2. PLAN OF PRESENTATION:
Introduction to Regional repertories
About author
Contents of the book
Plan and construction
Merits and demerits
Conclusion
3. What is REGIONAL REPERTORy?
Regional repertories are defined as
repertories containing rubrics (symptoms)
related to particular organ/ part or system
like respiratory system, excretory system.
They are repertories where only rubrics
related to some clinical condition or system
are grouped together.
5. INTRODUCTION
What is Rheumatism???
Rheumatism is any of the various conditions
characterized by inflammation or pain in muscles, joints,
or fibrous tissue.
Defined as Any of a variety of disorders marked by
inflammation , degeneration, or metabolic derangement
of the connective tissue structures especially the joints
and related structures and attended by pain, stiffness, or
limitation of motion
6. published by Krammes Tiffin, Ohio in 1898.
It is one of the valuable regional repertory in this
subject
This book consist of 211 pages.
7. ABOUT AUTHOR
Alfred Pulford, MD was born in Bradford city in England in
1863 (1863 – 1948).
graduated from Cleveland homoeopathic medical college
in the year 1885.
He was a prolific writer. He has written 100 articles in
journals like homoeopathic recorder and IHA transactions.
Joined IHA in 1924, practiced with his son in Toledo, ohio
8. CONTRIBUTIONS OF AUHTOR:
His other famous works are
-Homoeopathic Leaders in Pneumonia
-Homoeopathy Materia Medica of Graphic Drug Pictures
-Repertory of the Symptoms of Rheumatism, Sciatica Etc.
9. CONTENTS OF THE BOOK
“ All forms of substance are but gases in
various stages of density; divine power
being invisible, lays latent in all objects
organic or inorganic hence, the triumph of
homoeopathic medication” – DR. Alfred
pulford.
10. PREFACE
The author says that Rheumatism is one of the prevalent
disease that was neglected by the profession he feels a
need to compile a repertory for rheumatism and sciatica.
Rheumatism, while a very prevalent disease, seems to
me to have been a very much neglected subject as far as
works go.
11. INTRODUCTION
Dr. Pulford writes in compiling this repertory the
objective has been to arrange and classify groups
and conditions of symptoms in such a manner that
they may be readily available
Regarding abbreviations and arrangement of
remedies
The crescendo and diminuendo marks express the
aggravations and amelioration
stated the more important only
13. Small of back
Lumbar region
Sacral region
Coccygeal region
Lower extremities
Hips
Thighs
Knees
Legs
Ankles
Feet
Toes
General symptoms
Accompanying
symptoms
Regional index
14. ARRANGEMENT OF THE REPERTORY
29 chapters in arranged in anatomical schema
After introduction aggravation and amelioration
chapters which contains general modifying factors,
afterwards the chapters are arranged in Anatomical
Hahnemanian Schema
Rubrics are arranged in alphabetical
arrangement.Rubrics are represented in capital bold
roman and sub rubrics are in normal roman with
indentation
15. TYPOGRAPHY:
Three types of typography were used in this repertory but their relative
values not discussed anywhere
1. BOLD CAPITALS
2. Italics
3. Ordinary roman
16. In aggravation chapter in many rubrics author gave opposite modifying factors by
wordings “Reverse “
For ex:
Cold air: cist.,rhus., Reverse:puls
Eating warm food:phos., Reverse:puls
Limb hanging down:calc., Reverse:verat
Lying on affected side:bry.,kali.iod,silicia,tell., Reverse:puls
Riding in carriage:coccul,nux.mos,petr., Reverse:graph,nit.acid
Different types of pain rubrics are present in alphabetically ,and also in the rubric pain
17. Different particular modifying factors are represented in the
particular chapters in the particular rubrics
Ex: in shoulder and arms chapter
Dislocated and broken feeling >violent motion Niccol
In upper limbs chapter
Bones paralysing, tearing in jerking< touch:china
In forearms chapter
Pain excruciating, radius<motion or touch :Sabina
18. In many chapters first letter of the part were used to represent
the part in short to denote the part in rubrics
Ex; in back chapter
Dull B: ache:caul
Chills in B: gels
In spine cord and vertebrae chapter
Carries of lumbar.V: phos.ac.
Coldness along V.column: acon
Plug feeling of a in S: anac
19. In many chapters side also represented in short form R-right side
and L –left side
In lower extremities
Sciatica L. side part cold<evening to midnight: puls
In hips chapters
Drawing ,in joint L: acon,rhust,sep
In knees chapter
Rheumatism ,esp R:>motion<boring,nights knee
swollen;kali.c
Clinical rubrics like pots disease, rickets, rheumatism, sciatica,
anaemia, e.t.c were present
20. Numerous cross references are present they are two types cross reference without
remedies
Ex :in fingers chapter
Toes: see spread
Whitlow:see felon
In spine cord and vertebrae chapter
Abdomen:see pain cutting
In chapter scapular region
Lung;see aching between
Neck;see pain rheumatic
21. Cross references with medicines..
Ex: in shoulders and arms chapter
Tearing;ambr,bry,kali.c,lyco,,mez,phos,puls,stan,zinc
See pain tearing
In upper extremities chapter
Paralytic jerking,teraing in bones:china
See pain,paraytic
In forearms chapter
Drawing;hepar,olean,sulph
See also pain drawing
In back chapter
Knees,drawn up,lies on back:merc.corr
See also weakness back
22. ACCOMPANYING SYMPTOMS
In this section the author illustrated the accompanying
changes in the other parts of the body and along with
the rheumatological manifestations. these will be
represented in the following sub sections..
Mind, Vertigo,Scalp,Head,Eyes,Ear,Nose ,Face,Mouth,
Throat,Appetite And Thirst,Stomach, Abdomen,
Anus,Rectum And Stool,Urine,Chest,Heart,Sleep And
Dreams ,Chill,Heat And Sweat,Skin
in every sub sections rubrics are arranged in the
alphabetical order
23. REGIONAL INDEX
in this section the author indexing the anatomical parts alphabetically
with respective page numbers. There are 52 chapters starting with
Abdomen
Aggravations
Ameliorations
Ankles
Anus
Appetite
Arms
Back
29. ERRATA:
Under this section the errors in the book were represented along with the
page numbers and corrections as well
30. MERITS:
Very useful specific work for rheumatological problems and
sciatica
Gradation of remedies were present
accompanying general changes are also discussed in accompanying
symptoms section
errors and its corrections also given in the last chapter errata
very useful for quick reference in rheumatological and sciatica
cases
some clinical rubrics like pots disease, rickets, rheumatism,
sciatica, anaemia also present under many chapters
very useful as a reference work for rheumatological cases
31. DEMERITS:
Not useful for systematic repertorization
Number of rubrics are very less in the chapters
Gradations of remedies present but relative value is not
discussed any where
No index of remedies.
No working method.
32. CONCLUSION
In all cases physician cannot get all the data for
selection of the similimum. This work is useful for
cases with paucity of symptoms and where mentals
are lacking. This small special book is complete in
its construction and arrangement it is very useful as
ready reference book to use at bedside cases
33. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1.ALFRED PULFORD Repertory of the symptoms of rheumatism,
sciatica etc .
2.DR.VIDYADHAR R.KHANAJ Reperire
3.Dr.K.HARINADHAM The Principles and Practice of Repertorisation
WEBSITE:
4.https://www.homeobook.com/pioneers-of-homeopathy-
powerpoint-presentations/
5.https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatism
6. https://www.who.int/chp/topics/rheumatic/en/
7.www.homoeobook.com/repertorytotherheumaticremedies
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