Dr Jayadeep.B.P BHMS MD KNERR’S REPERTORY Full name – Repertory of Hering’s guiding symptoms of our materia medica Author –Dr. Calvin B Knerr, M D A concordance repertory based on Hering’s guiding symptoms of our materia medica. Published in 1896. Published in India by B Jain publishers Reprint edition in 2002 and Augmented & Revised edition in 2006 Old edition contains 408 remedies in 48 chapters. New edition contains 419 remedies in 33 chapters. Gradation of remedies used In old edition – 4 gradings which denotes as II, I, II, I in hierarchial order In new edition 5 gradings are given as 5 mark – BOLD CAPITALS 4 mark – ORDINARY CAPITALS 3 mark – Bold roman 2 mark – Roman italics 1 mark – ordinary roman MURPHY’S REPERTORY Full name – Homoeopathic medical repertory Author – Dr. Robin murphy A modern alphabetical repertory mainly based on Kent’s repertory and Knerr’s First edition – 1993, 2nd edition – 1996 1st Indian edition – 1994 by Indian books & periodical syndrome, New Delhi 2nd Indian edition – 2002 by Jain Publishers, New Delhi 3rd Indian edition – 2010 by B Jain publishers with 74 chapters with more number of medicines Gradation of remedies in 3rd edition 4 mark – BOLD CAPITALS 3 mark – BOLD CAPITAL 2 mark – Italics 1 mark – Roman COMPARISON OF CHAPTER HEART OF KNERR’S REPERTORY & MURPHY’S REPERTORY In Knerr’s repertory In old edition – Heart, Pulse and Circulation are given together as a single chapter – 29th chapter In new revised edition – they are considered along with inner chest, lungs, outer chest under chapter CHEST [24th chapter] In Murphy’s repertory They are given separately. In new 3rd edition – Heart is the 34TH Pulse is the 54th chapter. Circulation is given as a rubric under chapter Clinical [14th chapter] In old edition - Heart was 35th Pulse was 56th chapter. Circulation was given under chapter Blood, as a rubric Here for further comparison, old edition of Knerr’s repertory and 3rd edition of Murphy’s repertory are used. Knerr’s repertory – Heart chapter Has 6 main sections – BLOOD, BLOOD VESSELS, HEART, PALPITATION, PERICARDIUM, PULSE. Rubrics are arranged alphabetically under each sections along with symptoms in original form as sub-rubrics Sub rubrics are expressions of symptoms as it is without much change. Majority of the sub-rubrics are single medicine rubrics. In Murphy – Heart There is no arrangement as sections. 283 main rubrics are given, starting with a rubric of ‘Heart, general’ then arranged alphabetically from ‘aching’ to ‘wounded’ along with sub-rubrics in alphabetical order. Rubrics are well systematically arranged with more number of medicines for the purpose of repertorisation. Important main rubrics are Anemia, Aneurism, Angina pectoris, Congestive heart failure, Dilatation, Edema, Endocarditis , Fatty degeneration, Heart attack, Heart beats, Hypertrophy, Inflammation, Menopause,at,heart troubles, Murmurs, Myocarditis, Pain, heart, Pain, region of heart,Palpitations, Paralysis, Pericarditis, Rheumatism, Systole,extra, Valvular heart disease etc Knerr’s repertory – sections BLOOD Blood is the 1st section with rubrics Anemia, Carbonized, Chlorosis, Circulation, Coagulation, Color Congestion, Corpuscles, Cyanosis, Decomposition, Ebullition, Fibrin Hemorrhage, Hyperemia, Leukaemia , Oxidation, Plethora, Septicemia Serum, Thick, Thin, Uneasiness, Zymosis In Murphy Blood is given as a rubric in chapter Clinical which is upgraded with more number of useful clinical sub rubrics like, – Blood letting, ailments from, Transfusion, ailments from, Venesection, ailments from, – Embolism, Eosinophilia, Leucocytosis, Poisoning, Polycythemia, RBC cells, WBC cells etc Rubrics like Chlorosis, Circulation, Cyanosis, Bleeding, Hyperaemia, Leukemia, Septicemia, Zymosis are given as direct rubrics in chapter Clinical with more no. of medicines. Rubrics common in both repertories Congestion, Plethora, Serum Some useful rubrics in Knerr, not seen in Murphy’s repertory BLOOD, anemia: amenorrhea, with BLOOD, anemia :childbirth after BLOOD, anemia : climacteric period in BLOOD, anemia : consumption in BLOOD, anemia: diabetes in BLOOD, anemia: scurvy BLOOD, circulation: Excited during menses -Sulph BLOOD, circulation: Impeded,gives raise to edema – Cocculus BLOOD, circulation: Affected in Menopause – Lach BLOOD, circulation: deranged,portal – Card.m BLOOD, circulation: Stoppage, sensation of, at night, with fright and then sweat (angina pectoris):- Lyco BLOOD, coagulation: Formation of clots,causes plugs – Kali-m BLOOD, coagulation: partly clotted,in haemorrhage – Ferr BLOOD, coagulation: Difficult – Phos BLOOD, coagulation: Easy- Merc BLOOD, coagulation: Slow,or not at all – Dig BLOOD, color: Black – Anthrac BLOOD, color: Black, coagulated [viper bite] – Camph BLOOD, color: Dark,cherry red – Anthrac BLOOD , color: Violet – Amyg-am BLOOD, corpuscles: Smaller and irregular [ascites] – Apis BLOOD, corpuscles: White, abnormal number of – plb BLOOD, Cyanosis: Angina pectoris in – Chin ars BLOOD, Cyanosis : Asthma during fit of – Ipec BLOOD, Cyanosis : Bronchitis in – Lobel BLOOD, Cyanosis : Dyspnea with – Ipec BLOOD, Cyanosis : Emphysema with – Lobel BLOOD, Cyanosis: Fever in yellow – Carbo veg BLOOD, Cyanosis: Forman ovale,non closure of – Dig BLOOD, fibrin: augments and transforms into connective tissue: Deficient: Phos BLOOD, haemorrhage: Abortion,threatening – Cinnam BLOOD, haemorrhage : Abortion at 3rd month – Trill BLOOD, haemorrhage:Anemia,causes – Ferrum BLOOD, Leukemia (leucocythaemia):Corpuscles normal as to quantity, but lack color:- Ferr P BLOOD, plethora: In old people,in well nourished – Nux v BLOOD, plethora: Venous – Carb v,sul ac BLOOD, septicemia: Child bed in – ars BLOOD VESSELS With rubrics like Aneurism, Atheroma, Capillaries, Distended, Elasticity, Fatty degeneration, Circular fibres, Induration, Inflammation, Injuries, Murmurs, Naevus, Stenosis, Thrombosis, Varicose veins In Murphy Blood vessels are given as a rubric in Clinical chapter with similar subrubrics but with more no. of medicines and asked to consider rubric ‘veins’ as a cross reference. Aneurysm, thrombosis and varicose veins are separate rubrics under ‘Clinical’ chapter Rubrics in Knerr but not seen in Murphy BLOOD VESSELS, aneurism: Aorta,arch of, Kali-I BLOOD VESSELS, aneurism: Aorta,of descending – Ran s,spong BLOOD VESSELS, aneurism: Flat – Carb v BLOOD VESSELS, aneurism: of large vessels near heart – Lycopus BLOOD VESSELS, aneurism: Round – Carb v BLOOD VESSELS, aneurism: Syphilitic – Iod,kali I BLOOD VESSELS, aneurism: Vagus and its branches, involving pressure on – eucalyptus BLOOD VESSELS,atheroma : Morbus, […]