Journal of the American Institute of Homeopathy, August, 1956. Vol. 49, No. 7, pages 203 - 206.
This list was compiled by Elizabeth Wright-Hubbard, MD, and was printed in the August, 1956, Journal of the American Institute of Homoeopathy. It was supposed to be included in Homeopathy as Art and Science, published by Beaconsfield, but it was inadvertently left out.
These rubrics are found in Boenninghausen's Therapeutic Pocket Book. The numbers refer to the pages in the book. All the rubrics from 268 to 310 are aggravations, and all the rubrics from 311 to the end are ameliorations. — JW
To the Kentian Clan and the Boenninghausen Band, Greetings and News! The Mouse may help the Lion. In Boenninghausen's 482 small pages are 335 rubrics which are not to be found in Kent's 1423 large pages.
The homceopathic student is taught both methods of repertorization— by Kent and by Boenninghausen— and is warned not to mix the methods, not only because the remedy grading is different, but because the ideology is so disparate. These repertories, like most of life, are full of paradoxes. The Kent repertory claims to be based on Generals yet is a maze of Particulars; Boenninghausen's is most factual and classified: every symptom that refers to a part may be predicated of the whole. The interrelationship of symptoms and of remedies and the sequence of remedies are brought out. It opens a way into the wide fields of combinations. For Boenninghausen, the totality is made up of the general characteristics of the particular symptoms plus the condition, under the four general categories of locality, sensation, modality (aggravations or ameliorations) and concomitants. Roberts in his brilliant Principles and Practicability of Boenninghausen's Therapeutic Pocket Book says it is based on the doctrine of concomitants, a concomitant being an attendant circumstance existing or occurring with other symptoms, having always a relation in time. The concomitant is the differentiating factor. Hahnemann says that "the characteristic symptoms represent that which is curable in each case of disease," in other words the common symptoms of the diagnosis do not point the way to cure. Boenninghausen called chronic symptoms concomitants in acute ailments and often prescribed exclusively on them, although a drug should be findable covering both acute and chronic.
The Boenninghausen method shines in cases without many mental symptoms; without rare, strange and peculiar symptoms; with few particulars; in cases where modalities predominate and concomitants are marked; cases showing pathological symptoms and objective symptoms. Roberts used to say that it was as good as Sensations As If, though in larger terms.
Some of the features of Boenninghausen are unique, such as the use of sides of the body throughout; rubrics of troubles associated with stool, urination, etc.; accompanying symptoms of nose, leucorrhoea, respiration, cough, menses, stool, fever, etc.; sleep and waking; and aggravations and ameliorations before, during and after cough, vertigo, fever, menses, stool, urine, sleep, sweat, and so forth.
The last section on Relationships of Remedies, pages 322 to 482, is the most difficult for the novice and the most unusual part of the book, but discussion of it is outside the scope of this paper.
The whole repertory is built on Generals, yet there is no section for Generals, as there is in Kent, and certain general rubrics are interspersed, with quite hilarious, unintentional humor. For instance: under "Aggravations" is the rubric "for Children," and that "for Women" (What is worse for Women? or Women are worse for what? or are the remedies worse for the Women?) .
There are few "Ameliorated by" rubrics in Kent, but
there are 58 in Boenninghausen which are not in Kent.
Certain symptoms crop up frequently in casetaking which are baffling or impossible
to find in Kent, except by combining rubrics or taking the nearest, but not
the exact, symptom. Boenninghausen uses common sense rubrics, such as "falling
asleep late," "can't get to sleep again after waking," "becomes chilled easily";
and rubrics of anatomical parts— often obscure ones— such as Loins,
Groins, Perineum, Inner Gum, Tendo Achilles, Nape and the elusive Antrum are
to be easily alphabetically found.
Among the gems are the rubrics on the moon phases which are not in the 5th Edition of Kent; the wind rubrics, the "blondes" and "brunettes," the pregnancy rubric and the puerperal state, and such a frequent complaint as sebaceous cysts.
Although Boenninghausen has but 342 remedies as against Kent's 591, it often has a much larger rubric than the Kent. On the other hand it has none of the enormous and useless rubrics such as unmodified "Vomiting."
Even if you never repertorize by the full Boenninghausen method, you can save yourself much time and trouble with specific rubrics for shortcutting and office or bedside work by the use of these unusual sections. When a remedy does not appear in certain definite rubrics in Kent, check the equivalent one in Boenninghausen; you may find it there. Put a copy of this reprint in your Kent. Let us use the best of both methods in arriving at the Simillimum.
