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of the body.
In the modern way of living,
people usually rush their lives,
they use more ordering in
conscious level,
suppressing their feeling,
and they think they are taken care of their health,
actually, they may do more harm than good.
Autonomous exercise ,
in the contrary way ,
allows the body to express
its own voice and
the exercise
is following the body’s own demand.
Of course
it works wonderfully.
Qi seems to be a hidden part of the body structure,
waiting to be found.
Therefore qi
is
born with.
Qi should be a very active system since birth,
but gradually loses its function after
one is growing up by not knowing how to use this system.
Since
it is built in,
qi can be arisen
by any form of qigong practice, autonomous exercise is only one of them.
A STUDY OF STRENGTH FEAT CONCERNING THE
HUMAN SELF-CURATIVE POWER
Wang Chuan-Fu
(Taiwan, China)
Human beings are born to an innate ability to resist diseases ,
called “ self--curative power”.
Such power keeps our body permanently in normal and healthy condition.
In physiology ,
such
strength
is
also
designated
“homeostasis”
.
This
power
can
enable
the
body
to
produce
resistance against illnesses, eliminate causes of disease and facilitate the body recovered.
The function of both physicians and medicine docs not
lie in curing diseases directly but
in helping such curative power do execution.
Provided the body
is possessed of great
self-
curative power”,
it would
not
experience any
illness.
Even
though
sick,
it
can
also
be
recovered within a -short time.
Such power
is so integral that we should increase and stimulate
it every day.
In such way,
the genuine avenue to health can be reached.
The
way
to
health
is
composed
of
four
elements;
air,
sunlight,
water
and
electromagnetic wave.
It goes without saying that air,
sunlight and water are very important.
As
far
as the electromagnetic wave
is concerned,
it
is a very significant treasure,
verified
recently by scientists.
In addition to sunlight ,
the sun also radiates a kind of magnetic wave
of six million meter length.
For billions of years,
the incessant illumination of sun magnetic
wave makes the earth turn out to be an enormous magnetic
field.
Due to the illumination of
the magnetic wave on
the
earth,
the
iron material
in
the body
is
subject
to magnetization
which effects
the blood
circulation
in
order
to keep growth
of
life.
The magnetic waves
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both the sun and the earth are natural superlong waves,
integral to the maintenance of human
health.
However,
the
function
of
our
body
is
decaying day by
dry,
so
is
the
natural
resistance
therein.
In
order
to
restore
health,
the magnetic
wave, si ould
be
reinforced
for
health-keeping and disease-curing effect.
From the medical viewpoint,
such methods as receiving injection and taking medicine can
be called chemical therapy ,
also known as
“first medicine”
. On the other hand,
some people
discover the curing methods like massage,
sun bathing,
hot-spring bath,
which can be called
physical therapy ,
also recognized as
“second medicine”
.
The first anc second medicines may
be available for superficial therapy,
but infeasible for
basic cure.
Since the
first and second
medinines are facing an
invisible wall which
will not be broken through unless the magnetic
wave increases as an auxiliary.
According to the evidences of clinic
tests undertaken by such famous medical institutions
as the Medical College of Roman University,
the magnetic line of force cannot only enhance
health,
offer power but increase the human self-curative power to a lirge extent,
make the
abonrmal
neurotic system
adjusted,
provide blood
circulation,
create new
cells and renew
tissues in the body.
Different from ordinary electric currents,
the electromagnetic wave can flow beyond the'
surface
of
objects.
It
is
also
unlike X
ray
because
the
latter
cannct
penetrate
the
bones
whereas the electromagnetic wave can reach deep into the muscle,
fats
,
the internal parts of
marrow and release neurotic tension.
Such electromagnetic wave will ne ver cause any unplea-
sant feelings,
for example,
pain or shock,
etc. On the contrary,
it will result in comfortable
and warm vibration.
Such vibrant phenomenon gives rise to what is called Joule’s heat,
which
can
strenghten the function
of
cells and produce
analgesic and anti-inflammatory function.
Passing through the internal tissues,
the electromagnetic wave will create the induction current
so as to further the metabolism of tissues and ensure
its
vitality.
Besides,
by going through
the tissues in the body ,
the electromagnetic wave can keep the internal secretions normal and
each organ healthy.
The
electromagnetic
wave
magnetizes
the
iron
material
in
the
body,
forwards
the
function of blood circulation and reinforces the circulation action of lypmh.
In such a way,
the fresh blood
is endowed with the ability to transport nutrients fully aid the whole cells are
provided with resources of energy.
At the same time, owing to the vibration of the iron in the
red corpuscles,
the cholesterin in the vessels
is removed
little by
little so that such diseases as
hypertension and paralysis will therefore obtain the fundamental prevention.
Most important,
it can
increase the self-curative power
in our body ,
make the human body produce strong
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resistance against diseases and get rid of fatigue as rapidly as possible.
If under the appropriate
guidance of expert physicians
to the proper accompaniment of the
first medicine of chemical
therapy and the second one of physical therapy,
the so-called third medicine of magnetic wave
therapy will be undountedly reinforced in view of
its medical effect.
The feat of strength
is,
in fact,
the eletromagnetic wave,
because the feeling of strength
is heat,
electricity
(static
current)
and magnetic
field
(power)
,
which are combined
into the electromagnetic wave.
What the feat of strength means
is by enhancing the electromagnetic wave in the human body
under the control of human consciousness.
The feat of strength in itself
is a traditional name,
the scientific designation of which
is the electromagnetic wave.
Accordingly,
the curing and
reinforcing effect of the feat of strength
is also that of the electromagnetic wave as described
above.
The feat of strength used by this sect
is characterized by the personal performance of the
teacher
to imbue
his own power
as acquired by his own cultivation into the body of students
for molding a body of strength,
reinforcing
its power,
opening simultaneously the requisite
blood
circulation ,
make
the
students
accopmlish
their
body
of
strength
and
furthermore
applying
it to the treatment of diseases on oneself or others.
This sect of strength feat can cure not only the diseases of one*s own but those of others
to relieve them of pain,
except for the patients with serious illnesses,
who should be treated,
accopmanied by other above-mentioned therapies.
The
feat
of
strength
of
this
sect
is derived from
the electromagnetic wave
in nature,
which
can
be
assembled
in
the
human
body
for
reinforcing
the
body.
Its
supply
is
inexhaustible and
its application
is limitless.
It would never be involved in such drawback that
the strength
will become weak
if performed
in an excessive degree,
unlike current
feats of
strength.
A PRIMARY STUDY OF THE INDUCING FUNCTION OF THE
EMITTED QI OF QIGONG ON THE BIOLOGICAL COMPOSITION
OF a-AMYLASE IN WHEAT SEEDS
Liu Haitao et al
(Weifang Medical College, Shandong province, China)
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According to known reports, we know that the emitted qi of qigong can
raise the budding rate of rice seeds.
Our experiment also shows that supplying the emitted qi to
wheat
seeds
and
corn
seeds
for
a
period
of
time
can
affect
them when
they
later
begin
budding.
If the purpose of the qigong supplier
is to promote the budding,
the budding rate may
be comparatively enhanced.
The budding process of seeds
is a very complex physiological and
biochemical one. What actual segment the emitted qi affects
is something
still unkwown.
Wheat
seeds
contain
percent
starch,
which
is
a
fairly
high
amount.
The
starch
hydrolyzes and becomes the main source of nourishing matter needed by the embryo’s growth.
The hydrolysis of starch
calls for a-amylase and 3-amylase.
3-amylase exists even before the
budding of the seeds,
and
it forms quickly when the seeds are swelling and
it
is formed from
the zymogen which formerly existed in the endosperm.
Usually
it begins
to show
its
vitality
three hours
after
swelling.
The porduction
of a-amylase
is more complex;
when
the
see^s
bud,
the embryo
produces
gibberellin
(GA)
.
GA
is
transported
to
the endosperm
and
promotes the composition of some particular mRNA ,
therefore translatin g a particular protein-
—a-amylase.
It shows
its vitality much
later than 3-aniylase,
as
it shows after the seeds are
drenched for 24 hours.
The inductivity of GA to a-amylase
is a very specific reaction.
If we
deprive the seeds
of their embryos,
without the inductivity of GA the seeds cannot produce a-
amylase.
The exogenous GA has* a similar inducing function.
Before the experiment we cut off the embryos of the wheat seeds and cultivated them for
28 hours.
After supplying the emitted
qi to the experimental group,
the seeds were cultivated
for another 21
hours.
Then the amylase
vitality of the seeds was
tested and compared with
that of the control group.
The result
is that the difference between them
is not obvious (P>
0. 05)
.
The experiment was repeated.
In addition to the gigong group and the control group,
we had two other groups;
the group of seeds supplied with GA,
the g'oup of seeds supplied
with the emitted
qi and GA.
After using the emitted
qi for 40
hours,
the
vitality
of each
group was tested respectively,
and the results were compared. We found that the vitality of
the group supplied with the emitted
qi was much higher than that of the control group
(P<C
0. 05)
and the emitted qi did not have much effect on the GA treated group
(P<C0. 05)
.
The
experiment shows
that
the
emitted
qi can
affect
the
vitality
of wheat
seeds.
The
influence
shows very
obvious
after
the
supplying
of
the
emitted
qi
for
a
comparatively
long
period
(more than 24 hours)
.
This matches with the
fact
that a-amylase shows
its vitality after a
long period. We can draw a primary conclusion;
the emitted
qi of qigog mainly has an effect
on the
vitality of a-amylase.
In the study of the inducing function of GA on the biological
composition
of
a-amylase
it
is
believed
that GA
takes
part
in
the
translating
process
of
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The emited
qi has the same inducing function as GA.
Its mechanism might also have
something to do with this.
Besides, when GA exists,
the inducing function of the emitted qi is
not obvious,
which also shows that they may compete with each other,
just because they have
a similar affecting point in the composition of a-amylase.
This experiment
is only a primary study of the microcosmic mechanism of the biological
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Its conclusion needs to be supported by other scientific experiments.
EFFECTS OF THE EMITTED QI ON THE SPONTANEOUS
DISCHARGES OF CEREBELLAR NEURONS IN RATS
Yao Yuzhong, Zhang Jinmei, Liu Gangquan and Wang Liwei
( Sun YaKscn University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China)
The cerebellums of 12
rats were exposed under anaesthesia.
The spontaneous discharges
of cerebellar neurons were recorded with glass microelectrodes.
According to the request of the
experimental designer to excite or inhibit the neuronal discharges,
the qigong master emitted his
qi with different mind power
to the animal from a distance of
1-2 meters
for
1-2
minutes.
After the frequency of discharges was restored to the original level,
the above procedure was
repeated once or twice. An untrained person imitated the qigong master to give off his
qi as a
control.
The mean value
of interspike
interval was analyzed by a computer.
The
effects of the
emitted
qi were compared with that of the control group.
25 neurons were measured,
of
whicli showed excitatory responses on the excitatory mind power
of the
qigong master.
Their
discharge frequencies increased.
The mean
interspike
interval shortened from
the original 84
ms to 16 ms
(P<C0. 05)
.
8 neurons showed inhibitory responses to the inhibitory mind power
of the
qigong
master.
Their discharge frequencies decreased and the mean
interspike
interval
increased
from
the
original
12.6
ms
to
211.6
ms
(P < 0. 05)
.
neurons
showed
a
bidirectional
response ,
i. e.
both
excitatory
responses
to
the
excitatory
mind
power
and
inhibitory responses to the inhibitory mind power.
The mean interspike interval for the former
shortened from the
original
83. 1 ms to
32. 6 ms
(P<0. 05),
and for the
latter increased
from
the
original 24.5 ms
to 491.2 ms
(P<0. 05)
.
neurons,
anyhow,
showed no
response to both kinds of intentions.
In control experiments ,
the mimic
qi did not cause any
change.
The onset
of neuron responses
to the emitted
qi was different
in different neurons and
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could be divided into two patterns.
One pattern was with rapid onset.
tTh$ response appeared
as soon as the qigong master entered the laboratory and became more intense during the action
of the emitted
qi .
The other type was with late onset.
The response started 1-2 minutes after
the beginning of the action of the emitted
qi.
Yet both types had a corjnmon characteristic of
the
after-effect.
The
response
continued
and
lasted
1-|-
minutes
to
1-jj-
hours
after
the
ceasstion of the emission of
qi.
The
results
mentioned
above
indicate
(1)
The
emitted
qi
is en
objective
biological
message.
(2) The
effect
of
the
emitted
qi on
the spontaneous
discharges
of
the
cerebellar
neurons in
rats
varies.
It can cause excitatory,
inhibitory and bidirectional responses of the
neurons.
And
these responses
are
controlled by
the mind power
of the
qigong
master.
(3)
There
is a period of after-effect of the emitted
qi on the discharges of the neurons after the
cessation of the emission of qi.
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CHANGES OF SKIN TEMPERATURE DURING EMI! SION OF QI
Tokuo Ogawa
(Aichi Medical University , Japan)
Shigemi Hayashi
(Chinese-Japanese Institute of Qigong )
Norihiko Shinoda
(Shakti Acupuncture Clinic, Japan)
Norikazu Ohnishi
(Aichi Medical University, Japan)
The
concept
of
qi
is
philosophical
or
psychological
and
its
efficacy
has
been
poorly
evidenced
scientifically.
Previously
we
examined
effects
of
Nei-i^igong
on
cutaneous
autonomic nervous
activities and demonstrated
changes
in
skin
temperature and sweat
rate
during the practice of qigong
In the present study,
we observed changes of skin temperature
of
the hands
of
the
qigong
master and
the
recipient during
the
emission
of
qi by means
of
infrared thermography.
The
effect
of
the combination
of quiescent and dynamic
qigong was
also examined.
Methods*
Experiments were carried out with cooperation of two qigong masters,
one male
and one female,
and several volunteers of both sexes as recipients of the emitted
qi. A few of
the latter had been practicing qigong for some time.
In a climatic chamber controlled at the air
temperature of 23° C and
the
relative humidity
of 40 % 9
the
qigong master was directed
to
practice the quiescent qigong and emit
his
qi.
Qi was transmitted to the
tip of the second and
third fingers and emitted towards the meridian point
,
Laogong
(P 8)
or Hegu
(L 14)
of the
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During the whole session,
skin temperatures of the hands and fingers of both the
master and the recipient were monitored by an infrared color thermograph
(Fujitsu Infra-Eye
160).
The same practice was repeated immediately after the dynamic qigong practice.
Results:
The skin temperatures
of the palm and
fingers elevated
after the
start
of the
qigong exercise.
Transmission of
qi to the peripheries reached the maximum in 3-4 min.
,
the
temperature was
as high
as
4°C.
They returned
to the
original
level within a few minutes
after the cessasion of the exercise.
Soon after the start of qi emission towards Laogong
(P 8)
area,
the palmar temperature
of
the
recipient began
to
rise and
the maximum
rise up
to
4° C was reached
in
4-5
min.
Occasionally,
the
skin
temperature
of
the
recipient’s palm became
higher than
that
of
the
master’s fingertips. A trend was noted that the skin temperature of a trained recipient elevated
more
readily
than
that
of
an
untrained
recipient.
The
skin
temperature
of
the
recipient
lowered to the original level in several mintues after
qi emission was discontinued.
Qi emission
towards the Hegu
(LI4)
area was less effective than that towards the Laoqong area,
and only
a rise of 1-2°C in its vicinity was observed.
The skin temperature of the hands of the qigong master showed a considerable
rise after
the
practice of the dynamic
qigong was completed.
Howerver,
the effects of the exercise as
well as that of qi emission were similar to those before the dynamic qigong practice.
Discussion;
The
inner energy,
qi,
is
said
to be accumulated
at the
fingertips by the
practice of qigong and emitted to the hand of the recipient by the practice of qi emission,
but
the
entity
of
the
emitted
qi has
not been
clarified.
It may
be
possibly
to assume
that
qi
comprises electromagnetic waves including ample far-infrared spectra.
It should be considered
,
however,
that
radiant
heat
dissipation
from
the
recipient’s hand may
be
blocked
by
the
master’s fingers and the recipient may be unconsciously practicing
qi transmission to the hand
by his (or her) mental concentration during the session.
Dynamic qigong showed no immediate effect on the efficacy of the qigong exercise as well
as qi emission practice on the skin temperature.
However,
it may augment the efficacy of the
qigong training.
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A BIOENERGY STUDY OF THE CHINESE MERIDIAN SYSTEM
IN PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION—AN OBSERVATION OF 483
HEALTHY HUMAN SUBJECTS
Julia
J.
Tsuei, Chieh Chung, Frederick M, K. Lam,
Jr.
and Ming-pi Mi
(Center for East-West Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, U. S. A.
)
The
electric
and
magnetic
nature
of
the human
body
has
long
been
recognized
by
traditional Chinese medical
practitioners.
It has been proved by a
lot of researchers in
their
experiments.
They find that the points known as
“acupuncture points”
have a lower electrical
impedance and a higher electrical conductivity than the adjacent areas.
This paper
intends
to
discuss the
bioenergetic measurement
of
the
normal population
in
different gender and age groups.
348 male and 135 female subjects of varying age were recruited.
To study
the
bioelectric
activities
of
the body
the
principles of
the
electroacupuncture
method according
to Voll were
used.
With
this method
the
authors
selected two groups of
points—whole-body
acupuncture
points
and
specific
acupuncture
points
and
compared
the
whole-body points with the the specific points to find out the key of biol Dgical energy.
As regards the influences of age and gender to the biological energy,
it is very interesting
to observe
that the values
of the whole-body measurement
points
in males were higher than
that in the females and,
by using the regression study the relationship with age was found to
be linear
in males but of significant in three-out-of-four measurements in females.
Since
this
means
that
the measurement
value
decreases
with
an
increase
in
age,
it
fits
the
general
observation of the difference between genders in vitality and activity;
with an increase in age
it
fits the general observation of the differece between genders
in vitality and activity;
with
higher age,
the energy of the males decreases,
but in the females
it
is less obvious.
On the
other hand,
there
is no
significant
relationship
in
gender and
age
iii measurement
of
the
specific points.
This further indicates that the two groups of points are measuring two levels of
biological energy of the body;
the whole-body points may present the general biological energy
and the
specific
points are expressing the bioenergy
of a
specific organ.
It may be
that the
bioenergetic activity of a specific organ
is expressed through this measurement by changing the
conductivity and the permselectivity of the specific points on the skin.
It
is hoped by the authors
that these
findings would be important
for
considerations
in
medical diagnosis.
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EFFECTS OF QIGONG ON CEREBRAL BLOOD
FLOW (CBF) AND EXTREMITIC BLOOD FLOW(EBF)
(Zhao Baofeng
Beidaihe Qigong Rehabilitation Hospital, Hebei, China)
In order to probe some characteristic physiological changes on the human body under the
qigong state ,
and to probe the length of the time the practiser of qigong must need according to
this data,
the CBF,
EBF etc.
were checked on 25
patients who practised qigong exercises to
compare
with
patients
in
the
control
group.
During
this
experiment,
we
got
initial
significant results.
Out of the 25 patients,
10 practise Zhoutiangong ,
5 internal qigong ,
,
5 Xuminggong ,
Fenxin&ryonggong .
They did the
qigong exercises four times daily,
one hour
for each.
At the
same time, they must do Daoyiimng qigong to prevent deviation, each time for half an hour.
Before the qigong exercise,
each patient was examed of CBF,
stroke volume (SV)
, upper
limb blood flow
(ULBF),
lower limb blood flow
(LLBF)
and breathing frequency
(BF)
.
Then
they
did
the
exercise
under
the
guide
of
a
qigong
master.
Two months
later,
the
percentage of each item under the qigong state and normal physiological state was calculated.
The control group was examed and calculated in the same way.
Through observation there was no marked difference in CBF,
ULBF,
LLBF and BF in 5
minutes or 10 minutes after the qigong state either in the qigong group or in the control group.
Two months after the qigong exercise,
the BF,
CBF in the qigong group decreased by 26
percent
,
3. 9 percent respectively.
The BF and CBF in the control group decreased by
3. 9,
1. 6 percent respectively
(P<70. 01)
.
There was remarked difference on statistics.
This shows
that the slowed CBF and decreased BF are two important items in the qigong state.
Although the BF and CBF have droped remarkably 5 minutes under the qigong state,
the
BF and CBF have increased
3. 2 percent and
0. 2 percent respectively 10 minutes earlier.
This
indicates
that
these people are
in the primary stage,
conforming
to the ancient saying
“the
primary stage needs 100 days in Xiaozhoutian” .
In other words,
the qigong practisers who are
at the beginning stage at least do the qigong exercise for two months.
Clinically,
oftt of the qigong group suffered from different chronic disease.
After two
months of practising Zhoutiangong ,
they all recovered to some extent.
2 out of 10 were cured,
7 were on the mend.
Only one patient failed.
This
tells us that the Zhoutiangong
is effective to
some chronic disease.
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A CLINICAL AND LABORATORY STUDY OF THE
EFFECT OF QIGONG ANAESTHESIA ON THYROIDECTOMY
Lin Houshen
(Shanghai Qigong
Institute, Shanghai, China)
Qigong anaesthesia (hereafter called QA) has recently presented satisfactory results in the
resection
of
thyriod
gland tumour and
operations on
tongue
cysts.
It
has
been shown by
experiments that QA has sedative and analgesic effects.
The cilnical results are obvious.
Once when
I was emitting my qi Irom the centre of my
palm
to
treat a
patient of stomach cancer,
I found coincidentely that
his pain was
relieved
immediately.
This hints
that the emitted
qi has a certain effect of
relieving
pain.
With the
same kind qi
I treated a patient of schizophrenia when he went to sleep within
less than five
minutes sitting on the bench.
This indicates the emitted qi has the sedat ve effect.
The above
phenomena
in
the
clinic
inspired
the assumption
to make
use
of
qigong
as an
anaesthetic
in
performing the resection of thyroid gland tumour and cyst.
