Kent's repertory is one of the most acceptable repertories amongst the homoeopathic fraternity. Kent's comparative repertory is a helping hand for the physicians and students alike to overcome the problem of understanding the exact meaning of each rubric and to differentiate amongst the closely related ones such as Abandoned and Forsaken - also the book is a guide for the selection of 'The correct remedy' as it details the different features of each of the third grade remedies under the given rubric. This faclitates the physician at the clinical level. The book well elucidates the most important section of the Kent's repertory which is the Mind section.

Hardcover - pages 543

CONTENTS OF THE BOOK

• Introduction
• Preface
• Reference list
• Remedies and their abbreviations
• Repertory proper

Introduction
One of the many problems we face in practicing Homoeopathy is the conversion of the patient’s symptoms in the proper language of the Repertory of Kent. In order to overcome this problem, one should be able to understand exactly the meaning of each rubric. Once this task is done, it is easy to differentiate as many remedies as possible in the rubrics in order to pin point the one and only remedy the patient needs to get.

This book has been made with the purpose of helping you to study the Kent’s Repertory page by page, rubric by rubric and remedy by remedy wherever possible.

Mind is the most important chapter one should be thorough of. As a rule, we will consider emotional symptoms to be more important in hierarchy than the intellectual symptoms. It is an advantage if the symptoms are spontaneously told by the patient and it is dangerous to try to convince the patient of a symptom. When you induce symptoms in your patient, the reportorial result will be marvelous but the results will be deplorable.

Preface
The Repertory of Kent is still “the standard work” for the classical homoeopath of the 20^th century. It is the first time that differential diagnoses are proposed for many of the rubrics.

Features of the repertory

• There are 37 chapters which are arranged according to the Kent’s Repertory.
• The chapters start with the Mind section and ends with Generalities
• Since Mind is the most important chapter, it is explained well than any other chapters.
• Each chapter is numbered from 1 to 37 on the left side top. The chapters are given in bold capital in the right side top.
• Each page is divided into two by a vertical line in the middle of the page but no separate page numbers.
• One of the important features of this repertory is that most of the main rubrics and the sub rubrics are well explained with that context.
• There are large number of new rubrics, sub rubrics and the remedies in each chapter.
• Medicines which are not present in Kent’s repertory are given under the rubrics.
• The rubrics are given in bold capitals after which the meanings and the cross references are given. After that the important remedies for that rubric is given which are compared. Eg: ABANDONED: deserted, left by himself, left alone, without any help. Cross ref: see FORSAKEN feeling

There are three remedies in it in the third degree: Aur, Psor and Puls

This is followed by the key indications of each drug with relation to that particular state of mind.

• The sub rubrics are explained after each main rubric and their remedies.
• Another peculiarity of this book is that there are differential diagnosis for remedies in certain places which is given as DD. Eg : If Pulsatilla is the DD for Platina, then it is expressed as DD PLATINA- PULSATILLA(page 2)

DD NATRUM MUR- SEPIA ( page 12)

• New rubrics and sub rubrics to be added are also given after the rubrics.

Eg: In the rubric ABSENT-MINDED, after its meaning and the cross reference there are two parallel horizontal lines in between which is written as “ a new rubric to add”, under which the to be added rubric is given and its source, remedies and additions of the remedies with their sources.

• Another peculiarity of this repertory is that in certain places, there is explanation about some remedies which are not in the repertory.

*Please note: This is a second hand book and may show signs of being loved by a previous owner: there may be wear and tear, corners may be creased, the previous owners name may be written inside the front page and even sometimes underlining of words. However, sometimes the book may also be new. Also the cover or edition may vary from the one shown. 🙂