Dr. Volls’s method consisted of measuring an enormous number of acupuncture points and testing a large amount of different remedies. This made his method very time consuming, so ways were sought to simplify it. A Dr Helmut Schimmel invented a simplified form of Voll’s apparatus which is known as the VEGA TEST. This is probably the best known of all the electo-dermal screening devices.

Using the VEGA TEST, all measurements are carried out using one single acupuncture point instead of hundreds as is the case in Voll’s method. One single point is measured and samples corresponding to different organs, and different disease-causing factors such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and chemical toxins are introduced into the electrical circuit one by one. A change in reading shows which bodily organs are affected and by what Remedies are then introduced into the circuit till one or more is found to correct the readings. The remedies which correct the readings are the ones the patient requires.