The cilnical applications of QA have won success.
From May to Ju re in 1980,
34 cases
of resection of the thyroid gland tumour and cyst were successfully operated on under QA with
the
assistance of the Shanghai No
People’s Hospital,
the
affiliated Shuguang Hospital and
Longhua
Hospital
attached
of
the
Shanghai
College
of
Traditional
Chinese
Medicine,
the
Zhongsan Hospital and the E. N. T.
Hospital the Shanghai Medical University,
and the Hefei
No
People’s Hospital.
Judged by the Anaesthetic Effect Standards stipulated at the National
Conference of Acupuncture Anaethesia,
17 cases reached grade
I;
cases grade II;
cases
grade
III.
Grade
I and
II accouted for 91. 1%,
showing that QA had fairly good effects in
surgery.
Experiments have
to be done
for further study.
I emitted my
qi from the centre of my
palm
to a
rabbit about
10 cm away,
aiming
at a certain acupuncture
point.
As the rabbit
received my qi
,
its cellular electric pulse changed greatly.
Meanwhile the temperature on the
tip of
its nose raised
3°C.
I emitted my
qi through the centre of my palm which was about
one
metre away
form
a
liquid
crystal
board
and
turned
its
colour
from
black
to
blue.
Experimenting on a thermal imaging system,
I emitted the same qi from about
1 metre away.
The photos produced by this system showed that there was a ring of light around Laogong
(P
8)
in the centre of my palm,
and the skin temperature at Laogong
(P 8)
increased
2. 8°C.
Emitting my qi to colonies of fluorescent germs about 15 cm away,
I made the germs give out
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light.
My palm was
put
in
front
of a low temperature
infrared
tester about
metre away when
qi was emitted from Laogong
(P 8)
.
The instrument showed that this is a
kind of infrared magnetic wave modulated by low frequency.
I issued my
qi
for 30
patients
when they were treated.
Meanwhile,
a control group who did not receive QA was established
to observe the effect of QA on the pain threshold.
There existed great difference
in the pain
threshold
between
the
patients who
had
accepted QA
and
those who
had
not. The L-EK
determination was also performed before and after QA, showing a significant post GA increase
in
the L-EK content.
The average
rate
raised per person was
that
in one case,
before and
after
the
giving
of QA,
blood
samples
had
been
taken
to
rule
out
the
possibility
of
the
influence of other factors such as surgical stimulus,
L-EK still raised 30%. From the foresaid
example we can see the emitted
qi can promote recepients’ L-EK
to release,
so to
elicit the
analgesic effect.
As to the different influences of QA and drug anaesthesia over NK cells,
we
compared the immune activity of NC cells
in
4 QA cases with that
in
cases receiving drug
anaesthesia.
It was found that in the QA group,
the NC immune activity was weaker before
QA than in the QA process.
In the drug anaesthesic group,
however, the finding was just the
opposite.
This indicates that QA
is an unharmful anaesthesia.
Three
qigong
doctors’ ATP and energy
were determined
before and
after QA.
It was
found
that QA resulted
in tremendous reduction
of ATP,
their
contents implying
that QA
performance was a strong energy consumption process.
QA,
as a trial following the experiment of acupunctural anaesthesia,
has shown certain
clinical
results.
Our experiments have perliminarily explored
its material
basis and
analgesic
mechanism and laid a foundation for further study.
A RESEARCH ON “ANTI-AGING” EFFECT OF QIGONG
Wang Chongxing, Xu Dinghai, Qian Yusheng and Kuang Ankun
(Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China)
Substantial
data
have
shown
that
with
the
increase
of
age,
the
organism
degrades
gradually and aging causes diseases,
which in turn accelerates the aging process, forming a
vicious
cycle.
It
is advisable
in the anti-aging research
to combine intimately the anti-aging
methods with the procedures for prevention and treatment of the geriatric disesaes.
Since 1958
We have focused on a research of qigong for the prevention and treatment of geriatric diseases
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and anti-aging process.
Here
is a preliminary report.
1. 204
hypertension
patients were randomly divided into the
qigoig group
( qigong with
small dosage of antihypertensive drugs, N= 104) and the control group
(with small dosage of
antihypertensive drugs only,
N = 100),
there
is a comparability in age,
sex,
occupation,
duration
and
stage
of
disease,
blood
pressure
levels,
program
and
directions
for
drug
administration between two groups.
After
a period
of 20
years,
foil mv-up
results were
as
follows:
(1)
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The effective rates in the qigong and the control groups were 85. 00-90. 20%
and
66. 67—69. 07%
respctively
(P<C0. 05—0. 001)
.
(2)
During thj period of 20 years,
accumulative mortality
rate
in
the
qigong group was
17. 31%,
its stroke mortality
rate was
11. 54%,
while in the control group,
they were
32. 00% and 23. 00%
respectively.
Both
rates in the qigong group were much lower than that in the control group (P<0. 05—0. 001)
.
(3)
20 years follow-up showed
that the blood pressure
levels gradually
rised
in
the control
group,
while
it
was
relatively
stable
in
the
qigong
group
(4)
When
hypertension
was
controlled,
various accompanying geriatic diseases
(e. g.
coronary heart disease and diabetes)
and
aging
manifestation
were
relieved.
These
results
indicate
that
jigong
is
an
effective
measure for preventing and treating geriatric diseases, and anti-aging process.
2.
With
the
application
of
the
biocybernetical
principle
and
method
of
a
computer
analysis,
the EEG of 220 subjects was made.
All the subjects were divided into four groups.
healthy
adults,
healthy
aged,
hypertensive
patients
practising
qigong
and
hypertensive patients who didn't practise qigong.
Analysis indexes included height and width of
low frequcency power spectrum,
high power spectrum of Q band,
frecucency shift of power
spectrum peak
of a band and amplitude smoothing of transfer
function.
Experiment showed
that the incidence of abnormal indexes
in
the aged group was higher
i han
that
in the adult
group,
while the incidence of abnormal indexes in the hypertensive group was the highest in
the
aged
group.
In
the
hypertensive
group,
the
incidence
of abnormal
indexes
of EEG
information was 40.3%,
48.4%,
19.4%
and 41.9%
respectively,
while
in the
qigong
group,
they were 27. 3%
, 30. 0%
, 0% and 33. 3%
,
respectively.
The above results indicate
that
qigong plays a major
role
in the improvement
of the brain function
of the hypertensive
aged patients.
3.
Abnormality of sex hormones was an important cause in disesaes and aging process.
(1)
The concentration
of estradiol and
estradiol
(E2)
/testosterone
(T)
ratio
in the
plasma
of
male
patients
with
hypertension was
higher
than
those
of
the
healthy male
subjects.
These patients were allocated to the qigong
(N-42)
and control groups
(N = 28)
.
After one year treatment,
E
levels,
E2/T
ratio
in plasma of patien:s
in
the
qigong group
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decreased 22. 41 + 4. 14 (pg/ml) and
4. 83+ 1. 28 (x 10“ 3
)
respectively,
whereas there was
no significant change in the control group.
(2)
Female aging process was associated with failure of the ovarian function manifasted
by decreased estradiol and testosterone levels.
The
levels of sex hormones
in plasma were measured
in 22 menopaused femele patients
with hypertension.
After one year treatment,
the decreased concentration of E2 and T was
elevated and
values
determined
were
51. 6 ±
3. 5
(pg/ml)
and
37. 2 + 2. 2
(ng/dl)
respectively.
These
results
suggest
that
qigong
can
regulate
the
abnormal
sex hormones though
the
patterns in males and females are somewhat opposite.
Qigong can nourish the essence of
life,
reinforce the kidney and delay aging process.
4. From the theroy of TCM,
premature aging
is mainly due to the imbalance of yin and
yang
.
According
to the physiological function and the nature of two-direction regulation
of
cAMP and cGMP,
there
is an
interioar
relation between cyclic nucleotides changes and yin
and yan
deficiency.
The
level
of plasma cAMP
in
the ^in-deficiency group was
elevated,
while in the yang-deficiency group the level of plasma cGMP was elevated and cAMP/CGMP
ratio was decreased.
hypertensive
patients
were
diveded
into
^-deficiency
(N =
32)
and
yang-deficiency
(N = 38)
types based on traditional Chinese medical classification.
Each of
the two
types was
subdivided
into
the
qigong and
control
group.
After
one
year
of
qigong
practice,
the elevated cAMP level tended to decrease in the ^-deficiency patients,
while the
elevated cGMP also tended
to decrease and the lowered cAMP / cGMP
ratio tended
to
rise in
the yang-deficiency patients,
whereas,
a significant change could be seen in the two control
groups.
These
results suggest that
qigong can correct both yin deficiency and yang
deficiency
syndromes and provide a scientific basis for the theories of tradictional Chinese medicine.
The above
study
indicates
that
qigong
is an
effective measure
in
preventing,
treating
geriatric diseases and delay the aging process.
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A BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF QIGONG ON IMPROVING THE HEART
FUNCTION AND RELIEVING MULTIPLE
CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTORS
Wang Chongxing, Xu Dinghai, Qian Yuesheng and Huang Meiling
(Shanghai Institute of Hypertension, Shanghai, China)
Hyrertension
is
a common
disease among
the middle-aged and
elderly people.
It
is
also
one of the important
risk
factors for coronary heart disease
(GHD)
.
In order to study the
effectiveness of qigong therapy in treating CHD,
comparison of clinical and experimental study
of 120
cases of hypertension incorporated with CHD was performed.
The paper presents the
results of a preliminary study of this subject.
1 > 1 20 cases of hypertension with CHD who had consistently taken antihypertensive drugs
were
divided
randomly
into
the
qigong
group
( qigong
with
small
dosage
of
routine
antihypertensive drug N=60)and the control group (with routine antihyj»ertensive drug N=60
only)
.
There was a comparability in age, sex, course,
blood pressure,
retinopathy,
ECG
manfestation ,
as well as administration of antihypertensive drug.
After one year treatment,
in
the
qigong group
blood
pressure
in 86.7%
cases went down,
62.6% showed
relief
of
clinical symptoms. ECG manifesation improved in 52. 6% cases,
while in the control group,
they were 65. 0%,
34. 8% and 22. 2% respetively
(P<(0. 05— 0. 001)
. The result suggests
that qigong is effective to hypertention with CHD.
2. Systolic time interval
(STI)
was measured in 30 hypertensive patients with coronary
heart disease.
Before practising qigong ,
the mean cardiac output (CO)
was decreased,
but the
mean
total
peripheral
resistance
(TPR)
and
ratio
of PEF / LVP
w ere
increased.
After
practising qigong for one year,
the observated results showed that CO was increased, TPR was
decreased,
and the ratio of FEF/LVEFP tended to be normal. Ultrasonic, cardiogram
(UCG)
was also performed on 30 patients.
Before practising qigong,
the Ejection Fraction
(EF)
and
mean velocity of circumferential fiber lengthening
(mvcf)
was decreased.
After one year’s
qigong practice,
the EF and mvcf tended to be increased.
The results mentioned above indicate that qigong has a regulatory effect on haemodynamic
alteration as well as on improvement of the left ventricular function.
3. Before and after 6 months practice of qigong ,
plasma Dopamine-f -Hydroxylase activity
(DBH)
was
measured
in
hypertensive
patients.
Before
treatmen; mean
plasma DBH
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activity was 19. 67±1. 45Ip,
after 6 months of practising qigong ,
mean plasma DBH activity
was
18. 27 ±
50I|i.
(P <
0. 05)
.It
suggests
that
qigong
can
reduce
the
excitability
of
sympathetic nervous activity.
4. Before and
after
qigong practice
for
6 months,
blood
viscosity and
platelet aggregate
were measured in 30 hypertensive patients.
After 6 months of practising qigong ,
plasma TC
and Ch concentration were decreased, while plasma HDL-c level was increased significantly.
6.
Plsama testosterone
(T)
and estrediol
(F2)
were measured by radio-immunoassay in
58 male patinets with hypertension.
These patients were divided into the
qigong group
(N =
34)
and
the control group
(N = 24)
.
After treatment
(one year),
the
result was
quite
different between
the two groups,
indicating
that
qigong has a
definite
regulatory
effect on
abnomal sex hormones.
According to our past and present investigations, we believe that qigong plays a major role
in improving the heart function and relieving the mutiple cardiovascular risk factors and
is an
effectice measure for preventing and treating CHD.
CHANGES OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND
MICROCIRCULATION UNDER THE QIGONG STATE
Chu Weizhong et ai.
(Central Laboratory of Shanghai Qigong
Institute, Shanghai, China)
In
this
paper
the
effect
of
a
quiet mind
(or mood
stillness)
and
breath holding on
cerebral blood flow and microcirculation
is reported and the
qigong mechanism
is discussed on
the basis of the relation between qi and blood.
1.
Material;
115
patients
suffering from
different chronic
diseases
participated
in
this
test.
Among
them there were 55 men and 60 women,
aged from 27-29.
They learnt the qigong exercise
and became well cooperated during the examination.
In addition,
the microcirculation of
gunia pigs and 2 mice were also examined.
2. Method;
(l)State of relaxation and stillness.
We
observed
:
A.
Cerebral
blood
flow
with an
instrument
of impedance
electrogram
(bridge
type)
and
amplitude
of
differentiation
of
electrical
impedance.
B.
Registered
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pulsation
with
a
physiological
recorder.
C.
The
microci:
capillary with a 80 X anatomical microscope under a reflected cold light
(2) State of breath holding.
A.
When
the
patients
were
entering
the
deep
and
slow
breath:
examined
the
cerebral
blood
flow.
B.
we examined
the
microcirculati
laboratory animals during breath holding in the simulated qigong state.
3. Results;
(1)
State of relaxation and stillness.
A.
Cerebral
blood
flow ;
cases were examined with
the
bric(;
examined with differentiation,
the amplitude obviously decreased in all
± 0. 05Q
to
0. 123 + 0. 056Q
(P<0. 05)
and from
9. 75mm
to
8.
respectively.
cases
of the
control group had very
slight change
frc|]
0.150 + 0. 05Q
(P< 0. 05)
.
B.
Fingertip
pulsation;
cases
w<
minutes
after
the
qigong
state,
the
pulsation
increased from
9. 86 ±
7. 3mm
(P<0. 001),
and then gradually returned
to the
level
beforj
Nail’s microcirculation;
Total 26 cases were examined,
in which 7 cases
nail became more clear,
the number of capillary loops in 2
cases inc
loops increased in 8
cases and the speed of blood flow increased in 12
220. Op/sec.
to 512. 5 + 254. 6p/sec.
(P<0. 001).
(2)
Breath holding state.
A.
Cerebral blood flow ;
In 49 cases with breath holding for 30
sej
amplitude increased from
0. 154 + 0. 06Q to
0. 170 + 0. 07Q
(P<0.
deep breathing, the amplitude decreased form
0. 187 + 0. 05Q to
0. 165
B.
Microcirculation of meninges in laboratory animals in simulated
breaj:
showed vasodilatation and increased blood flow.
But
the breath holding
sec.
,
the blood flow gradually decreased from 30 Op/ sec.
to 10 Op/
became sluggish and finally stopped;
4. Discussion;
(1) When patients entering the relaxation and stillness state,
the
c<
decreased and the peripheral circulation was improved.
(2) When patients were
in the
state of breath holding for 30
secj
flow was decreased
(same
to that
of the laboratory animal)
.
The
opi
holding was 15-20 sec.
(3) The above is due to the changes of qi and blood in the qigong
stj
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of
the
nail’s
Source.
ing
state,
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ge type and
were
patients,
from
0.
143
:63mm (P< 0.001)
m
0. 160 + 0. 05Q
to
ere examined
6. 8—11
1. 28mm
to
15. 75 ±
2 the
qigong
state.
C.
capillary loops of the
reased,
the length of
(bases,
from 315. 6 +
onds ,
the impedance
(|5)
;
in 20
cases with
0. 05Q (P<0. 05).
h holding for 30
sec.
lasted for more than
$ec.
and blood stream
:^rebral blood flow was
,
the cerebral blood
fional time
for breath
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A STUDY OF TREATMENT OF SENSORINEURAL
HEARING LOSS BY QIGONG
Zhu Jiru and
Pei Xirong
(ENT Hospital, Shanghai Medicine University, Shangnai Qigong Association, Shanghai, China)
42 cases
(76 ears)
were treated by the qigong therapy in our hospital from 1985-1986,
They had
been
treated by Westen
medicine
or
tradifional
Chinese
medicine
with
failure.
Among them 34 cases were bilateral deafness,
8 were unilateral deafness.
30 cases were men,
12 were women.
The average age was 43. 5 years old
(from 20-70)
and the average course
of deafness was 7. 2 years (from 3 months— 15 years).
Pattern;
Wudang qigong was practised.
It included three parts;
the quiescent,
dynamic
accessoy
qigong
exercises.
The
first one
consisted of two forms;
the Wuji form and Taiji
form;
the second consisted of twelve movements; the third consisted of five movements.
The
patients
did
the
exercises
collectively
for one hour from
6-7
o’clock
in
the morming.
The
practice lasted for 2 months and in this period no medication was given to improve hearing.
Criteria
of
effect;
We
used
the
average
value
of
the
air
conduction
of
the
speech
frequency
(500,
1000,
2000 Hz)
as
the
criterion of hearing
.
For
elusion
of errors we
adopted the same audiometry (DZ-IB type electric audiometer)
,
technician, time (8-9 A. M. )
and method of examination.
Examination was done before and after the course of treatment.
For those who decided to do the exercise for
3 months,
anotner audiometry was conducted in
the middle when the term ended.
At least lOdB hearing increase was considered effective.
Therapeutic effect; Among 76 ears effectiveness was found in 18 ears
(the effective rate
was
23. 7%),
among which,
the hearing of 6
cars increased more than 15dB
(7. 9%)
.
Among the 42 patients,
(54 ears)
had tinnitus,
which decreased subjectively in different
degrees to 29 ears (53. 7%)
Types
of
deafness
and
therapeutic
effect;
There
are
six
types
of
deafness;
Sudden
deafness,
drug toxic deafness-,
senile deafness,
noise deafness,
deafness due to multiple causes
and
others.
The
last
one
includes
hereditary
deafness
(2
cases,
ears),
deafness
after
radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
(1
case,
2 ears)
,
deafness after brain concussion
(1
case,
2 ears)
.
According to the treatment qigong therapy was ineffective to the hereditary
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poor effect to the drug toxic deafness and noise deafness,
but
it had better effect on
the senile deafness,
2 cases of which
(4 ears)
after doing qigong exercises for one and a half
month,
had a decrease of speech frequency of air conduction for 7-10dIl in the first one and a
half months
for
qigong practice,
but
in another one and a half months,
the hearing
didn’t
continue
to
decrease.
We assume
that
the
qigong therapy may
prevent
the development
of
senile deafness.
Types of deafness and therapeutic effect
Hea ring increased at
Types of deafness
Cases
Ears
least 10 dB
Ear 5
%
Sudden deafness
22. 2
Drug toxic deafness
14. 3
Senile deafness
33. 3
Noise deafness
16. 7
Deafness due to multiples cause
20. 0
Others
25. 0
Total
23. 7
Duration of the qigong exercise and the therapeutic effect;
The duration of the qigong exercise varies from one month
(13 cases)
to 2 months
(9
cases) and
3 months
(20
cases)
.
The therapeutic effect was nearly the same for different
duration. We don’t know
if prolonged practice can increase hearing.
Among the 20 cases
(38 ears)
which did the qigong exercise for 3 months,
the average
value of the speech frequency of air conduction increased less than 5 dB
i:r 5 ears
(13. 2 %)
,
but at the low frequency
(25 Hz)
,
the hearing increased 10-15dB
(13dB on an average),
at
the
high
frequency
(4000Hz),
the
hearing
increase
over 5dB was
never
seen
(hearing
decrease
1 dB on an average)
.
The increase of hearing
at low frequency was an accidental
phenomenon.
The cause remains to be explored. No side-effect was found in the exercise.
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FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THE MECHANISM OF QIGONG
IN TREATING BRONCHIAL ASTHMA AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
WITH THE AID OF SEVERAL NEW TESTING METHODS
Huang Hua, Shen Bin, Shang Kezhong
(Shanghai No.
6 People’s Hospital, Shanghai, China)
Since 1958 we have used a combined treatment for bronchial asthma with Western and
traditional Chinese medicine,
in which qigong takes a main role.
From 19 70’s we extended this
combined
treatment
to
chronic
bronchitis.
On
the
basis
of
a
comparatively
good
clinical
effect,
its mechanism has been further explored.
In order to make more detailed clarification,
we have
used
three new
testing
methods
in
the
past
three
years
to
test
the
amplitude
of
diaphragmatic movement (by time distance or DT)
and
its form,
the TcPO z and TcPCCh and
the variation of pulsating pressure of the fingertip arterioles
(P. P. F.
)
before and after the
qigong exercises.
All showed significant difference.
Here
is the report summary:
1.
Ventilatory movement
of
the
right
hemi-diaphragm
studied by
video-fluorography
correlated with qigong ; 24 cases skilled in the qigong exercises were observed. Among them,
cases did the relaxation qigong exercises,
13 did the
“small qi cycle exercise”
.
Results of the
video-fluorograpgy showed the average value of the sum
(DD)
of distance travelled during
upward and downward movements of the diaphragm before the relaxation qigong was 54. 6mm
±14. 8mm;
while
that measured
in
performing
of
the
relaxation
qigong was
72. 6mm ±
23. 6mm,
the statistical comparison of DD before and during the qigong exercises showed T=
2. 96
(P<0. 05)
.
For
the
small
qi
cycle
exercises
the average value
of DD before
the
performance was
46. 3mm ±24. 7mm;
while during the
qigong exercises
the average value
was 95.4 ±57. 4mm.
Statistcal comparison
of DD
before and
during
the small
qi
cycle
exercises showed T=3. 68
(P<0. 01)
.
