Boericke’s Repertory

Boericke’s Repertory –

Author name : William Boericke & Oscar Eugene Boericke

Full name of Repertory : Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic MM with Repertory

Publication years with Editions

1. 1st edition — 1901
2. 2nd edition — 1903
3. 3rd edition — 1906
4. 4th edition — unknown
5. 5th edition — 1912
6. 6th edition — 1916
7. 7th edition — 1922
8. 8th edition — 1927
9. 9th edition — 1969
10. Augmented & Reaugmented edition — 1988 - 2001

Introduction • It is mostly used bedside clinical repertory • This repertory is compilation is mainly based on the materia medica by William boericke.

Plan & Construction • Consists of 2 Parts 1st Part — MM — By Dr William Boericke 2nd Part — Repertory — By Dr Oscar E Boericke

• Number of remedies : MM Part : 1114 medicines Repertory Part : 1405 medicines

• Total number of chapters : 24

Arrangement of rubrics • All rubrics are arranged in alphabetical order • Main rubric is in Capital bold letter • Sub rubric is in bold Roman letter • Clinical terms are written in rubrics in bracket • Rubric is presented in following order

• Cause
• Type
• Location
• Character of Pain
• Concomitant
• Modalities — agg & amel

• Total 790 rubrics

• Gradation : 1. Italics → 2 mark 2. Roman → 1 mark

Adaptability • cases & one sided diseases • cases & lack of mental symptoms • cases where pathology or nosological diagnosis is clearly marked • cases & time of concomitant • cases & + indication of sensation • cases & well marked modalities • For Prescription of toxicological effects • For Prescription of prophylactic Remedy

Special features (Scope) • Index to repertory facilitates the search of a needed rubric to a great extent • Rubrics related to "prophylactics" are given in "Generalities" under Heading Prophylactic • Rubrics related toxic effects of drugs are given in Generalities • Many clinical terms are used as Rubric in this repertory • The remedies only arranged in alphabetical order & the italics indicate the more frequently verified clinical remedy • Useful for lot of clinical rubrics for snap shot prescription • one sided cases can be handled easily • consists of many rubrics & subrubrics in many chap.

• Easy to prescribe at bedside . • Symptomatol arrangement according to Hahnemannian schema • The book contains well known verified characteristics symptoms of all our medicines besides other less imp. d Symp. • All new medicines & essentials of the published clinical experience of the school have been added .

Limitations • Only 2 gradation are Present • Many old terminologies are used e.g : ephines (sunburn) • Many chapters consists of misplaced rubrics so confusion occurs • Many unproved remedy also included here • Many rubrics or subrubrics have only single remedy so is not used for repertorization. • Very less d number of cross-reference • It has no present. • This repertory cannot be used for systemic repertorization.