CLINICAL
REPERTORIES
INTRODUCTION
● Clinical repertories are those repertories which contain clinical
symptoms/conditions and the corresponding group of medicines.
● Facilitate the selection of a remedy on the basis of pathological
similarity, causation, modalities and concomitants.
● Used for repertorization of cases where clinical conditions mask
the characteristics of the patient.
● In such cases, the physician finds the prominent common
symptoms with a few modalities and concomitants. These cases
need the help of clinical repertories for selecting the simillimum
● These repertories have many clinical rubrics under different
systems and medicines are grouped against the name of disease
CLASSIFICATION
● COVERING THE WHOLE BODY
CLINICAL REPERTORY J H CLARKE
BOERICKE MATERIA MEDICA
● DISEASE CONDITION OR PART
ON SPECIFIC PARTS :
BERRIDGES EYES
MORGANS URINARY ORGANS
MINTONS UTERUS
ON CLINICAL CONDITIONS
ROBERTS RHEUMATIC MEDICINES
BELL'S DIARRHOEA
ALLENS REPERTORY OF INTERMITTENT FEVER
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
● Clinical repertories can be used in the
study of homoeopathic therapeutics as
well as materia medica.
● They help to repertorize the following
types of cases: .
● Cases lacking in mental generals and
physical generals, but rich in common
symptoms.
● Cases with clinical diagnosis.
● Short cases with a few symptoms.
● They are used as quick reference books at the
bedside.
● Clinical repertories contain some rubrics
which are not found in other general
repertories; therefore they can become a good
companion in the study of such rubrics.
● Clinical repertories help us to find the most
appropriate palliative medicine in incurable
cases.
● Regional repertories help in finding out the
simillimum in a specific clinical condition.
LIMITATIONS
Clinical repertories are based on
nosological terms and clinical
symptoms, which are the result
of clinical observations hence,
their use is limited to particular
type of cases, They are mainly
used for reference work.
CLINICAL REPERTORIES
1. GENERAL CLINICAL REPERTORY
● CLINICAL REPERTORY-J H CLARKE
● CLINICAL REPERTORY-OSCAR E BOERICKE
2. REGIONAL CLINICAL REPERTORIES
● THE HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS OF DIARRHOEA-
JAMES B BELL
● UTERINE THERAPEUTICS- HENRY MINTON
● COMPLETE REPERTORY TO THE HOMEOPATHIC MM ON
DISEASE OF THE EYES- BERRIDGE
GENERAL CLINICAL
REPERTORIES
CLINICAL REPERTORY J H CLARKE
● Based on the dictionary of materia medica by same
author
● In the year 1904
● Though the repertory has been designed for use in
the study of materia medica, it is no less than an
instrument in finding out the indicated remedies
● This repertory enables the practitioner to overcome
most of the difficulties faced in the selection of the
similar remedy
● The rubrics are arranged in alphabetical order in all
five parts of the repertory. Therefore, this is mainly
an alphabetical clinical repertory
PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION
1. Clinical repertory
2. Repertory of causation.
3. Repertory of temperaments, dispositions,
constitutions and states.
4. Repertory of clinical relationships.
5. Repertory of natural relationships.
IMPORTANT FEATURES
1. This repertory enlists 1063 medicines. But 52
abbreviations have appeared twice hence the
actual number of medicines used in this
repertory stands to 1011.
2. Different sections like causation, temperaments
and relationships are the unique features of this
repertory
3. The abbreviations used are largely from Cipher
Repertory, the letter ‘X’ is used to indicate acid.
For example - Nit X would mean Nitricum
acidum.
● Every time a medicine is mentioned, it
begins with a capital letter. When a name
has two parts the second part always
starts with a small letter. Thus, there is
no confusion where the name of one
remedy ends and the other begins.
● The repertory has two types of
typography, not used to indicate the
hierarchy of remedies that is, italics and
ordinary roman. Italic means that the
medicine has also appeared in The
Prescriber.
REGIONAL
CLINICAL
REPERTORIES
THE HOMOEOPATHIC THERAPEUTICS OF
DIARRHOEA JAMES B BELL
● This book on diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera, cholera morbus, cholera infantum
and all other loose evacuations of the bowels contains ‘The Remedies and Their
Indications’ in Part I and ‘Repertory in Part II.
● It’s first [Link] published in 1869.,This edition contained the carefully
collated experience of ten active years of practice of the author. In fact, the
work was prepared for his own reference as labour-saver. Finally it was
printed because of the colleagues, who had seen it and desired to possess a
copy. Mr Tafel had a great role in printing of the materials in the book form.
The second edition was published in 1881. It was
edited by WT. Laird who talked of four classes of
medicines: . .