Observation of the difference of the movement of
amplitude in the anterior,
middle and posterior part of the diaphragm simultaneously
: 1/3 of
the anterior was the smallest,
1/3 of the middle the largest and 1/3 of the posterior
lies in
between the two.
There was no sigificant difference before and during the
qigong exercises.
We observed the time distance of the diaphragmatic movement
(the distance moved in a fixed
time period ,
DT mm/ min. )
,
and discovered that in the middle stage of DT of the small qi
cycle
qigong there was one
or more short
standstill and a
little
fluctuation
of DT
(reverse
movement in the course of respiratory cycle)
in persons practising the small qi cycle exercise.
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By video recording, an exact measurement was made of the DT.
The statistical analysis of the
values before and during the relaxation
qigong showed T = 2. 23
(P<0. 05),
whereas
the
values before and during the small
qi cycle
exerciese showed T = 3. 63
(P<0. 01)
.
The
expansion
of DD
leads
to a decreased
respiration
frequency.
This was more evident
in the
small
qi cycle exercise.
The frequency of respiration per minute reduced to 2-3 times. P<
0. 001 was found before and during the two forms of
qigong.
Prolongation of DT,
reduction
of
respiration frequency and reduction
of
total
quantity of diaphragmatic movement showed
that during the qigong exercise the status of exhaustion nature of energy metabolism would be
transformed
to
a
status
of energy
storage.
In terms
of
the
disputed
paradoxical abdominal
respiration
it was proved by the appearance of the reverse movement of diaphragm seen in the
video
recording.
The
X-ray
diaphragm
video
recording
gave
better
observation
of
the
diaphragmatic movement than the ultrasound technique?
thus a new tesring method
to explore
the mechanism of the clinical effect and special status has been found.
2. TcP0 2 and TcP0 2 measurement;
30 cases in total were measured.
Among them 22
had better qigong training.
After exercises their TcP0 2 all decreased (T==5. 45 P<0. 001).
cases did not have good qigong training.
Their TcPO and TcP0 2 before and during the qigong
exercise showed no sigificant difference
(P<0. 05)
.
Before qigong exercises the TcPOs value
was lower than normal and increased to the normal value after qigong exercises.
It showed that
qigong
exercises would change
the body
status,
from
that
of
“energy exhausting
(oxygen
exhausting)” to “energy storing”
( TcP0 2
).
3. Testing by P. P. F.
•
It was measured under the pressure 40mmHg,
50mmHg and 60m nHg.
P. P. F.
showed
changes
before
and
during
qigong
exercises.
There
were
cases
tested
under 40mmHg
pressure,
9 cases under 50mmHg and 7 cases under 60mmHg.
After qgong exercises P. P. F.
increased to some extent in each case,
but all within the normal range. P value was <C
0. 05-
-0. 01.
The fact explains the theory of
“blood
is commanded by qi ”
in traditional Chinsese
medicine.
Qigong exercises may improve the blood circulation through the regulation of qi and
blood of the human body.
4. Discussion;
According to the results of the three new testing methods,
together with the experimental
observation of the various biophysical phenomena in the past, we think that the mechanism of
the
curative
effect
of
qigong
in
treating
bronchial
asthma
and
chronic
bronchitis may
be
explained as follows;
(1) Qigong can regulate the function of cerebral cotrex and vegetative nerve system.
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Qigong can improve the function of respiration.
(3)
Qigong can regulate qi and blood, ying and yang of the human body.
The X-ray video recording of diaphragm movement, TcP0 2 test and P. P. F.
test provide
further evidence for the last two hypothesized mechanisms.
A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF THE EMITTED QI COMBINED WITH
SEIF-PRACTICE OF QIGONG IN TREATING PARALYSIS
Huang Meiguang
(The General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China)
cases of paralysis,
cases of hemiplegia and 24
of paraplegia were treated by the
emitted qi combined with self-practice of qigong .
Method :
1. Qigong masters emitted their
qi from Laogong
(P 8)
and Shixuan
(Extra 10)
towards the
running course of the meridians of the patient 2-3 times a day.
2. Qigrng masters used his emitted qi to massage points of the patient once every other day.
3. Under
the
instruction
of a master and according
to
the condition
of the myodynamia
the
patient did the qigong exercise 1-2 times a day to restore the function.
Result
;
1. Relief of symptoms.
The mental status,
sleep,
appetite,
local perspiration (limbs), speaking ability, etc.
were
all obviously improved.
2. Changes of myodynamia.
The myodynamia of the paralytic limbs was improved in most cases
(35/34)
from 0-2
degree to 3-5 degree,
which means the ability of performing active movement.
Some of the
cases were completely recovered.
3. Walking.
Before treatment 37
of the 43
paralytic
patients had needed support
in walking.
After
treatment
cases
could walk
without any
help.
Only
cases
were
still
dependent
on
crutches.
But some patients previously used wheel chairs now could walk with crutches,
and
those who originally walked with a pair of crutches now use only one crutch.
4. Managing of dally ilfe.
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Before
treatment
of
the
cases
could
not
manage
their own
daily
life. After
treatment 34 were capable of taking care of themselves.
In
Comparison
with
the
indices
before
and
after
treatment ,
the
difference
was
statistically significant.
Judged by
the
indices
of
rehabilitation commonly
used,
the
effect
of
treatment was
excellent in 10 cases (23. 25 %)
,
good in 20 cases (46. 5 %), fine in
1 3 cases(23. 25%) ,bad
in 3 cases
(6, 99%)
.
The total effective rate was 93. 01%.
The markedly effective rate was
69.76%.
OBSERVATIONS OF THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT
ON MYOPIA OF TEENAGERS PRACTISING
“RELAXING AND QUIESCENT QIGONG FOR EYES ”
Wu Binjiang,
Jiao Guorui
and Zhang Honglin
(Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Beijing, China)
"The Relaxing and Quiescent qigong
for Eyes”
designed by our research room has been
used to treat 241
pupiles with myopia
(421 eyes in total)
in the Dongzhimen High School,
Beijing , and satisfactory result was obtained.
Before
the
treatment,
all
the
pupils
had
had
myopic
and
hyperopic
examinations,
optometry
after
mydriasis
and
fundus
examination.
Then
diagnosis
of myopia was
given.
Furthermore,
identification was made between pseudo-myopia and myopia.
The patients were divided at random into two groups;
the treating guoup and the control
group.
The former practised
"Relaxing and Quiescent qigong for Eyes”
and the latter did the
setting-up exercises of eyes.
Criteria of effect; (1) Marked effect;
Vision improved by three linss;
(2) Effectiveness;
Vision improved more than one line;
(3)
Unchanged;
Vision improved less than one line;
(4) Failure.
Vision decreased more than one line.
Results;
after 2-month treatment in the treating group the marked effect was 25% of the
total,
the effectiveness was 61. 8%,
the unchanged was
13. 1% and failure was 0%.
The
total effectiveness reached
86. 8% and the
total effectiveness for true myopia was 82%.
In
comparing with the control group,
there was great difference
(P<0. 01)
.
The therapeutic
effect of the treating group was apparently higher than that of the control group.
There was
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no marked
difference
of
the therapeutic effect
in
different age group.
Effectiveness was
in
direct ratio with the duration of practice of qigong.
This treatment was not evidently effective
for the refraction change of those with simple myopia (<3. OD).
This qigong exercise
is easy
to learn with no untoward
effect.
It
is an exercise to adjust
the local and the whole body*
Clinical results show that
“The Relaxing and Quiescent Qigong for Eyes”
has satisfactory
therapeutic
effect
in
treating
myopia,
but
the mechanism
of
the
treatment
needs
further
study.
A CLINICAL OBSERVATION OF QIGONG AS A THERAPEUTIC
AID FOR ADVANCED CANCER PATIENTS
Sun Quizhi and
Zhao Li
(Kuangan Men Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
Beijing, China)
One hundred and
twenty-three
cases
of advanced
cancer
treated
simultaneously
with
drugs and
qigong has been reported
in
this paper.
These were in-patients
of our Department
during the past 5 years. Among them there were 60 males and 63 females,
the youngest was
20 years old,
the average age was 47 years old.
These patients were diagnozed pathologically
as malignant cancer,
70 cases were in the
III stage,
cases in the IV stage,
of which,
cancer
of
stomach
accounted
for
42.23%,
cancer
of
the
large
intestine
31.70%,
mastocarcinoma 11. 29%, and cancer of the esophagus and cardial carcinoma 8. 1%.
The 123 patients were divider into two groups.
The observation group including 97 cases
treated with drugs and qigong exercises,
the control group,
which consisted of 30 cases,
was
treated by drugs alone.
Similar drug was given
to the two groups.
Each patient who received
the therapy of drugs and qigong did the qigong exercise for over 2 hours a day,
3 months as a
course,
the
longest
might
be
up
to
months.
Symptoms,
signs,
body
weight
and
immunological
indices,
etc.
were recorded before and
after treatment.
The
results were as
follows :
1.
Amelioration
of
general
symptoms. 81.7%
of
the
patients
regained
strength,
63%
improved appetite,
33. 3% were free from diarrhea or irregular defecation in the observation
group ,
while
the
rates
of
the
patients
in
the
control
group
were 10%,
1 0 %
and
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body weight increased
ore than
kg.
In the
control group,
the patients’ body weight increased or decreased by 3 kg and more,
accounting
for 13. 33% and 30%
respectively.
The difference between the two groups is marked.
3.
Phagocytosis
of
macrophages*
In
the
observation
group,
the
phagocytic
rate
of
macrophages of the patients was 34. 68 + 8. 90% before the therapy,
and
it became 46. 98+
8. 20%
after the treatment,
increasing by
12. 31%;
the phagocytic
indices of macrophages
were
0. 45 + 0. 108 and
0. 63 + 0. 130 respectively before and after the combined therapy.
In
the
control
group
the
phagocytic
rate
did
not
elevate,
but
decreased
by
7. 87%,
the
phagocytic
indices were
0. 63 i 0. 183 and
0. 50 + 0. 138
respectively before and
after
the
drug therapy alone.
There
is a marked difference between the two groups.
4. In
addition,
it
has
been
observed
that
the
erythrocyte
sedimentation
of
out
of
patients,
and the hepatic function of 20 out of them in the observation group have turned to
normal,
while there were only 3
cases whose erythrocyte sedimentation,
and
cases whose
hepatic function have turned to normal in the control group.
The difference between the two
groups
is significant.
To sum up
,
it suggests that the
qigong therapy
is helpful to some
extent to ameliorating
the symptoms,
improving
appetite,
strengthening
constitution and
iricreasing
the
ability
of
self-cure.
Qigong can regulate the mind,
heart,
qi and blood so as to get rid of pessimism and
eliminate the evil factors,
therefore
it
is really an effective,
simple,
easy and no side-effect
supplementary treatment.
Because
limited
cases
were
observed and
the
time
of
observation was
shorter,
it
is
necessary to do further study.
QIGOING
Zhao Guang
(Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Bejiing, China)
Xie Qigang
(Beijing Normal University, Bejiing, China)
Cerebroatrophy
is a difficult disease with symptoms of dizziness,
inert thinking,
stupid
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respectively.
The difference between the two groups
is significant (P<(
2.
Body weight;
In the observation group,
50. 54%>
of the patients’
more than
3 kg,
and
5. 4%
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feeling top heavy and motion impairment.
Case analysis-
Xie Shijun,
male,
79 yeas old,
teacher. He felt dizzy,
slow in thinking,
top heavy,
motion impairment,
etc.
He gradually
lost
his ability of reading and work.
He
was always dozing off,
and seldom,
if ever,
liked to talk to anyone.
He had been treated by
modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine with failure.
On January 4,
1987,
the patient started to follow my advice and do the
“ Quan Zhen
Gong ” twice a day
in
the morning and evening.
He
sat
still and relaxed
the whole body,
expecting or thinking of something like a small
ball
stirring in the abdomen
all around.
Each
time
it would take him half an hour or so to do the exercise.
On February 5,
he went to the hospital for a C. T.
examination,
which determined his
trouble to be cerebroatrophy.
Having sufficient confidence,
he made up his mind to follow the
qigong therapy insistently and ceaselessly.
He did four times of qigong exercise daily,
two in
the morning and two
in
the evening.
His mental energy seemed
to be coming back and
to
increase. He did not sleep so often and so much as before, he could walk about in the house.
On April 9,
he began to receive the emitted qi from me.
Immediately after the treatment
he was able to walk about a little.
From July 25,
acting upon my advice the patient ceased to come to the hospital but to do
the exercise
at home,
because he was much
better.
The
patient resumed
his
self-exercising
under the care of the university’s qigong cum psychology therapy service group.
Now quite a different picture may be presented here about the former
invalid.
He has
completely come to. He lives and works in normal way. He is mentally active again and has a
spirited
complexion.
He can walk
upstairs and
downstairs by
himself and walk
without
a
stick.
,
quite a different man from the invalid that he was.
On March 30,
1988,
the hospital submitted the patient to another C. T.
examination.
It
was
confirmed
that
his
disease
had
gone
off.
The
back-to-health
state was
such
that
his
cerebrum
was
better
conditioned
than
that
of
a man
of
the
same
age who
had
not
had
cerebroatrophy ever.
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A CLINICAL OBSERVATION ON THE LIVER AND GALL
STONES TREATED WITH QIGONG
.
Li Jinzheng
(Bcjiing Institute of TCM, Bejing, China)
Liu hekun
(Shenyang Institute of TCM, Shenyang, China)
There were
only
a few
reports
concerning with
qigong
treatmen:
of
lithiasis
in
recent
years.
But
with
the
development
of
ultrasonoscopic
methods,
the
detection
rate
of
this
common
disease
is
rising.
As
there
is
an
obvious
effect
with
Western
and
Chinese
pharmacotherapy,
we gave systematical
qigong treatment
to 15
cases who did not respond to
Chinese and Western pharmacotherapy.
Each
case was
treated with
qigong
for
2-3
courses.
The
average number
of
treatments
was
20-25
times.
Different
effects
were
found
after
treatment.
According to a common criterion to determine the effects,
among the 15 cases,
7 cases
were cured
(47. 6%),
the number of effective cases was
(40. 0 % )
,
and that of non-
effective cases was 2 (13. 4%),
the total effective rate being 86. 6%.
Analysis •
1.
Site : (1) Of 4 cases of hepatolithiasis ,
3 were cured, and the number of effective cases was
1.
(2)
The
cases
of
choledocholithiasis
both
were
cured.
(3)
Of
cases
of
cholecystolithiasis ,
2 were cured,
the number
of effective
cases was
, and that
of non-
effective
cases
was
2.
The
results
showed
that
the
therapeutic
effect
in
patients
with
cholecystolithiasis
was
not
so
good
as
that
in
patients
with
hepatolithiasis
or
choledocholithiasis.
2.
Number and
size of stones;
The number
of cured,
effective and non-effective cases
in
patients with stones larger than
1. Ocm in diameter was 4, 2 and
1 respectively ,
whereas that
in patients with stones smaller than
1. Ocm in diameter was 3,4 and
respectively.
So when
the diameter of the stone
is larger than
1. Ocm, the effective rate is smiller.
3. Age :
According to the age the patients were divided into 3 groups,
i. e.
,
under 30, 30-50
and 50-60.
The number of cured,
effective and non-effective cases w|re 3
s
* 0 in the first
group,
‘ 4
*
1 in the second group,
and 2
: 2
:
in the third group.
This suggests that the
curative rate
is higher
in young patients than in old patients ,
and that
it
is concerned with
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The results of the obervation showed that the function of the emitted qi and qigong may
be anti-inflammatory,
spasmolysis,
anti-stone and stone-dispelling without side-effects.
This is
a new way of combining Western with tradtional Chinese medicine and
is worthy of further
resarch.
THE ROLE OF QIGONG AND TAIJIQUAN IN
RESPIRATORY REHABILITATION
Sun Yinxing et al.
i
(Sino-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China)
The
cardiac and pulmonary
functions
diminished
gradually
with
age.
The
respiratory
diseases such as chronic bronchitis*
bronchial asthma*
corpulmonale *
etc.
seriously impair the
health of the people.
The incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and occupational
pulmonary diseases
is increasing due to cigarette smoking and
air
pollution.
The respiratory
rehabilitation is one of the tasks of the rehabilitation professionals.
Qigong and Taijiquan are the important parts of traditional Chinese medicine.
outapatients were divided into
qigong and Taijiquan groups
at
their own
will.
There
were 13 men and
1 woman,
from 58 to 72 by age' (mean 64. 29 ±1. 97 years)
.
All of the
patients suffered from the cardiac or pulmonary disease.
11 of them smoked for more than 20
years
.
A thorough medical
history,
physical examination and laboratory
tests such
as ECG,
UCG,
blood-lipid and
lung
function
tests
were worked
out
in
order
to
establish
definite
diagnosis and to rule out contraindications.
Then,
they were taught qigong and Taijiquan
,
times a week.
After
3. 5 months patients can do the exercise by themselves.
months
later,
the
lung
function
tests
were
repeated
with
the same
pulmometer
(Chestac-65 made in Japan).
After 18 months of exercise, the lung function tests were markedly improved.
The vital capacity (VC)
of 14 patients increased by 3. 31% on an average (P<0. 05)
.
The total lung capacity
(TLC)
of 14 patients increased by
7. 34%
(P>0.05). TLC of 6
patients were abnormal before the exercise and 4 of them became normal after the exercise.
of the 14 cases increased by more than 15%.
The forced vital capacity (FVC)
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Discussion :
1.
The
qigong and ear-point
therapies do not use any drug
or
operation.
It
is good
for
treating
0. 5 cm
diameter
stones and
sandy
stone.
The
curative
effect
is
not
superior
to
Chinese and Western medication.
Greasy food and high portein can be taken in the treatment
course
,
2.
Diagnosed
gallstone
with
B-ultrasonic
is
different
from
clinical
observation.
B-
ultrasonic’s result is only for reference.
3.
The cases of gallstone in females are more than that in males,
which
is considered to
be related to females* climacteric.
The development form of the gallstone
is connected with the
cholesterol content and endocrine disorders.
OBSERVATIONS OF THE CURATIVE EFFECT IN 103 CASES OF
CHRONIC ATROPHIC GASTRITIS (CAG) TREATED WITH
DAOYING (INDUCING) OR TVINA
(RELEASING/RECEIVING) THERAPY
(Research Group on Qigong Science,
Institute for Industry Health,
the National Mechanical Industry Commission, Xi'an, Shanxi Province, China)
Chronic atrophic gastritis
(CAG)
is a common yet difficult
illness.
In our experiment,
Daoying and Tuina
therapy was applied
to 103
cases.
Among them 58 were males and 45
females in an average age of 43.
The average duration of disease was
7. 8 years.
The cases had been
identified by gastroscopy and biopsy before admission based on the
diagnostic
criterion
set
on
the
Chongqing
Symposium
in
1982.
Daoying-Tuina
exercises
(dynamic-quiescent)
were done 4 times a day,
an hour each.
79 days made a course and no
medication for gastrosis was given.
31 Cases were checked with gastroscopy and biopsy,
cases with electrogram and 34
cases with immunity detection by the end for the treatment course.
Analysis was worked out
by comparison both in oneself and with each other.
Criterion of effect;
Marked
effect*
Disapperance
of
abdominal
distending
pain,
anorexia,
belching,
diarrhea,
disappearance or
relief of lesions,
atrophic gastritis turning to superficial gastritis,
or severe atrophic gastritis turning to mild.
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Effectiveness*
Symptoms relieved,
lesions lessened,
atrophy of gland lightened for one
grade.
Failure; No change
Results :
The therapy appeared markedly effective in 72 cases
(69. 9%).
Tie effective cases were
(27. 2%)
. There were 3 failures.
The total effectiveness was 97. 1%.
In gastroscopy and
pathology examination,
the rate was 35. 5%
,
29. 0%
(total;
64. 5%)
;
48. 4 % ,
38. 7%
(total;
87. 1/4)) respectively.
Electrogastrogram check;
Frequency before meals
;
Before therapy;
2. 32+ 0. 58;
after
therapy;
2.57 + 0.39
(P<0. 05)
.
Amplitude before meals
:
Before therapy;
34.33 +
18.65;
after therapy;
57. 5+ 37. 15 (P<0. 01)
.
Frequency After msals;
Before therapy;
2. 69 ± 0. 43;
aften
therapy;
2. 68 ± 0. 35
(P> 0. 05)
. Amplitude
after meals
;
Before
therapy;
54. 17 + 35. 38;
after therapy;
83. 67 + 61. 78 (P<0. 01).
Immunology examinatin :
E-rose knot*
Before therapy;
51. 3 + 8, 4%;
after therapy;
55.3 + 7.7%
(P<C0. 05).
Lymphocyto transformation rate :
Before therapy;
51.8 + 7.3%;
after therapy;
54. 3+ 7. 5%
(P>0. 05)
.
IgG and IgA decreased after the therapy for those
increased before therapy.
It
is believed that treatment of CAG with qigong has not yet been documented in China.
Our
total
effective
rate
is
97. 1%.
The effective
rates of Zhang Jingren,
Xu Zicheng and
Xian
Yuenian
in
treatment
of CAG
with
herbs
were
88.5%,
97.5% &
93.1%
respectively.
Our
total
effective
rate
in
pathology
examination was
87.
1 % ,
lower
than
73. 1%
,
61. 4% and 71. 7% reported by the three authors mentioned above.
It seems
to show
that Daohing-Tuina
exrcises would improve
the stomach
function
of
those
suffering
from CAG,
improve
or
adjust
the
cellular
and
humoral
immunity.
The
mechanism of the therapy was also discussed in the paper.
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THE BIDIRECTIONAL INFLUENCE ON THE
ELECTROGASTRIC ACTIVITY IN MAN
Feng Yangzheng, Qin Chao, Yu Youmin,
Xie Shanling and Guan Songjiang
(Institute for Industrial Health of National Mechanical Imdustry Committee, Xi'an
(Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, China)
A
traditional
sychosomatic
therapy known
as
Daoying-Tuina
originated from Shaanxi
province.
