A Concise Repertory of Homoeopathic Medicines – Final Notes

Author: Dr. S. R. Phatak
Full Name: A Concise Repertory of Homoeopathic Medicines (Alphabetical Repertory)
First Edition: 1963
Second Edition: 1977 (Revised and Enlarged)
Third Edition: 2000 (Edited by Dr. D. S. Phatak) – New additions of rubrics marked with “+” mark.

When Dr. S. R. Phatak was ill & unable to contribute much, his friend Mr. B. L. Kapadi came up to him to help him.
Mr. Kapadi brought skeleton copy of his work & asked author to fill up the gaps → check & recheck it.
Dr. Phatak then arranged the work properly, rewrote it and made many deletions.
Dr. Miss Homai Mody, who used to come to author for his guidance, saw this hand-written copy & offered to type up the copy for Repertory & published 2nd edition.

This is a concise repertory which aims to reduce the burden of the prescribers by bringing the required information at one place in a different form.
It is an alphabetical repertory – the headings including mentals, physical generals, modalities, organs and their sub-parts are all arranged according to their alphabetical order. All other pathological conditions are also included in an alphabetical order.
There are a limited number of rubrics as well as remedies in this Concise Repertory. The information is taken from authentic sources as well as from author’s own experience. No drug is used unless the author has verified it in his own practice or unless there is strong justification provided for it by authorities like Dr. Boger, Dr. Kent, Dr. Clarke, etc.
The author has coined some new headings from his own experience. Rubrics like Blood pressure, Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Colitis mucous, etc. are very useful for those who search for such nosological rubrics. In the repertory, for all the general modalities, the words aggravation and amelioration are printed as AGG and AMEL and for the particular modalities in ordinary letters.

Rubrics – alphabetical order
Rubrics – starts in Capital bold
Sub-rubric – 1st letter bold & rest normal. But all in capital e.g.: ABDOMEN AFFECTION IN ALTERNATING
Cross-reference given wherever necessary
Sub-rubric has its Sides, Sensation, modalities, condition

This rep is intended to serve as a handy & useful reference book.
Remedies for a particular rubric are reduced to as minimum as possible for careful selection.
Alphabetical arrangement of repertory helps in studying this rep. systematically.
Cross reference are given wherever necessary.
There are 42 clinical rubrics that are not present in Kent rep. but included in this book.

Phatak’s Concise Repertory is highly practical and clinical, ideal for quick reference in busy practice.
Strong emphasis on verified symptoms from author’s own experience, making remedies reliable.
Though limited in size, it excels in nosological (disease-based) and modality rubrics, bridging classical and clinical prescribing.