SYNTHESIS

History of Repertory

o First usable repertory – in 1832 by Clemens von Boenninghausen.

o Allen, Jahr, von Lippe expanded previous versions of it.

o Gentry, Knerr repertory.

o Kent repertory 1897 (2nd – 1908, 3rd – 1916 & printed in 1924 after his death).

o Barthel & Klunker’s Synthetic Repertory – 1973.

History of Synthesis

o Synthesis is the repertory linked to RADAR Project.

o Based on 6th American Edn. of Kent’s repertory.

o Since 1987, Synthesis has been used database for RADAR programme.

o Version 2 – April 1988

o Synthesis 3 – September 1990 (136,000 additions from 130 authors compared to

Kent’s original repertory).

o 4th software edn. – December 1992

178,000 additions from 200 authors.

o Version 5 – only few thousand additions as focus was on quality. December

1992

It was decided to be the 1st printed version.

Publication of Synthesis 5 was a mile stone.

Published in German in August 1993.

English in February 1994.

Synthesis 5 was much better streamlined version.

o Idea to release an update to 5th German edn. (loose leaflet edn.).

o Version 6 – with additions & corrections especially in Mind.

 Another innovation of 6V – introduction of concepts (most useful way to find

symptoms).

 Synthesis 6 was released in English as software – July 1995.

 In German reprinted as an update to loose leaflet edn. – August 1995.

 Contains 682,000 author references.

o Synthesis 7 – with completed information in all chapters.

 Fully updated version – July 1997.

 682,000 author references.

 Additions were thought to be increased stepwise in order to improve quality.

 But there was also need for quantity – resulted version 8.

o 8V has 1,071,000 author references.

o Synthesis 9.0 – released in English as software on November 24th , 2003.

o Translated to German on December 22nd , 2003.

o Not printed in any language.

o Synthesis 9 is the 1st version released in 2 steps.

o 9.1 version offers improved access to information through streamlining &

restructuring.

o Synthesis 9.1 – 2004 July as software edn. in English.

o Translated to many languages & base for new reprint version.

o Synthesis 9.0 – 1,491,000 AR & Synthesis 9.1 – 1,773,000 AR

SYNTHESIS
Repertorium Homoeopathicum Syntheticum
Edition 9.1
o Repertorium Homoeopathicum Syntheticum

o Dr. Frederik Schroyens.

o Edition 9.1.

o The Source Repertory

o Foreword by Jeremy Sherr.

o Foreword for Synthesis 9 by Dr. Frederik Schroyens.

o Extended repertory of Kent.

o Grades :

1st grade – CAPITAL BOLD.

2nd grade – Bold.

3rd grade – Italics.

4th grade – Roman.

o 41 chapters.

o Separate chapter on Dreams.

o Number of remedies : 2373

o Translation : German, English, Dutch, French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish.

Changes in 9.1

 Streamlining & Restructuring

 Adding Boenninghausen & Boger’s repertories.

 Adding other repertories.

 Sorting of symptoms.

 New concepts, New Families Repertory 2.1.

 New informations.

 Printed version.
Restructuring
 Lot of information hidden in sub rubrics of pain
Eg : EYE – PAIN – rubbing – amel
In 9.1 EYE – PAIN – rubbing – amel – burning
EYE – PAIN – rubbing – amel – foreign body as from.
 Description of pain change from level 3 to last level.
 It increases number of remedy choices for modalities, sides, times, extensions &
localisations.
 Remedies of the symptoms expressing same side or time are copied to common super
rubric.
Streamlining of Symptoms

 In Synthesis 9.0 HEAD – PAIN – cutting – cold – air agg

HEAD – PAIN – tearing – air – cold ; from

 In Synthesis 9.1 HEAD – PAIN – cold – air agg – cutting

HEAD – PAIN – cold – air agg - tearing

Rules while Streamlining

1. In a combined modality if an element indicating temperature, has to be put first (cold

air agg). Weather & wind are exceptions.

2. Modalities are reduced to ‘agg’ or ‘amel’.

3.Difference between ‘after xxx agg’ & ‘xxx agg’ maintained.

4.Agg from food/ from eating the food maintained.

5.Some modalities were split from common super rubric.

 Streamlining & restructuring is a major milestone.

