory.
followed.
To make it more
comprehensive, Kent's arrangement of rubrics (Side, time, modalities, extension.
tion, description) has been followed. localiza-
Clinical rubrics were renamed according to modern nomenclature ('Coryza annual' became
'hay fever; 'skin
becomes sore' "Decubitus').
to A number of new clinical rubrics have been added.

Desires aversions have been placed in 'Generals" chapter (lasd chopler)

New standard list of remedy abbreviations has been followed.
New standard list of author abbreviations.

Chapter Eye & Vision- thoroughly revised by Edward Kondrot -a Homeopathic ophthalmologist.
Different signs used in Synthesis Repertory are:
- Extension
e 0- Localisation
- Kunzli's dot
- Remedy copied from similar subrubric
M o r e recent or lesser known writer
order
[]- Awaits conformation and not given in alphabetical
confirms this.
o-Additional authors
with 235,000 additions.
Synthesis 7 contains 3712 remedies and 1821 Author's reference,
in the repertory only 655 author's reference due to
Synthesis 8 contains 3031 Author's reference but uses
Number of medicines is 2277 (209 remedies more than Synthesis 7)./New
quantity-quality controversy.
provingby David Reily (42 medicines) is added
In Synthesis 9:
of rubrics is done except in Mind and Dreams.
Restructuring and streamlining
Boericke, Julian are added.
Repertories of Boenninghausen, Boger, Phatak,
LeMagnets were re-introduced.
& Female sex / Genitalia.
added Neck, Urinary organs, Male
o 3 new chapters were

1st Verified alphabetically,

then unverified alphabetically.
arranged
-

Medicines are

o Actual catalogue contains 4497

medicines but uses 2373 medicines.
3827 but uses 886.
Total authors reference is
Personal chapter to add one's own information
one more chapter
-

version contains
o The software of remedies on
2.1 is present This is the relationship
-

New families' concept

In software version Family
-

o
source and other
forms of presumed resemblance.
the taxonomy, chemical composition, Boenninghausen's Concardance, Dorci's
are
Will Taylor. Concepts
repertories are upgraded by Nosodes, Related
remedies.
Teste's group, Maism, Fire elements,
diathesis & notion, Boyd's group,
and contains
confirmed
which is shorter form of Synthesis 9.1,
Essential Synthesis published 2008,
was in
of Kent's Repertory, procured by
Noor Ahmed Currim
based on 3d Edition manuscript
and verified symptoms
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HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL REPERTORY
Author: Robin Murphy
1st edition: 1993; 2nd edition: 1996; First Indian edition: 1994;
3 Gradations: BOLD CAPITAL, Second Indian edition
Bold ltalics, Roman. 2002.
Alphabetical repertory.
1St edition had 67
chaptersIn
2nd edition 3 new chapters are included
1602 medicines. Constitution, Disease and Headache
Build from 55 authentic
40,000
sources. xept uept Ewengeny
new rubrics, 2 Lakhs additions.
Missing chapters compared to Kent
Kent's Extremities
-

Expectoration, Prostate gland, Urethra.

is divided into 12 chapters in
a .

Many clinical rubrics are to be found here. Murphy.

New chapters like
Children, Toxicity, and Emergency are very helpful for the
KENT'S REPERTORIUM GENERALE practitioners.
Author: Jost Kunzli
1s edition: 1987 in German English edition:
It follows the -Kent's
1990)
pattern of 'Plan and
construction' and arrangement
689 medicines, from 72 sources. of rubrics
Kunzli added many observations of
Hahnemann from his 'Chronic disease' and
Red dots (Known as 'Materia Medica Pura'.
red points of Kunzli) are famous in homeopathic circle
therapeutic experience.
-

they represent Kunzli's owe

At some places black points are found behind the drugs. It means that therapeutic efficacy of that remedy ha
beenfrequently verified.
He omitted drugs in Kent.
7
The work was
compiled & edited by Michael Barthel with the able assistance of Charlotte Barthel & Is
Seider.