It was applied to 59 cases with chronic atrophic gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcer.
The patients were divided into two groups according to their surface electrogastrogram :
higher
amplitude
(>180pv)
and frequency
( >3. 5 per minute)
?
lower amplitude
(<80pv)
and
frequency
(<C2. 5 per minute)
.
It was obsersved that the indexes of the first group tended to
come down and that to go up in the second group after 71 + 4 days of practice of the exercise.
In addition,
it was found that the changes of electrogastrogram in an empty stomach of the
qigong masters after practice lasted for
1. 5—2. 5 hours,
longer than the un-qigong subjects (30
— 40 minutes)
.
This study showed that the exercise has a bi-direcdtional regulation effect on
the electrogastric activity in man.
The possible mechanism of this effect
is discussed too.
(See
tables 1,2,3)
Table
1.
Changes of electrogsatrogram at pre-and post-treatment with the exercise.
Groups
Course of
treatment
Case
Pre-meal
Post-meal
Frequency amplitude
(times/min.
)
(pv)
Frequency amplitude
(times/min.
)
(pv)
Chronic
Pre-
2. 23+ 0. 25 41. 63 + 16. 56
2. 58 + 0. 23 64. 39 + 24. 13
Atrophic
Post-
2. 61 + 0. 24 75. 34 + 27. 23
2. 82+0. 35 95. 71 + 31. 56
Gastritis
Gastro-
Pre-
3. 32+ 0. 26 273. 54+ 30. 41
3. 56 + 0. 28 301. 34+ 54. 2
Duodenal
3. 11 + 0. 22 196. 43 + 41. 38
3. 28 + 0. 24 238. 82+ 67. 6
Ulcer
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Table
2. Changes
of
higher
or
lower
amplitude
groups
in
pre- and
post-treatment with
the
exereise
Groups
Cases
Pro-meal amplitude (pv)
Post-n leal amplitude (pv)
Pre-treatment
Post-
Pre-treal ment
Post-
Higher
Amplitude
Group
312. 53 + 55. 18
220. 21 + 49. 54
363. 29 + 58. 55
253. 72 + 53. 44
Lower
Amplitude
Group
45. 71 + 20. 25
83. 64 + 26. 32
67. 34 +
|16. 28
107. 32 + 30. 41
Table
3. Changes
of
higher
or
lower frequency groups
in
pre- and
post-treatment
with
the
exercise
groups
Pro-meal frequency (times/min) Post-meal frequency (times/min)
Pre-treatment
Post-
Pre-treatrlent
Post-
higher
frequency
group
3. 61 + 0. 08
3. 10+0. 15
3. 73 + 0, ii
3. 25 + 0. 16
lower
frequency
group
2. 18 + 0. 16
2. 54+ 0. 21
2. 54 + 0, 19
2. 96 + 0. 24
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THE BI-DIRECTIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF BLOOD
PRESSURE AND HEART RATE BY DAOYIN^TUINA
ON THE ARTERIEAL BLOOD AND HEART RATE
Qin Chao
(Xi’an Medical University , Xi’an, China)
Feng Yangzheng and Yu Youmin
(Institute for Industrial Health of National Mechinery Industry Committee, Xi’an, China)
Xie Shanling and Guan Songjiang
(Shaanxi Association of Qingong , Xi’an, China)
Daoyin^tuina
is
a
traditional
sychosomatic
therapy
originated from Shaanxi
province,
China.
This therapy has been found to be highly successful in the treatment of cardiovascular
diseases,
we have observed the
effect of
it on the rheoencephalogram and finger
tip plulsate
plethysmogram of the patients.
In this paper,
the changes of areterial blood pressure
(ABP)
and heart rate
(HR)
of 38
subjects with hypertension,
hypotension and nomotension have
been recorded
in the course of
its training
in 54 + 4. 2
days.
The
results showed the blood
pressure in the hypertension group tended to come down greatly ,
that of the hypotension to go
up
, and
that
of the nomotension
to be no
significant changes
after
the course of treatment
(See Table
)
.
Before and after the qingong exercise the higher ABP or the faster HR group
tended to come down,
the lower ABP or the slower HR group tended
to go
up.
This study
suggests
that
there
is
a
bi-directional
adjustment
of
of
it
on ABP and HR.
The
possible
mechanism of this effect was discussed too.
Table
1.
Changes of ABP in pre- and post-treatment with the exercise.
Groups
Case
Pre-(mm Hg)
Post-(mm Hg)
Hypertension
180. 5±24. 7/105. 9+ 15. 1
162+ 22. 1/99 + 11. 9
Hypotension
88. 7+ 7. 3/56. 2+ 6. 8
89. 3+ 8. 1/61. 9 + 7. 2
Nomotension
116. 9+ 15. 3/73. 4+ 7. 5
116. 6+ 13. 4/72+ 6. 15
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THE ORAL-FACIAL SCAR SOFTENED BY QIGONG THERAPY
Ma Dingxing
(Stomatological Hospital,
4th.
Military Medical College, Xi'an, China)
Scars,
pimples
and
scleroma,
especially
in
the
oral-facia
region,
caused
by
inflammation,
trauma and surgical operation,
not only affect apperance but also physiogical
function.
They
are
difficult
medical
problems
since
medication
and
reoperation
have
no
effect.
The author has softened the scar tissues by means of qingong therapy with apparent effect
in recent years.
Qingong pattern;
Natural qingong
.
Method.
Emitted
qi trement was given for 6-10 min.
a day,
3-5 days made a course
Result :
1.
Scar tissue softened
2.
Pimple smaller
3.
Scleroma flatter and softer
4.
Color from white to red
5.
Mouth opening degree wider
6.
Facial muscle functions easier
The
best therapeutic effect appeared
in 10 min.
after treatment,
the slowest
in
to
days.
Case Report-
Case
;
Jiong ,
male ,
yrs.
old.
His left nasal wing and upper lip were damaged by a
traffic accident 3 months ago.
After the wound healed,
a scar tissue shed
1. 8X1. 0X0. 5cm
could be seen
at the
left
lip and nose region,
thus resulting in limitation of the
left
lip and
nasal wing movement.
The boy was admitted on Oct.
10,
1987 and tlreated with the qingong
therapy for 10 min.
As a result,
the scar tissue became flatter and softer,
freer movement of
the lip and nose was apparently seen, and the facial appearance was beffer.
Case
:
Song,
male,
yrs. old,
suffering from squamous
cel] carcinoma at the soft
palate.
After
surgical
operation,
he complained
of
a hard and
painful
scar,
which made
speaking,
swllowing and mouth opening quite difficult for
1 month.
On Nov. 20,
1987,
on
physical examination;
there was a
3. 8X1. 5X0. 5cm sized band-shaped reddish and hard scar
at the soft palate;
the mouth opening was 2cm. By means of the qingong therapy for 4 days,
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tissue became smaller and
softer day by day ;
the pain disappeared gradually
the
mouth could open as wide as 3. 5cm.
Case 3
: Zhang, female,
26 yrs. old,
there was a broad-bean-sized scar at the right cheek
for 2 months caused by a traffic accident. On Dec. 13,
1987,
it was found that the scar felt
hard and not movable.
During the
first qigong therapy,
the scar became softer in 5 min.
and
smaller and movable in 10 min.
Case 4
:
Cheng,
male,
30 yrs. old,
his lower lip had been damaged 5 months ago.
The
scar adhered
to the mucosa of the
oral vestibule and alveola,
causing the movement of the
lower
lip very difficult.
After 3 times of the qigong therapy,
the scar was softened and thinner
day by day,
the lower
lip could move freer.
Case
5;
Wang,
female,
yrs. old,
her haemangioma
of
the
right cheek had been
removed and skin-graft performed
1 year before. On Jan.
20,
1988,
it was found that there
was a round-shaped,
hard red
scar
at
the edge
of
the
grafted skin,
3mm higher than the
normal skin.
The movement of the right nasal wing and
lips became difficult.
After
5 times
of the qigong therapy ,
. the scar tissue became flatter and softer gradually ,
the movement of the
nasal wing and lips was apparently freer.
Case
6;
Li,
female, 40
yrs. old,
on Jan. 22,
1988,
it was found that
there was a
scleroma at her left cheek following a submasseteric infection,
and her mouth could only open
0. 5cm wide.
After 3 times of the qigong therapy,
the mouth could open
2. 5cm.
As reported above,
it
is shown that the qigong therapy has a softening effect on the oral-
facial scar caused by inflammation, trauma and surgical operation.
AN OBSERVATION ON THE RESULTS OF DRUG AND QIGONG
THERAPY FOR CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES
Li Ziran
(Research Institute of Tradtional Chinese Medicien, Tianjin College of TCM, Tianjin, China)
Hu Fangying (Tianjin Thorax Surgery Hospital, Tianjin, China)
Zhou Renyeng
This
paper
deals with
the
clinical
observation and mechanism
of
the
incurable chronic
respiratory
diseases,
such
as
chronic
bronchitis,
asthma,
pulmonary emphysema and
cor
pulmonale,
treated
by
drugs and
qigong
exercise,
Better
results
have beem
obtained.
In
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contrast
to
the group
treated with drugs only,
a remarkable
difference can be noted
(the
course
of
disease
and
other
conditions
of
both
groups
are
similar)
.
The
statistically
trustworthy data from 30 cases are as follows (the course of treatment was all for 3 months).
Table
1.
Rate of Effectiveness
Temporary
Marked
8(40%)
3(30%)
Group
Case
Temporary
effectiveness
Combined
therapy G
5(25%)
Drug G
2(20%)
Improvement
Failure
7(35 po)
4(40%)
1(10%)
1. Analysis of symptoms;
In comparison with the two groups,
the rate of effectiveness
is approximate,
but more
symptoms disappeared in the group treated with the combined therapy and the condition was
better than the control
too.
Table 2
Expectoration of phlegm
Asthma
Drug G
I
B-group
Drug group
B-group
Drug group
Symptom
Cough
Combined
therapy G
Drug G
Disapperarnce 16(80%)
4(40%)
Improve-
ment
3(15%)
5(50%)
No Change
1(5%)
1(10%)
2. Alternation of signs
;
The improvement of the group treated by the combined therapy was more significant than
the control
in every aspect of
signs.
After having practised the exercise,
the patient
felt his
condition greatly improved than before.
This suggests a clear difference statistically,
as shown
in table
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Generai condifion (appetite,
sleep,
spirit, energy)
Combined Therapry G
Dnug G
Marked
Improvement
18(90%)
2(20%)
Improment
200%)
6(60%)
No Change
2(20%)
Table 3
Items
Breathing freq(time/m. )
H. R(time/m.
)
Group
Before
treatment
After
Treament
Before
treament
After
treament
Combined G.
therapy
19. 3
6, 6
89. 1
Drug G
20.
18. 2
87. 4
Items
Rates
Mediastinum muscle
motoricity(cm) %
,—
.
Group
Disappear-
ance
Decrease
No change
Before
treatment
After
treatment
Combined
therepy
G.
15(75%)
05%)
2(10%)
L
R
R
L
2. 18
2. 07
5. 94
5. 62
Driug G.
4(40%)
5(50%)
1(10%)
3. 3
2. 5
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The result shows that the various indices of the function of immunity and lungs and the blood
mucosity of the lab before and after the exercise have been improved distinctively.
Phagocytose
of WBC
Blood mucosity
over normal
VC
Test of load
of motion
I1R
Breathing
time/m.
Before
52. 6 %
2578
>4
After
77. 8 %
3008. 3
7. 47
2. 64
P value
0. 01
1. 3 P<0. 01
(dropping down)
<i ). 01
<0. 01
As mentioned above,
symptoms,
such as cough,
expectoration o
; phlegm and asthma,
are not only controlled in the group treated with the combined therapy,
but the body strength
is
fundamentally
enhanced,
immunity
increased,
the
function
of
the
heart
and
lungs
improved ;
the lab test and other conditions are apparently improved.
The method of combined
treatment has much more special effect upon the disappearance of sym atoms
, improving the
function of the heart and lungs,
the general condition and prevention of the
patients from
relapse.
Specific exercise
is for a particular individual.
Good result would be achieved and the
course
of
treatment would
be
shortened.
The mechanism
of
the
trea ment
has
been under
discussion,
but the observation from this group in the clinical experiment does prove that the
qigong exereise has a significant effect on alternating the status of neencephalon,
reviving the
body’s potential energy,
developing the store capacity of pulmonum alveoli,
changing the type
of energy metabolism and
affecting
the
biochemical
processes.
The
blood mucosity may be
alternated,
the body resistance increased and qi reinforced.
On the otter hand
,
this method
may be served
as a
factor
to affect
the
physiological
efficiency,
to extend
the contents of
thorax,
the amplitude
of motion,
to increase
the movability
of diaphragmatic muscle and
improve the function of lungs.
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A GROUP OBSERVATION
AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON THE PREVENTION
AND TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION BY QIGONG
Li Ziran,
Li Lixiang and Zhang Boli
(Research Institue of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin College of TCM, Tianjin, China)
This paper
deals with
the
observation
of
curative
effect and
the primary probe
of
the
mechanism
concerning
the
treatment
of
primary
hypertension
by
qigong
exercise
with
the
assistance of biological feedback instrument. A total of 929 cases were observed in contrast,
in
which,
639
cases
were
put
under
the
group
of
the
qigong
therapy.
Its
percentage
of
effectiveness was 85. 13% and that with marked effectiveness was 76. 678%,
far exceeding
that
of
the
control
group.
Thus
the
lowering
of
blood
pressure by
the
qigong
therapy
has
manifested the following distinctive merits:
1.
The lowering effect of blood pressure was quick and lasting,
and the general symptoms
were
distinctively
relieved.
The
short
term
course
of
treatment
for
this
group was
eight
weeks,
the average range of the step-down of blood pressure was from 23. 14mm Hg to 14. 08
mm Hg.
Besides,
for some cases,
the blood
pressure could be lowered by 12
to 20 mm Hg
after one practice of the exereise.
Furthermore,
the lowering effect of diastolic pressure was
especially
significant.
In
concurrence
with
the
lowering
of
blood
pressure
by
the
qigong
exercise,
the physical quality of patients,
such as appetite,
sleep,
spirit and physical status
were improved markedly.
Other chronic diseases were also cured to some extent.
According to
the long term tracing visit (1
to 3 years)
,
the percentage of blood pressure stability of those
patients insisting on doing the qigong exercises was 97. 7% and rarely with relapse.
The status
of those interrupting the exercises was inferior.
2.
The effect of treatment might be enhanced
if stress
is laid on doing the exercises according
to analysis of syndromes,
In accordance with the pathogenesis of hypertension,
the quiescent
pattern of exercises was used to calm the liver and benefit the kidney
. Besides,
the root cause
and symptoms were
both
considered,
and
the
quiescent dynamic
patterns
of
exercise were
combined,
so satisfactory effect
of treatment was attained.
If the instrumental treatment
is
supplemented in the
initial course of exercises,
the effect of treatment would be furthermore
enhanced and the course of treatment would be shortened.
3.
The
lowering
of
blood
pressure
by
the
qigong
exercise
possesses
distinctive
social
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economical benefit.
From the viewpoint of the guiding ideology,
the direction of prevention
and cure,
and the means of medical treatment,
the lowering of blood pressure by the qigong
exercise suit the tendency of development of modern medicine and
it
is beneficial to the change
of medical model,
promoting the alteration of individual treatment to conmunity prevention,
and the turning of model of biological medicine to the model of psychological-social-biological
medicine.
The approaches
of
this research
is based on
the a coordinat on
of the
three
level
structure
of prevention and treatment
with
the
various medical
bases.
The enforcement
of
community
prevention
in
the
form
of
organizing
the
qigong
exercise
classes
is
not
only
beneficial
to
giving
full
play
of
the
enthusiasm
of
the
medical
staff
at
various
levels,
increasing the quantity of prevention and treatment but also help to clos^ the
ties between the
medical
staff and
patients,
and promote
their
psychological and mental
health.
Thus,
the
psychosomatic disorders
could be prevented and
cured.
Furthermore,
;he lowering of blood
pressure by the
qigong exercise might cut considerably the medical expeises,
evade the side-
effect
of drugs and
raise
the
rate
of attendence and labour
productivity,
so
its economical
benefit is also rather significant.
In the course of clinical treatment ,
with the exception of observing the system of blood
pressure,
for a part of patients measurements of blood bio-chemistry
(cholesterol,
triglyeride,
lipoprotein of low density,
etc. ),
microcirculation, blood rheology,
index of immunology,
resistance
value
of
meridian
points,
and
skin
temperature
were made,
and
the
type
of
disposition was
tested.
The physiology effect of the lowering of blood pressure by instrument
and the qigong exercise and
its mechanism was discussed.
The results show that,
the various
laboratory indices before and after the qigong treatment have been change! distinctively and the
majority of statistical treatment possesses significant meaning (P<0. 01).
This implies that the
qigong exercises have remarkable regulative
effect on the central nervous system,
vegetative
nervous system,
physiology,
bio-chemistry,
metabolism,
endocrine,
immunological system of
the human body and
its system of meridians in traditional Chinese medicine.
It shows that in
respect of the treatment and prevention of hypertension,
various chron c diseases and mental
and physical sickness,
there lies a vast area for scientific exploration.
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OBSERVATIONS ON THE CURATIVE EFFECTS OF THE QIGONG
EXERCISE-"SELF-ADJUSTMENT THERAPY” IN HYPERTENSION
Jing Guinian
(Hongqiao Hospital of TCM, Tianjin, China)
The
author
has
systematically
observed
the
short-term
effects and
follow-up
cases
of
patients suffering from hypertension stage
II treated by qigong exercises.
The data are listed as
follows
;
1.
Subjects under observations:
125 cases of primary hypertension stage
II patients were chosen.
They were characterized
by long course of disease with frequent attacks and no satisfactory results had ever been seen
after various drugs given.
In this experiment,
the patients were divided into 2 groups :
the
qigong expercise group
(self-adijustment
qigong therapy group)
and
the medicinal
control group,
as shown
in
the
following table ;
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Group
Item
— —
Qigong exercise
group
Medicinal control
group
No.
of cases
Sex male/female (person)
43/21
40/21
Average age (year)
Average course of
57. 6
56. 6
disease (year)
11. 6
12. 8
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Systolic (average)
175. 84
168. 68
Diastolic ( avarage )
99. 75
101. 79
The qigong exercise group performed mainly the
“relaxation qigong”
and
“depressurizing
qigong” , which were done one hour collectively and one hour individually every day.
Patients in
the medicinal control group took cow-bezoar bolus to reduce blood pressure,
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one bolus each time, two times a day.
2.
Observations on curative effects after the experiment started for 2 months : Results of
the depressurizing effects showed the overall effective rate of blood pressure depression in the
cases in the
qigong exercise guoup was 85. 94%
,
of which symptoms ameliorated totalled
up to 95. 8%.
In the 61
cases of the medicinal control guoup,
the overall effective rate of
blood pressure depression was
36. 62%,
of which symptoms ameliorated
totalled
60. 05%.
The depressurizing range
in the
qigong exercise group showed the average descent of systolic
pressure was 23. 14 mmHg and that of the diastolic pressure 14. 08 mmHg
(P value<0. 01)
The difference was obvious.
Variations of blood-fat before and after treatment:
In the
qigong exercise group,
there
were
slight
increases
with TC,
HDL-C and LDL-C,
but TG
decrea sed.
In
the
medicinal
control group,
all TC,TA and LDL-C decreased but HDL-C increased
si ghtly.
Results of much outstanding significance were found by examining the immune globulin
for
all
the
cases
in
the two
groups.
They showed
that
in
the
qigong
exercise
group IgG
decreased obviously and T-lymphocytoesterase increased evidently in
all the patients after they
had practised the self-adjustment qigong exercise for two months.
3.
Long-term investigation;
The auethor has carried out a follow-up study at a regular interval on the blood pressure
status of 30
patients practising the self-adjustment
qigong exercise
for
years.
The patients*
average
systolic
pressure
maintained
constantly
around
130. 18mmH&,
while
the
diastolic
pressure
84.14
mmHg;
the
IgG
was
15.28,
IgA
1.78
and
IgM
1.04;
the
T-
lymphocytoesterase
was
60. 6
and
together
with
blood-fat
were
all
maintained
within
the
normal
value
of
that
of
Tianjin
Municipality.
Besides,
symptoms
of
hypertension
were
basically diminished.
It was found from
the data recorded during
the long-term
visit
for
years
that
66. 6%
among
the
cases
did
not have any
of
the
following symptoms
such
as
aching,
distending,
dizziness
in the head,
tightness and stiffness
in
the neck
,
feeling top-
heavy
and
thin-stemmed,
being
irritable
and
fidgety,
or
suffering
from
insomnia
and
amnesia. Occasionally, some of the above symptoms might occur in 33. 4 % of the patients due
to
an
emotional
fluctuation
or
climatic
variations,
nevertheless,
none
of
the
reappeared
symptoms lasted over 2 weeks.
4.
Analysis and discussion;
The author holds that the factual results of the qigong depressurizing effect
is prompt with
an
evident
bodily
amelioration
for
quite
a
long
time
and
with
recurrence
only
on
rare
occasions.
It
is not obtained from external passive factors such as drugs,
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practitioners have
mastered
a
complete
set
of
qigong
exercises,
which
mobilizes
their own
potentiality,
implements
the
path
for
self-adjustment
and
self-regulation
to
reduce
blood
pressure and
eliminate symptoms,
therefore
the
efficacy
is
stablized.
Otherwise,
the blood
pressure will rise again when the practice
is given up half way.
The next point
is about the method of the qigong practice.
It
is advisable for hypertension
patients to choose a set of exercise which
is
,
in principle,
performed with fully relaxation of
the body,
high tranquility in mind.
As a matter of fact,
the more the relaxation,
the deeper
the
quietness
getting
into,
and
the
better
the
effect
achieved.
