State Key Laboratory of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, China Astronaut Research and Training Center, Beijing, 100094, China.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Chin J Integr Med. 2020 Jun;26(6):428-433. doi: 10.1007/s11655-019-3074-y. Epub 2019 Aug 27.
To summarize and elucidate the characteristics and evolvement of Chinese medicine (CM) patterns reflecting the physical and mental conditions of participants in the Mars 500 long-term closed environment.
The DS01-T Digital TCM Four-Diagnostic Instrument and CM Inquiring Diagnostic Questionnaire were used to collect information from 6 participants in the Mars 500 International Joint Research Project, through diagnostic methods of observation, palpation and inquiry according to CM theory. During the 520 days of the experiment, data collection was performed 37 times; a total of over 400 digital images of tongues and facial complexion and over 20,000 data were collected. These data were then analyzed by a team of experts in CM, statistics, and data mining.
The CM pattern evolvement of participants in the long-term closed environment followed some common trends. Qi deficiency was the main CM pattern observed, with individual features depending on constitutional differences [manifested in varying degrees of accompanying patterns of Gan (Liver) qi stagnation, Pi (Spleen) deficiency, dampness encumbering, or yin deficiency].
The research has verified the effectiveness of CM syndrome differentiation based on the four diagnostic methods, which should serve as a solid foundation for observation, monitoring, and intervention in regard to the health conditions of astronauts in long-term space flights in the future.
总结和阐明反映火星 500 长期密闭环境中参与者身心状况的中医（CM）模式的特征和演变。
使用 DS01-T 数字中医四诊仪和 CM 问诊诊断问卷，通过根据 CM 理论进行的观察、触诊和询问的诊断方法，从火星 500 国际联合研究项目的 6 名参与者中收集信息。在 520 天的实验过程中，共进行了 37 次数据采集；共采集了 400 多张舌象和面色的数字图像，以及 20000 多个数据。然后，由 CM、统计学和数据挖掘方面的专家团队对这些数据进行分析。
长期密闭环境中参与者的 CM 模式演变遵循一些共同的趋势。气虚是观察到的主要 CM 模式，个体特征取决于体质差异[表现为不同程度的伴随肝气郁结、脾虚、湿阻或阴虚等模式]。
该研究验证了基于四诊方法的 CM 辨证的有效性，这应为未来对长期太空飞行中宇航员健康状况进行观察、监测和干预提供坚实的基础。
