Constantine Lippe · 1879

Repertory to the More Characteristic Symptoms of the Materia Medica

New York: Steam Press of Bedell & Brother, 1879 (preface dated 1880)

A compact rubric-per-line repertory of the characteristic symptoms, in 34 chapters — one of the forerunners of Kent's Repertory. Repeated lead words are printed as dashes.

318 pages 20,020 rubrics 117,307 remedy entries
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Contents

Repertory

  1. 1. Mind and Disposition 1 2 pp. 2–16
  2. 2. Sensorium pp. 17–20
  3. 3. Head 1 2 pp. 21–33
  4. 4. Scalp pp. 34–36
  5. 5. Eyes and Sight pp. 37–48
  6. 6. Ears and Hearing pp. 49–53
  7. 7. Nose and Smell pp. 54–57
  8. 8. Face pp. 58–68
  9. 9. Teeth and Gums pp. 69–73
  10. 10. Mouth, Palate and Tongue pp. 74–80
  11. 11. Fauces, Pharynx and Oesophagus pp. 81–85
  12. 12. Appetite and Taste pp. 86–92
  13. 13. Complaints during and after Meals pp. 93–99
  14. 14. Eructations, Nausea and Vomiting pp. 100–107
  15. 15. Stomach pp. 108–112
  16. 16. Hypochondres, Kidneys, Diaphragm, Liver and Spleen pp. 113–115
  17. 17. Abdomen, Groin and Flatulency pp. 116–125
  18. 18. Stool and Anus 1 2 pp. 126–139
  19. 19. Urine and Urinary Organs pp. 140–148
  20. 20. Male Sexual Organs pp. 149–154
  21. 21. Female Sexual Organs pp. 155–164
  22. 22. Coryza pp. 165–168
  23. 23. Larynx and Trachea pp. 169–173
  24. 24. Cough pp. 174–183
  25. 25. Respiration pp. 184–189
  26. 26. Chest and Heart pp. 190–197
  27. 27. Mammae and Nipples pp. 198–200
  28. 28. Nape, Back and Sacral Region pp. 201–208
  29. 29. Upper Extremities 1 2 pp. 209–221
  30. 30. Lower Extremities 1 2 pp. 222–236
  31. 31. Sleep and Dreams pp. 237–245
  32. 32. Fever 1 2 pp. 246–264
  33. 33. Skin 1 2 pp. 265–282
  34. 34. Generalities 1 2 3 pp. 283–318

Front matter

Transcribed from the page images.

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REPERTORY

TO THE

MORE CHARACTERISTIC

SYMPTOMS

OF THE

MATERIA MEDICA

ARRANGED BY

CONSTANTINE LIPPE, A.M., M.D.

Copyrighted 1879 by Constantine Lippe.

NEW YORK. STEAM PRESS OF BEDELL & BROTHER, 3RD AVENUE 175TH STREET

[Not part of the printed title: library stamps "F. Powel, M. D., Chester, Pa." and "Library, American Foundation for Homoeopathy", and a handwritten ownership note "Franklin Powel M.D. Nov. 25/81".]

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PREFACE.

This work is offered to the profession as an index to the more characteristic symptoms of the Materia Medica ; and my endeavor has been to present only such symptoms as the experiments and experience of many have proved to be characteristic. This work is based on the Repertory to the Manual published in Allentown in 1838 by Dr. C. Hering and the faculty of the College at that place. and which, I believe, was the first Repertory and Materia Medica published in the English language ; to this have been added selections from Boenninghausen's works, Ad. Lippe's Materia Medica, Bell on Diarrhoea N. H. Guernsey, Hering, and Jahr. Many of the books referred to are out of print. To the student this repertory may be of value as it will give at a glance the corresponding remedies to symptoms sought for, and further comparison with the Materia Medica will, in the differences of conditions, or locality, or combinations, give the differences between the remedies having a general symptom in common. I have given first the mental symptoms, and then followed in the order as pursued in the Materia Medica Pura. All of the sections are to be compared with Generalities. Being well aware that a work of this kind is necessarily imperfect, and that many very characteristic symptoms are omitted which are known to others, I will gratefully receive any suggestions or communications.

C. L,

January 1st, 1880.

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CONTENTS.

SECT. | PAGE.

  1. Mind and disposition, 1
  2. Sensorium, cloudiness, dizziness, Vertigo, 16
  3. Head interior, headache, congestion of blood, heaviness, fulness, &c., 20
  4. Scalp, 33
  5. Eyes and sight, 37
  6. Ears and hearing, 48
  7. Nose and smell, 53
  8. Face, lips and lower jaw, 58
  9. Teeth and gums, 68
  10. Cavity of mouth, palate and tongue, 74
  11. Fauces, pharynx and oesophagus, 81
  12. Appetite and taste, hunger and thirst, 86
  13. Ailments during and after meals, 93
  14. Eructation, nausea, vomiting, hiccough, heartburn and waterbrash, 100
  15. Stomach and pit of stomach, 108
  16. Hypochondres, kidneys, diaphragm, liver and spleen, 113
  17. Abdomen, groin and flatulency, 116
  18. Stool and anus, 126
  19. Urine and urinary organs, 140
  20. Male sexual organs, 149
  21. Female sexual organs, 155
  22. Coryza, 165
  23. Larynx and trachea, 169
  24. Cough, 174
  25. Respiration, 184
  26. Internal chest and heart, 190
  27. External chest and mammœ, 198
  28. Neck, back and sacrum, 201
  29. Upper extremities, 209
  30. Lower extremities, 222
  31. Sleep and dreams, 237
  32. Fever, 246
  33. Skin, 265
  34. Generalities, aggravations and ameliorations, 283

[Each section line is preceded by the ditto mark " standing for "Sect."]

Errata (as printed)

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ERRATA

P. 15, under Wearisomeness, “Carban.” should be “Carb-an.”

P. 16. under Weeping, whining, “Br.” should be “Bry.”

P. 19, under vertigo, when standing, “ycl.” should be “Cycl.”

P. 39, under Black points, “Gon.” should be “Con.”

P. 42, Meibomian glands, “ham.” should be “Cham.”

P. 48, under Looking upwards, “Sabab.” should be, “Sabad.”

P. 49, under like a leaf or membrane, “Galc.” should be “Calc.”

P. 51, under Relieved by leaning on head, buzzing, “Kli-c.” should be “Kali-c.”

P. 57, Ulceration of root visible, should be, Twitching of root visible, “Mez.”

P. 60, Eruption in face, “Alum-ambr.” should be “Alum.” “Ambr.”

P. 140, “Agave.” “Amsic.” should be “Agave americ.”

P. 146, under Urine fetid, “Benz-ar.” should be “Benz-ac.”

P. 156, Boring pain in left ovary, etc., should read, Boring pain in left ovary, worse during menses, “Thuj.” — — — ameliorated during menses, “Zinc.”

P. 178, Cough with perspiration, should read “Cimex.” instead of “Cinnex.”

P. 178, Cough and Sleeplessness, should read, “Ars. Nitr.”

P. 230, under Sciatica should read “Plantago-maj.”

Sect. 20. in this section glands should be glands.

A few typographical errors in the text are not included in this list.