Complete Repertory
to Eye - Dr. E. D.
Berridge M.D.
Year of Publication:1873- April
No of pages-317
No of Drugs Represented:1171
Published by :B Jain Publishers
Printers: Jay Print Pack Private Ltd.-New
Delhi-110015
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Dr. (Mrs.) Arpana Pareek
Reader, Dept Of Repertory
Smt. KBAHMC, Chandwad
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About the Author
Bachelor
of
Medicine
and
Bachelor of Surgery from the
University of London
 Doctor of Medicine from the
Homoeopathic
College
of
Pennsylvania
 Formerly
Resident
Medical
Officer
to
the
Liverpool
Homoeopathic
Dispensary
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Author of
 Index
to cases of poisoning
in the allopathic journals
 Pathogenetic record
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Contribution to
American
Journal
of
Homoeopathic Materia Medica
 North
American
Journal
of
Homoeopathy
 Hahnemannian Monthly
 Hering’s Complete Materia Medica
 Monthly Homoeopathic review
 Gregg’s Homoeopathic Quarterly
 British Journal of Homoeopathy
etc.
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Source
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The main basis of this repertory is
C. Hering’s Materia Medica.
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Added some additional symptoms
from later provings, valuable
symptoms from cases of poisoning,
reported
in
the
Allopathic
Journals, which will in due time
appear in the “Pathogenetic
Record,” now being published as
an appendix to the British Journal
of Homoeopathy.
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INTRODUCTION
The author gives importance to the
clinical symptoms apart from the
symptoms
obtained
from
the
provings.
 The author feels that it is often
difficult or impossible to decide from
the proving alone what symptoms
are really connected with each other;
whereas, if a group of symptoms is
cured homoeopathically, there can
be no doubt of the necessary
connection
of
its
constituents
elements.
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According to Dr. Berridge, if we
wish to obtain maximum benefit
from Homoeopathy , we can only
do so by faithfully following the
three great rules of the Master
1. Careful selection of
Similimum
2. Single remedy
3. Minimum dose
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Gradation of Rubrics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Italic capitals
Plain capitals
Italics
Roman letters
Roman (bracketed) – doubtful
symptoms
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
The above typography is used
mainly in relation to the rubrics
and not to indicate the marks of
medicines.

The medicines are written either
in roman or in roman parenthesis
in the repertory part.
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Cyphering
With regard to the abbreviations of
the names of the medicines, the
author has adopted an uniform and
scientific method of cyphering, as it
is quite time that such absurd names
as
Hepar
Sulphuris,
Alcohol
Sulphuris and c, be discarded for
more scientific nomenclature.
 The cyphers of the elements and
simple haloid salts are the same as
their chemical symbols.
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The –ate salts are cyphered by
adding –a
 The –ite salts by adding –i to the
cyphers of the corresponding
haloid salt
 The –ic acids are cyphered by
adding –x
 The –ous acids adding –ix
 The hydracids by adding –hx to
the cypher of the element or
compound radical from which
they are formed.
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Examples
Na.= Sodium
 Na-s = Sulphide of sodium
 Na-sa = Sulphate of sodium
 Na-si = Sulphite of sodium
 S. = Sulphur
 S-x. = Sulphuric acid
 S-ix = Sulphurous acid
 S-hx = Sulphydric acid
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In the medicines derived from
the Animal and Vegetable
kingdoms, each genus is
invariably expressed by a
different cypher. For Ex.
 rs – rhus toxicodendron
 rs-g –rhus glabrum
 rs-r -rhus radicans
 trg.- trigonocephalus lachesis
 trg-a - trigonocephalus atrox
 trg-c - trigonocephalus contortix
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Plan and Construction
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A perfect repertory should contain
a reference to every symptom of
the Materia Medica under every
rubric where it can possibly be
looked for. To effect this he has
divided each chapter of this
repertory
in
2
sections.
1. The symptoms & functions
2. Their conditions (including
concomitants)
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Section I
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Section I is further divided in to
5 sections
a. Functional symptoms
b. Anatomical regions
c. General character , sequence
and
direction
d. Right side
e. Left side
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a. Functional Symptoms
Objects false appearance of
(colors, far too, distorted,
moving, multiplied, part visible)
 Objects, imaginary
 Photomania
 Photophobia
 Sight dazzled
 Sight impaired (Blindness,
Dimness)
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b. Anatomical Regions
Eyeball
 Sclerotic
 Cornea
 Chambers of eyes
 Iris
 Lens
 Fundus
 Orbit
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Orbital integuments
 Eyebrows
 Eyelids
 Puncta lachrymalis
 Canthi
 Carencula lachrymalis
 Lachymal gland
 Lachrymal bones
 Lachrymal sacs
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c. General Character Sequence
and direction
Periodical
 Gradual increase and decrease
 Changing character or places
 Within-outwards
 Without – inwards
 Directions
 Alternate with other
organs/Body
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d. Right side- Gen Drugs
affecting Right eye
Functions
 Anatomical regions
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e. Left Side- Gen Drugs
affecting Left eye
Functions
 Anatomical regions
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Section II
a. Aggravation
b. Ameliorations
All the symptoms in these
subsections are arranged
alphabetically, excepting the
peculiar symptoms ,which not
falling under any general
heading are placed last All
symptoms of a nearly identical
meaning are placed under the
same rubric, according to the
table of synonym.
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Aggravations
1. Time
2. Situation and external
influences
3. Posture
4. Touch
5. Motion
6. Head
7. Mental factors
8. Eyes
9. Ears
10. Nose
11. Face and front of neck
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12. Teeth
13. Mouth and throat
14. Abdomen (including stomach
anus and all functional
symptoms thereof
15. Urinary organs
16. Sexual organs
17. Chest and larynx
18. Back and nape of neck
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19. Arms
20. Legs
21. Sleep
22. Fever (chill, heat, sweat)
23. Generalities (including skin,
bones convulsions, other drugs
etc.)
The arrangement of symptoms
in section II is in every respect
exactly the same as that of
section I
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Ameliorations
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Situations
Touch
Motion
Mental factors
Head
Eyes
Nose
Abdomen
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Urinary organs
10. Chest
11. Sleep
12. Fever
13. Generalities
14. Appendix
9.
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Scope
1. Regional repertories can be
used
in the study of
Homoeopathic
Therapeutics as well as
Materia Medica.
2. They help to repertorize the
following type of cases
a) Cases lacking mental
generals and physical
general but rich with
common symptoms
b) Cases with clinical
diagnosis
c) Short cases with a few
symptoms
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3. They are used as quick
reference books at the bed side
4. Regional repertories contain
some rubrics, which are not
found in other general
repertories, therefore they can
become a good companion in
study of such rubrics
5. Regional repertories help us
to find the most appropriate
palliative medicines in
incurable cases.
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Limitations
Being a regional repertory its
use is limited to particular type
of cases. They are mainly used
for reference work not for a
complete repertorisation
 Grading of drugs-not done
 Number of drugs less
 Abbreviation different from the
commonly using repertories.
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