Moreover,
the
qigong
depressurizing function performs obvious economic and social benefits, and will also
get rid of
medicinal by-effects and drug-resisting problems.
The
self-adjustment
therapy,
in
addition,
is
also adventageous
to
the
alternations
of
medical patterns,
in other words,
the transformation of biomedical models to psychological,
social and biomedical models,
which will mobilize and bring the initiative of both doctors and
patients
into
full
play,
gives
free
rein
to
the
function
of
the
patients'
internal
causes,
promoting
their mental and
psychological
health and
finally overcomes
the
obstinate chronic
diseases.
Therefore,
viewing
from
the
significance
of
the
self-adjustment
and
natural
therapy
,
it
is not simply a question of social benefit but an aim of further importance,
that,
is
, during the course of qigong practise,
patients can mould their temperament,
cultivate their
morality and calm the seven emotions in attaining the state of beaming and buoyant in spirit ,
which will nearly prevent any occurrence of diseases.
EFFECTS OF QIGONG ON THE PROSTACYCLIN—
THROMBOXANE BALANCE IN PATIENTS WITH
CORONARY HEART DISEASES
Zhou Shifang et al
(Nanjing Medical College, Nanjing, China)
Twenty male coronary
heart
disease
(CHD)
patients were
divided
into two groups
at
random -qigong therapy group (mean age 62. 6 + 1- 63 years old) and placebo group (mean age
61. 4 + 0. 90 years old)
.
The diagnosis of CHD was based on the history of typical angina
pectoris and myocardial infarction combined with ECG findings and other laboratory analysis.
Another
10 apparently healthy male subjects of similar age
(54. 7 + 1. 16
years old)
were
studied as the control to compare with the laboratory findings.
Method :
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In order
to rule out the influence of the effects of movement,
quiescent qigong exercise
was selected.
The exercise was similar to the ralaxation qigong,
and was done collectively in
the morning.
Then the patients did the exercise separately at least 2-3 tines a day,
lasting for
about 30-45 min.
each.
In
the placebo group starch was
used.
The
control
healthy subjects
did not enter any
treatment program but the course of placebo was 2 to 3 months.
Measurement :
All
of
the
subjects
received
the graded submaximal
exercise
test.
Before and
after
the
test,
blood was drawn from both arms’ antecubital vein with minima
occlusion.
The blood
samples were
analyzed by radioimmunioassay
to measure
6-K-P,
the
stable
metabolite
of
prostacyclin (PGI2)
and thromboxane B2 (TXB2
) and the stable met ibolite of thromboxane
A2 (TXA2)
.
Two weeks before experiment,
all subjects had not taken any drugs known to
interfere
with
the
analysis
of
prostaglandins,
such
as
aspirin,
indomethacin ,
etc..
The
determination of plasma 6-K-P and TXB2
levels of
all CHD patients were done again after a
period of treatment.
Results :
1.
Before
the
exercise,
the plasma 6-K-P
level and 6-K-P /TXB2
ratio
of
all CHD
patients were significantly lower than those of healthy subjects (P<0. 01)
.
These agreed that
atherosclerotic
plague
formation
damaged
the
histologic
and
fund ion
integrity
of
the
endothelium of the vessels in CHD patients,
reduced production of PG 2 at the injured site,
causing the balance of PGI2-TXA2
to imbalance,
and then made the condition from bad to
worse.
But the plasma TXB2 level didn’t show any difference between CHD patients and the
normal subjects.
This might be explained by the different stage of diseases,
most of the CHD
patients in our experiment were chronic and stable ones.
2.
Neither CHD patients nor healthy subjects had any changes of plasma 6-K-P,
TXB2
and 6-K-P /TXB2
ratio
after
the submaximal
exercise.
Although we would not exclude
the
possibility of different response
to different exercise and intensity,
one conclusion could be
drawn that submaxinal exercise did not induce a PGI2-TXA2 imbalance in most chronic stable
CHD patients.
3.
Qigong
training
for one course
significantly increased
the plasma 6-K-P
level (P<
0. 05)
and
6-K-P / TXB2
ratio
(P <C 0. 01),
while
in
the
placebo
group,
there was no
alternation of these indices after the course,
and so these values as compared with the qigong
group,
were significantly different. We suggested that during practice of the quiescent qigong
exercise,
the patients minds were in total concentration and the whole
3ody should be highly
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relaxed,
causing the patients to minimize the stress reaction.
In the qigong state,
the oxygen
consumption was reduced,
thus improving the oxygen supply to the tissues.
In addition,
the
possible control and regulatory effects of qigong on the neuro-humoral system and the ability of
synthesis of PGI2 of the endothelium of
vessel should be improved,
then
the imbalance of
PGI2 -TxB2 in CHD patients could be ameliorated.
These
findings confirmed
the
value
of the
qigong therapy
in
rehabilitation program
for
CHD patients.
A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE EFFECT OF SELF-CONTROL
QIGONG ON DIABETES MELLITUS.
G1 Wu, Z1 Wang,
Fr Sung and Yy Wang
(Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China,
)
This report demonstrates the
effect of
self-control
qigong on some biochemical
profiles
in
Type
2 diabetes mellitus.
Ten moderate-advanced Type 2 diabetics
(7 males and 3 females)
were chosen in the study.
As soon as the stability of the blood glucose level was obtained after
a few days’ diet control and rest,
the exercise of self-control qigong was taught to the patients
and practised twice daily
(in the morning and afternoon),
30 min.
each time.
On the O,
10th and
20th
days,
a steamed
bread meal
test
(SBMT)
was
performed.
In
this
test,
routinely,
100 g best quality flour made steamed bread was taken;
fasting blood sample and
the blood samples
at
1 h and
2 h after the meal were sent for determination of glucose and
insulin.
In
the
present
study,
on
mornings
of
the
above-mentioned
days,
fasting
blood
samples were sent for determination of cholesterol,
trnglyceride ,
HDL-cholesterol ,
lactic acid,
pyruvic acid and glycosyl hemoglobin in addition to glucose and insulin.
Blood samples at
1 h
and
h
after
intake
of
the
bread meal were
sent
only
for
determination
of
glucose and
insulin.
The
results showed
that on Day
0,
SBMT demonstrated a
diabetic curve
with
blood
glucose level higher at 2 h than fasting and at
1 h
. On days 10 and 20,
Blood glucose levels
at
1 h were not altered ,
but they significantly decreased at 2 h as compared with that on Day
(P<0. 05)
,
as shown in Table
1.
The same condition was with insulin levels
(See Table
2)
.
The concentrations of cholesterol and triglyceride became lower
at
1 h and
2 h
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that of HDL-cholesterol became higher
(Table 3)
. Concentrations of kctic acid and pyruvic
acid were markedly lowered
(P<0. 05)
as seen in Table
4. There was no change regarding
HbAl
levels.
The self-control
qigong
is a pattern of dynamic qigong,
in which notion of the body as
well as peace of mind are required,
the
latter being particularly emphasized and attained by
concentrative attention
to the surroundings or
to the practised own umbilicus,
and also by
regulation of the patient’s own breath. We are of the opinion that the self-control qigong
is an
important beneficial adjunct treatment for diabetes.
Whether
the self-control
qigong has any advantage over ordinary physical exercise
is as
yet unclear and remains to be clarified.
Table
1.
Changes of blood glucose levels using SBMT during self-control walking qigong in
diabetes mellitus
Fasting
1H
2H
DAY 0
174.
1 ±65. 87
A
268. 8+ 64. 83
286. 6+ 84. 44
DAY 10
152. 0+ 66. 67
269. 6 + 73. 59
244.
1 + 63. 59 *
DAY 20
163. 4 + 67. 10
274.
1 + 53. 41
252. 2+ 77. 53
Amg/dl
* P<0. 05, compared with data on Ddy O.
Table 2.
Changes of plasma insulin levels using SBMT during self-contro|L qigong in diabetes
mellitus
Fasting
1H
DAY 0
23.8+ 13.74
39.75 + 25.93
DAY 10
16.4 + 13.13
46.2 + 32.49
DAY 20
14. 15 + 5. 17 *
49.9 + 36.00
AuU/ml
* P<0. 05, compared with data on D^y O.
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Table 3.
Changes of blood lipids in 20 days’ self-control qigong in diabetes mellitus
CholesterolA
TriglycerideA
HDL-CHA
DAY 0
DAY 10
DAY 20
217. 3+ 50. 34
211. 7+ 31. 03
209. 0+ 35. 69
326. 5+ 661. 63
153. 7± 150. 02
143. 3+ 117. 38
58. 6+ 10. 0
64, 7+ 9. 53
66. 8+ 15. 18
A rng/dl
Table
4.
Changes of blood pyruvic acid and lactic acid during 20 days’ self-control qigong in
diabetes mellitus
Pyruvic Acid
Latic Acid
DAY 0
1. 485+ 0. 39
15. 85+ 4. 37
DAY 10
1. 179+ 0. 36 *
11, 13+ 4. 35 *
DAY 20
1. 263 + 0. 31 *
10. 47+ 4. 83 *
Amg/dl
* P<0. 05
, compared with data on Day O.
ON THE ANTI-TUMOR MECHANISM OF CHINESE QlGONG
Wang Junmei
(Teaching Hospital of Nanjing College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China)
Qigong ,
the
precious
heritage
of
traditional
Chinese
medicine,
is
a
branch
of
science
enabling
people
to
strengthen
the
body
constitution,
eliminate
diseases
and
extend
life
expectancy.
Through
the human
conscious
initiatives,
it induces
the body
to perform
self-
regulation and stabilization so as to let the internal body acquire a relative tranquillity ,
attain
the cure
of diseases and extend
life expectancy.
This
article presents a study on the unique
effect of qigong in helping patients survive some difficult diseases,
especially a study over the
anti-tumor mechanism
of
qigong on the
basis of a selection of 104
cases of different cancer
patients ,
e. g.
esophagus
cancer ,
stomach
cancer ,
rectum
cancer ,
lung
cancer
,
adenocarcinoma of breast,
etc.
The duration of qigong practice in those patients ranged from 6
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months
to
years.
Most
of
them
kept
on
doing
such
exercises
after
their
operations.
Concerning cancer
etiology,
it
is widely held that the antigen structure
of the tumor
cells
is
the
place where carcinogen
works.
On
the
other hand,
human imminity
against tumor
is
mainly performed by the
cell immune
function in the body.
Patients were therefore divided
into two groups to observe the changing status before and after the qigong therapy.
1.
46 cases of different cancer patients were selected for studying the content variations
of
specific
types
of
protein
in
the body
before and
after
the
qigong
therapy.
The
indexes
observed include.
4 AAG;
2 AAT; and 3 CER.
2.
cases
of
different
cancer
patients
were
selected
for
studying
the
cell immune
function in
the body before and after the
qigong therapy.
LAI and ANAE which indicate the
specificimmune reactions were observed.
Normal
Pre-treatment
Post-treatment
Statistic
index
AAG
AAT
CER
40. 7mg%±10. 57
187. 6mg%±15. 9
21. 62mg±2. 98
48. 94mg%±8. 47
204. 4mg%±61. 44
29. 26mg%±7. 68
36. 64mg% ±15. 45
179. 32mg% ±47. 7
34. 4mg% ±12. 44
L
P<0. 01
P<0. 01
P>0. 05
LAI
ANAE
42. 0%±9. 76
68. 8 % ± 10. 28
75. 27 % ±12. 26
39. 44 % ±2. 877
62. 4 % ±9. 53
47. 13%±4. 37
P<0. 01
P<0. 05
The above
indicates
that
the
specific
protein content
in Group
all presented
different
changes after the qigong therapy,
among which the changes over AAT, AAG before and after
the treatment were more apparent.
And the result of the changes of the immune functions of
cells in Group 2 indicates that the qigong therapy not noly reinforced the T-cell function
, but
also performed
a two-way immune
regulation
according
to
the
different
steps
of immune
disorder.
Conclusion ;
1.
Both the etiology and inducing mechanism of tumor are still under study at the prsesnt
time.
However,
it
is certain that the antigen related to tumors
is composed of
cells and the
product
of
cell metabolism,
the affected
cell memrbane
contains some antigens
that do not
possess strictly formulated particular embryos.
During the embryonic period,
the genes in the
chromosomes of
cells are very active,
producing many types of antigens.
After
birth,
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control genes are inhibited and have no more production.
Once there is a canceronus change in
the cell,
howrver ,
they become active again.
They will drop off from the cell membrane,
as
a kind
of
dissoluable
antigen,
to be
dissolved
into
the serum,
being
of sugar
protein and
mucoglobulin in nature. AAT, AAG and CER,
all of which are kinds of sugar protein and
mucoglobulin ,
are the acute reactants in the serum.
They will obviously increase in the case
of malignant tumor.
The decrease of AAT and AAG indicates that the
qigong therapy
is
very significant in the control,
alleviation, improvement and rehabilitation of diseases.
2.
Qi
that
is
often
quoted
in
Chinese
qigong
therapy
refers
to
the
vital
energy
in
traditional
Chinese
medicine.
It
is
the
motive
power
of human
life.
It may
change
the
metabolism in the body,
accelerate cell generation,
activate the vital energy in the body,
and
obtain
a
cure
of
the
disease.
The
changes
of
the
specific
protein
reported
in
this
article
indicates
that
the regulation
of sugar
protein and mucoglobulin due
to
the
qigong therapy
is
beneficial to the alleviation of diseases.
3.
The anti-tumor mechanism of
the human body
is mainly performed by the immune
function of the
cells.
Therefore,. LAI and ANAE were specifically studied in this
article.
It
indicated a decline of LAI and increase of ANAE after the qigong therapy.
This explains that
the
qigong therapy performs a two-way immune regulation according to the different steps of
immune disorder,
in addition to regulation of the contents of specific protein in the body and
controlling
the
abrupt
changes
of
cells.
At
the
same
time,
it
helps
prove
that
through
stimulating the human conscious
initiative,
the qigong therapy does adjust yin and yang
,
qi
and blood in the body,
strengthen the anti-pathogenic qi
,
dispel pathogenic factors,
improve
the patient’s constitution,
and bring the disease under control.
This
is virtually the key point
for the extension of life expectancy of patients.
SPONTANEOUS DYNAMIC QIGONG (SDQ) (INVOLUNTARY
MOTION QIGONG AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
'
Wu Caiyun and Xu Peixi
(Suzhou Medical College, Jiangsu province, China)
Qigong
is
closely
related
to
psychological
medicine from
both
theoretical and
practical
points
of
view.
Research
on
qigong may
lead
us
to
have
a
better
understanding
of
the
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mysteries involved in linking the mind and the body of an individual.
Qingong has been used
in treatment of certain neurological and psychological diseases.
It
is a training including self-
control,
self-support,
relaxation
and
biofeedback.
Hence
it
is
possible
that
a
thorough
investigation of qigong would shed light on the role of qigong in psycho ogical medicine.
Qigong
is
generally
classified
into two groups,
quiescent qigong and dynamic qigong
exercises.
In addition,
dynamic qigong has a spontaneous type—spont meous dynamic qigong
(SDQ)
.
However,
the interpretation and evaluation of SDQ vary with different researchers.
Some considered SDQ as a modified form of qigong
, whereas some considered
it as an integral
part
of
qigong
.
For example,
Hexiangzhuang
Qigong
consists
of
quiescent dynamic and
spontaneous qigong
.
It was estimated
in 1983
that approximately 45
million people
in China were practising
Hexiangzhuang
Qigong
.
During
the
process
of
practice
,
various
spontaneous
motions
occurred
in 90%
of
the
people.
The spontaneous
(involuntary)
motions were marked by
automatic,
primitive and
reflective
features.
It
sometimes was accompanied
by
emotional
changes
crying,
laughing,
shouting or dancing etc.
Therefore,
people
once doubted whether
these changes were the symptoms of hysteria.
We
have
investigated
the
effect
of
spontaneous
qigong
on
medical
psychology.
The
results indicate that spontaneous qigong and hysteria are two different phenomena and belong
to different concepts.
In
1984,
in
parks
and
sportsground
we
examined
the
personality-introversion
or
extroversion
type,
and
MMPI
of
qignog
trainees
and
of
instructors
in
the
Hexiangzhuang
Qigong
training
class.
The
results
showed
that
he
introversion
type
personality accounted for 67%. Among the 48 qigong trainees
(32 males,
16 females),
the
average age was 50. 3 years old,
ranging from 12
to 73,
and 69% of them graduated from
high school
or above.
Involuntary
(spontaneous)
motions were fount
to occur
in 93%
of
these individuals
(90%
of the males,
100%
of the females)
during
practice.
All
of the
qigong
trainees
expressed
that
they
were
able
to
control
their own
Jnind.
Among
the
instructors (32 males,
8 females) ,50% of them had received eduation at high school levels or
above, and 62. 5% were government officials and scientific researchers.
Total validity and T value
in
clinical scale of MMPI were distributed
in normal range.
Therefore,
it appeared
to be convincing
that neither the qignog
trainees nor
the instructors
represented a special group of population who were prone to hysteria.
Not being self-centered,
emotional
or
suggestible,
all qigong
trainees had
a
definite aim
before doing
the
exercise.
They were perfectly conscious during the process of practice.
The will-power seems to play a
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major role in initiation,
control and completion of the qigong exercise.
In most
cases
hysteria attacks suddenly,
and
patients
exhibit
a
functional
disorder
of
sensory
motor
and
of
autonomic
nerves
or
transient
mental
abnormality.
Hysteria
has
characteristic symptoms
which
are
produced
and
disappeared
with
suggestions.
Most
cases
occur in females aged from 16
to 30.
Hysteria
is usually due to acute or continuous mental
stress.
These
patients
often
have
peculiar
personality.
According
to
epidemiological
data,
foreign morbidity of hysteria
is
0. 5%
,
whereas hysteria incidence in Baoding City,
(Hebei
province, China)
is
0. 16%.
The difference between SDQ and hysteria
SDQ
Hysteria
Age
16 to 30
Education
high school (60%)
illiterate(52%)
level
Sex
more for males(70%)
more for females
Personality
2/3 for introvert
more for extrovert, 67%
MMP1 in normal range
for T value high in
1,3,7 clinical scale
Cause
on increasing health
and medical wish
73. 4% of mental stress
Mechanism of
“breathing scatter
suggestion
motion
pathogenic focus*
Incidence
93. 8
%
0. 3%
Aim
active,
will dominating
passive, avoiding
over
reality
Nature of
physiological
pathological
motion
Emotion
relaxation,
quiesc-
ence
emotional
Consciousness
clear
unclear
Ending
spontaneous
involving suggestion
Time
several ten minutes
up to hours or days
After SDQ
comfortable,
fresh
tired, somnolent
It would hamper the development of qigong
,
if SDQ
is mistakenly identified as hysteria.
In
this paper we examined the mental disturbance of 5 cases-3 hysteria and 2 schizophrenia after
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the qigong
excercise.
At present
all of the gignog
schools have emphji
hysterical
trait or with history of psychosis are not suitable to practise
information, we were led to hypothesis that qigong may potentiate hyste:
The present study demonstrated that the relaxing and calming
stei
qigong excercise
is different from common sleep,
hypnosis,
artificial
state.
It
is a fresh and functional
state of the human body ,
and
it
activity ,
thereby making certain qualitative changes at the conscious le
link conscious activity with the internal environment of the human b
the
unconscious
processes
into
conscious
ones.
SDQ may
regulate
t
amplifying the expression of automatic reflex and primitive rhythmical
belong to the range of unconsciousness and depressed potentiality.
There are many
similarities between
the
idea of consciousness—
u
consciousness
level
in
the
psychoanalysis
theory.
The
expression
of
manifestation of unconscious thinking process.
The unconscious wish of
part through practising qigong
.
Bleuler suggestes that the primary disorder of schizophrenia
is the
thought and affection, and that the link of ideas becomes loose
(incoherje
possible
that
qigong may
further
loose
the
already
loose
chain
of
i
possibility that qigong may potentiate hysteria and schizophrenia,
it
is e
regulate unconsciousness.
By studying these phenomena qigong can
brir
unconsciousness
into
full
play. We
trust that
it
is possible
to gain a
pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of mental diseases.
EFFECTS OF “VITAL GATE” QIGONG ON MALIGNANT TUMOUR
Luo Sen, Tong Tianmin,
et al.
(Zhejing Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou Qigong Hospital,
Hatjigzhou, China.
)
Under the observation in
this experiment were 80 patients,
with
tumours,
including
nasopharyngeal
carcinoma,
breast
cancer,
l ung
carcinoma,
their diagnosis was confirmed by cytological and radiological
this
group,
were
male
and
females.
Most
of
them
had
beeii
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tsized
that people with
qigong
.
Based on this
>ria and schizophrenia,
te achieved during the
hibernation or twilight
nay
activate conscious
vel.
Such changes may
and thus transform
jie
mental
activity by
actions.
These actions
nconsciousness and
the
lysteria
is a symbolic
hysteria
is fulfilled in
ncoordination between
nt idealization)
.
It
is
deas.
In view
of
the
vident that qigong can
ig potential power and
better
insights into the
7 kinds of malignant
cancer
and
gastric
-examinations.
Within
operated
on
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They were
at
their
I
or
II
stage
of
the
diseases and
received
radiation
or
chemotherapy before.
These patients were randomly divided into three groups.
30 of them,
as
the
first group,
received qigong treatment,
the second group,
composed of 25 cases,
were
treated
wit}i
chemotherapy.
And
another
received chemotherapy combined
with
qigong
exercises learned was called in this experiment
“Vital Gate”
Qigong
,
instructed by Luo Sen.
Group
II were treated by routine drugs.
Group
III were treated with antimetabolites together
with
qigong
exercises.
The
parameters
adopted
included WBC
and RBC
count,
serum
hemoglobin and
platelet count
in blood before and
after treatment.