● Thoroughly proved and repeatedly verified. _
● Well proved but lack clinical confirmation. _
● Possess only fragmentary and imperfect
pathogenesis. _
● Those medicines whose indications are derived
surely ab us in morbis
● Many rubrics and new remedies were added in
this edition, [Link]. Dillingham and Dr Adolph
Lippe have contributed a lot information in this
edition.
● The third edition was published in 1888. It was thoroughly revised with the
purpose of making it as nearly complete as possible. Four remedies of little
importance have been omitted’ viz Cactus, Euphorbia Opuntia and Castgreum,
and
● Five of much value have been added viz: Acetic acid, Crotalus, Angustura,
Carbolic acid and Valeriana.
● Drs Samuel A. Kimball, J.G. Allen and W. Jefferson Guernsey gave most
valuable assistance in this revision’.
.
The fourth edition (last edition) was published in
1896. A thorough revision to make it near to the
complete was made. Only a few changes were made
without addition or omission of remedies.
141 remedies
The book has been divided into two main parts:
Part I contains the remedies and their
[Link] remedy is described under the
following heads:
● Stool
● Aggravation
● Amelioration
● Before stool
● During stool
● After stool
● Accompaniments
Part II contains repertory
● Pathological names
● Character of the stools
● Conditions of the stools and of the accompanying symptoms
a. Aggravations b. Ameliorations ,
● Accompaniments of the evacuations
a. Before stool b. Duringstool c. After stool
● General accompaniments
a. Mind And Mood . b. Head c. Eyes and ears d. Nose e. Face
- f. Mouth g. Throat [Link] i. Appetite j Eructation k.
Nausea and vomiting [Link] m. Abdomen n .anus o.
Urine p. Sexual organs q Chest r Back and neck
● Extremities
● Sleep
● Fever
i Chill . ii Heat iii. Sweat iv. Pulse
● . Skin
● General symptoms
GRADES
Bold 4
Italics 3
Roman 2
(Roman) 1
COMPLETE REPERTORY TO THE HOMOEOPATHIC
MATERIA MEDICA ON DISEASE OF THE EYES- BERRIDGE
● This regional repertory was published in April
1873 London.
● The author gives importance to the clinical
symptom, apart from the symptoms obtained
from the provings.
● often difficult or impossible to decide from the
proving alone what symptoms are really
connected with each other. whereas, if a group
of symptoms is cured homoeopathically there
can be no doubt of the necessary connection of
its constituents elements.
The main basis of this repertory is C. Hering’s Materia
Medica, However, the author has added some additional
symptoms from later Provings, valuable symptoms from
cases of poisoning and clinical symptoms from his
experience.
Based entirely on the proving, not on the clinical experience
of any one individual, and shows the relative frequency with
which any symptom has been produced compared with
every other symptom of the materia medica.
TYPOGRAPHY
ITALIC CAPITALS
PLAIN CAPITALS
Italics
Roman letters
Roman (bracketed)
The repertory is divided into two sections:
Section I -Symptoms -
Section 2- Conditions -
SECTION 1 is further divided as follows:
A. Functions
B Anatomical regions
C General character sequence and direction
D Right side
E Left side
SECTION 2
Aggravations
Ameliorations
Appendix
Index
Medicines 1171
UTERINE THERAPEUTICS HENRY MINTON
Uterine Therapeutics is a useful monograph on the
problems of menstruation and other related functions.
It was published in 1883 by Henry Minton who was the
editor of the Homoeopathic Journal of Obstetrics and
Diseases of Women and Children.
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This book is the result of many years of patient study and clinical practice, which
commenced in the year 1867.
The author has collected and arranged systematically in a convenient form all those
symptoms of the materia medica that have any direct or specific bearing upon the
subject of uterine disorders.
He has referred a vast number of books, records, journals, magazines and
pamphlets. A large part of symptomatology of this work was published in The
American Journal of Homoeopathic Materia. Medica, during the year of 1874 - 75.
The arrangement of this book is based on The Homoeopathic Therapeutics of
Diarrhoea by James B. Bell.
The whole book is divided into two parts:
Part I contains “The Remedies and Their Indication’.
In this section, the remedies are discussed under the
following headings:
Menstruation
Before Menstruation ,
During Menstruation
After Menstruation.
Amenorrhoea
Metrorrhagia
Lochia
Leucorrhea
Concomitants
Aggravations
Ameliorations
Medicines are arranged alphabetically
No of medicines 178
TYPOGRAPHY
Italics and roman
Part II contains The repertory
Menstruation
Amenorrhea
Abortion
Lochia
Leucorrhoea
General concomitants
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