What is Homeopathic Materia Medica and Repertory?

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I will talk about the Homeopathic materia medica and the Homeopathic repertory. You may gasp in horror. "What on earth are these?"

It is actually very simple. You know Homeopathic medicines are tried on humans, not on poor monkeys, rats, and guinea pigs like it is done in allopathy. The idea is to see how the remedy acts on a human body. Don’t worry; no one has died 'proving' a remedy, as it is called.

How is it done? You administer the drug to many volunteers. They then feel the effects of the remedy on their body and mind. The effect on each part, like mind, head, stomach, urinary system are felt by these volunteers and carefully noted down. This is your materia medica of the drug.

I give an example to explain. I give below an extract of the materia medica of the drug Phos. It is taken from the book HOMŒOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA by William BOERICKE

Mind.--Great lowness of spirits. Easily vexed. Fearfulness, as if something were creeping out of every corner. Clairvoyant state. Great tendency to start. Over-sensitive to external impressions. Loss of memory. Memory. Paralysis of the insane. Ecstasy. Dread of death when alone. Brain feels tired. Insanity, with an exaggerated idea of one's own importance. Excitable, produces heat all over. Restless, fidgety. Hypo-sensitive, indifferent.

Head.--Vertigo of the aged, after rising (Bry). Heat comes from spine. Neuralgia; parts must be kept warm. Burning pains. Chronic congestion of head. Brain-fag, with coldness of occiput. Vertigo, with faintness. Skin of forehead feels too tight. Itching of scalp, dandruff, falling out of hair in large bunches.

Eyes.--Cataract. Sensation as if everything were covered with a mist or veil, or dust, or something pulled tightly over eyes. Black points seem to float before the eyes. Patient sees better by shading eyes with hand. Fatigue of eyes and head even without much use of eyes. Green halo about the candlelight (Osmium). Letters appear red. Atrophy of optic nerve. Œdema of lids and about e eyes. Pearly white conjunctiva and long curved lashes. Partial loss of vision from abuse of tobacco (Nux) Pain in orbital bones. Paresis of extrinsic muscles. Diplopia, due to deviation of the visual axis. Amaurosis from sexual excess. Glaucoma. Thrombosis of retinal vessels and degenerative changes in retinal cells. Degenerative changes where soreness and curved lines are seen in old people. Retinal trouble with lights and hallucination of vision.

Now all symptoms, when they are carefully collected (of all drugs) in a register form , se have the Repertory. I will give an extract from Kent's Repertory. It will make things clearer.

ANXIETY,
walking, while : Acon., aloe., anac., ant-c., arg-m., arg-n., bar-c., bell., cina., clem., hep., ign., manc., mang., nux-v., plat., spong., staph., tab.
in open air : Anac., arg-m., arg-n., bell., cina., hep., ign., Lyc., nux-v., plat., spong., tab.
amel. : Iod., kali-i., kali-s., puls., rhus-t.
rapidly, when : Nit-ac., staph.
which makes him walk faster : Arg-n.
warm bed yet limbs cold if uncovered : Mag-c.
warmth, from : Gamb., Kali-s., puls.
amel. : Graph., phos.
weeping, followed by : Acon., am-m., carb-v.
amel. : Dig., graph., tab.
work, during manual : Aloe., anac., graph., iod.