T-lymphocyte conversion
test
( H
3 -TdRLT)
and urine excretion of 17-hydroxy steroids withing 24 hours before and
after the
last week of qigong therapy in some of the patients.
The total period of observation
lasted 60 days.
Results are reported as follows.
1.
Group
I developed a significant rise in their WBC, RBC count and serum hemoglobin
after treatment (P<C0. 01).
Group II presented a significant lowering (P<C0. 01).
Group III
showed an obvious elevation of serum hemoglobin, RBC and platelet count (P<0. 005-0. 01).
Their WBC remained at the same level as before the treatment (P>0. 05).
2. T-lymphocyte conversion
test in Group
I also gave a significant rise
(P <C 0. 05)
.
It
was seen to be maintained at the original level in Group
III. No significant change was noted
(P>0. 05).
3.
5 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma,
after 50 days of qigong exercises,
exhibited an
obvious lowering in their urine excretion of 17-hydroxy steroids (P<0. 05).
This experiment proves that this kind of qigong exercise,
by exciting the circulation of qi
along
meridians and
modulating
the
functions
of
blood
circulation,
immune
response and
endocrine
tissues,
can minimize
the
toxic
side-effects of chemotherapy and enhance energy
supply
of
the
body.
This
practice
is
effective
in
treatment
of
cancer
and
supported
by
confirmed scientific experiment.
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A CLINICAL STUDY OF QIGONG BASED ON DIFFERENTIATION
OF SYNDROMES(LEFT VENTRICULAR FUNCTION IN 74 CASES)
Li Zequan and Liu Lubong
(Guangzhou College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
thi
This
is
a
clinical
study
based
on
differentiation
of
syndrom
ventricular systolic function as the criterion to evaluate the effectiveness
1.
Subjects;
Among 74 cases 57 were males and 17 females by
5. 6.
The aged group
includes 47
cases with an average age
were 60 cases in the control group of the same age.
2.
Differentiation of syndromes and criteria.
3.
Qigong patterns;
The patients were trained with different types
to
the
theory
of
differentiation
of
syndromes
deficiency
syndrome
reinforcing method,
excess syndrome was treated by the reducing methoi
treated by the
cooling method,
yin was treated in the yang syndrome
kidney strengthening type qigong
is for yin deficiency patients and qi g
for yang deficiency patients.
4.
Criteria;
Left ventricular systolic function was measured in
RM-6000 Poligram.
indices were recorded,
but here we only give
zj
and PEP, LVET.
5.
Results; The effects of the qigong treatment on PEP/LVET
Discussion :
PEP/LVET
is a reliable criterion in evaluation of the function of
shortened LVET and prolonged PEP can be seen when cardiac functl
ratio of PEP/LVET may sensitively indicate the changes of the cardiac
The results showed that after 3 months qigong training,
PEP/Lvj
in the cardivascular
disease group and even
in some abnormal cases
the control
or before qigong
training.
It suggested
that
the
left vent
was improved.
The normal range of PEP/LVET
is
0. 295-0. 345. PEP/LVET
of cardiac disease.
This index in our lab was
0. 39.
In this study,
the
groups were higher than the normal.
After the qigong treatment,
the
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by
using
the
left
of qigong treatment,
jan average age of 6 1 +
of
65. 3 ± 3. 9.
There
of qigong
.
According
was
treated
by
the
•d ,
heat syndrome was
,
etc.
For example,
aerating type qigong
is
e morning by a Model
report of LVET PEP/
the
left ventricle.
The
is affected.
So,
the
function.
ET in the aged group,
ere lower than that
in
rjicular
systolic function
on
I
bove
0. 38
is a symble
nean PEP/LVET in all
mean lowered to
0. 35.
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In yin deficiency group and the group of qi and yin deficiency
it was
0. 345. PEP/LVET in
the group of deficiency complicated by excess syndrome lowered sharply from
0. 419 to 0. 37.
Changes of PEP/LVET before and after the qigong exercise (X+SD)
Group
Cases
Before
After
Aged
0. 386±0. 008 *
*
0. 356+ 0. 007# #
Abnormal cardiac function
0. 434+ 0. 008 *
*
0. 380+ 0. 009# #
Cardivascular diseases
0. 404 ± 0. 01 *
*
0. 380 + 0. 009# #
Yin deficiency
0. 374 + 0. 007 * *
0. 341 + 0. 006#
Qi and yin deficiency
0. 370 + 0. 01
0. 340+ 0. 009#
Deficiency complicated by excess
0. 419 + 0. 01 * *
0. 375+ 0. 01# A
Total
0. 370+ 0. 008 *
*
0. 350 + 0. 006#
Aged control
0. 346+ 0. 004
(a)
Before
the qigong
treatment,
PEP/LVET was
higher than
that
of
the
control,
indicating the pathological state of the groups
( *
P<0. 05
,
*
* P<0. 01
)
(b)
After the qigong treatment,
the difference of PEP/LVET between the pathological
groups and control group was not significant.
(A P>0. 05),
showing the improvement of
the cardiac function.
(c)
The comparison between the condition before and after the qigong treatment showed
that PEP/LVET was significantly modified (# P<0. 05 ## P<C0. 01).
All
of
these
results
indicate
that
the
qigong
treatment
based
on
differentiation
of
syndromes
is helpful to the cardiac function.
The yin deficiency group got the best result and
the group of deficiency complicated by excess got the second best effect.
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A CLINICAL STUDY OF THE TAOIST METHOD FOR KEEPING
GOOD HEALTH AND LONGEVITY ON THE EVOAED CEREBRAL
POTENTIALS
IN
PATIENTS
WITH
SENILE
CEREBRAL
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS (AN ANALYSIS OF 40 CASES)
Cheng Kezhong, Zhu Ruifen, Zhu Jiayan, Ma Yumei
Tang Zhanfu, Jing Xinwen, Peng Xiaoju and Cheng Xinshan
(Affiliated Hospital? Shandong Medical University, Shandong province,
China)
Yue Wenhao
(Shandong Medical
University, Shandong province, China)
The
method
for
keeping
good
health and
longevity
is
one
of
the
qigong
advantages
through
the
clinical
practice
over
2000
years.
But
experimental
studies
are
lacking.
The
evoked cerebral potential
is one of the new objective parameters in th^ study of the cerebral
function.
Thirty male
patients
(60-70
years
old)
of a qigong
exercise group,
who were
diagnosed as having cerebral arteriosclerosis by specialists and 10 controls
(60-72 years old)
were involved in
this study.
The somatosensory evoked potentials
(SEP)
and visual evoked
potentials (VEP)
were detected.
The results revealed that before doing the qigong exercise the
incubation periods of the N 3 wave of SEP and Ni
,
P 2
,
and N 2 waves of VEP were longer
than those of the
controls
(P<C0. 05 and P<C0. 01
respectively)
.
This indicated
that the
cortical pathways of SEP and VEP were damaged by cerebral arteriosclerosis.
In the qigong exercise group,
after practising for 6 months,
the
ir cubation periods of the
P 3 wave
of SEP and Ni
,
P 2 and N 2 waves of VEP markedly shortened than
those before
practice.
The differences were statistically significant
(P<0. 01)
.
However,
the amplitudes
showed no marked difference
(P>0. 05)
.
The authors had randomly
selected 15
patients
from the 30
patients with
cerebral
arteriosclerosis
of the qigong
exercise group.
Before and
immediately after practice their SEP and VEP were detected.
The amplitudes had physiological
differences but the differences were not significant (P>0. 05).
After enfering the calm state,
the incubation periods of
all the waves of SEP and VEP had changes.
The incubation periods
of Ni
,
P 2 and N 2 waves showed marked difference before and after practice
(P<0. 001)
.
This indicated that the practice could improve the degree of myelinization and functional state
of the visual pathway.
In the 30 patients the incubation periods of all the waves of the SEP,
except N 3 wave of the SEP which was longer than normal,
showed no significant difference
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from those of the controls.
This suggested that the changes of SEP pathway were less marked
than those of VEP pathway.
During
practice
the
influences on VEP by
the calm
state and
the posturing
state were
immediately detected,
revealing that the incubation periods of N,
,
P 2 and N 2 waves of VEP
shortened and the differences were significant
(P<0. 01)
.
This indicated that the calm state
could immediately improve
the
state of
cortical VEP pathway.
As for SEP,
the incubation
periods of Pi
,
N,
, P2 and N 2 waves showed a move-up,
delay and no change.
Especially the
N 3 waves moved up significantly.
This indicated that the calm
state and the posturing state
could promote
the
excitability
of various
cortical
areas
of the SEP pathway,
revealing
the
shortening
of
tire
incubation
periods
or
lower
their
excitability,
revealing
the
delay
or no
change of the incubation period.
The
experimental
study
indicates
that
the
Taoist method
for
keeping good
health and
longevity can improve the cerebral visual pathway.
AN EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF MYOPIA
BY "VISION IMPROVEMENT QIGONG EXERCISE”
Lu Shicai, Liu Zhenwu and Li Zhensheng
(Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan province, China)
Bi Lianhua, Chan Jiafu, Cui Ruanlin and Fu Qinglan
(Anti-Epidemic Centers of Henan Province, Xin Xiang
City, Gi Yuan County, Pingdingshan City, Henan province, China)
Myopia is a disorder of higher incidence in teen-agers.
Although various treatments have
been
adopted by
the
scholars
at home and abroad
with some
effect,
yet up
to now
the
spreading tendency of
the problem has
not been
controlled. We have designed
the
“vision
improvement
qigong
exercise”
according
to
the
theories
of
traditional
Chinese and modern
medicine.
At
first
it pays great attention to improve the whole-body quality,
strengthen the
function of the heart,
liver,
kidney and regulate the meridian system.
At the same time
it
takes
notice
of
eyes'
pathological
changes,
by
relieving
the spasm
of
ciliary
muscles and
improving
blood
circulation.
The
exercise
is
divided
into
movements
and
takes
10-12
minutes for the whole process.
The 9 movements include.
1.
Standing quietly and relaxing
for 1 minute;
2.
Stretching the body to regulate the meridian system;
3.
Swinging arms and
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turning eyes for 6 times;
4.
Massaging the eyes with the thenar for 3 times;
5.
Massaging 6
points with the middle finger;
6.
Gazing into the distance from further to nearer ,
and vice
versa for 6 times;
7.
Massaging the head and the face for 3 times;
8.
Pushing out and gazing
into the palms for 6 times;
9.
Ending the exercise.
Since
1982
we
have
conducted
tests
for
preventing
and
treating
myopia
in
1712
secondary
school
students
in
Zhengzhou,
Jiyuan
and
Pingdingshan.
These
students
were
divided into two groups randomly:
the treatment group and the control group doing “setting-up
exercises
of eyes”
.
Under
the same
condition,
the
tests
of
vision end
diopter were given
before and after the treatment, and evaluation of effectiveness was made after treatment.
The total effective rate for Group
I was 67. 67%.
The improvement rate was 73. 21%
for functional myopia— a main type in teen-ager myopia.
The highest effective was 94. 44%
and
the incidence
of myopia dropped
to 11.94%.
Through
three months
treatment for 65
myopias at Pingdingshan high school,
No. 1,
the diopter declined to 0 4678D averagely.
All
these experimental results proved the curative efffect of the treatment group superior to that of
the control group.
Results
from many
districts
demonstrate
that
the
exercise
is
effective
not
only
to
functional myopia and mild myopia but also to true and serious myopia. On the other hand,
it
is helpful to normal eyes.
THE EFFECT OF QIGONG EXERCISE (QUIESCENT
AND DYNAMIC FORMS) ON THREE INDEXES OF PATIENTS
WITH ABNORMAL CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION
Zhang Rulin, Wang Hexuan and Yan Yulan
(Xinxiang Medical College, Henan province, China)
In order to search for the effect of qigong exercise (quiescent dynamic forms) on patients
with cardiovacular
diseases,
thirty-three
patients were observed before and
after
the qigong
exercise.
Material and Method;
1.
Material
The subjects were thirty-three middle-aged and
old persons with cardiovascular
diseases.
Among them,
twenty-five were males and the rest were females.
Ten persons* age was from
fifty to sixty and twenty people's from sixty to seventy.
Three persons* above seventy.
All of
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them had abnormal blood pressure, electrocardiogram and vectorcardiogram.
2.
Method
Before doing the qigong
exercise,
patients were checked up and
their blood pressure,
rheoencephalogram
and
vectorcardiogram
were
recorded
for
further
study.
Then
they
did
exercises from
8-9
o'clock
in
the morning every day,
ten
to
fifteen minutes
for
quiescent
exercise and then 15 minutes for Taijigong and Taiji sword-playing.
Their exercise was done
again
in
the
afternoon.
Three months
later,
their
blood
pressure,
rheoencephalogram and
vectorcardiogram were examined again.
After statistical analysis, we found great changes took
place before and after the exercise.
3.
Instrument
Instrument of rheoencephalgram : JX74-4
Instrument of electrocardiovascular • XQ-1A
Instrument of vectorcardiogram: MVC-40A
Result s
1.
The effect on blood pressure
Item
n
ex
ex
X
s
sT
T
P
Systolic pressure
-325
4283
-9. 84
5. 126
0. 93
10.53
<0. 001
Diastolic pressure
-94
2986
-2.
OO
4. 834
0. 99
3. 37
<0. 05
From the above,
we can see that after three months of the qigong exercise,
the blood
pressure
is lowered evidently.
There is great difference between the two periods.
2.
The effect on wave shape of rheoencephalogram
Item
Steep and
straight wave
Tripeak
wave
Inclined
wave
Turning
wave
Flating
wave
Before
the
exercies
After
the
exercise
k
From the above,
we can see that after doing the exercise for three months,
the inclined
wave and turning wave in seven cases turned into the steep straight wave and tripeak wave.
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The effect on vectorcardiogram
The effect on the moving time of QRS cycle
n
ex
e
X
S
SX
T
P
72. 5
743. 75
219
4. 27
0. 24
2. 96
<0. 05
The author
also made the experiment
of the
effect on
the rheoenjcephalogram's
dicrotic
wave,
the effect on the rising time,
the effect on the wave amplitude,
the effect on the speed
of flow and
the volume
of
flow
and
the
effect on
the
difference
oi
the wave
amplitude
between the two sides.
The P value of them was less than
0. 05.
The experiment of the effect on the amplitude of vibration of QRSj cycle,
the effect on
the long and wide
specific value of T cycle,
the effect on QRS—T cycle specific value with
instrument of vectorcardiogram were also done.
There was great difference between the two
periods.
Discussion s
We compared thirty patients' blood pressure ,
rheoencephalgram ,
vqctorcardiogram before
and after
the
exercise.
The
result handled by
statistics showed great difference between the
two
periods.
For example,
blood pressure lowered,
the wave shape
of rheoencephalogram
dicrotic pulse became better.
The amplitude increased and the rising time shortened,
the speed
of flow volume increased.
The difference in percentage of the two sides of amplitude became
less and the running time of vectorcardiogram reduced.
The amplitude of vectorcardiogram of
all sides increased and the specific value between QRS cycle and T cycle reduced.
It shows that the qigong exercise has obvious curative effect on cardiovascular diseases.
But
its mechanism
is
still unknown.
However,
according to the theory of qigong the author
assumes :
1.
The qigong exercise can dredge the meridian system,
regulate
tjie function of qi and
blood, keep balance of ying^yang.
2.
The integrated relationship between nature and the human being L
Traditional Chinese
i
medicine holds that the human body
is a miniature universe,
but
it does! not exist alone,
and
is closely connected with nature.
The activities of human beings in the qpen air may promote
the exchange of information between them and nature,
stablize the contlrol system of life and
restore health.
3.
The qigong exercise can adjust the balance of the central nervous! system, improve the
function of the blood vessels in regulation of
it.
As a result disorders of blood supply can be
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the intensity of the blood vessel
is reduced,
when the elasticity of the blood vessels
is
strengthened
the volume
of
blood flow
is
increased,
which
is
a
cure
to
cardiovascular
diseases.
But the mechanism needs a further study.
AN ANALYSIS OF 51 CASES WITH CHD TREATED BY QIGONG
Sun Jiwang, Yuan Rui and Yang Cuifeng
(Gansu, China)
Coronary heart
disease
(CHD)
is a common and frequently encountered
disease.
The
authors have attempted to treat
it by the qigong exercise for two years.
The result
is reported
as follows.
Among the 51 patients 40 were males,
11,
females;
49 were the kind of anginal and 2,
prolonged
myocardial
infarction.
Diagnosis
was
convinced
by
symptoms
and
electrocardiography.
Their
age were from 51
to 75
and
the average
treating
course was
years.
After
to
days'
practising
of
the
exercise
collectively
or
individually under
the
guidance
of
qigong
teachers,
all
the
patients
could make
qi
circulate through
the Du
Meridian.
The exercise was done as follows;
1.
Paying attention to the heart area while cxpirating;
2.
Leading qi travel towards Dantian (below umbilicus)
;
3.
Keeping qi in Dantian;
4.
Never using any other method to aid or support when qi begins to circulate naturally;
5.
Generating by preservation of qi
.
At the end of the third step,
i. e.
,
when
it travels through Mingmen
(Du 4)
to Xinshu
(B 15)
,
qi produced impulse to the' heart.
Thus,
foci started to react,
Reoccurrence of the
disease became frequent,
but the condition is less severe than before,
e. g.
angina pectoris did
not
severely
attack
but
a
slight
pain.
The
patients
should
then
be encouraged
to continue
practising
the
exercise.
When
qi
circulated,
patients
felt
healthy
than
ever
and
their
intellectual and remembering
faculties
restored.
At
this
time,
they must
* confined
to
the
exercise.
The effective rate in treating anginal symptoms
is 100%.
Marked effective is 29 of 51,
improvement 22,
and that of electrocardiography
is 94. 12% or 27 and 21 cases,
failure in 3
cases.
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CHD
is caused by weak heart yang
,
stagnancy of qi and blood stasis,
which result in
pain.
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According to traditional Chinese medicine,
the fundamental principle of the exercise
is to
invigorate the functions of the heart,
adjust qi and blood,
increase blodd circulation,
cleanse
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stagnation and
relieve
pain.
The purpose
is
“to eliminate
the
root
catise while
treating the
disease. ”
The authors believe
that patients shouldn’t take any drugs including nitroglycerin before
and after the qigong exercise.
This is convincingly an effective method to treat CHD.
A STUDY ON QI AND SUPERPOWER
Hsi-ming Wu (Study and Experiment in Taiwan, China)
1.
Preface
In January
1986,
the
author
found
a
hot
energy
generated
in
the whole
body and
acquired some
special
talented
skills.
Since then
the author
healed many
incurable
patients
who had been abandoned by many doctors of Western and Chinese medicine.
In September of
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the same year,
the author started studying qi and superpower and offering a course on “SM or
Chinese Superpower Meditation”
.
After two years' study and experimeht,
the author found
that either inner or emitted
qi not only could be used to cure diseases for oneself or others,
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but
also improve
one's physical
constitution and produce very
peculiar! supernatural
ability.
This paper will give you an insight of my study and experiment for the pjast two years.
2.
Superpower
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The scientific theory of
“Superpower”
is quite reasonably established,
and its practice
is
available and feasible.
The developed countries,
such as the USA and USSR,
have invested
much human resource,
materials and finance for the purpose of developjnent and study.
Both
of them have acquired remarkable achievements.
Although
“Superpower”
has not yet been
accepted by the population ,
it will become one of the main trends of knowledge in the coming
21st century.
Up
to
this moment,
it has not been widely accepted
bjf the
public owing
to
various reasons.
3.
Qi and Superpower
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Superpower
is not always generated by qigong
training,
but
it can be acquired through
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qigong training for some time.
So,
there
is a close relationship between qi and Superpower.
Qi
is a kind of
biological energy and the qigong
exercise
is very popular among the Chinese
people.
4.
Inner qi and the emitted qi
After practicing qigong
,
one may cultivate his inner qi
.
The inner qi cures the trainees'
own illnesses and the emitted qi can help to heal others’ diseases.
Qi emission
is very difficult
to be trained,
but “SM or Chinese Superpower Meditation”
can help the trainees not only to
acquire
the
ability
of
emitting
their
qi
to
cure
others'
diseases,
but
also
to produce more
peculiar
abilities.
They
can
emitted
qi
to
a
body
of
people.
(The
author
has made
an
experiment of giving his emitted qi to a thousand peoplle at the same time).
5.
Qi generation without mind control
In more
upgrade
phase,
qi
energy can
generate an
uninterrupted
hot energy
felt by
anyone around.
The author has such capacity.
6.
Side-effects of the qigong exercise and superpower in the qigong exercise
Side-effects may result from the qigong exercise.
However,
the practice and study of “qi
-energy”
is very helpful to human beings.
So
it should not stop training just because of a little
trouble.
It should be settled by wisdom.
7.
Examples of anti-aging effect of the superpower meditation
There are many actual cases of anti-aging effect of the Chinese Superpower Meditation.
It really can be proved that training of qigong has effect.
8.
The Self-healing effect of the superpower meditation & healing by the emitted
qi
of
the instructors
About one thousand
pupils have been
successfully
trained by
the
Chinese Superpower
Meditation,
percent
of
the
trainess who had taken
the whole course have acquired the
talent of curing his own diseases within two years.
In this section the author would testify the
actual
curing
cases,
i. e.
gastro-enteritis ,
liver
ailment,
renal
disease,
fever and
cold,
insomnia,
skin disease,
brain and neurologic disorders, baby crying in the midnight,
cancers,
ear,
nose and throat syndromes,
urogenital disorders,
blood pressure disorders,
cardiovascular
disorders,
rectification of the deviation of training,
strengthening of physical constitution and
etc.
of 17 categories.
9.
The result of superpower acquired from the Chinese superpower meditation training
The
training has made some
pupils
acquire
peculiar
talent such
as
emitting
their
qi
,
diagnosis with
fingertips,
remote transmition
of
qi
,
spiritual response,
preperception,
qi
emission to a group of people,
operation of will-power and etc.
