Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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A Distribution Chart Analysis of Electric Energy on Specific Acupoints in the Identical Meridian Pathway

동일 경락상의 요혈(要穴)에서 체표 에너지 분포도 분석

  • Kim, Soo-Byung (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Min, Choong-Ki (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Na-Ra (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Wook (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Shim, Tae-Kyu (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Yim, Yun-Kyoung (Dept. of Meridian & Acupoints, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University) ;
  • Lee, Yong-Heum (Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University)
  • 김수병 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과 한의공학연구실) ;
  • 민충기 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과 한의공학연구실) ;
  • 이나라 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과 한의공학연구실) ;
  • 이승욱 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과 한의공학연구실) ;
  • 심태규 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과 한의공학연구실) ;
  • 임윤경 (대전대학교 한의과대학 경락경혈학교실) ;
  • 이용흠 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의공학과 한의공학연구실)
  • Published : 2009.12.27
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Abstract

Objectives : The object of this study is measuring energy (skin capacitance) distribution on the specific acupionts and analyzing change patterns of meridian energy according to time or synchronous time. Methods : To check energy distribution using the meridian energy measurement system(DMM-1000), ten specific acupoints(ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST42, ST43, ST44, ST45, BL21, CV12) were chosen. We checked the energy distribution and analyzed the change patterns before and after meal. We checked the state of the energy of ST meridian which is considered to have relation to stomach organ activity. Based on the hypothesis regarding energy difference due to Qi flowing, we compared energy potential on 10 specific acupoints. Results and Conclusions : Electric energy of each specific acupoint was different according to subjects and time. Through this study, we proposed an indispensable condition of energy difference due to Qi flowing through meridian.

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