Liang Zhong, Huang Bo, Chen Jun
Department of Acupuncture and Massage, Hubei University of TCM, Wuhan 430061, China.
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2012 Feb;32(2):183-6.
The relationship between the state of oxygen metabolism in modern physiology and the concept of meridian qi in Chinese medicine was investigated with the theory of Chinese medicine, biomedicine and experimental medicine for exploring the essence of meridians and meridian qi. The hypothesis concerning the relationship between meridian qi in Chinese medicine and oxygen metabolism in modern medicine proposed by the author was expounded and proved by a series of experiment results and theoretical analysis. According to the knowledge of oxygen metabolism and the theory of meridians and meridian qi, it is held that both qi and oxygen have extreme high similarity in both physiological functions and pathological reactions since both of them have material, functional and informational features. And the experiment results indicated that meridian qi in Chinese medicine have very close relationship with oxygen metabolism in modern medicine. Therefore, conclusions were made on the base of the above mentioned results: (1) The essence of meridian qi in Chinese medicine is closely related to oxygen and the metabolism of oxygen; (2) The specific distribution of oxygen metabolism-related substance and its function may be one of the essence of the meridians and meridian qi; (3) Oxygen and vertebrate globin are probably the main contents of the "qi-blood" in Chinese medicine; (4) The mechanism of qi regulation with acupuncture-moxibustion may be fulfilled by the regulation of general and local state of oxygen metabolism.
运用中医理论、生物医学及实验医学，探讨现代生理学中氧代谢状态与中医经络气概念之间的关系，以揭示经络及经络气的本质。作者提出的关于中医经络气与现代医学氧代谢之间关系的假说，经一系列实验结果及理论分析得以阐述和论证。依据氧代谢知识以及经络和经络气理论，认为气与氧在生理功能及病理反应方面具有极高的相似性，因为二者均具有物质、功能及信息特征。实验结果表明，中医经络气与现代医学的氧代谢关系极为密切。因此，基于上述结果得出以下结论：（1）中医经络气的本质与氧及氧代谢密切相关；（2）氧代谢相关物质的特定分布及其功能可能是经络及经络气本质之一；（3）氧与脊椎动物血红蛋白可能是中医“气血”的主要成分；（4）针灸调气机制可能是通过调节整体及局部氧代谢状态来实现的。
