Hung Yu-Chiang, Chen Wen-Chung, Chang Ting-Chang, Zheng Hao-Xuan, Liu Yan-Wen, Tan Yung-Fang, Lin Shih-Kai, Lu Ying-Hsin, Hu Wen-Long, Tsai Tsung-Ming
Department of Chinese Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123 Dapi Road, Kaohsiung, 83301, Taiwan.
School of Chinese medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.
Nanoscale Res Lett. 2020 Jul 10;15(1):146. doi: 10.1186/s11671-020-03373-2.
Acupuncture and its meridians are important components of traditional Chinese medicine, and numerous opinions have been previously expressed regarding these meridians. This study aims to explore the phenomenon of meridians from the perspective of electronic physics by studying these meridians for the response current affected by electrical pulse and acupuncture. In this study, acupuncture which applies an electrical pulse was used to research the physical properties of the meridians. Different kinds of pulses were applied to the human body to realize abnormal electrical signals. Comparing these electrical measurement results with the isothermal transient ionic current (ITIC) theory, we found that the transmission of meridian messages may be related to ion conduction. The movement of ions induced by acupuncture and electrical stimulation can lead to drift and diffusion currents through the meridians. The ionic conduction of meridian hypothesis is proved in that the substances delivered by meridians are in fact ions.
针灸及其经络是中医的重要组成部分，此前已有众多关于这些经络的观点。本研究旨在通过研究经络对电脉冲和针刺所影响的响应电流，从电子物理学角度探索经络现象。在本研究中，采用施加电脉冲的针灸来研究经络的物理特性。将不同种类的脉冲施加于人体以实现异常电信号。将这些电测量结果与等温瞬态离子电流（ITIC）理论进行比较，我们发现经络信息的传递可能与离子传导有关。针刺和电刺激所诱导的离子运动可导致通过经络的漂移电流和扩散电流。经络离子传导假说得到了证实，因为经络所传递的物质实际上是离子。