Part II
2: Disposition generally affected
18: Amativeness
20: Intellect: Activity
20: Intellect:Befogged
23: Drugs which have Concomitants of Mental Symptoms
26: Internal Head: One-sided in General
27: External Head: Dark Hair External Head: Light Hair
28: External Head: Beard
29: External Head: Scalp of Occiput External Head: Hairy Sinciput
29: External Head: Scalp of Vertex Internal Head: Left side Internal Head: Right
side
30: External Head: Left side External Head: Right side Eyes: Aqueous Humor
32: Eyes: Vitreous
32: Eyes: White of eye (sclerotic)
34: Eyes: Orbits
34: Eyes: Inner surface of lids
37: Vision : Illusions of Form
41: Ears: Lobules
42: Ears: Left
42: Ears: Right
44: Ears: Stopped feeling
45: Nose: Back
46: Nose: Odor from Nose
47: Nose: Stopped Coryza
49: Nose: Accompanying Symptoms of Nasal Discharge
50: (All objective symptoms of face together)
57: Face: Malar Bone (Antrum)
57: Face: Upper Jaw
57: Face: Lower Jaw
57: Face: Articulation of Jaws
59: Face Left Side
59: Face: Right Side
61: Teeth: Inner Gum
77: Diaphragm
79: Epigastrium
80: Loins
80: Groins (Caecum, Ilio-Caecal Region, Poupart's Ligament)
81: Pit of Stomach Rings Externally Mons Veneris
81: Abdomen: Left Side
82: Abdomen: Right Side
84: Flatulent Pain
85: Incarceration of Flatus
90: Troubles Before Stool
91: Troubles During Stool Troubles After Stool
92: Ineffectual Tenesmus
93: Perineum
100: Troubles Before Micturition
101: Troubles at Beginning of Micturition; Troubles During Micturition; Troubles
At Close of Micturition; Troubles After Micturition
102: Male Organs in General Foreskin
103: Female Organs in General External Female Organs
108: Menstruation: Gushing
111: Accompanying Troubles of Leucorrhoea
114: Accompanying Troubles of Respiration
116: Cough: Evening with, and Morning without Expectoration
116: Cough: Morning with, and Evening without Expectoration
116: Cough: Night with, Day without Expectoration
116: Cough: Day with, Night without Expectoration
120: Troubles Associated with Cough Before and After Coughing and After Expectoration
(cf. Agg. p. 276 & 281)
123: Neck: Nape
124: Thyroid Gland.
124: Neck and Nape of Neck: Left Side Neck and Nape of Neck: Right Side
125: Sternum and Region
126: Heart's Action Intermittent External Chest (Ribs and Muscles)
132: Back of Hand
135: Loins (Region of Hips) Nates
136: Thigh: Anterior Part
136: Thigh: Posterior Part
136: Thigh: Outer Side
136: Thigh: Inner Side
138: Tendo Achilles
138: Back of Foot (Dorsum)
139: Great Toe
139: Balls of Toes
141: Knee, Hollow of
141: Bones of Lower Extremities in General
143: Asleep Feeling in Single Parts
144: Benumbing Pain
149: Constriction of Orifices (Sensations of)
153: Crepitation, Sensation of
155: Dislocations
157: Dust, Internal, Sensation of
159: Flabby Feeling
159: Forcings
162: Hardened (Muscles)
163: Immobility of Affected Parts
165: Jerking Muscles
167: Mobility Increased
167: Motion Difficult
168: Mucous Secretions Increased
181: Splinters, Feeling of
194: Vibrations
196: Whiteness (of Parts usually Red)
200: Glands: Ulcers, Cancerous
215: Cysts, Sebaceous
216: Hair of Head Falls Out: Occiput
216: Hair of Head Falls Out: Beard
217: Hair Feels Pulled
223: Nails Generally Affected
223: (All Nail Rubrics together)
239: Wounds: with Injuries of Bones
239: Wounds: with Injuries of Glands
240: Falling Asleep Late
240: Sleep Prevented by Various Symptoms
241: Waking in Distress
241: Associated Symptoms (See Aggravations Waking, p. 306)
242: Sleepiness During the Day
243: Associated Symptoms of Sleepiness Sleepiness caused by Various Things
246: Symptoms Causing Sleeplessness
248: Dreams with Indifference
248: Dreams Indifferent (Incident) to the Day's Business
250: Dreams Waking (day dreaming)
253: Pulse Unchanged (with Various Symptoms)
254: Chilliness in Certain Parts
255: Becomes chilled easily Chill with Thirst Chill without Thirst
256: Symptoms during Chill
257: Heat in Special Parts Heat in Special Parts Externally
258: Heat (in Special Parts Internally)
259: Heat: Associated Symptoms
260: Coldness of Special Parts
261: Shivering of Special Parts Shivering of One Side
262: Sweat, Special Parts
263: Sweat without Thirst
264: Sweat, Easy
264: Sweat, Odorous: Acrid Sweat, Odorous: Of Camphor
265: Sweat, Odorous: Of Onions Sweat, Odorous: Of Rhubarb
265: Sweat, Odorous: Sweetish-Sour Sweat with Associated Symptoms
265: Compound Fever in General
