Hi Patricia
I don't have the name of the book, however the Prakesh Vakil information is
a separate module in my Radar program. Here it is used as a confirmatory
method to find the similimum, using Tongue, Cough and Moon phase
information. Very interesing approach.
Below is info about the module in Radar if you are interestsed
Robyn
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Vakil's Aid to Confirm The Similimum (VACS)
By Prof. Dr. Prakash D. Vakil
Introduction
What is VACS
What does the VACS do
How does it work
About the creator
Introduction
VACS is
· a program which is the product of more than 30 years of experience in
practising Classical Homoeopathy
· a system which is based on teachings of Master Samuel Hahnemann and his
desciples like Kent, Nash
Hering etc. whose monumental work inspired Prof. Dr.Prakash D. Vakil to
create A Practical and
Scientific Homoeopathic Method (device) to simplify Homoeopathic prescribing
and to confirm a remedy
selected by a prescriber.
· a breakthrough in solving the complicated and complex cases which to-day's
Homoeopath meets in his/her
day-to-day practice.
· It helps to open a dead-lock in obstinate cases and gives a novel and
ingenious way of solving such cases.
This marvellous key offers you an insight into the cases.
· Dr.Vakil's methods are acclaimed by Homoeopaths all over the world as he
has been teaching in many
countries with live patients as the basis to give practical scientific
demonstration. We are very happy to be
associated with him and we consider this program to be one of the important
feathers in our cap!
What is VACS?
VACS (the practical approach)
Clinical research and clinical observations are important in Homoeopathy.
Homoeopathic repertories and
Homoeopathic materia medicas have many clinical symptoms. Besides toxicology
and proving they form the
third source of Homoeopathic materia medica. Constantine Hering, one of the
pioneers in Homoeopathy felt that
simply proving a remedy was not sufficient. There should be clinical
confirmation of the symptoms obtained from
proving.
Dr.Vakil has made many clinical observations in connection with tongue
examination and findings, desires
aversions, aggravations and amelioration as regards colors and different
phases of moon affecting human life in
general. He has written and published a book titled 'Tongue that does not
lie'. It is a compilation of tongue
findings from many sources with his own observations added to that. In this
book he shows that the tongue
findings are 'physical general symptoms' and not 'particular symptoms' as
some may think. He has given
various examples to prove his point. In an International congress on
Homoeopathy an eminent Homoeopath
said, 'I find it difficult to differentiate Nux-v. from Nat-m. in some
cases.' Dr.Vakil said, 'For me it is very easy. I look
at the tongue of the patient and then the case does not look as difficult as
it seemed to be.' The color
observations and the moon-phase observations have also been made after years
of clinical research. Color -
desires, aversions, aggravations and ameliorations may be considered as
'mental general symptoms'. Human
body is more than 60% water. Just the way there is high tide and low tide in
an ocean, the water in the human
body is also influenced. Thus symptoms produced by the influence of moon are
also considered as 'physical
general symptoms'. Observations in connection with this have been made by a
stalwart like Boger and also an
important personality in the recent past like Dr.P.Smith of Switzerland.
Papers in connection with all the three have
been presented in International Homoeopathic Congresses where they were open
to criticism. They have stood
the test of time. As they are 'general symptoms', they form what may be
called in Kent's language 'a three legged
stool' for a sound and reliable prescribing. When there are other symptoms
to select a remedy, they help in
guiding and confirming like a blind man's dog. The 'VACS expert system' is
mainly based on these TCM (tongue,
color and moon) symptoms. He has also made his cough-cassette available
which is a recording of different
sounds of cough of actual patients recorded for a period of 10 years.
These sounds would be useful to Homoeopaths treating respiratory conditions
with cough.
This system essentially envisages good observation on the part of the
Homoeopath treating a patient. If he/she
does'nt do it he/she is missing something. Hahnemann says that a homoeopath
should be a good observer.
Writing down history of the patient does not complete the task of the
Homoepathic physician. Thus this system
will be useful to only those who do that.
TCM is just the beginning. Many more physical findings and clinical
observations will be added to guide a
homoeopath in choosing a remedy.
So what does the VACS do?
1. After normal repertorization a remedy can be confirmed by taking TCM
symptoms from VACS.
2. With RADAR-Synthesis the TCM symptoms may be taken to repertorize to
find a remedy.
3. VACS can give TCM symptoms for specific remedies and can give
comparative extraction of TCM
symptoms of two or three remedies.
4. After TCM symptom repertorization with VACS one can go to
RADAR-synthesis and check the remedy
symptoms.
5. he actual sounds of cough in VACS help a practitioner in comparing and
confirming a remedy.
How does it work?
Prerequisites:
i) Examination of tongue and study of the repertory of the tongue
ii) The prescriber must ask the patient the color of clothes he would prefer
to put on and a strong dislike of
some certain colored clothes which he/she would never put on. Aggravation
and amelioration from wearing
some certain colored clothes may be inquired. These desires, aversions,
aggravation and amelioration are
regardless of the fashion of the day and etiquette.
iii) Observation by the practitioner as well as the patient about the
aggravation in his/her condition in relation to
the phase of the moon. If the date of aggravation is noted down the phase of
the moon can be checked from
the lunar-calendar supplied by RADAR. See The lunar calendar.
The computer would ask the practitioner: Which remedy do you want to
confirm?
After the name of the remedy is given by the practitioner VACS will allow
the practitioner to extract the 'tongue
findings' of the remedy.
Similarly the color-symptoms as well as symptoms in connection with
moon-phase would be also extracted.. If it
is a respiratory case with cough as one of the symptoms, it would be
possible to play the cough-sounds.
· If all the TCM-findings of the remedy match "Remedy fully confirmed"
· If tongue findings match but color and moon phase do not match "Remedy
very likely"
· If tongue-findings + either color or moon findings "Remedy most likely"
· If moon-phase and color findings match and tongue findings do not match
"Remedy most likely"
If TCM-findings do not confirm:
Please check your history again. It could be a small remedy for which TCM-
findings are not recorded. Please
also look for different layers and treat the last layer. Tongue often points
out the last layer so take the
tongue-findings to clear the last layer.
If inspite of TCM findings matching the remedy does not work:
Look for obstacles to recovery like smoking, drugs, any other maintaining
cause etc. The last layer requires to
be treated first. The globules given to the patient are not medicated
properly. Ask yourself, "Have I forgotten
something?"
If remedy works but TCM findings do not match:
Addition to be made in TCM findings. This is a remote possibility. Please
inform Dr.Vakil who would make the
addition after carefully checking the same.
Please note:
Tongue-findings may not be reliable in case of a smoker, a person who chews
pan and if patient has taken some
drug which colors the tongue.
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