MECHANICALLY AIDED REPERTORIES COMPUTER REPERTORIES DR SATHISH KUMAR

MECHANICALLY AIDED REPERTORIES COMPUTER REPERTORIES DR. SATHISH KUMAR. V, M. D (Hom) HOD and professor, Department of Repertory Sarada Krishna Homoeopathic Medical College, Kulasekharam. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

COMPUTER SOFTWARES • For getting Similimum by using repertories many people started searching for quick technique. • Several people developed cards but because of limitations, card technique was remained behind. • Many people almost simultaneously started developing computer based Repertories. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• In or after 1979 computerized programmes like Le Repertoire de kent, Melanie and ‘LAMINA’ were introduced. • Lamina homoeopathic repertory analysis system was developed in Australia and it was covering 14700 and plus symptoms. • This work was based on Kent’s Repertory. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• It is wrong to judge that computers will give us the answer with minimal efforts. • Computers are merely a tool to aid our thinking and help us with ideas. • Homoeopathy will always be an human art despite its solid scientific foundations. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• Computer can be very useful to new Homoeopaths with limited knowledge of Polychrest and also guides old Homoeopaths to consider smaller remedies. • Now with the advent of handy laptops and power books, it is easy to use them during interview with more interactions and side by side analysis. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• Since the late 1980 number of computer programme have became available. • Out of these Homoeopathic Program's MAC Repertory, RADAR, Hompath, CARA, Polychrest, homoeopathic Assistant, Repertorium Homoepathicum digital 1, 2 HRS – Homoeopathic Repertorization system etc. gained prominence. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

History of Homeopathic Software • 1979 – Le Repertaise De Kent Melanie • 1986 – Mac Repertory, based on Macintosh world • 1986 – Hompath, Dr. Jawahar Shah • 1987 – RADAR (Rapid Aid to Drug Aimed Research), Archibel Belgium • 1988 – CARA (Computer assisted repertorial analysis), Miccant UK • 1994 – Polycresta, Dolphin cybernetics comp, Bombay. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• Organon 96 – Prepared by Institute of Clinical Research ICR, Bombay by Dr. Dilip Dixit • Stimulare, Qu-bit Homoeo Technologies, Banglore • Kenbo Homoeopathic Software, Dr. Takeshwar Jain, PP Homoeopathic Lab Pvt Lt. D. , Jaipur, India • Mercurius (Basic) Homoeopathic Software, Aeon Group Ltd of SLOVAKIA, distributed in India by Health soft, Karnal. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• Kentian, Dr. R. P. Patel and G. I. Patel from Sai, Homoeo Book Corporation, Kerala, India. It does automatically the analysis, evaluation, and even classifies the miasms. There are different methods of repertorization. The result screen displays the similimum along with its miasmatic classification. • Pc Kent, SARL evidence SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• Hres – India. Repertorization, eliminative repertorization, miasmatic repertorization, MM, comparative MM, Drug essence, relationship of remedies, Homo philosophy, clinical experiences from masters, classical articles, diet restrictions in homoeopathy, taking patient case by referring to the respective organ, case reviewing on each visit, maintenance of patient directory, treatment directory, creation of doctor’s own repertories etc. Special features include human anatomy, physiology, human diseases, medical, manual, nutrition, first aids, food restrictions in diseases, medical dictionary etc. • Homoeopathic Remedy Browser – prepared to improve our knowledge of mm and to confirm our choice of medicine using rubrics derived from the repertory. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• There are some other available besides these: software – The Lamina – Lamina Pvt Ltd Australia – Homoeorep – Boenninghausen technique, Dr. Robert Bacheleric, France – Comrep – Samuel – The Profile – Dr. J. Vidlard, France – The Samuel – The cooperative association, Holland SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

– Micro Path – Micro Therapeutics Ltd. England. – QUEST – Atul Systems – Similimum 2000 – Kerala – Remedy 2000 – Holistic, India – Jacobs Homoeopathic Prescribe - useful for prescribing in acute cases – EZ 4 U – Jacques, Paris – Repertorium Homoeopathicum - Brazil SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

ADVANTAGES OF COMPUTER REPERTORY • We can save a lot of time and concentrate only on the patient and art of homoeopathy leaving the routine job on the program. • Process is more enjoyable & more exciting because it allows playing with the information put in making eliminations, looking at what changes occur when you add or remove symptoms. • It saves time of writing out all the rubrics and prints it all out neatly. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• It reduces the manual work. • Real advantage of a computer repertory will be to search through the Materia Medica for symptoms not found in the repertory. This process is only possible because of computer. • Besides the pure work of repertorization, the computer is an excellent tool to collect information and have it ready to display in therapy or teaching. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• It helps to create data banks of cured cases and to be in contact via Homoeo net with Homoeopaths all over the world. • Different programs have different contents and number of book that help to ready references. • Creates impression on patient. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

