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JAMES TYLER KENT & THE REPERTORY
1849-1916
THE HOMEOPATHIC ‘TOOL KIT’
1. PROVINGS
2. MATERIA MEDICA
3. REPERTORY
MATERIA MEDICA
HAHNEMANN: “Materia Medica Pura”, 1821, and “Chronic Diseases” 1828.
ALLEN: “Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica” 1874-79. First person to try to present remedies as distinctive individual entities
HERING: “Materia Medica with pathological index” 1873 and “Guiding Symptoms of the Materia Medica” 1878-91
KENT: “Lectures on Homeopathic Materia Medica”, 1905.
WHAT IS THE REPERTORY?
Word ‘Repertory’ comes from Latin and means “store or stock (eg of information) that can be drawn upon”
In French, ‘Repertoire’ means a collection of songs, plays, music etc
In Homeopathy, ‘Repertory’ refers to books which are compiled indexes of the Homeopathic Materia Medica
In modern terminology they are the homeopathic clinical and research databases
THE FIRST REPERTORIES
Hahnemann created the first Repertory - the “Symptom Dictionary” (only for his own reference and not published)
Later, Jahr & Boeninghausen compiled clinical indexes to the homeopathic materia medica
And then there was Kent.
KENT’S LECTURES ON HOMEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA
First person to present homeopathic remedies as individual pictures
He presented well-defined and ‘colourful’ pictures of each remedy
He gave his lectures in a colloquial, semi-clinical form which meant that students could get a sense of and remember each remedy’s uniqueness
He created a continuity of symptom pictures from lists of disjointed proving symptoms
He introduced the idea of “Hierarchy of Symptoms”
KENT’S REPERTORY
The need for a repertory arose naturally when the information known about remedies exceeded what a person could remember
To compile his Repertory, he drew on previous authors plus his own experience
His repertory is the foundation on which modern repertories have been built
First published in 1897
KENT’S REPERTORY
Kent’s Repertory - information derived from:
1. provings
2. toxicological symptoms already recorded and verified
3. cured symptoms
PRINCIPLES & ORGANISATION OF KENT’S REPERTORY
The importance of case-analysis and choosing the correct rubrics / sub-rubrics
The Repertory is a source of remedy suggestions only i.e. it is not definitive
The Repertory is organised according to human anatomy from head to toe
But the Mind section comes first
Reflects primacy given to mental / emotional symptoms (the importance of understanding the whole person) in selecting remedies
MURPHY’S METAREPERTORY
49 chapters arranged in 3 sections
1. Mind
2. Anatomy listed alphabetically inc non-anatomical aspects i.e. children, food & thirst, sleep & dreams.
3. Clinical (diseases included)
Rubrics (symptoms) and sub-rubrics also arrange alphabetically
Modern terminology
LAY-OUT OF YOUR REPERTORY
RUBRICS
Within each chapter, rubrics are organised according to variables such as time, modalities (which make the problem better or worse), location, sensation etc
Within each rubric remedies are listed alphabetically
The remedies are graded i.e. given a degree of emphasis
Grading of remedies is a subtle and multi-facetted process drawing on provings & clinical experience
REMEDY GRADINGS
Similar to Kent’s Repertory
Strongest remedies in rubric or sub-rubric designated in underlined bold capitals eg CALC (4 Points)
Then e.g. CALC (3 points), Calc (2 points) and Calc (1 point)
Criteria for gradation:
Frequency & intensity of symptoms in provings
Remedy’s toxicology & cured symptoms
Remedy’s Remedy’s clinical picture inc research findings
Remedy’s history & folklore
HOW TO USE A REPERTORY
It is not straightforward like using a dictionary or encyclopedia!
It is not meant to provide the answers, rather it is a tool or sign-post towards more study. It is an index to remedies only.
‘Three legged stool’
Homeopaths disagree about the gradings of remedies…
Example: look at page 118 - Head, heaviness with sub-rubrics
Usually 6-8 rubrics chosen for each case
Rubrics should represent the most important and characteristic aspects to the case - what makes the symptoms individual
Need to be precise to accurately reflect the patient’s state
Once chosen, there is a process of cross-referencing to find out which remedies are common to all rubrics
A list of ranked remedies is produced - all are possibilities to benefit the client
The homeopath then studies the Materia Medica of all these remedies to find the one that fits best
Best way to become familiar with the Repertory is to use it!
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