vis — root-cause reasoning

A deterministic naturopathic reasoning aid. Map a presentation to its underlying terrain imbalances and nutrient insufficiencies — tolle causam, treat the cause — ranked by how specifically each symptom points there. Every output traces to a knowledge-base entry; no diagnosis, no disease labels.

Select the complaints you're presenting with. vis ranks candidate root causes and nutrient deficiencies by specificity-weighted overlap — a specific cluster lets one pattern dominate; a single nonspecific complaint (fatigue) yields a broad, honest differential.

The specificity matrix — every modeled symptom against every candidate. Colour intensity is the edge specificity: how strongly that symptom points to that candidate. Teal columns are nutrient deficiencies, violet columns are terrain root causes. Tap a symptom row to assess it.

nutrient specificity root-cause weight low → high

Materia medica — core Western/naturopathic botanicals. Filter by herbal action; expand for indications, constituents, dosing, and safety. Real pharmacology: read every safety note.

Nutrient deficiency profiles — the deficiency core. Each shows its biochemical role and the specificity-graded signs that discriminate it from the field.

The six principles

Docere — the doctor as teacher. This is the reasoning vis embodies.

The Therapeutic Order

The Zeff–Snider–Myers intervention hierarchy — least force first, escalate only as needed.

Determinants of health

Predisposing, determining, and obstacles to cure — where naturopathic leverage lives.