COMPLETE REPERTORY
Author: Roger Van Zandvoort
The initial version came out as
a database file for use with Kent Homeopathic Associates Mac repertory.
1st 1st edition: 1996
Based upon Kent's repertory)It has few new chapters like: Head pain, Smell, Taste, Speech and vonce
Extremity pain.
Dreams included in mind. Desires and aversions have been put in 'Generalities' chapter
" i 5, 15,000
additions(41 chapters. Dreams in Mind
Three volumes of all in one volume.
R4 Gradations: CAPITAL BOLD UNDERLINED, CAPITAL BOLD, Bold italics and Roman.
Number of medicines: 2171
THE CONCORDANCE REPERTORY OF THE MORE CHARACTERISTICS SYMPTOMS OF T
MATERIA MEDICA (CONCORDANT REPERTORY)
Author: William D. Gentry
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First edition: 1890 (2nd edition 1892)
6
volumes( 30 chapters.) 5500 pages
4 2 0 medicines.(Only one Grade)
Medicines bracket indicate some related remedies are there.
in
On the top of the
page-Left side is the first 3 alphabet of the starting rubric in CAPITAL BOLD;
page numbers: In the middle of the top chapter name in Italics.
on Right side

He planned the repertory the

on
pattern of Cruden's Concordance Bible.
In his repertory
symptoms are arranged in alphabetical order.
*REPERTORY OF HERING'S GUIDING SYMPTOMS OF OUR MATERIA MEDICA (KNERR'S
REPERTORY)
Author: Calvin B. Knerr
(Son in law of Hering)
1St edition: 1896
Vol 47th chapter is based on Hering's stages of life and constitution.
408 medicines.(48 chapters)
Based on Hering's guiding symptoms of our Materia Medica. Tsi ctopler Pe lsdinship fRedto, -

The arrangement is Anatomical divisions.

or Regional
Gradation of Medicine: Four grades are there:
II -

Symptoms repeatedly verified highest marks (4).

I - Symptoms verified by cures (3)
II- Symptoms more frequently confirmed (2)
I -
The lowest designating an occasionally confirmed symptom (1) -l
Some important signs are found in this Repertory
Perpendicular doted line marks observation taken from oldschool such as -harmonize without law of
cure.

Standing between the cured symptoms_and the pathological condition or the physiological general
state, throughout the guiding symptoms.
Symptoms observed on the sick only.
The hand sign directs the cross reference to related symptoms, diseases and conditions.

. . toxicological extracts.
A CONCISE REPERTORY OF HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA
Author: Dr. S .R. Phatak.

*Based mainly on Boger's Synoptic Key)

This is an alphabetically arranged clinical type of repertory

1stedition: 1963; 2nd edition: 1977; 3rd edition: 2000; 4th edition: 2005
4th edition is revised and corrected by C. Jeevanandum
No of rubrics 1971
No of medicine 393
3 grades: CAPITAL, hatés, Roman.
New additions of the rubrics are marked with '+' mark in the third edition.

General modalitiesare represented in CAPITAL as AGG or AMEL but modality related to particular part in
smallletters as Agg or Amel.
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Causations will be found under Agg either general or

particular.
Mental attitudes will be found under mental conditions.
Desires and Cravings are two separate
we find rubrics regarding food &drink.)
rubrics under desire we find all mental rubrics) but(under
craving
Sides& extension of symptoms are given under rubric 'Direction.
Many Indian foods articles are also given.
Clinical or pathological symptoms from authentic
sources were first added in 2d edition.
Abbreviations are same as used by Boger in Synoptic key.
REPERTORY OF ANTIPSORICS
Author: Boenninghausen Sonduhtm - Genena

1edition:1832;2md edition: 1833.

English translation by C.M. Boger in 1900
Preface by Hahnemann.
45chaptersS grades
52drugs (50 anti psoric, 1 anti sycotic -Thuja, 1
In the Preface Hahnemann
anti syphilitic Merc)
gives the actions of Homeopathic medicatedglobules
years, even if opened 1000 times, if protected from sunlight and heat. remains as long as 18-20
MainMain rubrics are given in Bold and sub rubrics in Italics.
This Repertory forms the basis of
Hering's 1st English Repertory, C. Lippe's Repertory, Lee's Repertory and
even Kent's Repertory.

A GENERAL SYMPTOM REGISTER TO

HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA (SYMPTON
REGISTER)
Author: T.F. Allen
It is an index to Encyclopedia of T.F. Allen
(Encyclopaedia of pure Materia Medica was Published inl874
He did not follow the anatomical schema but the Alphabetical repertory.
He has taken first the general (the whole
of the area or organ) locations followed
by sensations or pain P"i
alphabetical order. No Sapanakt chapher fan mALD
In the sensation he has given first, the unmodified sensation followed by modified sensation.

Timemodalities are listed first followed by other modalities.

