CARD REPERTORY:Homeopathic Repertory

EVOLUTION OF CARD REPERTORY
 During this time many pioneers started to contemplate on idea of putting most commonly used generals symptom and particular symptoms on a piece of paper
 so that when particular case comes with symptoms corresponding to the paper, it would be easier to just arrange them in systematic manner and to know the remedy running through them.
 This would save lot of time as well as labor of doing paper work.
 The first work done in this direction was by Dr. W.J. Guernsey, which was based on Boenninghausen therapeutic pocket book.

 Card repertories have several cards with rubrics written on the top with a group of medicines below. For indicating the marks and grades of medicines, different sizes of punches have been used.

HISTOROY OF CARD REPERTORY
SOME OTHER CARD REPERTORIES IN THE HISTORY OF CARD REPERTORY:
 Dr.W.W.Young and Dr.Pulford attempted to prepare Card repertories but they could not be published.
 Dr.L.D.Dhawale prepared a card repertory, which was a modified form of Boger's card repertory. Not published
 Dr. Pathwardhan published his card repertory.
 Likewise many other teachers and practitioners published card repertory according to their own philosophy. E.g Dr. S.S.Adi’s cards, Dr.S.P.Roy’s cards etc

GUERNSEY’S BOENNINGHAUSEN’S SLIPS
 In 1888 William Jefferson Guernsey prepared the 1st card repertory based on Boenninghausen’s works(BTPB). The name of the repertory Guernsey’s Boenninghausen’s slips, published by globe press, Philadelphia. Rubrics are given in alphabetical order. Evaluation of the drugs as per Boenninghausen's first 4 grades.
 Guernsey’s Boenninghausen’s slips was having 2467(2500) cards plus 57 pages book. It was available for the profession in 1892.
 Later H.C.Allen improved Guernsey card repertory by adding more remedies and it was known as ‘Allen’s Boenninghausen’s slips’.

MARGARET TYLER/ WELCH AND HOUSTON/ FIELD
 In 1912, Dr.Margaret Tyler prepared a punch card repertory based on Kent's repertory but her teacher Dr.Kent discouraged her and this work remained incomplete. There were 1000 cards.
 In 1913 Welch and Houston put out loose punched card repertory is based on Kent’s work (Generals) and were based on Kent's 134 rubrics.
 In 1922 Field prepared costly repertory, symptom register published privately on 254 pages book, 6460 cards (rubrics) and almost 383 remedies were covered. Remedies and rubrics were considered from Boger- Boenninghausen’s as well as Kent’s repertory. he was 1st to code the names of remedies into numbers.

BOGER’S CARD REPERTORY
 In 1928 Dr.Boger’s famous card repertory General analysis was published with 17 pages, 304 cards and approximately 224 remedies.
 This card repertory was 1st printed in book form, for pocket reference and later transferred to punched cards to insure greater facility in use.
 Symptoms are classified into three group, 1) fundamental, constitutional, or life time effects 2) the present display which is a fresh or acute outburst of the deeper lying tendencies, and 3) the modalities.

PRACTICAL HOMOEOPATHIC REPERTORY
 In 1948, Dr. Marcoz Jimnez introduced Practical homoeopathic repertory in colored & perforated cards. It was originally prepared by his father Dr.Enrique Jaminez Nunez (1910).
 This repertory based on Boenninghausen's work was published at Maxica having 126 pages. It contains 552 cards and 480 remedies.
 This repertory included most of the mental symptoms and generalities.
 The first part of instruction was 58 pages, in English. About card repertory author writes, to master with card repertory many years of conscious patient study and experience is necessary.

PRACTICAL HOMOEOPATHIC REPERTORY
 To simplify, facilitate and popularize the homoeopathic repertorization, this practical homoeopathic repertory in colored cards has been invented.
 The grades of remedies are indicated by Red-3 marks. Blue-2 marks. Different sections have different colors; the mind is on yellow cards, the mouth, ear, nose & throat are on blue cards.

