Introducing Synthesis 9

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Introducing Synthesis 9

• The Source Repertory
• Catania, February 18, 2005

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Adding Bönninghausen and Boger

• Therapeuthisches Taschenbuch (b2 - 1846)
• Systematisch Alphabetisches Repertorium
• Anti-psoric, anti-syphilitic and anti-sycotic
  remedies (b4 - 1833 )
• Non anti-psoric remedies (b7 - 1833)

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Adding Boger repertories

• Boger  Bönninghausens Repertory  (bg2 1905)
• Synoptic Key (bg3 1915)
• General Analysis (bg11 - 1926)

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Procedure for adding b-bg

• Create empty repertory
• Add remedies
• Print repertory and review all information

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Procedure for adding b-bg

• Create empty repertory
• Add remedies
• Print repertory and review all information
• In b-bg repertories, add links to Synthesis
  symptoms

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Procedure for adding b-bg

• Create empty repertory
• Add remedies
• Print repertory and review all information
• In b-bg repertories, add links to Synthesis
  symptoms
• Copy remedies to Synthesis and show source
  information

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Integrating k and b-bg symptoms

• Kent specific, individualized symptoms
• B-bg generalized symptoms

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Opposed k and b-bg symptoms

• Kent specific, individualized symptoms
• STOMACH - PAIN - cramping - noon
• EYE - PAIN - burning - Canthi - Inner

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Opposed k and b-bg symptoms

• Kent specific, individualized symptoms
• STOMACH - PAIN - cramping - noon
• EYE - PAIN - burning - Canthi - Inner
• B-bg generalized symptoms
• STOMACH - NOON
• EYE - CANTHI complaints of - Inner canthi

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Similar k and b-bg symptoms

• Generalized Kent symptoms
• GENERALS - ERUCTATIONS - amel.
• SKIN - ERUPTIONS - itching

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Similar k and b-bg symptoms

• Generalized Kent symptoms
• GENERALS - ERUCTATIONS - amel.
• SKIN - ERUPTIONS - itching
• Specific B-bg symptoms
• HEAD - Internal - aggravation - arms, moving the
• STOMACH - Coldness in - at cardiac orifice

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K and b-bg into one structure

• No mixture of rubrics
• Every chapter has the known, specific Kentian
  symptoms

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K and b-bg into one structure

• No mixture of rubrics
• Every chapter has the known Kentian symptoms
• Every chapter has general symptoms as well
• STOMACH NOON
• STOMACH - EATING - after - amel.
• STOMACH - EPIGASTRIUM complaints of
• STOMACH - BUBBLING

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K and b-bg into one structure

• No mixture of rubrics
• Every chapter has the known Kentian symptoms
• Every chapter has general symptoms as well
• If the sensation is painful, it is put under
  2pain
• STOMACH - PAIN pinching
• STOMACH - PAIN - pressing

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K and b-bg into one structure

• No mixture of rubrics
• Every chapter has the known Kentian symptoms
• Every chapter has general symptoms as well
• If painful, it is put under 2pain
• Every chapter has symptoms ranging from most
  specific to most general
• STOMACH - NOON
• STOMACH - PAIN - noon
• STOMACH - PAIN - pressing - noon
• STOMACH - PAIN - gnawing - noon - eating after

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Other separate repertories

• Boericke O. Repertory (in br1)
• Clarke J. H. Clinical Repertory
• Phatak S. R. Concise Repertory
• Roberts H. Sensations as if
• Ward J. Sensations as if

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Small separate repertories

• Bhatia V. R. Miniature Repertory of Remedies in
  Common Cold
• Choudhury Hints for Treatment of Cancer
• Drake O. Repertory of warts and condylomata
• Foster J. Toothache and its cure
• Guernsey J. Repertory of Haemorrhoids
• Master F. Hair loss
• Pulford A. and T.D. Repertory of Pneumonia
• Sudarshan S.R. Repertory of non malarial fevers
• Sukumaran N. Main Symptoms of Heart Problems

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The Source information

• From the repertories
• From the Materia Medica
• From clinical cases

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The Source information

• From the repertories
• From the Materia Medica
• From clinical cases
• 488.000 notes in Synthesis 9.0 with source
  information 21. 820 pages (courrier 10)

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The Source information

• From the repertories
• From the Materia Medica
• From clinical cases
• 488.000 notes in Synthesis 9.0 with source
  information 21. 820 pages (courrier 10)
• Synthesis 9
• The Source Synthesis

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The structure of the Repertory

• Chapters
• S T M E L D

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The structure of the Repertory

• Chapters
• S T M E L D
• D always on level 3!

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Restructuring Synthesis 9.1

• Moving the  descriptions of pain  to the last
  level of the symptom
• Eye pain sore menses - during
• becomes
• Eye pain menses during sore (adds zinc.)

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Streamlining the Repertory

• Moving the  descriptions of pain  to the last
  level of the symptom
• Streamlining the localizations (L), modalities
  (M) and descriptions of pain (D)

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Why streamline 1

• Synthesis 9.0
• HEAD - PAIN - cutting - cold - air agg.
• HEAD - PAIN - shooting - cold - air
• HEAD - PAIN - tearing - air - cold from

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Why streamline 2

• Synthesis 9.1 would be
• HEAD - PAIN - cold - air agg. - cutting
• HEAD - PAIN - cold - air - shooting
• HEAD - PAIN - air - cold from - tearing

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Why streamline 3

• Synthesis 9.1 is
• HEAD - PAIN - cold - air - agg. - cutting
• HEAD - PAIN - cold - air - agg. - shooting
• HEAD - PAIN - cold - air - agg. - tearing

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Three steps for restructuring

• Streamlining D L M
• Moving D to last level
• Copying the remedies of the description of pain
  to the next superrubric

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Copying D-remedies to superrubric

• More remedies for thousands of sides, times,
  modalities, localizations, extensions

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Copying D-remedies to superrubric

• More remedies for thousands of sides, times,
  modalities, localizations, extensions
• Can be switched off and on with one click

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Remedies described
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Number of Remedy Occurences
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Authors used
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Number of Author References
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Families of Remedies

• Which families of remedies
• Dahlgren
• Cronquist
• APG (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group)

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Remedy Catalogue
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Author catalogue
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Thats it for now!