基于红外技术的人体经脉热传输特性探讨

Investigation of the thermal conduction characteristics of meridian over human body based on infrared technology

目的:探讨人体经脉线上热传输的特性。方法:以先进的红外热成像技术为支撑,利用中医热灸的方法,在人体任脉线上的穴位与非穴位点及旁开非经非穴点加热,诱发出人体经络的循经红外辐射轨迹。结果:可观察到与古代医典和中医学理论所描述的人体任脉循行路线基本一致的轨迹,在加热神阙穴旁开对照点时,还观察到与人体足少阴肾经循行路线基本一致的轨迹。对人体经络的热传输特性进行分析,揭示热在经脉线上的传输具有循经特异性。结论:实验观察到的现象很难用现代医学解剖学来解释,为经络的存在提供了更为有力的证据,对经脉线上的热传输特性的分析表明人体经脉线可能是热的良通道。

Objective： To investigate the thermal conduction characteristics along the meridian course over human body.Methods： Based on the principles of traditional Chinese medicine thermal moxibustion,elicited the infrared radiant track along meridian course over human body surface by local heating acupoint or non-acupoint along meridian course,recorded by advanced infrared thermal imaging technology.Results： The infrared radiant track along Conception Vessel course can be observed over human body surface.Their courses coincide or basically coincide with the Fourteen Meridians that described by the Chinese ancient physicians.It＇s surprise that IRRTM of Kidney Channel of Foot-Shaoyin displayed on the screen when local heating the non-acupoint beside Shenque.Analysis on the thermal conduction characteristics of the meridian over human body indicated that the thermal conductivity of the corresponding tissues along meridian course was better than that of nonmeridain area.Conclusion： These phenomenons are difficult to be explained by anatomy of modern medicine,but they provided some more convincing evidences for the existence of meridians,illustrated that meridian of human body may be the good channels for thermal conduction.