HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL
REPERTORY
By Robin Murphy
The need
for an updated repertory to meet the pace of development of modern pathology
and internal medicine was fulfilled by Robin Murphy by the publication of
HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL REPERTORY.
The Homeopathic Medical Repertory was designed to be a modern,
practical and easy to use reference guide to the homeopathic Materia Medica.
This repertory can be classified as an Alphabetical Repertory,
and can be grouped under Logical Utilitarian Group.
The data for this repertory has been collected from 55
sources.
First Edition: 1993
First Indian Edition: 1994
second edition: 1996
Total pages: 1546
This
alphabetical repertory contains thousands of new clinical rubrics, especially
in the areas of mental disorders, emergencies, infections, pathologies and
organs. Also, consistent alphabetical formatting, (chapters, rubrics and
sub-rubrics) with updated medical terminology and modern disorders. The
Homeopathic Medical Repertory includes all of the original Kent's Repertory and
additions from the Allen, Hering, Boericke, Knerr, Kunzli, Phatak, Repertories
etc., plus thousands of clinical updates from Dr. Murphy's twenty years of
homeopathic and herbal research.
PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND
·
Based
on CLINICAL and CLASSICAL homoeopathic practice
·
Chapters
on Environment, Generals, Food, Mind, Perspiration, Constitution, Dreams,
delusions, etc help in classical approach
·
Diseases,
Emergency, Toxicity contain plenty of clinical rubrics
TYPOGRAPHY
3 marks – CAPITAL BOLD
2 marks – Italics
1 marks –
Roman
PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION
Alphabetically
– from ABDOMEN to WRIST – contains 70 chapters, including Blood, Bones, Brain,
Children, Constitution, Emergency, Environment, Toxicity
The number of chapters is increased mainly by splitting the
main chapters of Kent's Repertory into its component parts. Parts of the
chapter ‘Extremities’ itself constitute 12 chapters in Murphy's Repertory.
Some of the
new chapters are:
Children
Emergency
Environment
Glands
Intestines
Joints
Neck
Nerves
Pregnancy
Toxicity
Others are
Blood
Bones
Brain
Delusions
Dreams
Food
Heart
Knee
Liver
Lungs
Muscles
Pelvis
Pulse
Tongue, etc.
Missing
chapters when compared to Kent's repertory:
Expectoration, Urethra, Prostate gland
Arrangement of Chapters and Rubrics:
The arrangement of both chapters and rubrics is alphabetical. Sides, time
and extension under each rubric are also arranged alphabetically which is
not the case with Kent's Repertory. Among modalities, aggravations are marked
as ‘agg' and ameliorations as ‘amel'.
The sensations under each section are arranged not under the general
rubric but as separate rubrics alphabetically.
Locations with its sub rubrics are arranged alphabetically after the main
general rubric and its sub rubrics.
Additions:
Modern terminologies with cross reference are the most valuable
additions.
It contains 39000 new rubrics and 200000 new additions when compared to
Kent's Repertory.
New Additions and Updates - Allen, Boericke, Boenninghausen, Burnett, Clarke,
Grimmer, Hahnemann, Hering, Julian, Kent, Knerr, Kunzli, Nash, Phatak Repertory
and many more. Also Jeremy Sherr's, Choco., Hydrog., and Scorp., additions.
New Chapters - Ankles, Arms, Blood, Bones, Brain, Breasts, Children, Constitutions,
Diseases, Elbows, Emergency, Environment, Feet, Food, Glands, Hands, Headaches,
Heart, Hips, Intestines, Joints, Knees, Legs, Liver, Lungs, Muscles, Neck,
Nerves, Pelvis, Pregnancy, Pulse, Shoulders, Toxicity, Wrists.
New Emergency Rubrics - Allergic reactions, Anxiety attacks, Appendicitis,
Asphyxia, Blood poisoning, Burns, Coma, Dehydration, Drug overdose,
Electroshock, Food Poisoning, Gunshot, Motion sickness, Rape, Sea sickness,
Shock, Stabs, Sunburn, Surgery, Tetanus, etc.
New Clinical Rubrics - A.I.D.S., Allergies, Auto-immune disorders, Bubonic
Plague, Cancers, Chemotherapy, Chronic Fatigue, Compulsive-Obessive Disorder,
Diabetes, Ebola, Endometriosis, Gastroenteritis, Hepatitis, Herpes, Infections,
Infertility, Influenza, Malaria, Mononucleosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's
disease, Radiation Sickness, Retinitis, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Typhoid
fever, Vaccinations, Vaginitis, etc.
Variations in subsections of chapters in
comparison to Kent’s Repertory
·
Axilla
is seen under Shoulder chapter (Kent - Chest)
·
Coccyx
and Sacrum in Pelvis (Kent - back)
·
Convulsions
under Nerves (Kent - Generalities)
·
Expectoration
is seen under lungs chapter (Kent - separate chapter)
·
Hair
under Generalities (Kent - under different chapters - Head, face,
etc)
·
Lips
under Mouth chapter (Kent - Face)
·
Noises
in Hearing (Kent - ear)
·
Oesophagus
under Stomach chapter (Kent - Throat)
·
Palpitation
in Heart (Kent - Chest)
·
Perineum
in Pelvis (Kent - rectum)
·
Prostate
gland under Male chapter (Kent - separate chapter)
·
Seasonal
modalities in Environment (Kent - Generalities)
·
Thyroid
in Glands (Kent - throat)
·
Urethra
is seen under Bladder chapter (Kent - separate chapter)
Some Rubrics not present in Kent's Repertory
Fevers - Rheumatic Fever
Throat - Adenoids
Nose - Sinusitis, headache from sinus catarrh
Lungs - Asthma, Heart problems with
Stomach - pain, Vomiting, amel
CONCEPT OF
TOTALITY
The concept of totality is based on clinical as well as
classical homoeopathy. It embraces the principles of Kent’s generals,
Boenninghausen’s complete symptom, Boger’s pathological generals and other
clinical works.
ADAPTABILITY
·
Prominent
generals
·
Clinical
symptoms / diagnosis available
·
Pathological
generals available
·
Complete
symptoms are available
·
Cases
with paucity of symptoms
MERITS
·
Easy reference
because of alphabetical arrangement
·
Addition
of CLINICAL RUBRICS and modern terminologies and nomenclature - Candida
albicans, Tennis elbow
·
More
number of remedies
·
Sections
coming under each chapter are given at the chapter index itself
·
Inclusion
of new remedies, nosodes, sarcodes and bowel nosodes
DEMERITS
·
Reference
of additions is not given individually
·
Reliability
of new rubrics such as ‘AIDS'
·
Misplacement
of rubrics: eg. Axilla under Shoulder, Urethra under Bladder, Expectoration
under Lungs
·
Even
though many additions have been made, many omissions are also there
·
Many
errors, technical as well as philosophical are there in the repertory.
SPECIAL FEATURES
1.
39000
new rubrics and 200000 new updates
2.
New
chapters are helpful clinically
3.
1602
remedies
4.
Can be
used for all types of cases
5.
Rubrics
like antibiotics worse from, anesthesia A/F, artificial food aggravation,
chemotherapy side effects, hangover, heroin addiction are useful in day to day
practice
DR. SUMIT GOEL M.D. (Hom)