Tongue That Does Not Lie

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by  Prakash Vakil

Prakash Vakil
TO !NGUE
That Does Not Lie
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How to Use Tongue Symptoms
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Prakash Vakil
TONGUE
THAT DOES NOT
LIE
Fig. 1: Red tip
Sulphur (sulph.)
Red tip with coating of tongue. - Patient suffering from
upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) > with sulpll.
Prakash Vakil
TONGUE
THAT DOES NOT
LIE
Tongue That Does Not Lie
by Prakash Vakil
{Estate of Prakash D.Vakil
Sweta Vakil, Mumbai-400 001, India)
Revised paper submitted for the 42nd International
Homoeopathic Congress ofThe International
Homoeopathic Medical League
ISBN 978-3-941706-81-1
First Edition 1987
Second Edition 1988
Third Revised Edition 2013
Fourth Edition 2016
© 2013 Narayana Publishers
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Note: In spite of the extreme care taken over the production of this book,
it is possible that you may find mistakes for which we cannot be held
responsible, or which may be nothing more than a misinterpretation of
the information provided. The aim of this book is to guide the reader in
their attempt to find balance and health through homoeopathy, but it
should in no way substitute the advice or opinion of a qualified doctor.
CONTENTS
Fore"'vord .•...................................................................•........ vi
Preface to the Edition ......................................................... vii
2nd
Preface to the I Edition ......................................................... viii
st
PART 1: 'Tongue That Does Not Lie' .................................... }
Introduction. ................................................................... 2
Method & Material. ......................................................... 4
Observations ................................................................... 6
Cases .............................................................................. IO
Summary of Findings ................................................... 14
PART II: Tongue Repertory .................................................... 17
Users Guide ................................................................... 18
Repertory ...................................................................... 19
PART III: Appendix ................................................................ lOS
Different Types of Tongue Described in the Literature .. ! 06
Tongue According to Ayurveda .................................. l09
Bibliography ............................................................... 110
List ofPhotographs. .................................................... ll3
FOREWORD
It is almost 25 years since Dr Prakash Vakil published the
second edition of this important compilation of tongue symp
toms in homeopathy.
Based on the late author's clinical studies that he origi
nally presented as a paper, this third edition from Narayana
Publishers has been entirely revised to improve readability
and accessibility of the information.
Among other improvements made in this edition, the
tongue repertory has been reorganised and symptoms are
ordered under Time followed by alphabetised lists of tongue
features. It now includes several groups of valuable symp
toms that were previously listed separately: movements of the
tongue (now under 'Motion'), clinically observed symptoms
and symptoms of lesser known remedies. Additional rem
edies have also been added that have only more recently been
proven by experienced clinical homeopaths and from sources
that most likely would not have been accessible to Dr Vakil.
We are happy to make this significant contribution to ho
meopathy again available and wish you many successful pre
scribings.
November, 2012 The Publishers
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PREFACE TO THE 2N° EDITION
The overwhelming response to the first edition and appre
ciation of this book has inspired me to bring out the second
edition within a year.
The general plan of arrangement remains the same. How
ever, I have added some more pictures to this book and have
made some additions to the compilation and my clinical find
ings.
1Oth April, 1988 Prakash Vakil
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PREFACE TO THE 1sT EDITION
When I decided to present a paper on this subject at the 42nd
International Homoeopathic Congress of The International
Homoeopathic League, I had not thought of bringing out this
book. I had started collecting information and began, with the
help of a few of my colleagues, compiling this information, when I
realised the difficulties involved. A practitioner may have to refer
to several books before getting a clear-cut picture of a particu
lar subject. I therefore thought that the information we collected
may be useful to other practitioners and students of homoeopa
thy, so· the information has taken the shape of this book.
For the last several years I have been working on this sub
ject and as time passes by, I keep on adding to my knowl
edge. I may bring out subsequent editions in the future with
additions to the information given here. This book has been
published in the form of a pocket-book so that it can serve as
a useful and ready reference.
Following are the features of arrangement in this book.
1) The book is divided into two parts.
a. The paper as presented at the Congress giving informa
tion about the confirmed and unconfirmed information
from the homoeopathic literature with additions from
clinical observation.
b. A compilation of visual features of the tongue, prepared
from the standard literature. Sensations, pains etc. are
omitted. At the end of the compilation some informa
tion from lesser-proven remedies is also given.
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Preface to the 1st Edition
2) The following pattern of gradation has been used:
Gradation:
Tongue Kent's Boericke's Boger- Knerr's
Repertory Repertory Repertory Boenning- Repertory
in this book hausen's
Repertory
Grade I CAPITAL+
Bold Italics II
(Bold) Bold
Grade II
Italics Normal Italics
(Italics)
Grade III
Normal Normal+ () II, I, t, rr
(Normal)
There are no changes on this subject in Kent's Final General
Repertory compared to Kent's Repertory of Homoeopathic
Materia Medica, therefore it was not used to compile the
information here. Synthetic Repertory by Barthel and Clun
ker does not give any information on this subject. M.E. Dou
glass' Repertory of Tongue Symptoms was also referred to
but as the arrangement of the rubrics did not correspond to
the general arrangement in other repertories and as most of
the information given was found to be covered by the other
books, it was not considered for this compilation.
3) The abbreviations of remedies used in ~e book are the same
as in Kent's Repertory. Abbreviations of some rare remedies
are as in my Textbook of Homoeopathic Therapeutics for
Students and Practitioners - Volume I, II and III.
4) The second part of this book is arranged in two parts: (i)
visual features without movements and {ii) different types
of movements of tongue.
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