apter 7

Clinical Reperto ries

7.1 CLINICAL REPERTORIE S

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cZuV\..l c~ .g --. c~ r~ , c ~ Off~' _(
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Clinical repertories are those reperto~ s which contain l~
~
~, 1,·"
clinical symptoms/condit ions and the corresponding g rou_p of(__,"~ ~, ~{-
medicines. These repertories facilitate the selection of a remedy r•#J -h.
on the basis of at~olqgical simil~rity, causation, n1odalities and A"<. J. ~,~.. ,:. .
concomit.e.nts. They are ot - ,ommonly used for the purpose
of repertorization. Ho:wever, these-repertories can be used for
repertorization of case~ where clinical conditions mask the
characteristics of the patien,t. In such cases, the physician finds
the prominent common symptQJ)lS with a few _modalities and
concomitants. These cases need the help of clinical repertories
for selecting the simillimum.

7 .1.1 ORIGIN OF CONCEPT OF CLINICAL REPERTORIES

In spite of emphasis on individualization and prescription

based on characteristic expressions, the emergence of clinical
repertories could not be prevented in homoeopathic pral.·tict-'
as ea rly as Hahnemann's time. The grouping of 111edidne~
accordin"o to th e name Of diseases, though discouragt'd b~, 1nnny
 ri za ti on
Essentials of R ep er to

fe r it as o n e, an d th at th e m o st
538 "1 o n lv of · to Sc l\~
· n·u·1ar, th at 1s
s
ke st at e , · e s1
by ,v hi ch th d ~
Dr d ar l_the n1ethods ~ . ,,
en tary
.o
. edv n1 ay b e fo u n ·
elem ~ p a tl u c ren1 . . .
the ho ni ~ ,· o u ld u se h is /h er d cr im in at io n
is
. hysidans sh ki n g o u t a case.
, p
Theretoth. en P rt or y to r
re . w o r
•
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15 r y ....... -
while us in g . /

IN IC A L R E P E R T O
RY I 9 ~J-
, 7.2.3
.
~ v . . ) . ~-~ Oscar E. Boerieke, Nl.D
.
- ~90'\J~;.It~is the most wid-ely used. _:__:_ _ ct.on·
e, ica ~ v v· · __..
V om oeo E l ~c a er 1a M
hM been attached to ar e si rp il ar, It q e a tes contusion
nan].eS
oericke, i\ { . Since boili" O
( n e m u st n o_!_e th it th ~t;gh the
gst the us e!
sometimes amon n1ain1 y based on
r~c y C£J!!pilagon is
authors ar e different, ) · ·
t h i ~ by Willjwn Boerid<e. •
v ~ d-b ro u g h t
as co m l e t e l
<;....::::
C l~ ca l r.e er to ry lv te ri al It¼· 5
~ to da te b :e
odvincr m u ch o f
~
pu bl is he d in 92 ,7) ~
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F - .-'f. /
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~ .and Construction d
s th e fo
~

ll ow in g ch ap te rs it h as follo,, ·e
The re pe rt ~r y ha
ah ne m an ru an schem
a: ~ 4 c h cs f
the H
1. Mind r
2. Head ~
3. Eyes ·~
4. Ears . ;:::,
5. Nose ,. /
6. Face ,- -7
,.,.,..,,.., .
7. Mou"" /
8.
9.
Tongu1- -
Taste (
)
10.
Gumi
11. Teeth . .~
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. 1Repe_rt_o_ri_es_ _ _ _ _
~
Throat -.~
12• Stomach ·./
13• Abdomen ~
s ~tem ·
14, U ri n a
15
· Male se xu al Sy st
~1
r
em . -
16'
Fe maI~eM1al ~s te m -
1 fu ?
W, fo~;;~ t e

