Foreword

Every illness, but also every state of health, has its own specific terrain or milieu in which an illness can develop or a state of health can be maintained.

“Measure the terrain of an illness and deprive it of its breeding-ground and the illness will heal by itself!”

This statement by Professor Vincent is the essence of his many years of research and observation of all kinds of diseases. When Dr. Morell heard this for the first time in 1970 on the occasion of a continuing education event for Electro-Acupuncture physicians in Baden-Baden, Germany, this immediately aroused his interest and he concerned himself in detail with the experiences and results of Prof. Vincent’s work.

Right from the outset Dr. Morell recognized the enormous significance of this method and integrated it as one of the diagnostic methods used in his surgery in addition to Electro-Acupuncture diagnosis. In the past Electro-Acupuncture diagnosis had given him an insight into the energetic behavior of a patient, as opposed to the bio-electronic terrain analysis (B.E.V. or BE-T-A) which enabled him to gain an insight into the biochemical plane.

Dr. Morell was soon able to confirm Prof. Vincent’s statement, namely that by changing or shifting the so-called terrain, the healing process could be enormously accelerated. In principle it was irrelevant which method was used to deprive an illness of its breeding-ground, the only important point being that it is successful.

The shift of the pathological terrain into a physiological terrain can be completed with the help of homeopathy, phytotherapy, and also allopathy or with essentials. Energetic therapeutic processes such as MORA-Therapy are also ideally suited for this purpose.

Brief Introduction to the Method

Bio-electronic terrain analysis is conducted with the human fluids: Blood, saliva and urine.

The physical magnitude pH is measured as a magnitude of ion or proton concentration in the fluids. The rH2 measured value, as the magnitude of electronic activity, defines the degree of oxidation or reduction of the fluids.

The terrain is determined with the help of the two aforementioned closely correlated magnitudes, as is indicated by the subsequent formula:

1. EH = 30 (rH2 – 2pH), [mV]
2. (EH = measured potential)

The third magnitude, which is not essential for assessing the biological terrain, is the sum total of the electrolytes measured in the three fluids: blood, saliva and urine.

Conductivity in fluids is measured in Siemens. Prof. Vincent used the electrical resistance (resistivity) in Ohms, which stands in a reciprocal relationship with the conductivity value. Eventually there is a total of 9 correlated measured values altogether.

The three basic diagnostic statements are supplied by the three fluids blood, saliva and urine.

Blood is the mirror of all immunological diseases and the key for “Enderlein’s pleomorphism” (Sanum).

Saliva furnishes a statement on all metabolic disorders as well as mycosis infestation.

And finally, urine represents the excretory organs and the possible presence of a mesenchymal latent acidosis.

The interpretation of the nine correlated measured values can prove to be somewhat daunting for the novice, particularly since, in addition to biochemistry, it is also necessary to consider the interaction of the protons and electrons.

Thirty years of experience cannot, however, be presented in a 1-2 day seminar. Consequently, a computer diagnosis program was developed.

Program Description

There are two possibilities of application:

• The new generation of measuring instruments (MT 732) feature a standard RS232 interface between instrument and computer, thereby eliminating the need for manual input.
  
• For the older bio-electronic instruments (B.E.V.) without a computer interface, the nine measured values have to be entered manually into the computer for evaluation.

The programs are also available for older computers with MS-DOS operating systems. For the new computer generation the diagnosis program is also available for Windows 93 and 95 [and now, also of course for Windows XP and Windows 7].

The original program according to Prof. Vincent requires the patient’s name, date of birth and body weight for the evaluation. For optimal evaluation it is essential to take into account that the fluid quantities (blood, saliva and urine) depend upon the patient’s body weight.

In addition to the graphic evaluation of the nine measured values in color, there is also a “relative valuation” bar graph for the rapid acquisition of the problem values; they provide rapid information on the fluid that is responsible for energy retention or energy deficiency.

Furthermore, the values gained from the blood are used to establish the risk of thrombosis (0 to 100%), and all pH and rH2 values are used to calculate a numeral, color tagged bar graph of possible malignant situations.

The energetic quantification (EQ) is an indicator of the performance quotient of the fluid in the organism (blood and saliva), and the fluid that has to be excreted (*urine). The assessment of energetic quantification (EQ) is very helpful regarding the internal spodogenous state of patients suffering from advanced cancer.

The defensive factor (AF = abbreviation of the German term – "Abwehrfaktor") and the energy potential (EP) are calculated and displayed in the form of a graph as another diagnostic aid.

The defensive factor (AF) indicates the extent to which the body is able to defend itself against a disease.

Conclusions regarding the energy reserves of the body are drawn from the energy potential (EP).

With a “click of the mouse” it is possible to calculate the “immunological defense state of the patient” in conformity with their age (x-years).

