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.