20.
21.
Skin -~
Fever /
J
ry System /
19, Re~pi.I:a~o_

22. Nervous Syste V ·

23. Generalities ./.
ns an d A m ~ ti o ~ s
24. Modalities: A gg §v at io

Arrangement ,of. Rubrics

betical or de r; each ru br ic
~

ar e ar ra ng ed in an ha
Rubrics th e following or ~r:
sc op e is pr es en te d in
when extensive in , -: \ V U <., !--1\
For example - Heada,& }te:
0
Cause ·~ ~
·-..
Type -~
Location ~
Character ·o f pa in £ '$e ~ = A ~)
·
Concomitants ~ .
d Amelioration
Modalities - Aggravation an ...-- --.
c.-- •
Important Features
i\1
0
M i 6 (-
· ines.,Inde~
~ e repertory h ap pe ar
provides a list o Cimi-
~i c use o
cifu Ac~-tae.a ra----
-~
mosa.
ce---
as ru br ic s
,. ln.ucal terms are often us ed
an d ..
-
the
F ~ ~~ ~ :- -: :. :: .. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~.: :;.: : ==-_ _1ru
_· •cal 1
~
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._ ~'fssentials of Repertorization
--
540 se d to · ·
tic a

re ro
,? ..
ea rch of a ne ed ed w bric
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Index to repertory fac1htates th~

to a--gre-at ex
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RTORl~~rJJjVj
~ .3 REGIONAL CL IN IC AL REPE
~ ·\ t\\ ~
R @ U TIC S~ A~RHOEA
7.3.1 THE HOMOEOPATHIC ! HE
;ylP- ------~ James B. Bell
\ ~~ . \r . ·· ~ ·1 em'< ,,Q., eb
.
It T•"'·"" :l,,&,,
1;~ 1- r
~
, c, ~ oduct1on . f(iA.,"~
ntr
,< (.,r/'J:7_
._
~c--re~·~ D~ \ ---o p<t,;'l, f ,p
lera tholera=morbus,
~ CJ This bo ok on zar. rho , d sen ter , chc ~

i1J..fu!11
'

.um and all o . er o

. ose vacua QJ1
1 s4 th ebo72e!s_cont9ins
cholera
rt1 an d ~R~ ertory'
'Th-; Remedie;-t i;d Their Indications' ininPathe field of clinical
rt IL This is. a pio ne eri ng wo rk ----..- ,
in• Pa ~ - - - . -~~ ~
if of ma n,.y ~egional
reg1? na r r~
repertories later.
--
-
ies, wh ich for me d the ba sis

s.-l~'s first edition wa s pu bl ish

ed _in @ !~ edition

tam e1 ,the car efu lly co lla ted ex ~ ience of ten active ~~ars
con
wo~ pre pa red fo~his
of practice of the au tho? In fact, the
it wa s pri nte ~ cause
0~ reference as a labour-sa,~ r. Finally
collea ue s, wh o ha d see n ·it an d de sir ed to ££~~~~~
of the
. Tafe ha d a gre at rol e in pr inting of the materia!s in
c~ - - -"
. ~ ~
the b~
ub lis he ~ in 88 . It~ ed by •
The second edition
of medicines:
W.T. Laird who talked of ou r clas

V: Thoroughly pro ve d an d rep ea ted ly

ve rified.
2
· Well proved bu t lack clinical
confirmation.
v geneses- b
,J,-' Possess only fragme~tary an d imperf~ct pat•ho d urely a
d' · - ns are de n_ve s
v ~· Th . me 1c1nes wh os e indicatio
ose J

~s m m(!!bis.
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.~
541
t..' lh\lt. ~I Repc,r trWlf.l~ ,-/ ' _ l. L ~l ff,. '

edi tion .
t\lnnv n1hrk.~ ilnd rww rt~n,cd ier; were add ed in this
l lr T.tv1. 1)illl11g lwin on<l Dr Ado H 'Lipp e hav e con
trib ute d a lot
"' ,ntn r11wl h.H1 in lhiH t.1 dHion.
Tll<' rW[~I ,·di lio11 _w il s pub lish : d i~ §~) t
was thoroug_!tly
n·~isc.'d \Nli h lht' pur po~l' of ma l<1n g lt as nea
r]y com e!e te as
l~,~~ibh.'. 1-\,ur n'll ll'd i~Hof little in.1p_oct ance have 12.
e.en d mit ted
vi-~: l ',1t'I 11::-, I;II ,,110r/1i11, C)JJll /1,. iu and r as/-Or<l.Y.J11,.
and five of mu ch
,i.,lu t ho ve bt''-'n add ed vi z: •A- ceti c acid, Cro.talu s, Angustura,
.,- - - .
en
l ',H'l'dl i<' a_d d und Valcri(llw . Ors Samuel A. Kimball, J.G. All
.,nd \N. Jc.'ffl'rson G ue rnse y gav e n1o st val uab le
assistance in
l hi~ rl'v isi, lll. .

