Korean Journal of Acupuncture

Society for Meridian and Acupoint (경락경혈학회)
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Comparative Introduction of IR, Biophoton, and GDV on the Application of Korean Medicine Based on Their Recent Progress

적외선, 생물광자 및 GDV 측정의 한의학적 비교 소개

  • Yi, Seung-Ho (Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center(AMSRC), Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Jung (Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center(AMSRC), Kyung Hee University)
  • 이승호 (경희대학교 침구경락과학연구센터) ;
  • 이혜정 (경희대학교 침구경락과학연구센터)
  • Received : 2010.05.14
  • Accepted : 2010.06.14
  • Published : 2010.06.27
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to introduce and examine the possibilities of infrared (IR) imaging, biophoton detection and gas discharge visualization(GDV) as diagnostic tools in Korean Medicine. Methods : To review the basic mechanism and measurement methods of three modalities, concepts in physics were introduced. Physical backgrounds of IR, biophoton and GDV were briefly explained based on recent research papers. Simple electronics was employed for relevant detectors. In order to find the relation between Korean Medicine and these methods, papers on their applications were reviewed. Opinions from the experts on each modality were obtained from their papers and private communications. Results and Conclusions : IR imaging has been used as an auxiliary diagnostic tool but there are some rooms for the improvement for clinical applications. Experimental confirmation of the meridian activation by a moxa cigar is necessary for its verification. Biophoton is not correlated with human skin temperature but it has a circadian rhythm. Biophoton and GDV have a negligible relation if any. Therefore there are no correlations among three modalities in terms of basic mechanisms. But their clinical relations are yet to be scrutinized. Biophoton and GDV need more rigorous clinical tests before they can be used as diagnostic tools.

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