Boger synoptic key by doctor Cyrus Maxwell boger

The ppt is of synoptic key of materia medica by doctor CM boger that is cyrus Maxwell boger
In his book he use the combination of repertory part and materia Medica part I.e. analysis part and synopsis part
Gradation of remedies
1 st grade - Capital
2 nd grade - roman bold
3 rd grade - ordinary roman
The book is divided into 3 parts
1 st analysis part having 489 remedies
2 nd synthesis part having 323 remedies
3 rd supplimentary reference table
Analysis ( repertory)
Divided into 4 section
Period of aggravation
Conditions of aggravation and amelioration
Generalities
Regional repertory .
Plan and construction
Time modalities and causation are given first preference
Parts affected area given least preference
Repertory part is printed in 2 columns
And page number is mentioned
Rubrics are printed in capital bold
Sub rubric are printed in roman bold
Cross reference are mention after rubric and sub rubric
Synopsis part

1. FOSTER DEVELOPMENT HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICAL COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF REPERTORY SEMINAR ON A SYNOPTIC KEY OF MATERIA MEDICA -BY C.M. BOGER PRESENTED BY- 21- GHOURI NIDA 23- SANDHYA GHULE 24- GUNGUN GUPTA GUIDED BY- DR. LEENA GUNJAL

2. A SYNOPTIC KEY OF MATERIA MEDICA -BY C.M. BOGER

3. AUTHOR- DR. CYRUS MAXWELL BOGER Born : 13 May ,1861 Died : 2 Sept , 1935

4. EDITIONS 1 ST EDITION 1915 2 ND EDITION 1916 3 RD EDITION 1928 4 TH EDITION 1931 5 TH EDITION 1935 (AUGMENTED EDITION AFTER DEATH OF BOGER BY DR. BANERJEE OF KOLKATTA)

5. IT IS SHORT AND HANDY BOOK. IT HAS BOTH MATERIA MEDICA AND REPERTORY IN SAME BOOK.

6. FOREWARD IT IS THE AIM OF THE BOOK TO SIMPLIFY AND INTRODUCE METHOD INTO THIS WORK, SO THAT THE TRULY HOMOEOPATHIC CURATIVE REMEDY MAY BE WORKED OUT WITH GREATER EASE AND CERTAINTY . FOR THIS PURPOSE A COMBINATION OF THE ANALYTIC AND SYNOPTIC METHOD HAS BEEN THOUGHT BEST.

7. BOGERS CONCEPT OF TOTALITY BOGER SAYS "THE SPIRIT OF THE CLINICAL SYMPTOM PICTURE IS BEST OBTAINED BY ASKING THE PATIENT TO TELL HIS OWN STORY, WHENEVER THIS IS POSSIBLE“ AFTER HAVING MANY YEARS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, DR. BOGER HAS SLIGHTLY CHANGED HIS CONCEPT OF EVALUATION OF SYMPTOMS.

8. BOGERS CONCEPT OF TOTALITY BOGER GAVE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE TO:- 1 -TIME 2 - TISSUE AFFINITY 3 -PATHOLOGICAL GENERAL

9. BOGER'S CONCEPT OF TOTALITY MODALITIES- CAUSATION , TIME, TEMP, WEATHER, OPEN AIR, POSTURE, MOTION, EATING AND DRINKING, SLEEP, IF ALONE, PRESSSURE, TOUCH, DISCHARGES . MIND-IRRITABILITY , SADNESS, FEAR SENSATIONSBURNING , BURSTING, CRAMPING, CUTTING, SORENESS, THROBBING, THIRST . OBJECTIVEASPECT - RESTLESSNESS, NERVOUS EXCITABILITY, FASCIAL EXPRESSSION, TORPOR, SECRETIONS, COLOR, ODOR PARTS AFFECTED - ORGANS, RIGHT, LEFT

10. BOGERS CONCEPT OF TOTALITY BOGER SAYS FIRST TRY TO ELICIT THE EVIDENT CAUSE AND COURSE OF SICKNESS, TO WHICH HE WILL ADD ALL THE THINGS WHICH SEEMS TO INTERFERE WITH THE SUFFERERS COMFORT. ESPECIALLY STRESSES ON MODALITIES. HE SAYS MODALITIES BE VERY DEFINITELY ASCERTAINED . THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MOST VITALLY IMPORTANT OF SUCH INFLUENCES TIME, TEMP, OPEN AIR, POSTURE, BEING ALONE, MOTION, SLEEP, EATING AND DRINKING, TOUCH, PRESSSURE, DISCHARGES ETC . A CONSIDERATION OF THE MENTAL STATE COMES NEXT IN ORDER OF IMPORATANCE. HERE THE PRESENCE OF IRRITABILITY, SADNESS, FEAR ARE RULING FACTOR

11. THE THIRD STEP CONCERNS THE ESTIMATE TO PUT UPON THE PATIENTS OWN DESCRIPTION OF HIS SENSATIONS. WHICH INCLUDES - BURNING, BURSTING, CRAMPING, CUTTING, SORENESS, THROBBING AND THIRST . THE FOURTH STEP INCLUDES OBJECTIVE ASPECT OR EXPRESSION OF THE SICKNESS. THIS INCLUDES - DEMEANOR, RESTLESSNESS, NERVOUS EXCITABILITY, FASCIAL EXPRESSION, TORPOR, SECRETIONS, ODOR AND ANY ABNORMAL COLORING THAT MAY BE PRESENT . THE FIFTH AND LAST STEP IS PARTS AFFECTED MUST BE DETERMINED. WHICH INCLUDES - ORGANS, RIGHT SIDE, LEFT SIDE . BOGER SAYS -BY GOING OVER ABOVE RUBRICS IN ORDER NAMED THE DISEASE PICTURE WILL BE PREETY CLEARLY OUTLINED AND WILL POINT FAIRLY WELL TOWARDS THE SIMILIMUM.

