CLASSIFICATION OF

REPERTORIES
DR. CHANDRA HASAN.C.M, MD(Hom),
ASSOCIATED PROFESSOR,
DEPT OF REPERTORY,
SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE,
KULASEKHARAM
 CLASSIFICATION OF REPERTORIES

The number of repertories has been progressively increasing

since the time of master Dr. Hahnemann. Today there are
more than 200 repertories available to the profession.
There are various types of repertories which can be helpful
for different purposes. Hence it is necessary to classify them,
so that the busy practitioners can utilize the right repertory at
right time.
Based on philosophical concept : The repertories have
distinctive concept of there own. There fore cases have to be
selected to fit them with the principles. To understand these
repertories their philosophic concept must been known.
 In these repertories, the symptoms may not be found in
the language of materia medica. But the symptoms change
their forms to fit in to the arrangement of repertories. There
repertories belongs to logical utelitarian group.
a) Based on the concept of generals to particular :
Here generals are given prime importance, then follows
characteristic particulars.
(ex) : 1, Repertory of homoeopathic materia medica by
J.T.Kent.
2, Lippe’s repertory.
3, Synthetic repertory by Dr. Barthel and Dr. Will
klunker.
4, Kent’s repertorium generale by Dr. Kunzil
 5, Homoeopathic medical repertory by Dr. Robin murphy.
6, Synthesis by Dr. Fredrick schroyens.
7, Homoeopathy and child care by Dr. Sasikant tiwary.
8, Complete repertory and repertorium universale by
Dr. Zandboort.
b) Based on the concept of particulars and generals :
1. Based on Doctrin of analogy, concomittants and complete
symptoms. (ex) : Therapeutic pocket book by Boenninghausen
2. Based on complete symptoms, concomittants, pathological
generals, causative modalities (ailments from). (ex) :
Boenninghausen’s characteristics and repertory, and Synoptic
key of materia medica, both by Dr. Bogar.
Repertories having no distinctive philosophy : They are
also called concordance repertory. These repertories are
mostly used for the purpose of reference and not for
systematic repertorization.
They help us to refer symptoms without much variation in
the language of prover. They belongs to puritine group.
(ex) : 1, Knerr’s repertory to Hering guiding symptoms
2, The concordance repertory of Homoeopathic materia
medica by Gentry – in six volumes.
Clinical repertories : These repertories have many clinical
rubrics under different systems and medicines are grouped
against the name of disease.
 The clinical repertories are sub divided into :
a, Covering whole body : (ex) clinical repertory appended to
Boericke’s materia medica, and clinical repertory by
J.H.Clarke.
b, Repertories dealing with disease condition or a part.
1, On specific parts
a, Berridge’s eyes
b, Morgan’s urinary organs
c, Minton’s uterus
2, On clinical conditions
a, Robert’s rheumatic medicines
b, Bell’s diarrhoea
c, Allen’s repertory of intermittent fever
d, Therapeutics of fever by H. C. Allen.
Card repertories : Slips of cards arranged systematically
facilitate the work of finding out remedies. Mostly it consists
of punched cards.
(ex) : a, Kishore’s card repertory
b, Boger’s card index
c, Field’s card repertory
d, P Shankaran’s card repertory
e, Sharma’s card repertory
Mechanically aided repertories : To facilitate and expedite
or speed up the work of repertorization, mechanical devices
were added to the field of repertory.
 The whole repertory as well us the process and methods
of repertorization are put in the form of software. This made
repertorization faster and easier.
(ex) : 1, CARA
2, RADAR
3, Organon – 96
4, Mac repertory
5, Dolphin
6, Hompath
7, Somio, etc.