Objectifying research on special region corresponding to five internal organs in colour inspections of Chinese medicine / 中国结合医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the differences in a special region (SR) corresponding to five internal organs between the young and the elderly and to verify the effectiveness of a developed system for objectifying research in colour inspections of Chinese medicine (CICM).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>An image acquisition device imitating daylight to meet the requirement of CICM was designed. Image processing software based on CICM theory was developed. A total of 83 normal people were sampled and assigned to two groups. The first group (Group I) included 30 people with an average age of 24±2, and the second group (Group II) included 53 people with an average age of 74±4. After image processing, the chromaticity of 10 SRs corresponding to five internal organs was calculated. R, G, and B represent the chromaticity of color red, green, and blue, L indicates color brightness, whereas a and b denote red and yellow respectively. The difference between the young and the elderly was analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>(1) The chromaticity of each SR corresponding to five organs was obtained. The average R, G, B, L, a, and b of the sample were 194.4, 147.6, 119.3, 65.2, 15.5, and 22.3, respectively. (2) The R, G, B, and L of the young were greater than those of the elderly, but the a and b of the young were less than those of the elderly. (3) A statistically significant difference in each SR was found between the young and the elderly (P <0.05). The total differences for the Lung (Fei), Heart (Xin), Liver (Gan), Spleen (Pi), and Kidney (Shen) were 50% (3/6), 66.7% (4/6), 66.7% (4/6), 83.3% (5/6), and 91.7% (33/36), respectively. However, the Kidney SR had the greatest statistical discrepancy.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The old Chinese saying that human Kidney deficiency worsens with age was verified by the results. The objectifying system used to examine CICM was effective. Thus, this system may be used as a basis for further research.</p>

Study on rules of distribution field of channels and collaterals / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study rules of distribution of channels and collaterals in external connection with orifices and limbs.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Based on classical theories in The Yellow Emperor's Internal Calssic and Classic on Medical Problem, summarization was carried out.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There are their own steric-crossed distribution of channels and collaterals on orifices and limbs, which is called as rules of distribution field of channels and collaterals.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The study on rules of distribution field of channels and collaterals can guide treatment based on syndrome differentiation, and promote development of theories of channels and collaterals.</p>

Differentiation and analysis of original meaning of classical channel theories / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To probe into the original meanings of manifestation and root cause, root and knot, Genliu infusion, Benshu, pathway of qi, four sea, Guan-He Shu and other classical channel theories.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Based on Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic) and other classical literatures, combined with medical books in bamboo slip and the silk and opinions of annotation experts of successive dynasties, deeply analyze and study.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Classical channel theories are involved in some theories of channel structures, with 3 original meanings: expounding the origin, the end and running of channels, expounding bi-directional running of channel-qi, and expounding the affinity relation of six channels, six qi, six zang-organs and six fu-organs.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Classical channel theories stress emphasize concentric running of channels, and concentric arrangement of channel acupoints, bi-directional running of channel-qi, and each affinity of six channels.</p>

Study on the law of circulation of meridians / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the basic law of circulation of channels and collaterals.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Inherit and develop ripe experiences of predecessors based on The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic and other classic medical books.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Circulation of channels and collaterals has the eight laws, including naming law, distribution law, converging law, exterior-interior association law, beginning-ending running law, meridian-qi bidirectional circulation law, zang- and fu-organ pathway liaison law, and liaison law of connecting with trunks and sense organs.</p>

Analysis on ebb-flow of ying-qi / 中国针灸

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze and evaluate practical significance of the ebb-flow theory of ying-qi.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Based on The Yellow Emperior's Internal Classic, the comparisons of the number of channels, collaterals and their bone-length measurement participating in ebb-flow of ying-qi, ying-qi ebb-flow theory with the practically respiratory-pulse ratio, human heart rate and pulse rate, human respiratory times, ying-qi ebb-flow theory with early channel theory, ying-qi ebb-flow theory with degrees of whole day, were tested and verified.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Practically, the ying-qi ebb-flow theory conforms few to human body, which possibly is an assumption of the ancients.</p>