This document provides an overview of the Pocket Manual of Homoeopathic Materia Medica & Repertory. It describes the book's author, editions, philosophy, organization, grading system, number of remedies included, and advantages and drawbacks. The book contains materia medica and repertory sections organized according to Hahnemann's schema, with over 1400 remedies and clinical rubrics to aid quick prescribing. However, it also includes some outdated terminology and unproven remedies, and lacks cross-references in places.

1. POCKET MANUAL OF
HOMOEOPATHIC
MATERIA MEDICA
&
REPERTORY
& A CHAPTER ON
RARE & UNCOMMON REMEDIES
DR. SALINI MANDAL
B.G
MD REPERTORY
FMHMC

2. AUTHOR
S
BOOK
MateriaMedica Repertory

3. SOURCE:-
 All the published clinical experiences
of the school.. (Materia Medica)
 Materia Medica part of William
Boericke .. (Repertory)

4. EDITIONS:
 1st – 1901
 2nd – 1903
 3rd – 1906 + repertory part
 5th – 1912 +repertory part
 6th – 1916 + repertory part
 7th and 8th – 1922 + repertory part
 9th – 1927 + repertory part
◦ 1998, 2001  augmented and
reaugmented.

5. PHILOSOPHY
 It’s a clinical repertory..
 So doesn’t follow any philosophy.

7.  Entire book consists of 3 parts.
 First part – Materia medica
 Second part – Repertory
 Third part – Miscellaneous, consists of
….
Index to repertory only in 9th edition.
Therapeutic index
List of common name of remedies

8.  List of pharmaceutical and latin name of
remedies.
 50 Indian Homoeopathic drugs.
 Relationship of remedies by Gibson Miller
and sides of the body from
Boenninghausens Lesser writings.
 Drug affinities.
 Essentials of rare and uncommon
remedies.

9. Gradation
2 grades used in both materia
medica & repertory part.
 1st grade :- Italics (Most verified
clinical remedy) 2marks.
 2nd grade :- Ordinary roman. 1mark

11. 1. MIND
2. HEAD
3. EYES
4. EARS
5. NOSE
6. FACE
7. MOUTH
8. TONGUE
9. TASTE
10. GUMS
11. TEETH
12. THROAT
13. STOMACH
14. ABDOMEN
15. URINARY SYSTEM
16. MALE SEXUAL
SYSTEM
17. FEMALE SEXUAL
SYSTEM
18. CIRCULATORY
SYSTEM
19. LOCOMOTOR
SYSTEM
20. RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM
21. SKIN
22. FEVER
23. NERVOUS SYSTEM
24. GENERALITIES
25. MODALITIES

12.  The division of section of repertory
is arranged according to
Hahnemann schema Started as
follows : Mind , Head, Eyes etc.
 Heading and sub-heading and
specific conditions arranged in
alphabetical order.
 Example : Mind – Awkward – brain
fog – Catalepsy

13. NO OF REMEDIES…
 1409 medicine. Index shows 1414
medicines - 5 medicines reappear e.g.
Cimicifuga and Actea racemosa .
 Italics remedies are mostly clinically
verified.
 Many new & unproven remedies are
added here.

15.  Rubrics and sub rubrics tried to
arrange alphabetically, but in many
chapter not followed.
 Rubrics are mostly followed sub
rubrics in…
 Cause
 Type
 Location
 Character of pain
 Concomitants
 Modalities

17. MIND ( 688)
 First chapter:30 rubrics
 Rubric 1st : Awkward
 LAST RUBERIC : Taedium Vitae
 Emotions
 Fear
 Under Mood disposition
Anxious is given
Aversion to mental and physicalwork
Hypersensitive
Mild,gentile, yielding
Jealous
 Here the rubrics Comprehension written twice.(easy, difficult)

18. Head
 Started from Brain and ends with Vertigo.
Inflammation, Tumors, sclerosis like some
pathology present under rubric Brain.
Cerebellar disease
 Headache
Vertigo is given under head

19. Eyes
 Consists of 38 numbers of rubrics, with many sub
rubrics.
 Started with Brows and ends with Vitreous
opacities.
 All the parts of eyes given as rubrics- Chamber,
Choroid, Ciliary muscles, Cojunctiva, Cornea,
Eyeball etc..
 Many diagnostic rubrics like cataract, Glaucoma,
Pterygium
 Vision given as rubric
 Astigmatism
 Myopia
 Diplopia

20.  Ears Consists of 15 rubrics with many sub
rubrics.
 Chapter started with Auditory nerve and ends
in Tinnitus Aurium
Auditory nerve, Auricle, Mastoid process,
Membrana tympani, Ossicle, Tympanum
Hypersensitive, Eruptions, Cerumen,
Deafness, Tinnitus Aurium
 Type of discharge, Pain

21.  Nose chapter consists of 11 rubrics with many
sub rubrics.
 Started with Affection and ends with Ulceration
of septum.
 External nose and Internal nose given as rubric
 Types of discharge
 Sinuses given in nose
 Sense of smell
 Alae

