BOGER SYNOPTIC

KEY
-Dr Sushil Jain M.D

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Edition of the book
■ 1st EDITION - 1915
■ 2ND EDITION - 1916
■ 3RD EDITION - 1928
■ 4TH EDITION – 1931
■ 5TH AUGMENTED EDITION- 1935
CONSTRUCTION OF BOGER SYNOPTIC KEY
■ Foreward
■ List of remedies in material Medica
■ Part I- ANALYSIS
■ Part II- SYNOPSIS
■ Part III- 4 Appendices- a)duration of action of Remedies
b) Complimentary remedies c) Antagonistic remedies
■ Part IV- Supplementary Reference table
ANALYSIS – PART I
■ It has 4 parts
■ Time
■ Conditions of aggravation and amelioration
■ Generalities
■ Regional part –
■ Starts with intellect , mind vertigo, head,——-up to heat and sweat
with concomitant in many sections . Chapters are almost similar to
boger’s ,boennighausen’s charecteristic repertory. It contains
altogether 46 sections.
GRADATIONS

■ Grade 1- CAPITALS ( ACON)

■ Grade 2- bold roman ( Acon)
■ Grade 3- Roman- ( Acon)
Construction of repertory
Time chapter
■ Starts with periodicity – same hour, weekly, monthly, alternate day
etc.
■ Time period is given in order of Morning/afternoon/Evening/Night
■ Clock wise timing modalities are given for each time period
■ Eg morning 6am to 12 pm, evening- 6pm to 8 pm
Conditions of Agg/amelioration
Generalities
Regional part
■ Given as sub-chapters
■ Starts with Intellect and ends with Sweat
■ Each sub-chapters separated by horizontal line
■ It is one of the unique repertory whose regional part start with
intellect
■ Chapters are almost similar to boger’s ,boennighausen’s
charecteristic repertory. It contains altogether 46 sections
Synopsis- Part II
■ This is the materia medica aspect.
■ It is an expression of the important and characteristic features of the most
important remedies of the homoeopathic materia medica, with their
physiological spheres and activities, modalities and relationships.
■ The synopsis is intended to make clear the general expression of genius of
each remedy.
■ 323 remedies are given.
■ Under each remedy at first, the part affected is given on the left hand side
and the modalities given on the right hand side. Capital, bold , roman letters
are used to express the value of symptoms.
EXAMPLE
PART 3- A) DURATION OF ACTION
■ APPROXIMATE DURATION OF ACTION OF REMEDIES ARE GIVEN IN THIS
SECTION
■ THE NUMBERS IN BRACKETS INDICATE WEEKS
PART 3 B)COMPLIMENTARY REMEDIES (114)
 PART 3 C) ANTAGONISTIC REMEDIES (35)
■ This section includes remedies which do not follow well each other.
Part 3 D) STR
■ Supplemental Reference Table i.e. a valuable additional table for ready reference
to the Repertorial Portion in the Text.
UTILITY OF BSK
■ The book contains all medicines with sphere of action of action.
■ Hence useful in cases of acute & chronic pathology.
■ It is useful in cases which has pathological generals.
■ Bsk should be used when there are lot of pathognomic symptoms
■ Also when there are generals and modalities and special tissue affinity in a
case.
■ Eg urinary caliculi with left sided colic better by pressure- berb vulg (berberis
has tissue affinity for kidney caliculi esp LEFT)
■ For generalization of many particular symptoms.
■ As less number of medicines listed in repertory it becomes handy in quick bed
side prescription- ( this can be a dis advantage at times.
■ The complimentary remedies table helps in prescription of other related
remedies in case .
Limitations

■ List of remedies are few

■ It cannot be used in full systematic repertorization.
■ Rare remedies are few.
■ Very few nosodes available in the repertory section
CASE
Non healing ulcer
Case description
■ 42 years old male with k/c/o htn
■ History of injury to right leg tibial region
■ Burns due to bike silencer
■ Skin wound ulceration with pus formation
■ Non healing ( 2 skin graft failed) SINCE 6 months
■ Burning +++pains
■ Offensive discharge from ulcer and foul smelling
■ Bleeding + . No itching
Right tibial

Non healing ulcer

Totality

■ Burning pain
■ Offensive discharge
■ Ulceration
■ Pus formation
■ Increased discharges
■ Bleeding
Prescription

■ Merc sol 30 tid x 30 days

■ Calendula Q(mother tincture) Dressing
daily bd
Results

■ After giving homeopathic rx the

dead skin started peeling of and
new vascularization build up.
■ Red areas are new blood vessels
■ Pink are is healthy skin
Before and after Rx
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