KENT`S GENERALITIES – HOMEOPAHTIC REPERTORY

INTRODUCTION
 Kent’s masterpiece work “Repertory of the Homoeopathic materia medica” which was published in 1897 , this work my be considered as desirable extension and complemented Boenninghausen`s work
 Kent made the fullest use of Boenninghausen`s sensation and general modalities by incorporating them in generalities
 Generalities chapter is last chapter . It is large and elaborate and it contain many rubrics on general modalities and some rubric on clinical , pathological , poison etc. are appeared. Many rubrics which appear as particular under proper anatomical section or main heading may also appear in this section . If you refer to the general condition e.g. modalities related to perspiration ,menses , food etc.
 Generalities chapter started – page no 1341 to 1423
 Number of page covered -83
 Number of rubrics-246
 Number of cross reference -32
 Number of blank rubrics -24
 Arrangement of rubrics alphabetical except time modalities
 Two type of cross reference-( given in bracket )
see
compare

PHASES OF DAY
 Day time
 Morning –

Sunrise after
-7,9,10,11a.m
 Forenoon-
Agg, amel,
 Noon-
Agg,
Amel- eating after –Chel

 Afternoon – amel :Cinnb
 Evening –
 Night – midnight before, after( amel- Lyc )

PERIODICITY
 Annually
 Complaints return at sane hours
 Neuralgia every day same hour –kali.bi
 7th ,14th ,21st , 28th days

GENERAL MODALITILES
 Air, open , aversion to
Sea shore amel- medo
 Bathing dread of
 Breakfast , after<
 Cold air in general <
 Change of position
temperature
weather
 Clothing intolerance
 Eating before
 Exertion physical agg, amel
 Hand , lying part amel
 Heated become
 Itching on gland
 Jar , stepping <
 Moon light <
 Uncleanliness <
 Undressing after
 Warm <
 Wet application
 Wind

 Ascending <
 Descending <
 Kneeling<
 Motion <
 Walking <
 Sitting <
 Running <
 Standing <
 Lying <
 Rising <
 waking <
 Touch <
 Touch to everything <
 Rubbing <
 Side , symptoms on one side
alternating
right
left
 Contradictory and alternating stage
 Perspiration give no relief
Amel
suppression
 Sleep before agg
Following asleep on amel- merc
half asleep when amel-sel
 Weakness , enervation ( see lassitude)
 Weariness (see weakness)
 Lassitude
 Faintness
 Lie down inclination
 Food e.g.
pea and bean <
bread <
coffee< >
cold drink < >
warm drinks >
tea<>
milk <>
vinegar<>
SEXUAL / GIT
 Coition
during
after
 Emission <
 Menses
before
at the beginning
 Sexual excess after
 Constipation >
 Vomiting agg
amel
SEASONS
 Autumn in
 Springs in
 Summer in
 Winter in

WEATHERS
Clear weather<
 Cloudy weather <
 Dry weather <
 Foggy weather <
 Windy and stormy weather <
 Cold- dry weather <
wet weather<
 Storm , approach of<
ADAPTIBILITY/
OCCUPATION
 Fat people( see obesity)
 Obesity
old people- kali carb
body fat leg thin- amm. Mur
 Lean people (scrawny)
 Old age premature
people
 Nursing children
mother (loss of fluids)
 Stoops shouldered
 Dwafness
 Stone cutter for

MIND
 Noise agg (see mind sensitive)
Hysteria (see mind )
 Room full of people agg ( see fear of crowd)
 Magnetism agg

SENSATION
 Feels as if she could every muscle and fibre of right side –sep
 Frail ,as if body were –thuja
 Foreign bodies , sensation as if small foreign bodies of grain of sand were under the skin- cocaine
 Worms under the skin sensation- cocaine
 Streaming of blood sensation -0x.acid

CAUSATIVE MODALITIES/ AILMENTS FROM
 Alcoholic stimulants
 Copper fumes <
 Coal gas from
 Fasting while
 Hunger from
 Injuries( including blow , falls and bruise)
 Lead ,chronic effects of
 Loss of fluids