12. GRADATION OF REMEDIES CAPITALS 1 st GRADE Roman bold 2 nd GRADE Ordinary Roman 3RD GRADE

13. PLAN AND CONSTRUCTIONS ► BOGER INTRODUCED THIS REPERTORY WITH AN AIM OF SIMPLYFYING THE METHOD OF WORKING OUT HOMOEOPATHIC CURATIVE REMEDY . ► FOR THIS PURPOSE HE HAS USED THE COMBINATION OF ANALYSIS AND SYNOPSIS . THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS:- ► ANALYSIS - MAIN REPERTORY - 489 MEDICINES ► SYNOPSIS - MATERIA MEDICA -323 MEDICINES ►SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCE TABLE

14. A) ANALYSIS - (REPERTORY) THIS PART IS A SHORT REPERTORY CONAINING SECTIONS ► A) THE PERIOD OF AGGRAVATIONS (TIME ) ► B) CONDITIONS OF AGGRAVATIONS AND AMELIORATIONS ► C) GENERALITIES ► D) REGIONAL REPERTORY

15. PLAN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ANALYSIS PART ANALYSIS PART ARE ARRANGED ACCORDING TO EVALUATION OF SYMPTOMS WRITTEN IN FORWARD. THE TIME MODALITIES AND CAUSATION ARE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOOK AND PARTS AFFECTED ARE GIVEN LAST PREFERENCE, UNDER THE HEADING REGIONAL REPERTORY ► THE REPERTORY PART IS PRINTED IN TWO COLUMNS IN EACH PAGE AND PAGES HAVE BEEN NUMBERED ► THE RUBRICS ARE PRINTED IN - CAPITAL BOLD ► THE SUB RUBRICS ARE PRINTED IN - roman bold ► CROSS REFERNCES ARE GIVEN AFTER THE REMEDIES FOR THAT RUBRIC AND SUB RUBRIC.

16. B) SYNOPSIS ► SYNOPSIS PART IS MATERIA MEDICA PART. IT CONTAINS 323 REMEDIES . ► SYNOPSIS IS INTENDED TO MAKE CLEAR GENERAL EXPRESSION OR GENIUS OF EACH REMEDY . ► UNDER EACH REMEDY, REGION AFFECTED ARE GIVEN ON LEFT SIDE AND MODALITIES ON RIGHT SIDE. REGION PART INCLUDES SPHERE OF ACTION OF THAT REMEDY, MODALITIES INCLUDES WORSE AND BETTER . ► REGION MODALITIES (SPHERE OF ACTION) WORSE BETTER ► FOLLOWED BY SYMPTOMS OF THE REMEDY. THE COMPLEMENTARY AND REALATED REMEDIES ARE GIVEN AT THE END OF EACH DRUGS.

17. B) SYNOPSIS IN SYNOPSIS SECTION DR. BOGER HAS GIVEN MORE CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS IN CAPITAL . THE NEXT IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS IN Bold TYPE AND LESS CHARACTERISTC IN ORDINARY PRINT . HE HAS GIVEN SYMPTOMS BEFORE.......... DOTTED LINE AND SYMPTOMS AFTER......... DOTTED LINE. SYMPTOMS PRESENT BEFORE DOTTED LINE ARE VERY CHARACTERSIC WHICH SHOULD NOT BE MISSED OUT . AFTER DOTTED LINE. FEW MENTALS FOLLOWED BY PARTICULARS IN SCHEMATIC ORDER.

18. C) SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCE TABLE COMPRISING ► A) TABLE OF APPROXIMATE DURATION OF ACTION OF REMEDIES . ► B) COMPLEMENTARY REMEDIES ► C) ANTAGONISTIC REMEDIES ► D) SUPPLEMENTARY REF.TABLE

19. TABLE OF APPROXIMATE MINIMUM DURATION OF REMEDIES BY WEEKS EXAMPLE:- Ant-c5 Means action of Ant-c is for five weeks Ars 4- Means action of Ars is for four weeks Dig3 - Means action of Dig is for three weeks Nux v2 Means action of Nux -v is for two weeks Vio-01- Means action of Vio -o is for one weeks FOOTNOTE- BOENNINGHAUSEN - AS LONG AS OLD AILMENTS REAPPEAR OR ARE WORSE, WITHOUT THE APPEARANCE OF NEW SYMPTOMS WE SHOULD GUARD AGAINST A REPETITION OF THE REMEDY OR CHANGING TO NEW ONE . HERING- SYMPTOM APPERARING LAST IN PROVING HAVE HIGHEST VALUE

20. SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCE TABLE THE "SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCE TABLE" IS VALUABLE ADDITIONAL TABLE FOR READY REFEENCE TO THE REPERTORIAL PORTION IN THE TEXT. HERE IN FRONT OF THE RUBRIC PAGE NO IS MENTIONED. YOU WOULD FIND SAME RUBRIC IN REPERTORY PORTION ALSO. BOTH THE RUBRICS AND CORRESPONDING MEDICINES TO BE CONSIDERED . EXAMPLE ► PILES-79 ► Sore- Ham ► ON PAGE NO.79 ....U WILL FIND HAEMORRHOIDS