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Conclusion
According
to
our
study and experiment
in
the
past two
years,
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to
the
conclusions as follows*
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1. We can assure that the training of qigong
has a positive,
miraculous and undeniable
effect in strengthening physical constitution and curing of diseases.
2. We should pay attention
to whether any deviation
in qigong
training may happen.
So ,
we should attend the
class and learn from
the
qualified
tutors and avoid
self-
teaching through books.
3.
The
training
of
qigong
should
be
based upon
scientific and
objective
basis without
mingling with the colors of superstition.
4.
In the process of training,
pupils should not expect good result within a short period.
Otherwise,
it will offense the rule of training.
5.
It can be assured that the training of qigong can produce superpower but
it should be
stated on the scientific and objective basis.
6.
The world-wide development
of training of qigong
will benefit the health of human
beings.
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The science of qigong and Superpower will be the main trend of the 21st century and
may become a new knowledge and power of human beings.
SEX EXISTS TOGETHER WITH LIFE
A STUDY OF QIGONG IN TREATMENT OF IMPOTENCE AND
ITS WONDERFVL EFFICACY
Huang Chengmo
(Director, Unique Cultural Features Service
of Inner Strength Skill, Taiwan, China)
1.
Correction of sexual concept
!
Sexual desire
is a part of human nature.
It
is pure and natural apd connected with the
sacred mission of continuing the family line by producing a male
heir.
Just as one theologist
says,
God
is almighty.
If tabooing sex,
God would not have
created, the wonderful sexual
organs for males and females and
all owned them to have sexual intercourse.
Therefore,
his
maxim is
“for all things created by God without feeling ashamed,
people should not be afraid
<
!
of talking about
it. ” Based on this principle,
I would like to discuss this important but relaxed
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2.
Three big sexual troubles of human beings
(1)
It's unable to break through sexual concept;
(2)
Sexual efficacy
is not strong:
(3)
Venereal
diseases
are
rampant.
The
sexual
concept
has
been
improved
because
of
the
strengthening
of
the
sex
education.
The
conventional
sexual
diseases
like
gonorrhea
and
syphilis,
etc.
have been controlled because of the invention of antibiotics and development of
medical sciense and technology.
But weak sexual function
still cannot be solved by Chinese
and Western medicine.
3.
Normal sexual life can increase happiness and prolong life.
As the common saying puts, “When the yin and the yang are in harmony,
the fertilizing
rain descends,
and
it’s a sign of long
life when the old
is
still romantic.
According to my
study ,
the normal sexual life has the following advantages •
1) Sexual love can promote the human body's hormone balance to prevent aging.
2) Desirable sexual life is a symbol of good health.
3)
Sexual life
is a good remedy to prevent and treat heart ailment because
it can release
mental depression and pressure.
4) Good sexual life can increase the sentiment and harmony of a marriage life.
5) Making love is a kind of good exercise.
6) Making love can relieve life boredom and prevent suicide.
7)
Sexual
love
can make
life
optimistic,
active
and
struggling
with
success — the
intelligent and brave Solomon King said,
happiness
is the good mental medicine,
but
strong liquor can devitalize bone ; he only loved beauties but not strong liquor.
8)
Sexual love can increase happiness and longevity which has been proved
in medical
sciense
that
a married person can have
a long
life,
but an unmarried person
dies
early.
Therefore, one poet said, “We nust love,
or die. ”
4.
the cause of impotence and the treating efficacy of qigong
There
are complicated reasons for male's sexual weakness
like impotence and immature
ejection.
They include mental and physiological disturbances,
related to cultural characteristics
and
family
background,
especially
the
sexual
companion's
indifference and
uncooperative
impact.
Up to now,
there has been no effective therapy in Chinese and Western
medicine.
The Western medicine
places emphasis on mental haunting and on psychoanalysis,
but
it's
helpless.
The Chinese medicine holds they are caused by deficiency in the kidney and advises
to noursh the heart and soothe the nerves thus tonics are given,
but
it is only little helpful for
those with weak
physical make-up.
Only
the
qigong
therapy
together with
the mental and
physiological treatment has 100%
efficacy.
It has experienced more than 30 years since 1947
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when
I started to treat impotence with the qigong therapy in Taiwan. Now
I can guarantee to
refund
if
it
rs
ineffective.
The approaches are as follows.
(1)
Using
qi flow in the qigong
therapy and the contracted movement of sexual gland nerve
to strengthen the control
of the
spincter
muscle
in
the
private
part,
and
to
promote
endocrine
sexjual
gland
nerves
by
stimulation of the male’s ketones,
and increase confidence.
2)
Massagd
is applied to promote
metabolism,
strengthen
blood
circulation,
reinforce
sexual
ability,
knd
also
increase
the
nervous function of the brain and kidney to successfully eliminate headache,
blurred vision,
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lowback pain, impotence and immature ejection.
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5.
conclusion
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The youth's sperm barrier
is insecure and sensitive
to eject
easily,
j The middle-aged and
old men cannot raise up firmly with too
little power to do thing as they wish.
Only receiving
my simple training of qigong
exercise,
they can get remarkable
effect.
Please believe me
;
"the silkworm will not exhaust
its silk until
it dies,
and the candle's tear will not dry until
it
has been burned into ashes.
Take a good care of your youth,
and then your sexual ability can
be maintained until death.
It's absolutely correct that sex exists together with life.
THE PRESENT CONDITION OF QIGONG IN JAPAN
Mashanori Yamamoto
(Japan Qigong Academy)
In
the
long
history
of exchange with China
the Japanese have
learned a
lot from
the
Chinese people,
including Buddhism,
architecture,
painting,
calligraphy,
acupuncture and
culinary
art.
Recently
modern
science
has
been
introduced
to
China
from
Japan.-
It
is
necessary for the prosperity and welfare of both sides in any times.
Now,
we are learning
qigong science from the Chinese people.
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Countries in Asia used to have a better understanding of qi
,
but !in Japan qi has only
been a part of Wu-sku
or martial
arts and Buddhism,
and there
is no! existence of medical
qigong
.
Chinese qigong has
its unique exercise patterns and
it may proihote health and exert
self-cure effect after practice, which has epoch-making significance.
It
is known to all that everyone concerns health in Japan and there
is an enthusiasm of
health-preservation among the masses.
Patients used to consult doctors of Western medicine,
but a
lot of difficult cases cannot be cured.
People having doubts of Western medicine begin
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to seek help from alternative medicine.
Since people have more spare time and income
it
is
certain that they try every way
to improve
their
health. # For example ,
the young prefer
to
take Western physical exercise therapy—a dynamic pattern and the quiescent pattern including
breathing
exercise,
meditation and Zen.
Since 1970 some
people began
to
practise
qigong
exercise,
but the popularity of qigong only started from 1985 when the mass media,
such as
TV ,
newspapers and journals actively worked on
it.
Because there had never such a word as
qigong in Japan,
it
is necessary to wait for sometime to allow people to have an understanding
of qigong
.
In the past three years there has been constant increase of people learning qigong
exercises. When we compare the number of people learning qigong
this year with that of the
previous year we will find an enormous increase in number.
In the days to come,
we should
clarify the mechanism of qigong
to the masses,
telling them why qigong exercise can prolong
life and
cure
diseases.
For
the
purpose
of winning
popularity
of
qigong among people,
I
believe
that when
it
is expounded on
scientific
basis and
free from mistery qigong must be
universally popular among the people , and this will be a world trend.
It
is
significant
to
convene
the
First
World
Conference
for
Academic
Exchange
of
Medical Qigong
. A few months ago an international symposium of qigong science was held in
Shanghai.
There will be an international symposium of
“ Qi and Human Society”
to be held
in Tokyo this November to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the sign of the Japanese-Chinese
Peace and Friendship Treaty,
for which a Chinese
delegation of 15 members
will be
sent.
Wide-ranging topics,
such as “ qi and psychosomatic medicine”,
“ qi and physical culture and
martial arts” ,
“effects and application of medical qigong ”
,
“scientific measurement of qi ”
and
“ qi and religion ,
philosophy and art”
will be discussed on the meeting.
The Japanese
participants are scholars who are of great attainments in qigong and other sciences,
and work
in the forefront of these fields.
In recent years qigong has begun to be popular alongside the increased concern about
qi
in the world.
People used to understand qigong by personal experience,
but now an epoch of
scientific understanding of qigong has begun.
Qigong science emerged in China has spread to
the world and
taken
roots
internationally.
It
is
expected
that
qigong
as
a new branch
of
science
in
the
21st
century
will make
great
contributions
to
the human
health and
social
development.
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THE ACTUAL ANALYSIS OF QI BY KINSHINpAN-HO
(THE MUSCULAR-DIAGNOSING THERAPY METHOD)
AND THE MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT QF IT
Kono, Tadao, Hoshino, Minoru, Yamabe, Yoshihiko
(Association of Muscular-Diagnosing Therapy of JAPAN)
If we
give
the
definition
of
the
medical
treatment
of
qigong
a$
the
therapy
by
the
practical use of qi
,
I can say with much confidence that the Jing Luo
(ijieridians)
therapy by
accupunture
is
also
the same
therapy.
The KinShindan-Ho,
a kind
of acupuncture
I have
originated may be regarded as the new qigong systematized as a method
ojf medical treatment.
Until now,
we have various
applications
of magnetism used
in
rrledical instruments
or
other healing products and methods because of
its healthy usefulness or |some kind of medical
effects.
But
science
has
not
proposed any
complete
explanation
as
ip why and how
the
magnetism appears
or
affects
the
case
of
treatment.
This
is
the
very; similar
circumstance
about the essential recognition of qi
,
so called whether
“inner qi
or
Remitted qi
,
that is
lacking the physical reality with scientific substantiation.
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As
it
is beliveed that in proportion as the magnetic force increases the efficacy will rise,
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there
is a remarkable tendency to use stronger magnetic tablets to put oh the affected part for
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treatment.
On the other hand,
we know the tendency that the capacity of inner qi
is one of
the most important conditions of a qigong
doctor.
It
is interest but questionable for me as to
whether this tendency has missed the mark.
At any
rate,
it
is no
use
to say
that
to
build
the
relationship
filled
with
confidence
between doctors and patients and to make a self-effort of patients to realize the earlier cure are
the most important and indispensable conditions,
for
qi makes the full juse of the real ability
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when the
qi of a doctor forms in response
to that of patients,
that
is hot one way effective
from the doctor’s side on the wide concept of treatment with qi
.
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On our point of view,
the efficacy
is not in proportion to the magrjetic force
(numerical
value
of
gauss)
,
though
there
is
no
question
that
the
magnetism
pf
tablet we
use
for
stimulation or relaxation
operates physically to living objects.
I could get the same efficacy
I
expected when
I used a tablet of both 800 gauss and 160 gauss.
]
From
this
result,
we can
guess
it
is neccessary
for
patients
to take magnetism
as an
information, enough to promote the circulation of inner qi
, not magnetism itself.
If magnetism itself makes an important contribution to efficacy to nheridians,
there leaves
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no room for the manipulative treatment of KinShindan-Ho , on which we use no apparatus.
We may discuss
if our manipulative treatment should be comprised in the category of the
emitted qi treatment.
But
it
is
sure
that
hands
and
fingers
. can
radiate
something
in
common
between
magnetism and
qi
.
Until today ,
we have come
to proof
that hands and
fingers show
the
‘nature*
which correspond
to magnetic
poles,
though
it
is
needless
to say
that hands and
fingers are not magnets in that they cannot attract iron or any other metals.
I give
it the name as “Finger Magnet” ,
for
it does the part of our magnetic apparatus for
diagnosis.
We
introduce ,
as
follows,
the law and
the way
(proceeding
order)
and
use
of
the
manipulative
teatment
of
the
KinShindan-Ho.
And we
pick
up
certain
relations
with
a
treatment of the emitted qi to consider or dispute.
. A subject lies in a face up position to take an abdominal diagnosis.
A manipulator pushes
in
at
the
points
of abdominal diagnosis by the
tip of the mid-
finger and to guess extraordinariness of meridians ,
asking a subject
if he feels pain or
not.
2. A manipulator examines
if extraordinary tensions appear by an operation of touching
diagnosis on diagnostic muscles which are counterpart to each meridian.
3. A manipulator gives a conclusion of abnormality of a meridian by the symptoms of
both pain of a point of abdominal diagnosis and tensions of diagnostic muscles of the
common relative meridian.
4.
The abnormal meridians are classified into four groups;
yin meridians of hand,
yin
meridians of foot, yang meridians of hand and yang meridians of foot.
A manipulator selects only one meridian from each group for the meridian to treat,
so
we appoint the four meridians to treat.
5. A manipulator decides the side to treat,
either right or left and selects only one point
from the probable points.
6. A manipulator stimulates the healing point
in the
case
of weakness or
relaxes,
the
healing point in the case of excessiveness on each meridian.
Now we have to show the precondition when we assign the N or S pole role to each hand
and fingers.
Right hand of man ;
S (minus) -pole to palm,
S-pole to thumb, N (plus) -pole to
forefinger and S-pole to middle finger.
Left hand of man ;
N-pole to palm,
N-pole to thumb,
S-pole to forefinger and N-pole to middle finger.
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Woman's are exchanged from the right to left of those of man.
We
can
therefore
do
the
mainipulative
therapy
by
using
this
force.
A
manipulator
examines
if the extraordinary tensions of diagnostic muscles will disappear,
while he puts his
fingers gently and lightly on the point of abdomen by the other hand,
th s manipulation
is the
way to decide the weakness or excersiveness.
For example ,
a male manipulator makes muscular diagnosis on the left hand
if there is a
reaction,
when he touches the point of the abdomen by the forefinger of his right hand
(N-
pole role).
If there
is a reaction,
it shows
weakness of the meridian.
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Next,
we give the name N (plus) -S (minus)
ring that
is a finger
rijig made of the tip of
the thumb and the tip of forefinger or middle finger ;
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Man's N-ring
is made of the right thumb and the forefinger and of the left thumb and the
middle finger.
Man's S-ring
is made of the right thumb and the middle linger and of the
left
thumb and the
forefinger.
Woman's are exchanged from
the
right
to
left
of those
of man.
Using these law,
when manipulators and
patients make a mutual
aid,
they can know the
weakness or excessiveness clearly, accurately, and more rapidly than ordinary cases.
This
is to say ;
1-
For
example,
a male
manipulator,
left
N-ring,
pushing on
j into a
point
of
the
abdomen by the
tip of the middle finger of the
right hand,
if [there
is a vanishing
reaction of pain,
this is a sign of weakness.
‘ 2.
Left
N-ring
of
a
patient,
straightening
the elbow
joint and
jturning
the
forearm
inward,
while a menipulator takes diagnosis on the points of the |abdomen or diagnose
muscles ,
if they get a vanishing reaction ,
it shows the weakness of the left side of
yin meridian of foot.
j
Left S-ring
of
a
patient,
the
rest
of
the same proceeding
condition,
it shows
the
excessiveness of the left side of yin meridian of foot.
The case
oif the right N-ring of
a patient
is to show weakness of the right.
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3.
Left
N-ring
of
a
patient,
straightening
the elbow
joint and
turning
the
forearm
outward,
while a manipulator takes disagnosis on points of the ajbdomen or diagnoses
muscles,
if they get a vanishing reaction,
it shows the weakness of the left side of
the yang meridian of foot.
The followings are the same as above.
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4.
Left N-ring of a patient,
right angle bending the elbow joint and! turning the forearm
inward,
while the manipulator makes a diagnosis as above;
if [they get a vanishing
reaction ,
it shows the weakness of the left side of the yin meridian of hand.
The followings are the same as above.
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Left N-ring of a patient,
right angle bending the elbow joint and turning the forearm
outward,
while the manipulator makes a diagnosis as above;
if they get a vanishing
reaction,
it shows the weakness of the left side of the yang meridian of hand.
The followings are the same as above.
Now we
believe
you
understand
the
whole
system
of
the
manipulative
treatment,
especially
about
the
cooperative way
between
patients and
manipulators on
the
diagnosing
process. By the way, on these process of finger magnet, from beginning to the decision of the
side to treat,
the manipulator uses a gentle touching method on the points.
But on the points
to treat,
the manipulator may use a hard touching method for the stimulation or relaxation.
In this case,
each pole role turns to opposite nature.
That
is to say,
when male manipulators
use
a hard touching method,
the
finger magnets play
the
role
of woman’s
ones
of
gentle
touching method.
Female manipulator's finger magnets have the contrast to man’s.
Now
I will show the alternative treatment of our own method. When a male manipulator
wants to make the stimulation to the point to treat,
you may touch or set your
left palm
(2
inches down the Pericardium Meridian of Laogong
(P 8)
,
near the root of the middle finger)
afloat facing to skin until
3 cm above
it.
If you
set your palm more than
3 cm,
you may
relax to the point.
In this method,
there
is no need to use psycho-attention.
The right palm
makes the opposite phenomena to the above. A female manipulator's palms play the opposite
role.
I
don’t
believe
that
the law
of
the KinShindan-Ho
has
universal
validity through
the
generality of
the emitted
qi treatment,
for
it seems there
are some considerable differences
between them.
For the cases of treatment with the emitted qi
,
it
is important to harmonize
the
radiation
to
breathing
and
with
the
psycho-attention.
Otherwise,
as
the
emitted
qi
treatment does not have a system to decide weakness or excessiveness of meridians in
its own
scale,
neither have a general method
to stimulate
or relax on the
points.
Though we
easily
find something in common between the manipulative treatment of the KinShindan-Ho and the
radiation treatment of the emitted
qi
,
for example,
by which we
get remarkable efficacy
without any apparatus.
As
I am not a doctor of qigong but only an acupuncturist,
I have not
been trained to radiate qi
.
But when
I explain our manipulation,
I dare say qi plays a great
part in our conception of treatment;
i. e.
the qi of the hands of a manipulator's is counterpart
of that of the patient’s body surface. We want profitable suggestions from the Chinese qigong
doctors.
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A TREATMNET METHOD TOWARDS
FUNCTIONAL DISEASES OF THE KNEEJpINT
Shigeo Nakagawa
(Kansai Qigong Society, Japan)
In Japan, from former times, headache, lumbago, and having a stiflf shoulder have been
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the most common and
daily
pains.
But
with
the
progress
of means
ojf
transportation and
|
popularization of private used motorcars becoming too convenient,
more tad more persons are
j
worried about a
disease
of knee
joint.
Recovering of
this
is not
easy.
Especially
in
case of
I
high aged persons, they sometimes arrive to loss of walking function.
The averege
life span of Japanese
is now top of the world.
But disease with pain in the
aged will increase in near future.
For such trouble like that,
we need safe and easy home treatment,
i. e to treat by the
patients themselves or with their families and friends.
I studied Sotaido
(“Body treatment method”
designed by Dr. Hashimoto)
10 years ago,
and 4 years after,
in 1983, meeting with qigong
. After that,
I studied Sotaido and qigong for
five years, and found various effective treatment methods.
Toward the kneejoint problem,
it contains a method of moving-diagnjosis (named
“circle-
diagnosis
method”
and
etc.
)
,
press-diagnosis
for
finding
out
the
diseased
muscle ,
and
i
treatment techniques.
Now
I’ll introduce these method as follows.
1.
The function of the knee
is not only to bend and straighten,
but to turn,
draw circles or
twist like a screw. My “circle-diagnosis”
is developed based on
it.
The paltient lies and his legs
are moved to draw circles.
He
is asked when he
is most uncomfortable.
2.
For knowing which muscle in the knee
is diseased,
the patient
is askpd to bend or extend
his knee,
and
to find
the most uncomfortable
position,
and
the unusual
point
press
tense
muscle.
3.
In many case,
any muscle connecting the knee has bad influence on
trie kneejoint. When
I
find the inner conection another treatment
is applied.
It
is a way to finb unusual tension of
the leg, and relax,
regulate that unbalance point.
!
4.
In treatment,
the doctor touches the diseased point with one hand and jemit his qi to let the
patient move
his knee from most uncomfortable posture to comfortable
jjosture,
after
that,
proper pressure
is given by the other hand.
The patient
is advised to relUx his body when he
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breathes out.
Repeat this
1 or 2 times.
AN IDEA OF INNER DIAGNOSTIC METHOD
Mashakashu Kazhuda (Japanese Oriental Medicine)
O-ring
test
has
been
developed by
Dr.
Keishou
Omura.
The
strength
of
the
O-ring
formed by the thumb and index finger of the right hand of the subject
is tested to decied
if the
drug held in the left hand
is good or not for the subject's illness.
From tests
I have found that
when the subject thinks of a drug in Yitang (Extra 1)
,
the same purpose may be reached.
Method :
For example when the abdominal diagnosis tells there
is a pain and distension in the chest
region ,
the patient
is instructed to touch his Qimen (Liv 14) with his left index finger and the
O-ring test
is conducted on the right hand.
Radix Bufleuri
is good for pain and distension in the chest region.
But for determination
of
the
best
prescription
in which Radix
Bupleuri
is
included,
different ones
are
applied
to
Yintang (Extra
1)
. When the best one touches Yintang (Extra
1)
,
the O-ring formed by the
patient cannot be
separated.
By using
this method,
even no drugs are applied
to,
one can
decide the best prescription.
It is thought that in the O-ring test the subject
is influenced by electric field and magnetic
field.
Why
does
mental
application
of
drugs
produce
the same
effect?
If
the
qi
of
the
performer can
affect
the
patient?
No matter what
reason
it
is,
the above
observation
is
presented to you for consideration.
AN OBSERVATION ON SKIN THERMOGRAPHY
DURING QIGONG NEEDLING
Lin Maomei
(Sino-Japanese Institute of Qigong
, Nagoya, Japan)
No
matter
whether
we
are
performing
qigong
needing,
emitted
qi
therapy
or
psychotherapy with arousing of qi
(vital energy)
,
the exchange of qi between the performer
and the patient,
the solicitude and encouragement given by the performer
to the patient and
the respect and confidence shown by the patient to the performer can in various degrees lead to
positive therapeutic
effect physically and mentally.
