MODERN REPERTORIES

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SYNTHETIC REPERTORY

Full name : Synthetic Repertory
Author : This was originally published by G.Haug Verlag Gmbh & Co. & improved on 1982 by Barthel & Will Klunker. It was basically an extension of Kent’s Repertory.
Barthel : Vol 1&2
Klunker : Vol 3

  • First edition : 1973
  • Second edition : 1982
  • Indian edition : 1987
  • Third edition : 1993
It was first in German then French and lastly in English

1594 medicines,6 chapters
Author used 16 authorities
138 new rubrics than Kent denoted by * asterisk
Gradations :
CAPITAL UNDERLINED : 4 marks
CAPITAL : 3 marks
Bold : 2 marks
roman : 1 marks

  • no italics in gradations
  • In mind 600 rubrics,33 cross references , 18 rubrics of Kent are missing in Mind chapter
  • Appetite rubric is not in this repertory
  • Remedies are printed under each rubric and not after the rubrics.
  • For practical reasons Kent’s abbreviations have been Kept
  • The pages of the repertory are divided into two by a middle line – both divisions are counted as separate pages.
  • This repertory mention for the first time the exact source of symptoms or drugs added to Kent’s repertory. And uses a numbering system
MURPHY’S REPERTORY
Full name : Homeopathic Medical Repertory
Author : Robin Murphy ND
Base : All Kent + A part of Kneer repertory
  • First edition : 1993
  • Indian edition : 1994
  • Second edition : 1996
  • Third edition 2010
Gradations :
  1. BOLD CAPITAL
  2. Bold Italics
  3. roman

  • 67+3 : 70 chapters in new editions
  • 1851 drugs , from 55 sources
  • 39,000 new rubrics, 2 lakh additions
  • Alphabetical repertory
  • Missing chapters compared to Kent - Expectoration, Prostate gland, Urethra
  • Kent’s extremities is divided into 12 chapters in Murphy


SYNTHESIS REPERTORY

Full name : Repertorium homeopathicum Syntheticum
Editor : Frederick Schroyens
Base : 6th edition of Kent’s Repertory
First edition : 1987 RADAR
Book version : 1995
Indian edition : 1996
9th version of RADAR : 2004

RADAR was first developed as research project at University of Namur,Belgium under supervision of Jean Fichefet who is a professor of Maths ,his sympathetic reaction after the homeopathic cure of his son was the begning of everything.
Gradations :
  1. BOLD CAPITAL
  2. Bold roman
  3. Italics
  4. roman
Software version :
  1. RED BOLD CAPITAL UNDERLINED
  2. RED BOLD CAPITAL
  3. Blue italics
  4. roman

  • 3712 medicines, from 390 sources, 2,35,000 additions, 60,100 new rubrics
  • International time table 0-24hr has been followed
  • Aggravations are not mentioned except in Generalities Food & Drinks
  • Aggravation of a particular food means also the ailments from having that particular food.
  • More readable symptom format
  • Repeatedly checked additions
  • New standard list of remedy abbreviations
  • New standard list of author abbreviations
  • Chapter Eye & Vision- thoroughly revised by Edwared Kondrot-a homeopathic ophthalmologist


KENT’S REPERTORIUM GENERAL

Full name : Kent’s Repertorium General
Author : Jose Kunzhli having 40 years of clinical experience
First edition : 1987 in German
English edition : 1987
72 sources, 689 medicines, 98 more remedies than Kent
Red dots are famous in homeopathic circle – therapeutic efficacy of a drug or therapeutic importance of a rubric.
He omitted 7 drugs in Kent
The work was compiled & edited by Michael barthel with the able assistance of Charlotte Barthel & Ilse Seider


COMPLETE REPERTORY

Author : Roger Von Zandvoort
The initial version came out as a database file for use with Kent homeopathic associates Mac repertory. After the death of Jost Kunzli, the supervision work was taken up by Dr. Dario Spinedi.
Preface by Dr. Dario Spinedi.
First editions : 1996
Base : 1st . 3rd and 6th edition of Kent’s repertory
  • 5,15,000 additions
  • 41 chapters, Dreams in Mind
  • Three volumes or All in one volume
Gradations :
  1. CAPITAL BOLD UNDERLINED
  2. CAPITAL BOLD
  3. Bold italics
  4. Roman

  • Number of medicines : 2171
  • Author identification numbers are based on chronology , based on the dates of the listed authors first published their work.
Corrected Kent’s Repertory
  • Author : Dr.Sivaraman in 1994
  • Gradations : 
    1. BOLD CAPITAL
    2. Bold Italics
    3. roman
  • Sub rubrics are printed in bold roman to avoid confusion
  • Time changed as 12 am –to 12 night
  • 12 pm – to 12 noon
  • He prepared a separate book on word index and also a book on 1st grade remedies.

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