DISADVANTAGES OF COMPUTER REPERTORY • Computer won’t accept slightest typing error, it is wrong to judge that computers will give the answer with minimal efforts. • It is not the solution or computer does not solve your problems and find the indicated remedy when your perceiving of the case is wrong. • Very costly SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• Human factor is secondary important so one cannot improve the power of logical thinking. • One can not always depends upon machine. • For proper case taking and selection of symptoms computer does not help, it is the job of physician at last. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

HOMPATH SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

INTRODUCTION • Today Hompath is the most popularly used software amongst homoeopathic practitioners, teachers and students throughout the world • HOMPATH is the brainchild of Dr. Jawahar Shah, M. D. (Hom), Mumbai, who recognized the immense power of computers as early as in the beginning of eighties and introduced the most revolutionary concept of computerized repertorization and searching the infallible Similimum in Homoeopathy. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

Hompath DOS Hompath Windows Academic Earlier Ozone Hompath 7 th version Versions Hompath Classic Premium collection Hompath MD Recent Hompath Vital Hompath Classic 8. 0 Hompath Lan SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY The. Doctor 24 x 7

HOMPATH MD • It is chiefly a product for the practicing Homeopath and P. G. students. • This software is most easy to use and economical as compared to other software available today. • It is complete software with much more information as compared to any other software available. • Hompath MD comprises of 13 CDs – 17 modules, 29 repertories, 300 books, MM of 1437 remedies, keynotes of 477 remedies, compilation of 5000 cases and articles of masters’ from various journals of past 100 years. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

MODULES (17) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Classic Archive Homutil Patient Management system Tresorie Links Tresorie Materia Medica Elite Materia Medica Live SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Hompath Organizer Case analysis Cure 1 Cure 2 Cure 3 Cure 4 - Spiders Cure 5 Miasms Homoeopathic Pharmacy SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

REPERTORIES 1. Complete repertory 2. Kent’s Repertory 3. Allen 4. Boenninghausen (BBCR) 5. Boericke’s Repertory 6. Boger (Boger Synoptic Key) 7. Clarke’s Repertory 8. Fever 9. Gentry Repertory 10. Knerr’s Repertory 11. Lippe’s Repertory 12. Phatak’s Repertory 13. Robert’s Repertory SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

14. Special A. B C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. 15. 16. Asthma Bach Flower Bio chemic Constipation Dentition Diarrhoea Eye Nail Obesity Piles Pneumonia Spasms Suppression Vaccination Therapeutic pocket book(BTPB) Ward’s Repertory SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

BOOKS More than 300 books on Materia Medica, Philosophy, Therapeutics, Pharmacy, Regional Therapeutics etc. covering a wide range of homoeopathic subjects spread across 1 -lakh pages (1, 000 pages). SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

CLASSIC • • • Patient – Previous Patients, new patient, select physician, speed case Repertory - Rubric selection, quick repertory Search – Repertory, Intelligent word search, quick search Extract – Convert rep to MM, Group Symptoms My Repertory – User Rep, Mat Med Repertory Mat Med – Open MM, Search MM, My favorite remedies Edit View Utilities - Rep Tot, Remedy list, Remedy Editor, similimum, pack n go, send feedback, Text to voice • M. D. info – Colleges, topics, syllabus • Hompath Family – Archives, PMS, Homutil, Case analysis, Tresorie, Links Tresorie SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

ARCHIVES • • This is a large library. You can search as well as read any remedy, topics, read any authored books. It contains Materia Medica Philosophy Therapeutics Regional Therapeutics Clinical Drug pictures Pharmacy SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

HOMUTIL An interesting combination of set of tools and utilities which can be used to enhance your experience of using HOMPATH. This module offers many practical and clinical application hints useful for students as well as practitioners. It contains. v Mother Tinctures v Prophylaxis v Therapeutics v Word Meanings v Cross References v Viva questions v Question Bank v Group Symptoms SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM It allows an easy way to store and update all the information about the patient. It includes • Patient information • Physician information SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

CASE ANALYSIS • This module helps to analyze all the details of your cases including your successes and failures in practice. • This option is useful for presentations and lectures as well as for documenting and analyzing cases for enhancing practice. • This is directly connected to the follow up and diagnosis from where it can pick up data on the basis of the query defined by you. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

HOMPATH ASSIST • This is another characteristic feature of this software, which allows the physician to maintain a personalized Journal in the form of HOMPATH ASSIST. • There are sub modules like – Organizer – useful to maintain record of imp visit dates, patient’s appointments, other appointments schedules and events – Bills ’n’ more – to maintain patient’s bills 7 certificates – Address book – Maintain all business and personal contacts through SARADA the KRISHNA address book. HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