SPINDLE CARD REPERTORY
 In 1950 Dr. J.G. Weiss and Dr. R.H. Farely prepared and published a spindle card repertory, Philadelphia.

 P.A Farley’s card repertory has 190 cards of general symptoms of the mind and body and covers approximately 274 remedies.

SANKARAN’S CARD REPERTORY
 In 1955 Dr. P. Sankaran prepared and published a card repertory based on Boger’s card repertory. It contained 392 cards and 292 medicines. Date of the publications of second edition in the preface gives, 10th April 1958.
 This work is based on Dr. C.M. Boger’s Repertory and Synoptic key to Materia Medica for many editions, Dr. J.H. Clarke's Dictionary of the practical Materia Medica has been mainly consulted.
 Capital- 1st grade, bold- 2nd grade and ordinary- 3rd grade.

KISHORE’S CARD REPERTORY
 In 1959 Dr. Jugal Kishore published Kishore’s card repertory containing 10,000 cards. Initially it contained 3500 cards.
 It was mainly based on Kent’s repertory though the rubrics were taken from all existing repertories and additions.
 2nd edition was published in 1967. It had about 10000 cards and 600 remedies.
 3rd revised and enlarged edition came in1985, for third edition Dr. Jugal Kishore and Dr. Arvind Kishore worked jointly.
 This repertory can be used for cases which have prominent mentals, physicals or only particulars.

BROUSSALIAN’S CARD REPERTORY
 In 1969 George Broussalian published card repertory in France, based on Kent’s repertory having 1861 cards.
 It consists of two parts
1. Manual-50 pages (Index, Cards)
2. Box- containing 1861 cards
 These cards are to be fed in computer that has been programmed for the purpose.
 The cards are arranged in alphabetical order. All three gradations of Kent repertory have been punched on the cards.

HATTA’S KEY CARD REPERTORIES OF CHARECTERISTIC GENERALS
 In 1981 Dr.B.S.Hatta’s card repertory was published, N.Delhi, with 602 cards. He is a Homoeopathic physician at New Delhi.
 This repertory is Forwarded by Diwan Harish Chand. This is the repertory of important generals and particulars.
 It is constructed in 3 bulky volumes each volume having about 200 and odd cards
 Generalities in WHITE ( Cards No 1- 440)
Mentals in YELLOW ( Cards Nos 441-508)
Modalities: Agg in RED ( Cards Nos 509- 574)
Amel in GREEN (Cards Nos 575- 602)

SHARMA’S CARD REPERTORY
 Recently in 1984 Dr. S.M. Sharma prepared and published his card repertory based on Kent’s work with 3000 cards and 400 remedies.
 It’s based on Kent’s repertory, majority of the general rubrics are considered from Kent’s repertory.
 The book contains foreword by Diwan Harish Chand.
 Index to rubrics all along in alphabetical order, relationship of remedies collected from G.Miller and lastly a chapter on glossary.
 Size app 31/2 X 71/2.

DR.A.B.PATWARDHAN’S CARD REPERTORY
 Dr.A.B.Patwardhan from PUNE, Maharastra.
 Dr.A.B.Patwardhan’s card repertory is called HOMOEO CARD DECK.
 Homoeo card deck consists of cards, booklet.
 There are 1245 cards and 299 remedies in this repertory.
 On the top each card rubrics or symptoms printed to the card it represents.

DR.S.P.ROYS CARD REPERTORY- ‘SPIRO’ Homoeopathic Calculator
 SPIRO-Shankar Prasad Integrated Rotary
 Shankar Prasad roy, Bhubneshwar, Orissa published a homoeopathic pocket calculator on the punched card system, in 1996.
 Basically this card repertory is useful in large no of acute conditions.
 This is a small card repertory only with 292 cards and 70 remedies. According to author this cards are enough to treat 80% of acute and 60% chronic cases.
 Cards are 130mm X 90mm sizes.