Thl' f~!.!.!Jl! <!ditiu11 (las t edition) was pub lish ed in

,1896. A
e was made.
(h<. )I\ ,ug h t'l'ViSil,!.!~ ~o 1nake .!.L!lear to the com plet
n or omi s:,io n
l )n ly .1 fc\tv d1a nge s wer e ma de wit hou t add itio
\lf t'l'll ll.'ai~'s:-- -~ - -
Plan and Construction
«.-:'-

Tht> hoo k has bee n div ide d in arts:

('

~ :J:l
n tain s the rem edi es an t eir ind icjl tion s. Eac
'- /Jar ~
h 1 1._
~
-~c "J · i~ esc ribe d und erth 'e foll ow mg hea~

_@ J ~~ v- . '
Asg rav ~tio n ,.-p ~ t 1) \.-

A1nelioration .. •f e,(Y) Q..D~.A~ t r .

~ --1 '1-~)(fo r"-
Before stoo l
Du ring stoo l '

~ ~ol
Accon1pani1nents
.,_ 0 let tlf cf~
11 l r 9' I ~
.
s valuable
. The last par agr aph und er eac h me dic ine contain
lnformation.

\ -~
 ntials of Rep erto r·1zat'ion

542
/ p~~ ~ns the repertory, ~~~ ~e fol ~o~ ing

St.~ ons : e,-h .a l VL ~i

v t/ Pathological nam es 7f i~\. .<,C'l ~

r Cha rac ter of the sto Q!§ -
\.,
Conditi ons of ~ _Is and of the acc om pan yin g symp-
-
3J : / - :..::: ,:.:.. :-:- - -

. / toms
a. Aggravations -
b. Ameliorations _
L (!' h~ ch'(J.,
Ac co m~ me nts of the eva cua tio ns
a. Before_§.tool
~

b. During stool
c. Aft ers teo l

/ ce~~CCOII!P._animE:ntS
a. Mi nd~d ~o od
b. He ad
c. Eyes and ear s
d. Nose
e. Face
f. Mouth
g. Throat
h. Oe sop hag us
1. Appetite
J· Eru ctation
k. Nausea and vom itin
1·· . _:, -Stomach g
m. Ab dom en
n. Anus
0. Urine
p. Sexual organs
q. Chest
r.
Back and neck
 . I Repen.u,
3
IC.;>

Clir11'_ __ - -- - -

Extre1nitieS
s.
t. Sleep
u. feve r
J.
Chil l
ii. Hea t
iii. Swe at
iv. Puls e
v. Skin
w. Gen eral sym ptom s __, ,

The remedies are u~~

Typography
--Marks
-4 -
- 3 ' --- 1,....,-

Rom an -2 ---: \
_
(Rom an'}t:- t,( 6 1,J,J{i,.l '> V~ •~
. JKe medicines ~ritten illbejactak
kets _re dou bt~ l rem ed.i es.
en for the pur pos e of
~ efor e, they nee d not
repertor· · ·
s
This re erto ry is quit e usef ul for ract itio ners as w
students in trea ting a inds of loos e eva cua tion af bow els.
There ar~ 141 remedie_s used in the repe rtor y sect ion.