22.  Face chapter consists of 12 rubrics with
many sub rubrics.
 Started with rubrics Appearance and ends
with Tic-douloureux
 Expression given under Apearance731
 Jaws, Lower jaw, Upper jaw
 Bells palsy given under Muscles
 Sensations

23.  Mouth chapter consists of 8 rubrics with many
sub rubrics.
 It started with Breath and ends with
Ulcerations.
 External mouth, Inner mouth
 Lips, Palate
 Ptyalism

24.  Tongue chapter consists of 22 rubrics.
 Coating- Blackish, Red, Strawberry
 Conditions
 Erruptions, growth-cancer, Ring worm,
Psoriasis
 Pain
 Paralysis
 Protrusion difficult

25.  Consists of only 2 rubrics.
 Lost and Perverted
 Gums consists of 12 rubrics .
Taste

26.  Teeth consists of 11 rubrics with many sub
rubrics.
 Throat consists of rubrics with many sub
rubrics.
 Chapter started with Rubrics Adenoid
Vegetation and ends with Uvula.
 Stomach consists of 22 number of
rubrics and many sub rubrics.
APPETITE-Defective, Increased,Pervated
aversion ,pervated craving, Disagree

27. • Abdomen chapter consists of 41 rubrics
with many sub rubrics.
• Urinary organs
 Affections - enuresis
Kidneys – calculi,nephritis,
 Urethra -meatus
 Urinary flow - dibetes insipidus, dysuria, frequent,
retention
 Urination - colour, sediment… lithic acid, diabetes

28.  Male sexual system consist of 22 real
rubrics
 Female sexual system consists of
many rubrics related like…
◦ Conception, Leucorrhoea, Mammae,
Menopause, Tumours etc..

29. Circulatory system consists of 5 rubrics.
 Arteries –Aorta,Rupture,
 Heart –Cyanosis, Dilatation,
Hypertrophy, Endocarditis, Palpitation,
sensations
 Syncope -
 Valvular disease
 Veins - engorged, ….pelvic, portal

30. Locomotor system 911consists of rubrics
with many sub rubrics.
Axillae
Back - Pain, Weakness,
Body – Bruised, Burning, Coldness, Trembling
Coccyx
Extremities – Pain, Upper extremities (each
part), Lower extremities, (Loins, parts)
Neck
Rheumatism

31. Respiratory system .
 Bronchial tubes – Asthma….. types, Bronchiectasis,
Bronhitis
 Chest -pain,weakness
 Cough - occurance. agg, type, concomitants,
expectoration
 Larynx – inflammation, voice
 Lungs - Abscess, haemorrhage, inflamation,
tuberculosis, pleurisy
 Respiration -dysponea
 Trachea...

32.  Skin consists of 91 rubrics and many sub
rubrics
 Starts with Acnae and end with Whitlow
 Bromidrosis(offensive sweat)
 Miliaria (prickly heat)
 Oily skin
 Psoriasis
 Sycosis (barbers itch)
 Urticaria

33. Fever consists of 4 rubrics .
These are Chilliness -Chilliness in different
location, chilliness with accompaniment,
chilliness in different time modality
Febrile heat  in different location, with
accompaniment, in different time
Sweat -Type, Localized, Odor, Profuse,
Occurance .
Type of fever…

34. Nervous system.
Eg; Brain–Epilepsy, with concomitants,
Paralysis…Type, Hemiplagia, Localized,
Paraplegia, petitmal.
 Sleep, Dreams,Position, Restlessness. Generalities
(Adynamia, Alcoholism, etc)

35. o Generalities
o consists of 43 rubrics.
o The important rubrics present in
this chapter are
o Obesity in childhood
o Chronic disease to begin
treatment
o Sunstroke
o Complaints

36.  Modalities consists of 2 rubrics.
Aggravation and Amelioration.
Aggravation consists of 204 sub rubrics, Amelioration
consists of 124 sub rubrics.
Important sub rubrics present here are
Emotional exitement
Brushing teeth agg
Conversation agg
Sun pain agg.
Drinks warm amel
Oil application amel
Smoking amel
Combing hair amel

37.  Where the pathology or diagnosis is clearly
marked.
 Cause is clearly indicated.
 Presence of Concomitants.
 Modalities are well marked.
 Lack of mental symptoms.
 Presence of Sensation and location
Application / Adaptability

38. Advantages
 Lot of clinical rubrics for snap shot
prescription.
 One sided case can handle easily.
 Consists of many rubrics and sub rubrics
in every chapters.
 Easy to prescribe in bedside.
 Systematical arrangement according to
Hahnemann schema.

39.  The book contains the well known
verified characteristic symptoms of all
our medicines besides other less
important symptoms aiding the
selection of the curative remedy.
 All the new medicines and essentials
of the published clinical experience of
the school have been added.

40. Drawbacks
 Only 2 gradation is present.
 Many old terminologies is used , ex :- Ephelis
(Sunburn)
 Many chapter consist of misplaced rubrics, so
confusion comes.
 Many unproved remedy also included here, like
Tetradyn, Sulphon, etc,
 Many rubrics or sub rubrics having only single
remedy. Ex :- Polycythemia – Phos.
 Very less number of cross references present.