Book Review of Synoptic Card Repertory

Dr Vidyadhar R Khanaj & Dr.Mrs. Aarti M. Patil

Reviewed By Dr.Ashok Anpat

As number of remedies are increased in homoeopathy. Dr.Hahnemann himself felt the need of indexing symptoms of remedies in order to obtain similimum in shortest time, this need gave birth to repertories & then afterward indexing by different pillars with their methods produces enormous repertories like Alphabetical, clinical, philosophical, cards, etc.

Out of this, Card repertory technique, is one of the most scientific & time saving repertorization technique in daily practice. But unfortunately these repertories are some how neglected by profession, DR.V.R.KHANAJ & DR. Mrs. A.M. PATIL refocused card repertories and prepared synoptic cards.

Based On: – Dr.C.M.Boger’s Synoptic Key To Materia Medica   & Repertory.

Published on :- 10 April 2007

Evaluation of sypmtoms in synoptic card repertory: –

• Modality.
• Mind.
• Sensation.
• Objective aspects.
• Parts affected.

Construction: –

It consists of: –

1] Booklet: -Which includes –

• Life & dedication of Dr. Boger
• Introduction to Repertory
• List of remedies with code number.
• List of rubrics with code number.

2] Cards

• It have, code number of rubric with name at one corner
• Name of card repertory with author name at other corner
• Remaining part of card contains vertically printed remedies in format of code number.

Cards & Colours: –                      

1] Pink colours: – For period of aggravation i.e. Time modality.

2) Green colours on which all-circumstantial modalities.

3] Generalities section i.e. consideration of drug affinities for the entire organism where General sensation and complaints are printed on Blue colour.

  4] White colours :-for mind & intellect.

5] Yellow colours: – for Regional rubric,

 Regional Repertories, which are printed on yellow colour.

TOTAL NUBERS OF CARDS: – 1850

NO. OF REMEDIES INCLUDED: – 320

METHOD OF WORKING:-

• Finding similimum by punch system.
• System of visual sorting of data.

ADVANTAGES : –

• Mainly useful in the cases with strong modality, generals & Particulars.
• With synoptic card repertory one can workout Acute as well as Chronic cases.
• Card in different colour facilitate easy grading of symptoms as per Boger’s method.

COMPARISOIN WITH OTHER CARD REPERTORIES

1] CARD REPERTORY- BY DR. JUGAL KISHORE.

• Based on: – Kent’s repertory.
• Working with this repertory we he have to use Kent or Boenninghausen’s method.
• The grading of remedies in Jugal card repertory has been totally neglected.
• Because of big size it is difficult to carry at bedside.

2] SHARMA CARD REPERTORY- Dr.S.M.Sharma

• Based on: – Kent’s repertory
• Sharma card repertory is incomplete

3] HATTAS KEY CARD REPERTORY OF CHARACTERISTIC GENERALS –   By B.S. Hatta. 

• It is repertory of important Generals & Particulars.
• Special feature is it gives an idea of grading of remedies for particular rubric, no previous repertory have it.
• Another advantage is with symptoms. Miasms of particular symptoms have been incorporated.

4] ROY CARD REPERTORY “SPIRO” HOMOEOPATHIC CALCULATOR- Dr.S.P.Roy 

• It is prepared with a view of Acute cases
• Contains only 292 cards
• Only clinical important rubric included
• Low grade remedies are excluded in large rubric
• Pathological rubric are not much emphasized in ‘SPIRO’.

5] DR.A.B. PATWARDHAN CARD REPERTORY- “HOMOEO CARD DECK”

• Contains 1245 cards
• Contains 299 remedies.