This document provides an overview of the regional repertory "Repertory to the symptoms of rheumatism, sciatica etc" by Alfred Pulford. It discusses the author, contents, organization, merits and demerits of the book. The repertory contains 211 pages organized into 29 chapters based on anatomical regions. It provides concise rubrics for rheumatism symptoms and includes accompanying general symptoms. While specific to rheumatism, it serves as a quick reference for practitioners.

1. Repertory to the
symptoms of
rheumatism, sciatica
etc
Alfred Pulford,MD

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.

4. WHY DO WE NEED REGIONAL
REPERTORIES?

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

12. -29 chapters-
Anatomical schema
Preface
Introduction
Aggravation
Amelioration
Neck
Shoulders and arms
Upper extremities
Elbows
Forearms
Wrists
Hands
Fingers
Spine, cord and
vertebrae
Back
Scapular region
Renal region

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

24.  Buttocks
 Calves
 Chest
 Chill
 Cord
 Dreams
 Ears
 Elbows
 Extremities : lower, upper

25.  Eyes
 Face
 Feet
 Fingers
 Forearms
 General symptoms
 Hands
 Head
 Heart
 Heat

26.  Heels
 Hips
 knees
 legs
 mind
 mouth
 neck
 nose
 rectum
 Regions : coccygeal , lumbar, renal, sacral, scapular
 Scalp

27.  Shoulders
 Skin
 Sleep
 Spine
 Stomach
 Stool
 Sweat
 Thighs
 Thirst
 Sweat
 Thighs
 Thirst

28.  Throat
 Toes
 Urine
 Vertebrae
 Wrists

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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