 Lifting straining of muscle and tendons
 Measles after
 Mercury abuse of
 Onanism from
 Playing Piano
 Quinine abuse of
 Scarlet fever from
 Sexual excess after > caladium
 Shocks from injury
 Silica from over use of -fl.acid
 Smoke <
 Starving -Ign
 Sun from exposure to
 Sulphur abuse of
 Vaccination , after
 Wet application

Pathological rubrics
 Abscesses
 Atrophy glands
 Blackness of external parts
 Brittle bones- Calc , symph.
 Burns
 Cancerous affections
 Caries of bones
 Contractions (Strictures ,stenose ,after inflammation
 Cyanosis
 Dropsy
 Emaciation
 Exotoses
 Fistulae of glands- phos ,sil,sul
 Gangrene (see inflammation , blackness)
 Induration
 Inflammation-gangrenous , serous membranes
 Metastasis
Mucus secretion increased
 Necrosis
 Polypus
 Relaxation of muscles
 Septicemia
 Shriveling
 Softening of bones
 Slow repair of broken bones
 Swelling in general-
Cartilages-Arg.met
 Sycosis
 Syphilis
 Tumour cystic (see exotosis, polypus)- atheroma- Bar-c
cheloid-Sil
steatoma, suppurating reappearing every 4th weeks -calc

 Ulcers
cancerous
 Wounds
cold becoming- Led
Stings of insects( see stings under skin)
Suppurating (see skin unhealthy)
Ulcerating ( see ulcers)

CLINICAL RUBRICS
 Anaemia
hemorrhage after
 Apoplexy
 Atheroma (see tumours)
 Catalepsy
 Chlorosis
winter in ferr.met
 Chorea
Menses during Zinc,
Grief after Ign
 Convulsion
addison disease -calc
extensor muscle -cina
Vacination ,after- sil

 Ebullition of blood (see orgasm)
 Gonorrhea suppressed (see sycosis)
 Leukaemia
 Orgasm of blood
 Thrombosis-ars.alb
 Varicose vein
itching -graph
 Paralysis agitane
 Scurvy

POISONS/ STIMULANTS/ METALS
 Alcoholic stimulants
Brandy
 Intoxication , after
 Iron , after abuse of
 Lead , chronic effects of
 mercury abuse of
 Silica , from over use of –fl.acid
 Tobacco aggravates
 Arsenical poisoning
 Wine
 Sulphur abuse of
 China (without quinine cachexia)-see quinine
quinine over abuse
 Narcotic

SENSITIVENESS
 Analgesia ( see irritability )
 Irritability , excessive physical
 Reaction, lack of
 Sensitiveness
externally
internally
 Sluggishness
sitting – chel
 Painlessness of complaints usually painful

MOVEMENTS
 Convulsing movements
 Jerking
 Shuddering nervous
 Trembling externally
 Twitching
 Stretching

PULSE
 Abnormal
 Audible
 Bounding
 Double
 Irregular and slow
 Thready
 Weak

PAIN
 It deals with blood vessels bones ,gland , muscle , small spots , parts paralyzed and periosteum
 Burning
 Constricting
 Cutting
 Radiating
 Twisting
 Wandering

SPECIAL FEATURES
 Rubrics –related to cardiovascular system-pulse.
 Rubrics related to nervous system – paralysis agitan, twitching , chorea , convulsion.
 Many clinical rubrics like –leukemia.
 Many pathological rubrics like atrophy.
 Different constitution.

 Many general modalities regarding season , weather, periodicity.
 Poison / substance abuse.
 Detailed explanation about weakness , pulse , pain ,food agg and amel.

DISADVANTAGE
REFERENCES
 Dr.J.T.Kent – Repertory of Homoeopathic Materia Medica.
 Dr.S.K.Tiwari- Essential of Repertorization.
 Dr.Mohanty-Textbook of Homoeopathic Repertory.
 Dr.Harindhan-The principle and practice of Repertorisation.
 Dr.R.Khanay.- Reperire.

I am Dr.Devendra Kumar, I am a Homeopathic Physician. I pursued my BHMS degree from Dr.Gururaju Govt Homeopathic Medical College, Gudivada, and MD Homeopathy from JSPS Govt Homeopathic Medical College, Hyderabad, India.worked as Senior Research Fellow under Central Council for Research in Homeopathy, https://homeoresearch.com/about-me/

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