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   Santhosh Kumar P.Chavan is budding Homoeopath, studying Final B.H.M.S at HKE s Homoeopathic Medical College, Gulbarga, He has written many articles in Scientific Journals. Here he presents the utility of computer for a homoeopath.

Homoeopathic softwares
   Homoeopathic science, literature is voluminous when compared to other fields. Materia Medica is polled with vast range of symptoms and it is described by many others and it has millions of collection. Organon of Medicine, the key on application of Homoeopathic Philosophy needs high rational thinking to understand the depth of the science.

   A Homoeopathic library has countless books, even for a Physician, at small level needs a separate room to keep them. Now the great task is reduced by the use of computers. Numerous softwares are marketed now like Mac Repertory, Cara, Radar, Hompath,Kenbosoft Bonnerep, and so on.

   Many books on Materia Medica, Organon of Medicines, Philosophy and other utilities are wonderfully brought to our hand as CD (Compact Disc). It is really a wonderful achievement of science. Just with mouse click, we can reach the required material in Materia Medica or Repertory. A symptom may be cross referred by good interpretation.

   One can go to any medicine in any Materia Medica or repertory. It contains all the information except introduction and general comment about the drugs. There is an usual and easy book mark system that means you can keep that and go back to any text by placing a marker on the page in the Materia Medica window . It includes Hahnemann’s Organon, Kent’s Philosophy, Robert’s Principles and Stuart Clause Genius of Homoeopathy and many more books.

1. One can scan the entire literature for the occurrence of any rare symptom in the text.
2. Selective search for words and books.
3. Find more complete rubrics.

Internet as library

   Internet serves as great library for both Homoeopathic science and public utility. Plenty of articles, information, and news facilitate a Homoeopath with updated knowledge in the field. Many premier institutions has hosted their websites. A homoeopath can search round the world in seconds to fetch information.

Software’s Merits and Demerits

Merits:
1. It can handle a large amount of data.
2. Its not a time consumer but speedy
3. It gives accurate results.
4. It can perform continuous processing.
5. In formations can be transferred by interlinking the computers.
6. Confirming the symptoms of the patient and the remedies.
7. Stores the patient data and analyze the case.
8. Easy facility to add the new case.
9. Storage of case records with follow-ups which can be recalled within moments.
10. For Repertorization and used as a library.

Demerits
1. Besides the advantages one must remember that the computer cannot take the place of Human mind.It can give back only what is fed to it.
2. Different Soft wares have different programmes hence one must examine the aspects of the softwares before putting it in use.
3. Computer cannot act its own .It only carries out the instructions given truthfully and in the sequels given.