What are rubrics in a repertory?

• A. Rubrics are categorical symptom headings used to locate remedy patterns; they summarize symptom descriptions.
• B. Rubrics are the remedies listed under each rubric.
• C. Rubrics are patient demographics used for case assessment.
• D. Rubrics are the dose selection guidelines.

Answer: (A)

Rubrics in a repertory are the categorical symptom headings that organize the materia medica by pattern. They act as labels for specific manifestations or clusters of manifestations—such as location, sensation, modality, and accompanying features—and are the points you use to locate remedies that match a given symptom picture. Remedies are listed under these rubrics, so rubrics themselves are not remedies but the indexed entries that connect symptoms to the remedies that can cover them. This setup lets you repertorize by selecting rubrics that fit the patient’s symptoms and then seeing which remedies appear under all chosen rubrics, guiding you toward the strongest matches.