Clarke’s Repertory

Clarke’s Repertory –

Author name : J.H. Clarke

Full name of Repertory : Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica A Clinical Repertory by J.H. Clarke

Introduction • This repertory is based on “Dictionary of MM” • Published in years 1904 • This repertory enables the practitioner to overcome the most of the difficulties faced in the selection of similar remedy.

Publication years with Editions

1. 1st edition — 1904
2. 2nd edition — 1994 (B.jain publishers)

Contributions

1. Dictionary of Practical MM (3 vol)
2. The Prescriber
3. Dictionary of non-therapeutics & essay
4. Clinical Repertory
5. Dictionary of Domestic medicine

Plan and Construction • The repertory has been presented in 5 main chapters :

1. Clinical repertory
2. Repertory of causation
3. Repertory of temperamental , disposition, constitution & states.
4. Repertory of clinical relationships.
5. Repertory of natural relationships.

• The rubrics are arranged in alphabetical order in all five parts of repertory.

Important features

1. This repertory enlists 1063 medicines . But 52 abbreviations have appeared twice hence the actual number of medicines used in this repertory are 1011
2. Different Sections like causation , temperament & relationship are unique features of this repertory
3. The abbreviations used are largely from Clarke Repertory , the letter d x is used to indicate acid. For example : Nit X = Nitric acid
4. Every time a medicine is mentioned , it begins with a capital letter . When a name has 2 parts the second part always starts with a small letter . Thus , ther is no confusion when the name of one remedy ends & the other begins
5. The repertory has 2 types of typography - Italics & Ordinary roman