TRESORIE • This is a separate CD in which you will get compilation of over 5000 articles based on practical, clinical and Homoeopathic experience of many generations of Masters and expert homoeopathic practitioners. It incorporates articles from the following journals. – – – Homoeopathic recorder Homoeopathic world Homoeopathic Herald Heal Thyself The journal of the American Institute of Homoeopathy SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

LINKS TRESORIE • Links Tresorie has over 800 articles based on practical, clinical and Homoeopathic experiences of modern contemporary expert homoeopathic practitioners. • It contains articles from ‘international Homoeopathic Links’ from 1987 to 2000 all volumes. • This module comes with interesting feature allows changing of fonts, color, size etc. for easy readability. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

MATERIA MEDICA LIVE • This part of knowledge software comes as a separate C. D. where 22 remedies come alive and they are presented in an animated PPT and interesting audio-visual format. • This is the first Multimedia CD in Homoeopathy. • The presentation is fantastic with animation and voice over for easiest understanding of these remedies. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• It will surely leave an impression on your mind about the remedy. • Remedies included here are Agaricus Cannabis Indica Cannabis Sativa China officinalis Elaterium Germanium Moschus Maganum Medorrhinum Niccolum Oenanthe Crocata Opium Palladium Platina Selenium Stramonium Tarentula Cubensis Tarentula Hispanica Tellurium Venadium Veraturm Album SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

MATERIA MEDICA ELITE • Just like MM Live this is also a presentation of Materia Medica and a part o Hompath Classic software. • It contains almost every detail of 31 remedies. • Data is collected from various authoritative sources and designed in special manner. • To a student, this CD will definitely provide you a new perspective to understand study remedies. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

• Remedies included here are Agnus Ammonium Mur Ambra Grisea Apocyanum Arsenic Iodum Anacardium Alumina Acetic acid Agaricus Bismuth Bromium Bovista Cactus Cantharis Conium Cimicifuga Camphora Chelidonium Calc ars Digitalis Ferrum Kreosotum Kali brom Nat carb Nux mos Opium Phosphorus Platinum Phytolacca Sepia SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

CURE 5 – Ssrh • Introducing Dr. Sehgal’s School OF revolutionized Homoeopathy! • Arrive readily at the similimum with this ‘simple and practical’ method! • A precise and comprehensive package of information about the Sehgal’s method. • A method that has been practiced successfully by thousands of Homoeopaths globally! • A utility tool that will ‘Revolutionized’ your practice completely! SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

CURE 4 – Spiders • Glimpses into the world of spiders: another precious Gem for your treasure chest of knowledge! In-depth study of 13 Remedies of Spider Group: – Materia Medica – Repertory – Power Point presentations & flow charts – Group symptoms – Mental symptoms – Spider characteristics – Confirmatory symptoms SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

CURE 3 • Complete understanding to real experience! • A spectacular presentation to enrich your knowledge of Homoeopathy: – – – – Special detailed feature on HIV and its management Teaching of Robin Murphy and his regional repertories. New provings of Panthera tigris In-depth understanding of the Tubercular miasm. 111 cases treated by Dr. Kent himself. More than 250 MM for various Natrum remedies All Natrum rubrics compiled from 29 different repertories SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

CURE 2 • A superpotentized dose of Homoeopathic similimum! • Cured cases contributed by leading Homoeopaths from the last century to the modern mavericks of present times! • More than 50+ cured cases • In-depth study of Platina, Stramonium, Carcinocin etc. • Repertory, Therapeutics, Materia Medica and much more! SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

CURE 1 • A marvelous presentation of cases cured by homoeopathic stalwarts. • Vast knowledge of materia medica, philosophy, pharmacy etc. • All this has been presented un an eyepleasing and easy-to-understand format! SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

MIASMS • Complete and deeper understanding of Miasms – the study of miasms made easier and simpler especially for you! • Miasm is now available in English & German Version. • Detailed description of all 4 miasms along with practical examples and cases of each miasm. – – Psora Sycosis Syphilis Tubercular • 1500 + slides with images SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

HOMOEOPATHIC PHARMACY • Quick and precise method of Learning, Revising and Teaching Pharmacy. • 40 chapters of detailed information in power point presentation. • MCQs for quick Evaluation and reference • A colourful interactive and innovative CD • A complete package of comprehensive material in an attractive format. SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE, DEPT. OF REPERTORY

References • Zomeo software • A reference to repertories for homoeopathic students-Dr. SIJU. P. V • Essentials of repertorisation-Dr. SHASHI KANT TIWARI SARADA KRISHNA HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE DEPT OF REPERTORY

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