“In many cases a card repertory is only a personnel repertory and can be used profitably by the person who makes it”.
Dr.Diwan H.Chand
CONSTRUCTION OF CARD REPERTORY
Any card repertory comprises two subjects:
1) Booklet 2) Cards
BOOKLET: It comprises list of rubrics with their serial no or code numbers. It also contains some philosophical background, introductory topic about the repertory, list of remedies with their code numbers. Process of working with illustration of some cases.
CARDS: On cards one corner, code no of rubric withier code name. Other side name of card repertory with publishers names. Remaining portion remedies printed horizontally or vertically

CONSTRUCTION OF CARD REPERTORY
Remedies are printed either in abbreviations or code number form. Principle of punching on card repertory is only those remedies are punched which are indicated for that rubric in respective repertory. In some of the card repertories we observe grading of remedies by different punching.

Card repertory is a system of visual sorting which help the physician by eliminating the necessity of writing out the rubrics and remedies against them.
METHOD OF WORKING OUT A CASE:
 A case has to be analyzed and the repertorial totality has to be framed. Then symptoms are converted in to corresponding rubrics.
 The rubrics are seen in the index book, to look for the particular card number.
 The rubric were chosen from the index and the indicated slips were taken out and made to lie side by side so that name of each remedy ran in a straight line from left to right, on adding up the exponent of several remedies, one with the highest number is the possible remedy.

METHOD OF WORKING OUT A CASE:
 Arrange the cards according to their grades and method used for repertorization. Then match the cards to see the holes to get the similimum against light.
 From which hole is light is clearly passing that will be remedial code number.
 From which hole light is partially passing that will be another group of remedies.
 If in case no hole is clearly seen in such case note down the most Transilluminant code number or least important card should be removed one after another till the common punched hole is located.

SELECTION OF RUBRICS
 Card repertory useful in cases where strong/ Important generals and weak particular symptoms.
 Conversion of the symptoms in to rubrics should be accurate.
 Characteristic concomitant must be always included.
 Top priority should be given to the cause.
 Generalization of a particular symptom on inadequate grounds should be avoided.
 Numerical evaluation plays a little role in this method. Cards are employed to determine the likely group of remedies that closely correspond to the general picture of the case. It usually suits to a chronic case, which presents with changed but vivid symptoms

ADVANTAGES OF CARD REPERTORY
 It is less time consuming method. (But use of cards has taken back stage after advent of computer repertories).
 Operation of card repertory demands only a correct totality, which can be used for the purpose of Repertorization.
 It is very easy / Simple to handle and operate.
 No repertorial chart is necessary while working with card repertories. Limited generalization. Do not lay emphasis on the principles of grand generalization.

DISADVANTAGES OF CARD REPERTORY
 Lesser rubrics and remedies- there are few number of remedies are used on the cards so chances of missing similimum.
 Card repertories do not represent rubric well especially sub rubrics. (Difficult to use finer expression at general at particular level).
 Gradation is difficult- grades of medicines are not on the cards so if anybody wants to grade he should refer it in another repertory.
 They are difficult to maintain.

DISADVANTAGES OF CARD REPERTORY
 Lay emphasis mainly on generals, no particulars.
 Highly costly.
 Deficient in the quality of cards and quality of punching.
 Cross-references are not properly mentioned in the index.
 Not suitable for one sided cases or cases with particulars only. Suited only to cases with full-blown picture.
 Rare remedies with relevancy are over looked.
 Big in size, so difficult to carry at bed side.

REFERENCES
 Essentials of Repertorisation- DR.S.K.Tiwari
 The Principles and Practice of Repertorisation- Dr.K.Harinadham.
 Reperire –Dr.Vidyadhar R.Khanaj
 Text book of homoeopathic repertory- Dr.Niranjan Mohanty
 www.similima.com

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  1. Thanks for great information on card repertory, useful in my work.

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