 Mind is not streamlined.

 Dreams not streamlined, as there is no side, time, extension.

 Started with Eye & finally Head.

 Head – upto 95% & Generals – up to 98%

Boenninghausen & Boger

 Adding repertory information.

 Two reasons

1. Today’s homoeopathic community is aware of their value.

2. To close the gap between Kent & Boenninghausen/ Boger.

6 b – bg Repertories

 TPB (b2 - 1846)

 Systematic Alphabetic Repertory, (b4, b7 - 1833)

 Boger’s Boenninghausen Repertory (bg2 - 1905)

 Synoptic Key (bg3 - 1915)

 General Analysis (bg11 - 1926)

Procedure of adding b-bg

 Create empty repertory.

 Add remedies.

 Print repertory & review.

 Add links to Synthesis.

 Copy remedies to Synthesis showing source information.

• Specific Kentian Symptoms are retained.

• b-bg repertories offer generalised information.

• Eg : STOMACH – NOON.

• 3 new chapters – Neck, Urinary organs, Male & Female sex /genetalia.

• Synthesis 9 – 42 chapters ; Personal chapter.

• Equating degrees of b-bg to Synthesis

1&2 -1, 3 – 2, 4 – 3.
• Integration of b-bg is abundantly documented with origin, page number, even symptom

number ( for bg2 ).

• Every addition is labeled with author reference.

• Source information integrated with at most care.

- 448,000 notes with source information

- in print, it alone amounted to 21,480 pages using courrier font 10.

• Thus it is called ‘The Source Repertory’.

• b-bg repertories are available as separate repertories.

• Other Repertories seperately available :

 Boericke Repertory

 Clarke – Clinical repertory.

 Phatak S. R. – Concise repertory.

 Roberts H. – Sensation as if.

 Ward J. – Sensation as if.

 Roger van Zandvoort (RADAR 9).

• Boericke & Phatak are also integrated.

• Other repertories will be integrated later (except Roger van Zandvoort).

• Vision to synthesise all homoeopathic information such as repertories into one

work.
Sorting of symptoms

 Side

 Time

 Modality

 Extension

 Localisation

 Description of pain
New concepts

4 New concept chapters – physical, mental, paediatric & latent psora.

 Physical symptoms (Roger)

eg : Headache related to weather, to cold air to emotions ..

 Mind into practical categories

( Dorin Dragos) Thinking : increased, decreased, difficult ..

 Roberto Petrucci (Italy) – more than 2,900 children symptoms into meaningful

categories

(Dentition, Infectious disease, Development .. )

 Hahnemann in Chronic disease – latent psora.

 Isidre Lara collected these for each chapter.

New Families Repertory 2.1

 Offers more than 4,000 families.

 Upgraded by Will Taylor.

 Mineral, plant & animal kingdoms are divided into 455 families.

 Periodic table contains 175 families.

Others include :

Boenninghausen’s concordance, Bowel nosodes related remedies, Dorsci’s Diathesis &

Notions, Families according to 5 elements, Miasms, Nosodes, related remedies ..

In Preference chapter, user can create own families.

New information in Synthesis 9

 Introduction & Mind sections of Boericke’s Materia Medica.

 New clinical information from Andre Saine (Canada).

 Additions on basis of “Clinical Observation of Children’s Remedies” by

Farokh Master.

 Remedies described in Julian’s “ Materia Medica of Nosodes”.

 Magnets introduced by Boenninghausen.

 More information about remedies – 197 remedies contain more than 50%

extra information compared to 8.1V.

 161 remedies contain more than 50% extra information compared to 9.0 version.
The printed version

• Similar to book version 8.1

• Sticks to one volume concept of repertory.

• Information per page is condensed to maximum (as in French Synthesis 8.1).

• Larger paper size of English Synthesis 8.1

• Includes catalogue of remedies and authors.

• Full Synthesis View printed to differentiate information.

Footers indicate

 Down arrow following remedy – copied from similar subrubric.

 Black dot following remedy – added because of a more recent or lesser known

author.
 Asterisk * following remedy – if more authors confirm its presence.

 Remedy surrounded by square brackets at the end of the rubric – hypothetical remedies,

not confirmed by other authors.

o Remedies without bracket & dots are more classical.