For rapid and convenient assessment of a patient, the diagnosis is presented in the form of a graph subdivided into three colored value areas:

Green area: No findings or diagnosis
Yellow area: Limited/Restricted immune situation
Red area: Acute danger

Another mouse click on “Diagnosis” calls up a diagnosis menu that is the outcome of Dr. Morell's many years of B.E.V. experience and which produces the diagnostic relevance of the nine correlated measured values.

To this date thirty-eight (38) differential diagnoses can be deducted from this correlation. By clicking on the individual diagnoses, the reasons why the given diagnosis was stated will be revealed, together with cross reference that must be taken into account, as well as the resulting therapeutic consequences.

The program is primarily intended for rapidly familiarizing oneself with this method. Present day experience has shown that this differential diagnosis program is also an excellent teaching program to achieve full command of the subject within three months.

Obviously, the program can also be printed out, both “black and white” and in color, to give the physician and patient the necessary documentation that is required to follow the continued course of a disease and, respectively, the healing process.

The BE-T-A analysis printout – All the important information on the biological terrain is available at a glance.

The new full-function electrode – The MTR IV

A measured value can only be as good as the transducer that was used to gain the measured value!

This concerns the core of the method – the new MTR IV full-function electrode. We have been repeatedly asked, “what is so special about this electrode?” The following points explain this.

A good electrode for reliable bio-electronic terrain analysis (BE-T-A) must fulfill the following conditions:

• Rapid response rate (rise time)
• Insensitive to proteins (diaphragm clogging!)
• Long-term stability
• Long service life
• Regenerable (electrodes do not have to be replaced, hence economical
• Small measuring volumes (limit: 2 ml for perfect rH2 measurement)
• The ability to depolarize the rH2 electrode (otherwise measured value falsification
  ....caused by protein is certain!)
• Automatic temperature compensation for all three magnitudes. The possibility to take
  ....anaerobic blood samples and immediate measurement of pH, rH2 and r measured
  ....values (redox fault in the event of oxygen contamination)
• Blood samples can be taken without having to draw the blood merely as a result of the venous pressure (drawing in the blood sample with a syringe causes haemolysis of the blood, thereby falsifying the measured values. Blood haemolysis can be verified with a.dark-field microscope)
• The electrode must be able to be easily cleaned
• Simple to use

The newly developed MTR IV full-function electrode complies with all these points when connected to the new MT 732 / BE-T-Analysis device.

The upper section of the MTR IV electrode contains all measuring electrodes, which are:

• The pH electrode
• The rH2 electrode
• The regenerable reference element with exchangeable special diaphragm
• Two platinum r-electrodes for resistivity measurement
• One super-sensitive temperature sensor

Subsequently, all three measurements can be completed in any vessel (e.g. urine cup) with this electrode.

The patient is given a small vessel for the saliva. In the past saliva measurement was a bit problematic with older measuring electrodes. To prevent the electrode being blocked for further measurements, the patient was given a small special saliva cup in place of the measuring chamber in the base section of the electrode otherwise used to hold the saliva. The upper part of the measuring electrode was then immersed in the special saliva cup for a pH and rH2 measurement. For the subsequent r-measurement it was then necessary to put the saliva into the original measuring chamber as it contained the electrodes for r-measurement.

With the new MTR IV electrode the donated saliva that is to be measured is conveniently and immediately drawn out of the patient’s special saliva cup into the base section of the electrode, thereby filling the measuring chamber.

The big advantage of this method is that there is no saliva foam getting into the measuring chamber that could falsify the measured result, particularly with r-measurements. Moreover, one no longer comes into contact with the saliva and the electrode can be easily cleaned.

The blood sample is taken with the electrode base section holding a “butterfly needle” (Venofix) or a size 1 disposable needle. A 5 ml glass syringe mounted above the measuring chamber acts as a compensator and takes a little of the anaerobic blood sample that flows into the measuring chamber by venous pressure alone, i.e. there is absolutely no suction effect by the syringe.

Numerous measurements have confirmed that withdrawing blood samples with a syringe and then injecting it into the measuring chamber results in falsified measurement values regarding the pH value, but particularly in connection with the redox potential.

The differences between the blood withdrawal methods can be clearly seen in the darkfield, for instance how the erythrocytes are subject to haemolysis and rather look like thorn apples when the blood sample was drawn with a syringe.

It is also imperative for precise redox measurement that the rH2 electrode is mechanically cleaned prior to each measurement to remove proteins and oxidations. This is done with a small grinding stone. Prof. Vincent called this process depolarization.

The MT 732 analyzer unit was developed for two application possibilities:

1. For separate measurement of all physical magnitudes without an external computer. All measured physical magnitudes are stored and displayed by the unit’s 7-segment display. They can be printed out by way of the RS232 serial interface. This ensures completely separate local use. All the measured data can be stored and subsequently recalled for evaluation.
2. For the measurement of all physical magnitudes in conjunction with a computer and program to evaluate the measured values.
   Everything as under Point 1, except that data transfer to the external computer is by way of the same interface in place of a serial printer.

Friesenheim, Germany June 28, 1999
Erich Rasche,
President, Med-Tronik GmbH

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