Large Repertories: Complete versus Synthesis

[Ellen Madono]

Hi,

I would like to ask about the paper versions of these large reps, if any one has compared the two or has either please give me a sense for them

WHAT I KNOW
I saw an old version of Synthesis and know it has wide margins and cross references. I have never seen The Complete before. I have heard somewhere that it has more of the controversial rubrics and remedy references in it. That's ok because those references are obvious. Also, it comes in two volumes which seems wonderful for pulling it out of the shelf with one hand. Also good binding is necessary for its life under my rough care. (open book on top of open book. Yikes!!) I like to write in the book so I am into good paper and binding.

HOW I USE A LARGE REP
I am the type who uses one central reference to "index" notes taken from other similar references. I basically write brief notes in the margins. I am also looking for a repertory to use for the CHC exam. I will fully index it with tabs and cut out tabs so I can find rubric about a quickly as I find them with a computer. I have Radar's Synthesis. The Complete costs $800 and I really need a paper reference book. It would be nice to be able to find references to the Complete that come up in Radar already.

If there is another rep that any one would suggest. Kent is cheap and ok for my limited exam purposes, but the page is too crowded for notes. Also, I really want more information (like original sources of remedies, cross references and indexing of rubrics).

Could anyone give me any more information?

SUMMARY OF INFORMATION SOUGHT
Binding quality
Paper quality
Cross references
Indexes
Empty space on the page

Best,
Ellen Madono

[Tanya Marquette]

ellen,
i signed up for the Inner Health boot camp course which is designed to
help prep for the CHC exam. Kent is the recommended rep--mainly
because it is less dense. the exam apparently focuses on 150 rx
and central themes about them. they make a point to not get into
anything that is controversal in the profession.
i have both kent and murphy in hardback. i like the kent for the heavy
paper which makes turning pages easier. i like the organization of
murphy better due tot he alphabetical arrangement of the different
sections. i am trying to refamiliarize myself with these books since
it has been so long since i used them--i use radar myself.
tanya

[Leilanae]

snip...........
You can use Radar or whatever software you have.

Check the CHC web site.
Leilanae

[Dana Ullman, MPH]

Dear Friends,

In reference to PRINTED repertories, please note that the "Complete Repertory" is out of print. It has been superceded by a new version called "Repertorium Universale." This is a much larger version because the author, Roger Van Zandvoort, has added a lot of Boenninghausen's rubrics. This rubrics contain a LOT (!) of medicines and are MUCH easier to use in a computerized version than in a printed version. THAT is why we sell so few copies of THIS edition.

For details about "Repertorium Universale," go to: https://www.homeopathic.com/store/product=1794

We sell a lot of "Homeopathic Clinical Repertory" by Robin Murphy, ND. It contains many rubrics that are not available in any other repertory, and this book is much better priced than others. To read about this repertory, go to: https://www.homeopathic.com/store/product=1212

Kent's Repertory is a good ole standby, especially for its portability benefits, though virtually all homeopaths that I know have printed copies of "Synthesis" and/or Murphy's rep.
Dana Ullman, MPH
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[Luise Kunkle]

Hi Ellen,
Just to the last sentence, and there specific to the original
sources:

I only have Synthesis myself, but from discussions on the
German-language list it seems to be true for all synthetic
repertories.

A lot of the references are NOT to the original sources but to other
reps, which in turn do mostly not give their sources. (There are
exceptions, e. g. Knerr)

Many of the other references are to homeopathaths I (and many others)
have never heard of. No way of telling which of those are reliable.

The cross references I consider to be pretty good, the index not so
fantastic (but mine is also an older version - so things may have
improved. It is also in German - the English version may be better).

Regards

Luise
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[Ellen Madono]

Hi Tanya,
I'm still a ways off from the CHC exam. I feel I need to work in a way that is compatible with my entire study process. Not just for the exam. I'm trying out Kent now. When you are used to a big rep with lots of cross references, it really feels unreliable. I wish the mind section of Kent were combined with the physicals of Boenninghausen or Boger-Boenninghausen. That would feel more solid.
Best,
Ellen Madono

[Tanya Marquette]

i guess there will never be the 'perfect' book so it all boils down
to personal preferences. for me with my visual disabilites, the
physical presentation of a book is all important if i am to read it
at all.
that being said, i liked dana'a evaluation of the new murphy book.
i have taken a few of murphy's workshops in the past and really liked
his presentations and his attempts to modernize the presentation of
the reperatory. i always feel that as good as the older books are,
we have so many new conditions, physcal and mental, today that
those books always make me feel wanting.
tanya

[Shannon Nelson]

Hi Ellen,
The 2008 version of Complete does combine Kent ("enhanced"!) with
Boenninghausen--but I don't know if that's in print or only Computer.
Some people simply use both Kent (or similar) and Boenninghausen; that
might be your easiest solution. (There was a discussion here in the
past about a Dimetriadis(?) version of Boenninghausen, that JW I think
thought was very good?)
Shannon

[Theresa Partington]

What about the Essential Synthesis? Only the soundest of sources (references on a separate cd) and therefore small enough to carry around with out getting a hernia. More complete than kent but same logical layout plus cross referencing as in big synthesis.
Theresa

[Ellen Madono]

Theresa,
This is a wonderful compromise (see below). Does it have room in the margins for notes? How's the paper quality and binding? Does it have amenities like an index?
Thank-you so much,
Ellen Madono

The Essential Synthesis
By Frederik SCHROYENS, MD
Printed in India, 1980 pages, hardback

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This item was in stock when this catalog was last updated on 9/22/2008.

#3479, $130.00
Containing the following NEW information, the Essential Synthesis reveals:

Kent�s Treasures; personal annotations contained in Kent's own repertory, including 11,368 additions and corrections, plus 333 hand-written additions that Kent added to his own copy of Hering's Guiding Symptoms.

For the first time in printed form, a chapter of VETERINARY information; symptoms, remedies of veterinary origin, and a list of veterinary concepts leading to related symptoms.

From the Book

Easy to Read = Easy to Use.
Users of the Synthesis Repertory in software form value its different "views" of the repertory.

We have created an Essential View - a precisely focused selection from the full repertory that include only the proven essentials - To achieve this, the Essential View is built with strict criteria:

No theoretical approaches
No dream or meditation provings
No very recent provings
No information that is not yet confirmed in the clinic
Up until now, one needed a computer to access this essential core of the repertory, Now one can use the Essential View in book form.

We've named it - The Essential Synthesis

Much thought and care has gone into creating the physical book itself.

The book has a practical cut out thumb index.
For easy reading, the font sizes are one size larger than in the Synthesis 9.1 book.
The page layouts were worked and reworked to achieve the best use of space, resulting in a lighter, more portable reference.