Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 1996 ; 21(3): 63-7.

[Displaying of infrared thermogram of temperature character on meridians]

Zhang D, Fu W, Wang S, Wei Z, Wang F.

Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.

In this work we have observed the skin temperature of central line of the back and chest-abdomen on the human body truck by the infrared thermography. Here care the results: (a) Of all the volunteers, 57.1% central lines of the back and 7.7% central lines of the chest-abdomen of the volunteers are the longitudinal high thermal lines in normal state. (b) After moxibustion at Mingmen (GV 4) point, the temperature of 70.4% central lines of the back is going up. After moxibustion at Zhongwan (CV 12) point, the temperature of 56.0% central lines of the chest-abdomen is going up. The high thermal lines are longer and their continuity is hotter after moxibustion. (C) The lines on the back which are about 20 approximately 50 centimetres are longer than those on the chest-abdomen which are about 10-30 centimetres. The results suggest that the high thermal lines are the objective display of the temperature character on the Governor and Conception vessel. The formation of high thermal line may have some relationship with the compact connective tissue or microcirculation.