A concise repertory of homoeopathic medicines – Book review

KNOW Homoeopathy Journal Vol–3 & Issue-1, 15 March 2023, Published at https://www.knowhomoeopathyjournal.com/2023/03/volume-3-issue-1.html, Pages: 51 to 52 , Title A concise repertory of homoeopathic medicines – Book review, Authored By: Dr. B. Sundara Jothi (MD (Hom),  Associate Professor - Department of Repertory,Guru Mishri Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Shelgoan, Jalna District, Maharasthra. India) & Co-Authored By: Dr. S. Bhaskar (MD Scholar,  Department of Repertory,Guru Mishri Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Shelgoan, Jalna District, Maharasthra, India.)

           BOOK REVIEW                    

               Title: A concise repertory of homoeopathic medicines – Book review

                                     Authored By: Dr. B. Sundara Jothi^[1] & Co-Authored By: Dr. S. Bhaskar^[2]

 

^[1]MD (Hom),  Associate Professor - Department of Repertory,Guru Mishri Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Shelgoan, Jalna District, Maharasthra. India.

^[2]MD Scholar,  Department of Repertory,Guru Mishri Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Shelgoan, Jalna District, Maharasthra, India.

EDITORIAL BOARDPUBLISHER DETAILSCOPYRIGHT POLICY DISCLAIMER

Received: 29/12/2022                        Accepted: 09/03/2023                                   Published: 15/03/2023         

  © 2023 KNOW Homoeopathy Journal https://www.knowhomoeopathyjournal.com/p/copyright-policy.html

How to cite this article:

Jothi S, Bhaskar S. A concise repertory of homoeopathic medicines-Book review, KNOW Homoeopathy Journal, 2023; 3(1):17-22, available at https://www.knowhomoeopathyjournal.com/2023/03/A-concise-repertory-of-homoeopathic-medicines-book-review.html

     

Book Author : Dr. S.R. Phatak

Language : English

Published by : B Jain Publishers Pvt. Ltd

Publication Date: 01 June 2009

Price : INR 395

Pages : 462

ISBN : 978-81-319-0200-4

Homoeopathy system is based on principle  “Similia Similibus Curentur” which is discovered by Dr Samuel Hahnemann sir.

Repertory is a systematically and logically arranged index to the Homoeopathic materia medica^[1].The Repertory help us to seek out the required symptoms together with the remedies. It is a connecting link between Materia Medica and disease. This book is written by Dr Shankar Raghunath Phatak. It is reworking of Boger and Boenninghausen which is arranged in alphabetical way. 

Dr. Phatak was basically an allopathic doctor, He had sound knowledge in Homoeopathy subjects, and various Repertories. A pioneer of Homoeopathy in Maharashtra. He was born on 6th September, 1896.^[2]

This book is an enlarged and improved version of the ‘Repertory a part of Synoptic key to Materia Medica’ by C.M. Boger.

It is an alphabetical arranged clinical repertory and useful as a reference book. In this book author has given his own experience of drugs tested and cured in his own clinical practice.

It is a Post Kentanian Repertory (Middle time repertory). This repertory could also be a concise one and not exhaustive as repertories like by Kent, Boenninghausen etc. But it's aimed toward reducing the burden of prescribing by serving as a handy and useful reference.

There were no definite sections. The plan is in alphabetical order and covers heading like Mental generals, Modalities, Organs and their subparts. So finding appropriate rubric is easy.

For the construction of repertory author relied up on the Kent, Boger and Clark.

It is adaptable to cases rich in pathological and clinical symptoms.

It has 4 Editions

 1963- 1^st Edition

 1977- 2^nd edition

 2000-3^rd edition

 2005-4^th edition

 

Gradations are

CAPITAL – 1^st grade.

 Italics    - 2^nd grade.

 Roman – 3^rd grade.

 

CONSTRUCTION of Repertory.

 This Pathak repertory is printed in 2 columns in each page.

 All the headings are alphabetically arranged and the Repertory begins with Abdomen, Affections in general & ends in Zygomae.  Here Number of main rubrics are 1971

And Number of medicines are 393. 

 

CONSTRUCTION of Rubrics.

Rubric - BOLD CAPITAL and

Sub rubric - bold roman and

Sub sub rubric with Roman.

 

In this Repertory General modalities represented in capital AGG. Or AMEL. And related to particular part is represented by small letters Agg. or Amel., Desires and Cravings are two separate Rubrics. Under desires we find mental rubrics and under cravings we find rubrics related to Food and drinks, In aversion rubric both mental and food aversions are given.

Only limitation is that as it is concise repertory it contains clinical rubrics with no proper index.

 

REFERENCES

1. Me A. A Concise Repertory of Homoeopathic Medicines by Pathak [Internet]. Homeopathy Resource by Homeobook.com. Homeobook; 2013. Available from: https://www.homeobook.com/a-concise-repertory-of-homoeopathic-medicines-by-pathak/

2.   Phatak S.  A Concise Repertory Of Homeopathic Medicines. 4^th ed.,B jain pub.

3.   Tiwari S. Essentials of repertorisation. 4^th ed. B jain pub.

.