Working Out a Case

' th
~
Cases of loos e.ev acua tion can be wor ked out easi lY)w ith
d
e h~lp 6f this iepe rfaty:__'I'he sym ptom s sho uld bes arra·nge --
as follows:

Pat ~g ieal Ran tes V'

Charact er of stoo ls V
Modaliti ~ ~ · .,
Con~.-omi tant s \.._ ,-
General_acco
_ __mpa n_1·lll
.:.,:.en ts \.,/
 A~ pc;J. inates trom LcllC
,L -·. • ~1,1.1,..L .L L • • • , I • • • r I

rd repertory orig torehouse where a stock of things

wo tus means as h. h
Latin word, reper . ast participle of reperire, w IC means
. k t The repertory is p
1s ep ·
- to find out.
CO11 . English Dictionary, the word repertory
As per t~e km f things available in the field, or of a kind;
the entire stoc o . .
means . 1 here a stock of things is kept; repository.
repertoire: A P ace w
• th e e1·ghteenth century, repertorium .or reperire
, .
Ounng
the meaning 'armamentar1um where
were a1so use d tC? Carry . • •
the armaments were arranged in a fixed and 1n definite order
at the right place, so that one can find out the needed weapons
with ease.
v{ DEFINITION J
Rel!.!:!!OJ.Y is llM an ged index to the
horn · . -- --. edica -- .- - ..- ·-on _fOU_e:.cted
fro ~=-:~~~~:==--~~~~ ::::::::::::i:::::=~~ e repertory
he , gether with thert
?'edicine o~ a g~oup of medicines having different grades. It
1s a connectmg hnk between the materia medica and disease.

WHERE TO USE THE REPERTORY

'v ..

. .
-- I/ · _ -:- cases-
' - ,/0_~ ,-)(_ '\\ ...,;V' ~
u - . :.:. ' ~ ~ ron1c -- - .
. t over
C .V\:
·- ~ h~ ,g~v~i;ctl ~~meq.1~~~~~~
~ ,., t__ e Ricfure. ~ - - -- ----~
~ , ---- ~
~
. ~~ Mtsinanag~ ·, ~ cases_
-- --
~ '" • ~ · Cases which - do ~not sh I .
--·--.ow ~ c ~~L p1ctur~ nd t}le
~1/'v./ ~ i'J ,;~ - _ --~
V\-
1
t>- f:~'° \
f> ~•"'"\
~ .,v- _:_~a te~~r~_u p of remedies.
y . ....... _ •
-
.l
Repercorization: Principles and Practice 9

T~{fic e out) 1e prob able sequ ence of rem~ e~_that

may be necessary to cyre. --
~ i ffe ;=:;;"tia te betw een seem ingl y ind (ca te.(i
!_en1ed2es. ~-S
1.Ii'? 2-f,-< tZ7, rY/
:rowork__oµt relat ions hir of reme dies and seco.... nd
presc ripti on.-

WHERE NOT TO USE THE REP ERTO RY

In thos e case s whe re there are clear indic ation s of the

simillimum.

1.3 REP ERT ORI ZAT ION

/ The process oj ~ ertorizaho n)is essentialli a lo ic l imination

of_ a'"" parenf'ly similar medicine~ lj_ starts with a 'road cha{~ and
grad ~ narrows ow _ e _g d, which-rrov£des ·us_an ade9uaje
so
and a sma . - rou o simi!ar~eciici1J-es, th.qt the final selecITon of
.. - - - - - ~ ..-:>

the help offurther reference to the

--

t~e imillimum is madt?:_l?J!_Ster with

. 3- ?
~ 3A a...; • - :=:-:=o:-
. ., .
ma terza medica, if required.
.... - :"

The aim of the repe rtory is never to repla ce the mate ria
medi ca, but to help in the final choice of a single medicine. Thus,
the stud y of the repe rtory help s to unde rstan d the patie nt and
mate ria med ica:·Materia medica and repertory are complementary
to each other. - ·

1.4 DIF FER ENT OBS ERV ATI ONS

ON REP ERT ORY

The phys ician mus t stud y the hon1 oeop athic princ iples
until he learn s wha t it is in sickn ess that guides to the cumtir•t'
remedy.
He mus t stud y the mate ria mcdi ca until he learns ·what is
need ed to meet these de,n ands .