• Organon of Medicine (Hahnemann's philosophy, aphorisms)
• Homeopathic Materia Medica (drug pictures, keynotes)
• Repertory (Kent's, Boericke's, etc.)
• Practice of Medicine (clinical subjects)
• Surgery & allied subjects
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology

• Explaining concepts from any of your subjects
• Summarizing drug pictures or keynotes from Materia Medica
• Clarifying Organon aphorisms and philosophy
• Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology doubts
• Exam preparation and important topics
• Case-taking and repertorization basics

Steps of Repertorization

Step 1: Case Taking

• Record a complete and detailed case of the patient
• Note all symptoms - mental, physical, general, and particular
• Include onset, duration, modalities (better/worse factors), concomitants, sensations
• Record past history, family history, and personal history
• Observe the patient carefully (appearance, behavior, reactions)

Step 2: Case Analysis

• Review all recorded symptoms
• Separate disease symptoms from patient's symptoms
• Identify what is peculiar, rare, and uncommon (as per Organon §153)
• Understand the totality of symptoms

Step 3: Case Evaluation (Hierarchy of Symptoms)

• Strange, Rare, Peculiar (SRP) symptoms get the highest weightage
• PQRS symptoms (Peculiar, Qualifying, Rare, Strange) are given 3 marks in Kent's method

Step 4: Selection of Symptoms for Repertorization

• Do NOT use all symptoms - select the most significant ones
• Choose 6-10 representative symptoms
• Prefer symptoms that are:
  • Characteristic to the patient
  • Spontaneously expressed
  • Persistent and consistent
• Avoid symptoms that are too common or diagnostic of disease only

Step 5: Converting Symptoms into Repertory Language

• Translate clinical symptoms into rubrics (the language of the repertory)
• Example: "Worse in cold weather" → Generals: Temperature: Cold: agg.
• Choose the most specific and appropriate rubric
• Be familiar with the structure of the repertory being used (Kent's, Boericke's, etc.)

Step 6: Finding the Rubrics in the Repertory

• Locate each selected symptom as a rubric in the repertory
• Note down all remedies listed under each rubric
• Also note the grade of the remedy:
  • Grade 3 (Bold/Capital) - Most strongly indicated
  • Grade 2 (Italics) - Moderately indicated
  • Grade 1 (Plain type) - Least indicated

Step 7: Working Out the Repertorization

Kent's Method (Most commonly used):

• Assign marks based on grade:
  • Grade 3 = 3 marks
  • Grade 2 = 2 marks
  • Grade 1 = 1 mark
• Add up the total marks for each remedy across all rubrics
• The remedy with the highest total score and highest number of rubric coverage is the probable similimum

Boenninghausen's Method:

• Uses CLAMS (Concomitants, Location, Aetiology, Modalities, Sensation)
• Emphasizes modalities and concomitants heavily

Step 8: Short-listing Remedies

• After adding scores, shortlist the top 5-6 remedies
• Note both the total marks and number of rubrics covered
• A remedy covering more rubrics is preferred even if total marks are similar

Step 9: Materia Medica Confirmation

• Study the shortlisted remedies in Materia Medica in detail
• Match the drug picture with the patient's picture
• Confirm by checking:
  • Mental state
  • Physical generals
  • Characteristic symptoms
  • Miasmatic background
• The remedy that best matches the totality = Similimum

Step 10: Selection of the Similimum

• Final remedy selected based on:
  • Highest repertory score
  • Best Materia Medica confirmation
  • Miasmatic correlation
  • Clinical judgment of the physician

Step 11: Potency and Dose Selection

• Select appropriate potency based on:
  • Sensitivity of the patient
  • Depth of disease (acute vs chronic)
  • Susceptibility
  • Hering's guidelines
• Common: Low potency (6, 30) for physical, High potency (200, 1M) for mentals/constitutionals

Quick Summary Table

Important Points to Remember

• Repertorization is a tool, not the end in itself - always confirm with Materia Medica
• Never repertorize the disease - repertorize the patient
• The goal is to find the totality of symptoms and match it to the remedy
• Kent's Repertory is most widely used in practice and exams
• Miasmatic analysis should accompany repertorization for chronic cases