A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CONCORDANCE

REPERTORIES
[ KNERR & GENTRY ]
Dr Sandhya Rastogi, MD (HOM) Lecturer
Dr B R Sur Homoeopathic medical college & Hospital Govt. of NCT of Delhi

Concordance repertory belong to the Puritan group 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 word "concordance" means a state of being of the same
heart and mind, a harmony, a harmonious arrangement of the symptoms or
Symptoms arranged in alphabetical order under each chapter ie ABC
arrengment .This word was first used in Homeopathy by Dr Boenninghausen in
Therapeutic pocket book.

Differences :

The concordance repertory Repertory of Herings

of the material medica guiding symptoms of our
(Gentry's Repertory) material medica
(Knerr's Reprtory)

Author William D Gentry C.B. Knerr

Published in In 1890 In 1896

Volumes Consists of 6 volumes 1 volume

Total No.of 420 408
Medicines
No.of The number of medicines
Medicines in given for each symptom is
each rubric one or few
Based on The book is not based on any
particular materia medica
though It is collection of
symptoms from all the
important works at that time
Gradations
Used The same grading.
More number of drugs given
for each symptom or rubric
Based on Hering's
Guiding symptoms of Materia
Medica
All the medicines are of Four
grads

I-- the lowest, a single light

line, designating an
occasionally confirmed
symptom
II -- a double light line, a
symptom more frequently
confirmed, or if or but once
confirmed strictly in character
with the genius of the
remedy.
I -- a single heavy line,
symptom verified by cures.
II -- a double heavy line,
symptom repeatedly verified
Additional No symbols used symbols are used in this book
Symbols such as
-- "theta" stands the
pathological condition,
: -- the perpendicular dotted
line , marks observation
taken from the old school
t --- toxicological extracts.
--- symptom observed on
the sick only.
----- the hand direction,
cross reference
No. of Total 30 chapters (in 6 vol) 48 chapters - from mind and
Chapters from mind and disposition to disposition to drug
Generalities & key note relationship.
drug Not given present
relationship
The rules 1.Select and give all the more
adopted for characteristic pathogenetic
the symptoms.
preparation 2. Include only such clinical
of the work 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.
Each chapter if arranged
alphabetically
Eg chapter mind and
disposition
First rubric is abdomen last
rubric is Zealous
Abdomen- fixed ideas of a
living animal in the a. Thuja
Chapters Uterus and appendages
not found in Menstruation and discharges
other Pregnancy and parturition
repertory Lactation and mammary
glands
The nerves
Advantages Symptoms can be found
easily , which saves a lot of
time.
One symptom can be referred
to many places. Eg : fancies
Each chapter is alphabetically
divided into sections and
rubrics sufficient to allow full
scope for analysis of the
matter contained there in
without destroying
consistency as a whole.
The compilation of this
repertory is the one
inaugurated by Hahnemann,
developed, perfected and
used by Hering through out
his entire materia medica
The division of the page into
double columns is deemed
Eg chapter urinary organs
Rubrics arranged
Bladder, kidney, ureter,
urethra, urination, before
urination, during urination,
after urination, urine
Pregnancy, parturition ,
lactation.
Rest, position, motion.
Nerves.
Time.
Temperature and weather.
periodicity.
Locality and direction.
Tissues.
Touch, passive motion ,
injuries.
Stages of life and
constitution.
one symptom can be referred
to more than one place. By
use the cross-reference
Additional chapters eg
Stages of life and
 seeing cats and dogs constitution are not found in
under Mind section go to any other book.
alphabet C following cat, in Eg content can be cross ref as
D following dog & F
following fancies Content calm, cheerful

Similarity:

1.Useful as a book of reference , to find the desired symptom together with the
indicated remedy but not useful for systematic repertorisation of a case.

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

3.Alphabetical arrangement of symptoms

4.These repertorories considered to be most Authentic repertories

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