Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil; São Paulo Medical Spiritist Association, Brazil; Santa Casa of São Paulo, Brazil; João Evangelista Hospital, Brazil.
Complement Ther Med. 2013 Dec;21(6):627-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.08.012. Epub 2013 Aug 31.
Biofield therapies are approaches that harness energy fields to influence the human body. These therapies encompass Reiki, Qigong, Therapeutic Touch, Johrei and Spiritist "passe", among others. The aim of this study was to evaluate bacterial growth in two groups of cultures subjected to biofield therapy (Spiritist "passe" and laying on of hands (LOH)) in four situations (no intention, intention to inhibit bacterial growth, intention to promote growth, and influence of a negative factor) and compare them with a "no LOH/no treatment" group.
Bacterial cultures (Escherichia coli ATCC) were randomized and allocated into three groups: Spiritist "passe", "LOH", and "no LOH". Bacterial growth was assessed using the McFarland Nephelometer Scale. A One-way ANOVA was performed to determine group differences in bacterial growth at 48h, and at 1 week after each situation.
A total of 11 Spiritist "passe" healers, 10 LOH laymen and "no LOH" tubes were assessed. Under the intention to inhibit bacterial growth condition, statistically significant differences were found between the Spiritist "passe" and "no LOH" Groups (p=0.002 after 48h, and p=0.008 after one week) and also between the Spiritist "passe" and "LOH" Groups (p=0.005 after 48h, and p=0.009 after one week). No statistically significant difference was detected for the other situations tested (no intention, intention to promote growth and influence of a negative factor).
We concluded that Spiritist "passe" effectively inhibited growth in bacterial cultures compared to LOH with intention or no LOH. Further studies comparing different intentions and types of LOH in cultures of cells and microorganisms are warranted.
生物场疗法是利用能量场来影响人体的方法。这些疗法包括灵气、气功、治疗触摸、Johrei 和灵媒“ passe”等。本研究的目的是评估两组接受生物场疗法(灵媒“ passe”和手放(LOH))的培养物中的细菌生长情况,在四种情况下(无意图、抑制细菌生长的意图、促进生长的意图和负因素的影响),并将其与“无 LOH/无治疗”组进行比较。
细菌培养物(大肠杆菌 ATCC)随机分配到三组:灵媒“ passe”、“LOH”和“无 LOH”。使用 McFarland 浊度计评估细菌生长。使用单因素方差分析来确定 48 小时后和每种情况发生后 1 周时细菌生长的组间差异。
共评估了 11 名灵媒“ passe”治疗师、10 名 LOH 门外汉和“无 LOH”管。在抑制细菌生长的意图下,灵媒“ passe”组和“无 LOH”组之间存在统计学上的显著差异(48 小时后 p=0.002,一周后 p=0.008),灵媒“ passe”组和“LOH”组之间也存在统计学上的显著差异(48 小时后 p=0.005,一周后 p=0.009)。对于其他测试情况(无意图、促进生长的意图和负因素的影响),未检测到统计学上的显著差异。
我们得出的结论是,与有意图或无 LOH 的 LOH 相比,灵媒“ passe”能有效抑制细菌培养物的生长。需要进一步研究比较不同意图和类型的 LOH 在细胞和微生物培养物中的作用。