The section under general unmodified sensations is marked by capital letter C on the left hand side of t
paragraph.
First edition: 1880
825 825 medicines. R
4 grading: CAPITAL, Italics, Roman, and Roman in paranthesis.
CLINICAL REPERTORY TO THE DICTIONARY OF MATERIA MEDICA
The concept was evolved byBurnett but the clinical repertory published by J.H Clarke
(Published in 1904. Nakna felakinshir hnptor
5 Sections, 1011 drugs (in index 1063 drugs but 52 medicines have been printed twice)

Alphabetical arrangement. he
No gradation of medicines) The name of the remedy printed in italics signifies that the same remedy may
 found mentioned in
the
Drugs in bracket means Prescriber (6th edition) under REPERTORY 315
Not in the same
publication of his Dictionary Clarke's heading.
of Materia dictionary of Materia Medica
Abbreviations are used Medica.
largely from Cipher
but has been
added to his copy after the
CLINICAL REPERTORY BY repertory Eg: X for Acids
Pocket manual of 0.E. BOERICKE
Author O_car Homeopathic materia medica with
E. Boericke repertory
Appended to(9th edition of
Materia nmedica published William Boericke's Materia medica
in 1906 but
25 chapters2 grades) Italics, Roman.
repertory in 1927
Rubrics are 1409 medicines (In index
arranged alphabetically. After the rubrics or
sub
1414
SENSATION AS IF rubrics clinical conditions are
given.
Author: H.A. Roberts
Source:
Holcombe's 'Sensation as if; Herring
and(Anshutz's "New old andGuiding
Clerk's Dictionary symptom; T. F. Allen's Encyclopedia and
Handbook.
1st edition: 1937 forgotten remedies)
25 Chapters; starting from Mind and Sensorium to Generals
Rubrics
arranged alphabetically
are

REPERTORY OF MORE
CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS OF MATERIA MEDICA:
Author: C. Lippe
Published in: 1881379
Based Hering's First English Repertory of Allentown academy.(I838)
on

34 chapters, 602 medicines and2 gradesItalicsand Roman).

Kent's Repertory was mainly based on this Repertory
THERAPEUTICS OF FEVERS
Boavming haukie Theopeeukde Iteue
Author: H.C. Allen e u feve"
(1st edition: 1879,)2nd edition: 1884
Book is divided into 3 sections. Section I Principles of Homoeopathy; Section lI - Materia Medica: Section
III Repertory.
3 grades: Bold, Italics, Roman
147 medicines.

REPERTORY OF INTERMITTENT FEVER

Author: W.A. Allen
Published in: 1883)
Foreward by T.F. Allen.
divided into four sections Chill, Heat, Sweat & Apyrexia, and they contain many
Repertory is major
subchapters.
3 grades: Bold, Italics, Roman. 133 medicines.
 THEMATIC REPERTORY
Author: J. A.Mirilli)
Author adopted the plan of Bernal's Thematic work.
This Repertory incorporates
various themes covering 12500 from
Materia Medica.
Having 300 themes like Forsaken, Death, Religious etc.

A SYNOPTIC KEY OF MATERIA MEDICA

Author: C.M. Boger
1s edition: 1915 2d edition 1916; 3rd edition 1928.
PartsParts I: Analysis partTepertory having 489 medicines **
Part I1: Synoptic part (materia medica) having 323 medicines.
Part Ill: Consist of
oTable of approximate duration of Action of remedies.
o Complementary remedies.
o Antagonistic remedies.
o
Supplementary reference table.
A gradations: CAPITAL, Bold, ialkes, Roman.
ANALYTICAL REPERTORY OF MINDD
Author: C. Hering. (Born in Germany) (1800-1880)
First edition: 1875 known as
'Analytical Therapeutics'.
Second edition: 1881
He was against alphabetical arrangement.
Gradation: 4.
Contains 749 drugs. 48 chapters
As the drugs given in the left margin are differentiated on the basis of Mental or Physical concomitant this
repertory is called the analytical repertory.
Star *mark indicates symptom goes from one side to other.
Hering graduated from: Leipzig & Wuerzburg universities.
Hering proved 72 drugs. A.Le r Cal-phes Al
A REPERTORY OF HOMEOPATHIC NOSODES & SARCODES
Author: Dr. Berkeley Squire
st edition: 1997
Plan as in Boger's repertory
106drugs, 35 chapters, from 30 sources.

No grading
He is against grading nosodes.
PHOENIX REPERTORY
Author: J.P.S. Bakshi
1st edition: 1999
It has two volumes. Volume I - Mind to Abdomen; Volume l - Rectum to Generalities.
Phoenix is mythical bird
a
who lived up to 500 REPERTORY 317
and fanned by its own years and
wings into ashes from which it after which it burnt itself to ashes by the rays of Sun
80,000 additions from 540 again takes birth.
different sources.
(38 chapters(Dreams is
placed as separate chapter and
4
grades are used (Bold placed after mind).
1600medicines are given Capital, Capital, Italics, Roman).