THE CONCORDANCE REPERTORY OF THE MATERIA MEDICA -BY WILLIAM D GENTRY, M.D

WILLIAM D GENTRY, M.D

Concordance repertory belong to the  groups of repertories where the  symptoms are given in their original form without much change.

The concordance repertory is designed to enable the physician to find quickly and certainly any desired symptom in the materia medica together with the indicated remedy .

The rules adopted for the preparation of the work -- are -

1) Select and give all the more characteristic pathogenetic symptoms. 

2) Include only such clinical symptoms as have been repeatedly verified. 

3) When two or more remedies have the power of producing a similar condition, include them as merely suggestive, under the name of the condition produced. 

4) Give the noun, verb, and essential adjective in the sentence. 

The idea which finally gave origin to the work presented itself in the autumn of 1876.

PLAN OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE REPERTORY :   

• Preface 
• List of abbreviations 
• Explanation 
• Chapters  

COMPOSITION :It is composed of 6 volumes -

Volume 1 : Includes [ 835 pages ] 

Mind and disposition 

Head and scalp 

Eyes 

Ear 

Nose 

Face  

Volume 2 : [ has 889 pages ] 

Mouth 

Throat 

Stomach 

Hypochondria 

Volume 3 :  [ 930 pages ]  

Abdomen 

Anus, Rectum, Stool 

Urine , Urinary organs 

Male sexual organs   

Volume 4 : [ 976 pages ]   

Uterus and appendages 

Menstruation and discharges 

Pregnancy and parturition 

Lactation and mammary glands  

Volume 5 : [ 956 pages ]   

Voice, larynx , trachea 

Chest, lungs, bronchia and cough 

Heart and circulation 

Chill and fever 

The skin 

Sleep and dreams  

 

Volume 6 : [ 908 pages ]  

Neck and back 

Upper extremities 

Lower extremities 

Bones and limbs in general 

The nerves 

Generalities and KN

MERITS OF THE BOOK :  

1. Useful as a book of reference , to find the desired symptom together with the indicated remedy.  

2. The symptoms are given in their original form without much change .   

3. In the repertory the author has used the phraseology of Materia medica without much change. for eg – under catamenia , there are a few drugs where as under menses many .   

4. Symptoms arranged in alphabetical order under each chapter..   

5. Symptoms can be found easily , which saves a lot of time.   

6. One symptom can be referred to at many places. 

Eg __ confusion in head , which makes thinking difficult . This can be referred to under ‘ Head and Scalp ’ and also under ‘ Mind.’   

7. About 420 medicnes are dealt within the repertory.

  

DEMERITS :   

1. This repertory is not useful for systematic repertorisation of a case.   

2. One who uses the book should have a thorough knowledge of synonyms for the desired symptom.   

3. All medicines are given the same grading .  

4. The abbreviations given for the medicines are different from other books .