268: < Before Fever
268: < During Fever
268: < After Fever
272: < Bending or Turning
272: < Bending or Turning Affected Part Bent, Holding the Part
272: < Biting Teeth Together
273: < Blowing Nose
273: < Breathing:When Not
273: < Breathing:Holding Breath
273: < Bruises
273: < Brushing Teeth
274: < Chewing, When
274: Children Especially, Remedies For
274: < Closing Eyes
274: < Closing Mouth
274: < Clutching Anything
276: < Combing Hair
276: < Combing Hair Backward
276: < Conscious, When Half
276: < Dancing, When
277: < Drawing Off Boots
277: < Drawing the limb back
277: < Drinkers, for Hard
277: < Drinking, When
277: < Drinking, After
278: < Drinking fast
279: < Elevation, When On
281: < Expanding Abdomen
281: < Expectoration
281: < Expectoration after
281: < Expiration
281: < Fainting, After
281: < Fatigue
283: < Crumbs
283: < Garlic, Odor of
284: < Oil
284: < Thought of Food She Would Like
285: < Water, Cold
285: < Wine Containing Lead
285: < Wine Containing Sulphur
285: < Gargling
285: < Grasping Anything Tightly
285: < Heated by the Fire
286: < Hiccough
286: < Holding Together Parts
286: < House, In the
286: < Idleness
286: < Injuries, Bleeding Profusely
286: < Inspiration
287: < Inspiration of Cold Air
287: < Intoxication, After
287: < Jar
287: < Jumping
287: < Labor, Manual
287: < Leaning, After
287: < Leaning (Against Anything)
287: < Leaning, Backward
287: < Leaning against a Sharp Point
287: < Leaning To One Side
287: < Licking Lips
288: < Looking around
288: < Looking Straight Forward
291: < Lying in Women (The Puerperal State)
291: < Moon, New
291: < Moon, Full
291: < Moon, Waning
292: < Motion After
292: < Motion False
292: < Motion of Head
292: < Motion of Eyes
292: < Motion of Eyelids
292: < Motion of Arms
293: < Music
293: < Narrating Her Symptoms
293: < Odor of Wood
294: < Opening Eyes
294: < Opening Mouth
294: < Organ, Playing the
294: < Persuasion
294: < Piano, Playing the
294: < Picking Teeth
294: < Pregnancy
295: < Putting out the Tongue
295: < Raising Arms
296: < Retching
296: < Retracting Abdomen
296: < Riding One Leg over the Other
296: < Ringing of Bell
298: < Sewing
298: < Shipboard, On
298: < Shooting
298: < Shrugging Shoulders
298: < Singing, When
298: < Singing, After
299: < Sitting Bent Over
299: < Sitting Upright
300: < Sneezing
301: < Splinters
301: < Squatting Down
301: < Stepping Hard
301: < Stooping
302: < Stooping Prolonged
302: < Stretching of Limbs
302: < Sunburn
302: < Sunrise, After
302: < Sunset, After
302: < Supporting a Limb
303: < Swinging (Rocking)
304: < Turning Around Turning Over in Bed
305: < Turning Head
305: < Turning Eyes
305: < Turning Neck
305: < Unnatural Position
305: < Vertigo, During
306: < Violin, Playing the Being Awake at Night
307: < Walking Bent Over
307: < Walking on Level
307: < Walking on a Narrow Bridge
307: < Walking Sideways
307: < Walking on a Stone Pavement
307: < Walking Over Water
309: < Wind, any dry
309: < Wind, North
310: < Women, For
310: < Writing
310: < Yawning
310: < Yawning, after
311: > Bending or Turning Affected Part
311: > Bending Backward
311: > Bending Inward
311: > Bending Sideways
311: > Bending Head Backward
311: > Holding Part Bent
311: > Bending Head Sideways
311: > Biting
311: > Blinking Eyes
311: > Blowing Nose
311: > Boring in with the Finger (Ear or Nose)
311: > Breath, Holding the
311: > Carrying the Child in the Arms
311: > Chewing
312: > Crossing Limbs
312: > Dancing
312: > Darkness
312: > Drawing in the Affected Part
312: > Drinking, After
313: > Expiration
313: > Fasting (Before Breakfast)
313: > Food, Bread
314: > Food, Meat
314: > Food, Salt
314: > Grasping
314: > Haemorrhage
314: > Hand, Laying, On Part
314: > Kneeling
314: > Knitting
314: > Leaning Against Anything
314: > Leaning Against Anything Hard
314: > Leaning Head on Anything
314: > Leaning Head on One Side
314: > Leaning Head on Table
314: > Licking with the Tongue
315: > Looking Downward
315: > Looking Sideways
316: > Lying on Hard Bed
316: > Lying Bent Up
316: > Lying Horizontally
317: > Retracting Abdomen
317: > Rising from Bed
317: > Rising from a Seat
318: > Rising from a Seat, After Shrugging Shoulders
319: > Sneezing
319: > Stepping Hard
319: > Stool, After
319: > Stooping
320: > Sucking with Tongue
320: > Talking
320: > Turning at a Lathe
320: > Twilight, In the
320: > Tying up the Hair
321: > Walking Bent Over
321: > Wiping with the Hand
321: > Writing
321: > Yawning