1. A CURSORY LOOK AT THE
COMPUTER REPERTORY
By- Dr. Mohit Mathur
(Reader)
Dept. of Medicine
NHMC & H

2. COMPUTERREPERTORIES
The computer
repertories
have
revolutionized
the way we
access the
mammoth
database of
homoeopathic
literature.

3. ADVANTAGEOFCOMPUTERSOFTWARES
When
harnessing the
clinical
experience of
homoeopathic
experts around
the world.
Searching the
required
information in
the ocean of
literature.
 Adding one’s
clinical
experience to
the existing
wealth of
knowledge.

4. IMPORTANT COMPUTER
REPERTORIES
Salient features

5. RADAR: (RAPID AID TO DRUG AIMED
RESEARCH)
 It is based on synthesis
 It contains all the source repertories made till date.
 Case can be analysed through several ways which
include Vithoulkas expert system, Herscue module,
Prakash Vakil module etc.
 Radar 8 introduced the function of confidence levels.
Physician can decide which minimum confidence level
to use. The higher the minimum confidence level, the
less information is displayed but the more
trustworthy this information will be.
 It contains Encyclopedia Homoeopathica, the largest,
most reliable and structured homoeopathic reference
library.

6. RADAR: (RAPID AID TO DRUG AIMED
RESEARCH)
 It consists of more than 2,00,000 pages of
homoeopathic literature on materia medica,
philosophy, therapeutics, seminars, cases and
journals.
 It enables direct connection between repertory
and materia medica. One can repertorise the case
directly from materia medica.
 It possess a new revolutionized graphical
interface.

7. MAC REPERTORY
 Designed by classical homoeopaths, graphic artists and
computer programmers
 Contains more than 30 repertories; 3,10,000 cross
references and a wealth of synonyms, with easily
understandable visual layout.
 Features such as: Click on a cross – reference to leap to the
exact rubric of the repertory or select a rubric and open it
in multiple repertories, are very helpful.
 (eg : if u have rubric “fear, dogs” in complete repertory & u
want the same rubric in Kent repertory then the software will
open the same rubric in Kent repertory by just one click)
 Reference Works is a rich, revolutionary analysis system
based on a huge library of more than a thousand volumes
of materia medica: from old rare journals to the latest
provings and everything in between.
 You have a Repertory on the screen that looks like the book
on your desk, only it is much more flexible & powerful.

8. MAC REPERTORY
 Customization in all areas: one can choose to see
the sub-rubrics and remedies or hide the sub-
rubrics and remedies.
 Flexibility :
 Type any word and “instantly” see “every” rubric
associated with it and scroll down to select only the
rubric u want to record.
 Select a remedy to see the rubrics associated with it
or select a family or even two families combined, to
see the associated rubrics.

9. MAC REPERTORY
 The version of mind-mapping, long advocated by
Louis Klein, that groups rubrics into “themes”.
By creating themes in this way one have a clear,
visual representation of what is more central to
the case. This Approach, unique to Mac
repertory, focuses your thinking and leads to
more consistent results.
 “The theme analysis is tuned to emphasize the
generals – collecting a pool of likely remedies –
and then use the peculiars to zero-in-on the
precise one”. You have complete control over the
analysis; emphasize small remedies, nosodes,
polychrests, plants, sycotic remedies , mineral
remedies and much more.

10. MAC REPERTORY
 With many beautiful graphs, mac repertory
excels at presenting the best remedies for a case.
 Mac Repertory turns repertories into “valuable
tools for research.” For example: With a couple of
clicks one can discover all the rubrics of anxiety
having the remedy medorrhinum, all the rubrics
of anxiety having remedies medorrhinum and
arsenic or all the rubrics of anxiety having the
remedy medorrhinum but not arsenic.

11. HOMPATH
 It was developed in India by Dr. Jawahar Shah.
 Hompath classic version 8.0 consist of 11 modules
with over 300 select homoeopathic books and
repertories.
 Quick Rep: an instant repertorization module which
allows the physician to repertorize while the patient
narrates symptoms.
 Group symptoms: allows analysis of symptoms based
on groups.
 Materia Medica Elite: an elite compilation of remedies
with their complete details is provided.
 Hompath Assist: is a personal organizer which has a
schedular where one can fix appointments and
schedules.

12. CARA & SIMILIA
 These software programmes have been developed
in England.
 CARA is a repertory software which is based on
IBM/DOS world and has certain new features of
browsing between repertories making a combined
search between repertories.
 One can add new rubrics and can create one’s
own repertory.
SIMILIA is similar to reference works i.e. to search
and browse between different materia medicas
and other literature related to therapeutics.

13. CARALITE
 Caralite is a baby sister to ever popular CARA
program. It contains a unique electronic
repertory called the combined repertory as the
source of information.
 The combined repertory is originally based on
Kent’s repertory but has been considerably
expanded and now contains thousands of
additions.

14. POLYCHRESTA
 This software is developed by Dolphin Cybernetic
systems Pvt. Ltd., Thane.
 It contains five Repertories and six Materia
Medicas and use different innovative techniques
to use these repertories.

15. ORGANON ‘96
 Organon ‘96 is based on the standardized case
record (SCR) system.
 The SCR system is a monumental work wherein
Dr. ML Dhawale has systematized the practice of
homoeopathy through integrating the approaches
of Boenninghausen, Kent and Boger.
 Based on a sound and integral clinical
experience, one is able to perceive the living
demonstration of the first six aphorisms of
Organon of Medicine in the SCR system.