Repertorization sheet — printable PDF
A repertorization sheet is the working grid filled in during case analysis: rubrics down the left column, candidate remedies across the top, intensity grades in the cells, and column totals at the foot. The paper form predates every digital repertory product and remains the medium in which most practitioners first learn the discipline of weighing rubrics against each other rather than against a remedy in isolation. The printable PDF template described below is set out as a single A4/Letter sheet with twenty numbered rubric rows, eight remedy columns, and intensity-grade cells that accept the classical 1–3 numeric weighting popularised by Kent. Two header bands carry the case identifier and the date; a footer band carries the column totals, the chosen simillimum, and the prescription record. Margins are sized for a clipboard and a fountain pen rather than a stylus.
What the sheet contains
| Field | Position | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Case ID and date | Header band | Anchors the sheet to the case folder; use date-first ISO-8601 |
| Rubric column | Rows 1–20 | One rubric per row in the practitioner's chosen repertory edition (Kent, Bœnninghausen, Murphy, Synthesis) |
| Symptom intensity | First cell of each rubric row | Grading of the symptom, not the remedy: 1 (common), 2 (clear), 3 (peculiar) |
| Remedy columns | Columns 2–9 | Eight candidate remedies; the sheet doubles into sixteen by taping a second printout |
| Cell weight | Row × column intersection | The repertory's printed grade for that rubric/remedy pair (1, 2, 3) |
| Column total | Footer row | Sum across rubrics; treat as one input, not a decision |
When a printable sheet is still the right tool
Three situations recur. The first is teaching: students learning Kent's grading and Bœnninghausen's pocketbook should repertorise on paper before touching a digital repertory, so the discipline of choosing rubrics is not confounded with the discipline of operating software — a useful companion here is the case-taking template, which structures the intake before the repertorisation sheet is opened. Second is field consultation in homes, hospices, or rural clinics without reliable laptop access, where a printed sheet with a clipboard outpaces a tablet that has to wake, sync, and authenticate. The third is the examination setting, where some examination bodies still expect a handwritten repertorisation sheet for practical assessments.
Paper also forces a column-discipline that the digital tools deliberately relax. On a printed sheet the practitioner commits to a fixed remedy short-list before the column totals are visible; the digital workflow allows post-hoc filtering of remedies into and out of the analysis, which can mask prior reasoning. The two modes are complementary, with the printed sheet as a calibration instrument and the digital repertory as the production tool.
Where the digital workflow takes over
Once the case is open and the rubric list is stable, a digital repertory adds row-rotation, family filters, kingdom analysis, miasm overlays, and synthesised totals across multiple repertory editions that no paper sheet can hold. The free online repertory and rubric finder cover the core lookup workflow without account setup. Practitioners running ten or more cases a week generally retire the printable sheet to teaching and review, and run live analyses in software.
References
[1] Kent, J. T. (1897) Repertory of the Homœopathic Materia Medica, Lancaster, Pa.: Examiner Printing House.
[2] Bœnninghausen, C. von (1846) Therapeutisches Taschenbuch für homöopathische Ärzte, Münster: Coppenrath.
[3] Schmidt, P. (1971) The Art of Case Taking and Case Analysis, in Hahnemannian Gleanings, vol. 38, pp. 49–73.
[4] Schroyens, F. (ed.) (2007) Synthesis Repertory, 9.1 edition, Homeopathic Book Publishers.
[5] Sankaran, R. (1991) The Spirit of the Homœopaths, Mumbai: Homœopathic Medical Publishers.
[6] Liga Medicorum Homœopathica Internationalis, https://www.lmhi.org/.