Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1989 ; 14(3): 389-94.

[Investigation on the biophysical features of strong luminescence phenomena in the 14 channel of human body]

Yan ZQ, Shi YQ, Wang YZ.

During the last few years, using the ultra-feeble cold luminescence signal of the body surface as an indicator, we had previously characterized quantitatively the dominant propagated sensation along the classical channels and the regulatory effects of acupuncture on human body. There was a great improvement upon our original apparatus for the measurement which permitted the precise detection for the superficial luminescence phenomena at the acupoints along the classical channels on body surface, by which the intense luminescence lines (various points were described as a line) were found. The nature bio-luminescence of human body surface was investigated in 158 healthy subjects, 158 times for regular channels and 11,582 times for acupoints. It was found that existed intense cold luminescent points (or described as the lines) on body surface along the courses identical with Fourteen Classical Channels, i.e. Back Middle Channel, Front Middle Channel, Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin, Heart Channel of Hand Shaoyin, Pericardium Channel of Hand Jueyin, Large intestine Channel of Hand Yangming, Small Intestine Channel of Hand Taiyang, Triple Burners (warmer) Channel of Hand Shaoyang, Stomach Channel of Foot Yangming, Urinary Bladder Channel of Foot Taiyang, Gall Bladder Channel of Foot Shaoyang, Spleen Channel of Foot Taiyin, Kidney Channel of Foot Thaoyin and Liver Channel of Foot Jueyin. The intensity of luminescence at the classical acupoints was 1.5 times higher than that of the matched points bilaterally 0.5 cm apart from either side of each classical channel, providing that the observation data were displayed by an automatic digital computer, the mean values and standard errors calculated logarithmically and the comparisons assessed with T-test.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)