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Limitations of Repertory

The document discusses the limitations of repertory in homeopathy, emphasizing that it is a tool that reflects the input of the practitioner and cannot replace the comprehensive knowledge of Materia Medica. It highlights the necessity of using the appropriate repertory for specific cases, as well as the challenges posed by varying constructions, gradations, and the potential for confusion in rubric selection. Ultimately, the document asserts that repertory should be viewed as a means to an end in the practice of homeopathy, rather than an end in itself.

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Limitations of Repertory

The document discusses the limitations of repertory in homeopathy, emphasizing that it is a tool that reflects the input of the practitioner and cannot replace the comprehensive knowledge of Materia Medica. It highlights the necessity of using the appropriate repertory for specific cases, as well as the challenges posed by varying constructions, gradations, and the potential for confusion in rubric selection. Ultimately, the document asserts that repertory should be viewed as a means to an end in the practice of homeopathy, rather than an end in itself.

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LIMITATIONS OF REPERTORY.

Everyone and everything present itself with two sides, one is bright and other is dark.
Working with a darker side of anything is an adjustment. Same thing is true with this
instrument in which adjustment can be done with art and hard work without art and
hard work expecting something from repertory is indolence.
Dr. J. Kishore wrote, “Repertory is fairly faithful instrument it gives you back what
you put into it. Nothing more, nothing less, if you put wrong things in, you will get
the wrong things out.”
It should be always remembered that the repertory is like a tool and much success
depends upon the skills of practitioner using it. If he does not use it properly it can
produce blunders and the achievement would be very limited.
Since the origin of the repertory the number of repertories has greatly increased. It
is found that a single repertory is not helpful for selection of simillimum in all cases;
every case requires a certain repertory according to presenting symptomatology.
This is because of scopes and limitations of different reporters, different
constructions and other practical utilities.
No repertory can be claimed as complete because of growing Materia Medica and
new disease symptomatology.
As there are scopes of Repertory, at the same time it has limitations also.
• Repertory is an index to the Materia Medica, which can be used as a tool for
reference it does not mean that repertory can replace Materia Medica as well
as the physician’s knowledge of Materia Medica.
• As commented by Boger “Every repertory is useful
unfortunately not one is complete”, which means that we cannot
substitute repertory with Materia Medica as they are more complete in
information than repertory. By using the repertory, we can narrow down to a
small group of remedies. As repertory is not meant for selecting the final
remedy, in order to prescribe the simillimum one should refer Materia Medica,
those remedies in the shortlist.
• Each repertory by different author has his/her own plan and construction
based on the philosophical background, which varies from each other. The
utility of a repertory depends upon the thorough knowledge of these features.
• Different philosophy leads to different methods of repertorization.
• The gradation of remedies given in the repertory indicates the degree of
reliability of its action on that symptom, procured by proving and clinical
verification and not the intensity of its curative action.
• Gradation of remedies varies in different type of repertories.
Knerr 4 grades
Kent 3 grades
Synthetic 4 grades
Boenninghausen 5 grades
W. Boericke 2 grades

• Most of the repertories have close running rubrics which are difficult to
differentiate from one another, which makes confusion in selection of rubrics.
• Repertories do not provide information about the potency to be selected and
repetition of doses which are well explained in the organon of medicine and
philosophy.
• Handling and use of repertory cannot be independent of the knowledge in
Materia medica, organon or clinical subjects, as well as knowledge of human
behaviour.
• Even though a physician can depend on repertories to find out the indicated
medicine for a symptom totality, the successful repertorization depends upon
the skillful selection of symptoms.
• Physician should develop the ability to make proper case processing to reach
a successful repertorial result even if we use a repertory.
• Use of repertory is not recommended if a case clearly indicates a
remedy/simillimum.
• Repertory softwares minimize the chance of a physician to develop his
therapeutic knowledge by providing shortcuts.
• Searching a rubric is always difficult as the arrangement of rubrics may not
be strictly followed throughout the book misplaced rubrics in the repertories
also add to this demerit.
• Similar rubrics in different repertories carries different number of remedies so
there is question of correct group of remedies in front of physician.
• Sources of information or not well represented in all repertories.
• Abbreviations for remedies used in different repertories are not uniform which
makes confusion about the remedy represented.
• To use most of the repertories, symptoms of to be converted to rubrics, which
may disfigure the original symptoms.
• Misguidance in proper interpretation of rubric for a symptom leads to failure
in selecting a simillimum. Most of the time, the physician feels doubtful
whether the rubrics selected is the one applicable to the symptom of his
patient.
• A physician cannot confine himself to the remedies indicated under a rubric
as it may be awaiting an update in the future. Therefore, it is always better to
match the remedy which mostly covers the totality of the symptoms.
• The clinical and regional repertories keep the physician away from the
concept of holistic approach.
• Nosodes and Sarcodes are not well represented in most of the older
repertories.
• Without proper judgement of the value of symptoms, the repertorial result
always point towards polychrest remedies.
REPERTORY IS A MEAN TO AN END, NEVER AN END IN ITSELF.

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