Book Review
NATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOMOEOPATHY 2000 Jan / Feb VOL II NO 1.
Reviewed By
T K Kasiviswanathan

Title: : Integrated Homeopathy Repertory Volume-I (MIND)
Author: Dr. Jugal Kishore
Publishers: Kishore Cards Publications, 86, Golf Links, New Delhi-110003
Edition: First
Pages: 585
Price: Rs 450

This Volume is the first of the integrated repertory created by Dr Jugal Kishor, one of the seniormost Homeopaths of our country and creator of the famous Kishore Card Repertory.

Dr Kishore says that the need for the integrated repertory arose because Kent's Repertory as well as Boenninghausen's Therapeutic Pocket Book (amplified by Boger) are not complete. An integration of the material in one repertory would help in finding the similimum for many cases. Every one is aware Kent's Repertory is rich in mental symptoms whereas both TPB and BB were short on such coverage. The latter are rich in sensation and modalities, which were generalized on the basis of analogy. The concomitants in a case are always the pointer to the similimum.where as mental symptoms are harder to elucidate.

Dr Kishore says that Dr Kent had given in his first edition of his repertory, more of mental particular and details of modalities but omitted them in later edition. Also remedies found in the main rubrics, Dr Kishore given examples of such rubrics.

In compiling this integrated repertory he sought to rectify these shortcomings and drew extensively on his clinical practice.

The concept of concomitants introduced by Boenninghausen and later by Boger has been incorporated in this repertory. Similarly original sources have been consulted while correcting some rubrics and remedies (eg side of the body)

For updating the material in this volume, Dr Kishore and his colleagues scanned other repertories such as Knerr, Synthetic Repertory, J H Clarke, Phatak, Boeericke and also Vithoulkas.

All sources of rubrics and sub-rubric are given against each, so one can use either Kent's or Boenninghausen as he likes, when he is working out a case. At the same time other related rubrics with remedies from other repertories are readily available to clinch the remedy.

The sub-rubrics are given under the main rubric alphabetically with the sources. The repertory is in two columns and with good font and space between rubrics for additions and comments of the practitioner if any. The printing is easy on the eye and gradations of remedies under each rubric is maintained, as only three in number unlike Boger - Boenninghausen and Synthetic Reporter which has four grades.

I tried to compare this repertory with the repertory of Robin Murphy. Leaving aside the alphabetical arrangement of chapters in the latter, certain sections such as 'Ailments from' in this repertory is comprehensive and given together in one place, whereas it is scattered in the latter. This arrangement is very useful as this is a very important section, frequently referred to in practice. Delusion chapter contains some more rubrics. This work must have involved a tremendous amount of labour for which Dr Kishore and his assistants will have to be complimented, though I do not know whether the Complete Repertory contains more material than this.

The get-up is good and binding solid and size is comfortable to handle. One can do away with SR Vol I when this repertory is available. The price for the amount of information given is very moderate and all homoeopaths can easily afford this volume.

Even though nowadays homoeopathic computer software is available which incorporates the Complete Repertory with different methods of repertorisation, for reference and at the bedside one still needs books unless one has a laptop. Then again not all practitioners have such software and in the clinic this volume is a must in place of SRI. Additions from Knerr's repertory make this volume even more useful.

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