When
I carry out the therapy of qigong
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needling,
I
give
full
consideration
to
the
entirety
of
the human body with
respect
to
the
mental and physical state,
just as to the current principle of
“wholistic therapy”,
which has
been highly valued internationally.
For years,
I have been in charge of a Sino-Japanese therapeutic clime engaging mainly in
acupuncture
treatment
and
a
Sino-Japanese
Institute
of
qigong
engaging
mainly
in
qigong
treatment
in Japan.
Since 1981,
I have innovated a method of treatment which
integrates
acupuncture and qigong and carried out the clinical observation in this respect. My paper “The
Integrated
Application
of Qigong and Acupuncture”
was
published
in 11983
in
a
Japanese
medical
journal
(Journal
of
All Japan Acupuncture
Society)
and
mejt
with
attention and
i
enthusiasm.
As
I have
practiced qigong
,
especially
the qigong mimiqng a wild goose and
shadow boxing
for
ten years,
my
patient
will have a sense
of comfort whenever my hand
keeps close to the diseased part of his body.
In 1986,
I began to
treat; 66
patients with the
method of qigong needling
(during treatment the needle was held in the Hand of the performer
but not inserted into the body of the patient and sometimes two fingers were used instead of a
i
needle
to
release
qi
externally)
.
of
the 66
patients experienced
tjhe
receiving
of
qi
.
Among them,
12 experienced a heat sensation,
10 a mobile sensation,
j 8 an electric current
j
sensation,
a
heavily
pressed
sensation,
alleviation
of pain and
distress and 20
other
!
sensations such as needle pain or pulsation of blood vessels.
j
j
In
order
to
obtain some
scientific
data,
thermography was
performed
simultaneously
during the treatment.
The results are shown in the figures.
During the Qigong needling
(the
needle was held but not inserted)
and finger needling
(the middle finger |was used instead of a
needle and directed at a distance towards the acupuncture points Laogong j(P 8)
,
Hegu (LI 4)
j
etc. )
.
The skin temperature of the treated part was elevated to varying
j degrees.
In general,
the skin temperature rose one to two degrees.
It
is thus shown that qigdjig needling or finger
needling has definitely produced effect.
It
is not necessary to demand the patients to have experience of practicing qigong in order
to be treated with the qigong
needling.
However ,
if the
patient has
this kind of experience
and has confidence in the performer,
the therapeutic effect would be better. A more important
fact
is
that
through my
experience
with
the
qigong
needling and
finger
needling,
I have
perceived that
the space between the
performer and
the
patient was
fuj.1 of an
invisible but
effect producing substance.
The exchange of
qi and idea
is,
in fact,
a kind of medical art
carried out by the performer and the patient as well.
j
However,
there are
still some problems such as the therapeutic indications of the qigong
needling and
finger
needling,
the
physical and mental
state
of
the
patient,
the
patient's-
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,
the effect of psychiac suggestion
etc.
awaiting for further
observation and investigation.
NEW QIGONG —AN ESSENTIAL TOOL
IN HEALING AND PREVENTION OF CANCER
Chung Siu Wong (Dawn Valley Qigong Health Center, U. S. A)
For
the
past
years,
new
qigong
has
been
taught
publicly
and
has
proven
its
effectiveness
in
the
prevention and
treament
of common
chronic
ailments,
such
as
heart
disease,
hypertension,
diabetes and inflammatory
diseases.
The
effectiveness
of
this new
qigong not only regards the healing of many chronic diseases,
but also
it
is beneficial to the
immune function of cancer
patients
in the early,
middle,
and
last stages.
This unexpected
healing
result
has drawn
the
attention
in many
countries.
Now,
there
are many
cancer
patients coming from different countries to receive qigong treatment.
New
qigong's
major
theoretical
basis
is
traditional
Chinese and Western medicine and
physiology,
especially the Chinese meridian doctrine by strengthening the immune function.
1.
The internal reason for cancer
is because the body
is unable to adjust the seven emotions,
the
five zang and
six fu
organs;
and
the external
reason
for
cancer
is because
of
the
changing of weather and improper
diet.
But the external reason
is decided by the internal
reason.
The body becomes so weak that
it loses the circulation of qi or life force and blood
throughout the body.
Obstructions of qi and blood can't be removed,
and thus there
is no
way to balance yin and yang
.
Qigong
can
prevent and
cure
cancer.
This
is
because
the
practice
of
qigong
directly
strengthens
the body's
qi and thereby strengthens
the immune
function.
Qigong
practice
also
regulates
the
metabolic
function,
the
body's
adaptation
to
the
environmental
influences,
thereby
maximizing
the
body's
physiological
functioning.
Since
qigong
facilitates good
circulation
of
qi and blood throughout
the body,
obstructions
of
qi and
blood can be removed, and thereby increasing the power to resist cancer.
2.
Bodily weakness or injury, environmental pollution or the weakness of the liver and kidney
will gradually become cancerous.
Practice of qigong
is the best way to strengthen the body
and prevent cancer.
3.
The effectiveness for those who have practiced qigong for 6 to 9 months;
1)
Body strengthened,
appetite increased and sleep improved,
more energy and better
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spirit,
colds prevented and cured, chance of cancer decreased.
!
2) Regulating red and white blood cell : from abnormal to normal.
;
e. g.
White blood cells from 1700 to 7800
Platelet from 51000 to 157000
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Hemoglobin from 5, 2 gram to 14. 3 gram
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3)
Enabling a person
to revitalize the basic energy which strengthens the entire body,
healing headaches,
spitting of blood and obstruction of the gullet.
4)
Side-effects due
to chemotherapy and
radiation
(vomiting,
dizziness,
headache,
insomnia,
loss of appetite,
etc. ) dramatically reduced.
5) Softening the lump and the subjective symtoms disappeared.
;
6)
By practice of the New Qigong
,
not only cancer can be in alleviated,
but also other
I
diseases can be healed.
It stimulates the flow of qi throughout (he body.
The following statistics show in the treatment of various forms of cancer
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(Report from a certain district)
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Name of Cancer
No.
of People
Effectiveness
j Ineffectiveness
Breast Cancer
83.6%
16.4%
Lung Cancer
115
75.1%
24.9%
Colon Cancer
68.2%
31.8%
Nasopharyngeal
64.4%
35.6%
Cancer
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It
is
also effective with other cancers,
such as,
esophageal cancer,
stomach cancer,
rectal cancer,
throat cancer, lymph cancer,
primary liver cancer,
leukemia,
uterine cancer,
ovary cancer,
etc.
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EFFECTS OF QIGONG ON PSYCHOSOMATIC
AND OTHER EMOTIONALLY-ROOTED DISORDERS
Richard R.
Pavek (U. S. A. )
SHEN,
a
specific form
of qigong
,
has
beneficial
effect on
psychosomatic and
other
emotionally-rooted
disorders. A review of 25
selected
cases show that
js'hen qigong
is highly
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effective
in ending
these
disorders.
The
cases
further demonstrate
that
there
is
a
body-site
relationship between
the background emotions
involved
in
these
disorders and
the organs
or
other body parts that have dysfunctioned.
The mechanism
behind
disorders
such
as
the
irritable
bowel syndrome,
premenstrual
distress,
chronic
non-biologic
psychogenic
pain and
migraine
has
been
poorly
understood.
Many of these disorders have been labelled
“psychosomatic”,
meaning that psychological
or
emotional
factors
are
heavily involved
in
their
etiology.
However,
while
the transpersonal
psychological factors that predispose one to these disorders have generally been determined,
the.
precise,
internal mechanism by which these external events convert to biological dysfunction
has remained a mystery.
Because of this,
effective treatment methods for these disorders have
remained
elusive.
At the Shen Therapy
Institute we have found that applying
specific Shen
qigong
protocols
can
result
in
positive,
permanent
improvement
for
a
number
of
these
disorders.
Some of the disorders successfully treated with Shen qigong
include menstrual and
premenstrual distress,
migraine,
irritable bowel syndrome,
eating disorders and chronic low
back syndrome.
More specifically we find that;
1.
Applying
appropriate procedures
of Shen
qigong
to
patients
suffering from premenstrual
distress
has
resulted
in
nearly
complete
amelioration
of
the
grosser
and
most
debilitating
symptoms in the majority of cases treated.
2.
Applying Shen
qigong
procedures
to
over
patients
suffering from migraine
not only
ended most
episodes of
the
disorder
but has
revealed
the psycho-emotional underpinnings
in
much
of
this
condition,
which had not
previously been determined
to be
of psychosomatic
origin.
Many who had suffered from
this complaint weekly or biweekly and received a short
series of Shen Qigong treatments now report episode intervals of a year or more.
In several of
these cases no further migraines have occured.
3.
Shen
qigong
treatments given
to a large number
of sufferers of unremitting chronic low
back
pain,
both
pre-surgery and
post-surgery
resulted
in
a
high
percentage
of
permanent
reduction of pain,
considerable improvement in range of motion and an increase in emotional
well-being.
4.
Additionally,
we find Shen qigong procedures to be extremely useful to those who do not
present psychosomatic symptoms.
Shen qigong treatments have been found useful to patients
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suffering from anxiety,
depression,
blocked grief and sleep disorders.
Skfin qigong
is useful in
accessing and releasing troubling suppressed and repressed emotion and,
sometimes,
memory
of
debilitating
early
life
events.
Release
of
these
emotional
factors
has
frequently
led
to
positive behavioral changes.
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Furthermore,
we
have
demonstrated
that
Shen
qigong
procedures
can
be
taught
successfully to most health professionals and that the majority possess enough natural
qi to be
effective.
Thus,
Shen qigong gives evidence of being a uniquely usefulj therapeutic modality
for a broad range
of formerly
difficult-to-treat disorders,
specifically Those
disorders where
repressed and/or suppressed emotional factors are involved.
j
These
discoveries
considerably
extend
the
previously known
range
of
qigong
treatable
disorders.
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QIGONG AS A PUTATIVE TREATMENT FOR
IMMUNO DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
I
*
i
Philip S.
Lansky (u. S, A.
)
This
paper
will
explore
the
concept
of
immuno-deficiency
synldromes
in
light
of
traditional Chinese medical theories.
The Western concept of immune system capability will be
related both to the concept of wei chi
,
i. e.
the protective energy,
as wfell as to the physical
seat of the immune system,
i. e.
the marrow,
as a specific inner
“sea; , ”
an aspect of the
energy system of the kidney.
In light of this conception,
the reality of AIDS,
as well as such
“softer”
immuno-deficiency syndromes
as
the chronic
picture
associatecj with long standing
Epstein Barr virus infections,
will be related to specific treatment strategies involving qigong
as
well
as
adjunctive
herbal
treatment.
The
paper
will
also
describe
?the
author's
clinical
experience
in
teaching
qigong
to
patients
with AIDS and
related
syndromes.
Finally,
the
entire
matter
of
building
up
the
body
resistance
therapy
(i. e.
qigo'ng
and
herbs)
for
immunologic
problems
will
be
explored
in
the
modern
context
of
clinical
psychoneuroimmunology , an interdisciplinary field gradually emerging in Western medicine.
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INDIAN YOGIC PRANAYAM AND CHINESE
QIGONG —A COMPARATIVE STUDY AND ITS APPLICATION
IN TREATMENT OF ASTHMA
S. A. A.
Ramaiah, M. A.
(Sc, )
, A. A.
(America)
(Babaji Yoga Holistic Hospital, Athanoor,
India, and Faculty, Arizona Western College, U. S. A. )
Introduction—Historical
Research—Yoga
and
Pranayam
(Indian
Qigong)
practised
from Cape Comorin (Kumari Munai)
to Amarnath Himalayas since pre-historic times.
Pranic energy
( Shakthi)
and Qi: A comparative study
Three sources of energy
Air,
sunlight and food with six tastes.
Asthma
(Kami
Noi)
Yoga
Pathology
Deficiency
of
Pranic
energy
Vivid
description of the pathology of asthma and
its aetiology.
Yogic Therapy for Asthma;
1 .Kriya Dietotherapy
Avoid
ice-cold
material and use warm cooked food with yang
pranic energy.
2.
Kriya Holistic therapy
Use of sunlight and sun treatment
(Jnayuru maruthuvam)
to increase yang heat energy and
kill the virus and germs;
use of herbs in India and China for
the treatment of Asthma
3.
Kriya Hatha Yoga Treatment;
Live demonstration of yogic techniques like Pranayam
(Indian Qigong)
etc :
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1.
Purna Shuddhi Pranayam.
2.
Mooligai Pranayam.
3.
Astham Pranayam
three types.
4.
Matrika Pranayam
5.
Adhara Vibareethakarani (Supported Topsy Turvy Pose)
6.
Paathi Meenasanam with sleeping (Thooka) Pranayam.
7.
Purna Save Shanthi Asanam and finally Pakka Vasa Shanthi
(Idathu)
Asanam
(left side
down)
to increase yang energy.
Conclusion—-Indian Pranayam and qigong
are
better than drugs with
contraindications
and drug dependency for the treatment of astham—HOLISTIC HEALITH FOR ALL BY 2000
A. D. THROUGH PRANAYAM AND QIGONG
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QIGONG SPIRAL TREATMENT -SUDARSANA
RESEARCH BETWEEN 1978-1987
Vuokko Raakel Rahtu-Etiainen/Ming-Xi Hua
(Finland)
Sudarsana
Qigong
treatment,
is
based
on my
experiments
apd
studies
concerning
Indian Qigong-Yoga
in different forms.
It
is most effective in a combination of Bhakti-Yoga
and traditional Chinese medicine.
The qigong treatment
I use
is very easy to practise,
although
it h^s to be done properly
both in technical ways and in the right mood of the patient and therapeutist.
In theory
this treatment
appears
to be very
difficult.
But
in
rigjit
circumatances
it
is
easy.
I use references ,
proofs to motivate my treatment from many directions.
Here
I will take
up five of them.
^
1.
Ayurveda,
an Indian way to see the energy of a human
beirig
in big spiral-formed
wheels ,
the Ayurvedic medicines are herbs with a living spiral energy,
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2.
Traditional Chinese medicine,
with its yin/yang ,
five elements!
diagnostics of eyes,
tongue,
zang/fu
pulses and 28 symptoms
of
the
pulses,
asking,!
listening,
looking,
palpation and observing the smell of the patient.
!
3.
From
the
Western
medicine
I
use
anatomy,
neurology
and
psychology
and
the
function of the internal-secretion organs.
I slao use the nursing science ip my treatment.
4.
Free studies by using available books about the function of the [brain,
the differences
of the right and left hemisphere.
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5.
Through studies of the book Spiraali-Ympyra
I have found proofs for my hypothesis,
that
anti-cjockwise
spiral
treatment
is
materializing
the energy
in
the body.
The
clockwise
treatment relieves the body from muscle pains and contractions.
Sudarsana qigong treatment
is
a way to a’djust the internal strength in a human being and also
is of high scientific value.
I divide my treatment into three sections
:
1.
the analytical phase
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2.
the technical performance
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3.
the Indian qigong phase
I consider that
I and my students can turn a disturbing antisocial
j person to a social one
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and that we can get the optimum health to an individual by an average of 2-3 treatments.
The following diseases have been cured by
activating the self-healing system,
such as
glaucoma, pus running from the ears for 28 years,
general neuraglia, headache and so on.
Observings •
The patient before the
first treatment;
The patient was often bloated,
talked too much
with many other
complaints.
During
the
first treatment most
patients could not
relax very
nicely.
Moxibustion
is usually applied
to the acupoints,
warming or sometimes burning the
acupoints.
After
and
during
the
second
treatment,
the
patients
started
trusting
in
the
therapeutist and mostly had been recovered after that.
After the third treatment,
the patients
felt deeper and deeper relaxation.
Rememberance had become better.
The patients should keep good
living habits and have to balance the time between work
and rest and have to do systematical home-exercises properly taught by the therapeutist.
More
and more foreigners are interested in
it.
When my
students follow
seriously a clean way
of
living then they
can
get optimum
results in their treatments.
Women's energy
is the best in healing because a woman is of earth-power ,
and when the
body is touched, she works with earth.
QIGONG IN AUSTRALIA
AN EFFECTIVE WEAPON AGAINST STRESS
Jack Lim
( Qigong School of Australia, Australia)
Qigong has but a short history in Australia,
and
I am proud to say,
my Qigong School
of Australia has played a pioneering role in introducing qigong to Australia.
Besides
generally
contributing
to
improvement
of
health
and
well-being,
qigong
is
becoming known in Australia as an efficient means to overcome stress.
The number
of
people
suffering from
stress
in
the Western
world
is enormous.
The
*
tempo of
life
is becoming ever
faster,
however,
in order
to survive,
everyone must keep
pace.
Therefore there
are very few indeed who do not
feel
this pressure,
whether
it be
at
home,
at school or at the workplace and in the business world. We have had many students
suffering from such symptoms as increased heart beat,
physical exhaustion and insomnia while
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some
further
suffered from
peptic
ulcers,
high
blood
pressure and
heart
disease which
are
related to stress.
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More than 50% of the qigong students had been suffering form stress. We carried out a
study of 400 students who had been enduring such stress.
They were fifom various fields and
i
occupations; 18% of them were doctors, computer specialists,
artists,
business executives and
i
lawyers etc,
and
this category had the most serious symptoms.
12% jwere students,
45%
were workers and other employees, and the remaining 25% were housevHeves or retirees.
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In the teaching of qigong
,
it has been important to give detailed Explanations as to how
qigong works and to introduce the historical background to the art.
This
is to help the students
have
full confidence
in qigong and persevere
in
practising.
Dynamic qigong was
integrated
with quiescent qigong
.
All
the
four
hundred
students
in
the
survey
reported marked
improvement
in
their
condition.
There were 22
cases
of high blood pressure among students
at the time of
their
enrolment,
and all have experienced gradual lowering,
such that fifteen are no longer in need
of any medication and all other cases have seen improvement.
Those who
suffered
from
impaired
sleep
are now
sleeping
well.
Student
are
more
efficient
in
their learning and
teachers
are more
relaxed,
which has brought about a more
cooperative and responsive class of students.
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Conclusions ;
We have
therefore reached
the conclusion
that qigong
is an
effective means
to combat
stress,
and
its
beneficial
effect
is enjoyed not
only by
those
students
> directly learning and
practishing qigong
,
but
is
also experienced
indirectly by those who ade
in constant
contact
with those
students.
All these students
feel profoundly grateful
to the
jancient Chinese sages
who discovered and developed the art of qigong and to all the qigong masters and scientists in
China today who are carrying on and developing
this
art
of longevity
j bring
well-being and
*
happiness not only to the people of China but also to the people of the wcjrld.
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THE USE OF THE EMITTED QI IN QIGONG AND
ACUPUNCTURE IN THE TREATMENT OF FOOD ALLERGIES
Chu Chow (Canada Qigong Health Clinic)
Modern technological progress unfortunately has been accompanied by a number of new
illnesses
that
did
not
exist
before.
Among them
is
the problem
of
food
allergies.
This
is
becoming a common problem difficult to cure.
Western medicine does not yet have a cure and
traditional Chinese medicine also finds this problem difficult to treat.
Many food
allergy
patients become progressively
limited
in the
kinds
of food they can
eat.
Often
they
are
limited
to two
or
three
kinds
of
food
for
sustaining
life.
They
lose
weight,
become severely depressed and become progressively weaker and weaker.
Typically,
these
patients
have
a
hungry
and
depressed
physical
appearance.
Although
there
are
no
harmful
side-effects
from
the
use
of
Chinese
herbal
medicine
in
the
treatment
of
this
condition,
improvement
is minimal with herbs alone.
Because of this,
the writer decided to
eliminate herbal medicine and use a combination of qigong and acupuncture for treatment.
food allergy
patients were treated by the writer using these techniques.
All but two showed
some improvement in their condition.
The details of the treatment procedures are as follows:
Procedures;
Of the 52 cases treated 10 were males and 42 were females.
Their age ranged from 9 to
45 years.
All had medical diagnosis of food allergy problems with a duration from
1 year to
25 years.
All had been previously treated by Western medical techniques without success.
Treatment methods;
The major treatment consisted
of qigong
projection.
This was supported by acupuncture
techniques.
Acupuncture was used mainly
in the
early
stages
of treatment and qigong was
used in the later stages.
Acupuncture Points Used
1.
Ganshu (UB 18)
, Pishu (UB 20)
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Weishu (UB 21), Dachangshu (UB 25)
Feishu (UB 13), Fengchi (GB 20)
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2.
Yang ling quan (GB 34), Zusanli (St 36)
Shangjuxu
(St 37) , Lieque (Lu 7)
Hegu (LI 4)
Qigong Method:
During the early stages of qigong projection the patient was given
j relaxation instructions
in a supine position with the eyes closed.
The writer then emitted his qi from his palm to the
above mentioned acupuncture
points.
When
the
patient's
health improved
his
position was
changed from a supine to a sitting position in a chair.
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Treatment effects.
The following 4 categories were used to rate patients' progress;
1) Completely cured- The patient can eat any kind of food with no limitations.
2) Partially cured; The patient's allergic reactions are present but are much less severe.
3)
Minimally cured;
The patient's allergic reactions are present but they have improved
slightly.
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4) No improvement; There is no change in the patient's condition.
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17 out of the 52 patients
(32.69%)
were in Category
,
showing partial recovery.
patients
(48.08%)
were
in
Category
2,
showing
partial
recovery.
patients
(15. 38%) were in Category 3 with minimal recovery and 2 patients
(3. 85%)
were
in Category 4 with no improvement.
Discussion
:
Food allergies can be due to a number of causative factors
1.
They can be present at birth as a result of pre-natal or genetic abnormalities in one or
both
parents,
however
not
all
children
in
a
family
will havt
the same
kinds
of
allergies.
2.
Allergies can
also be acquired
after
birth.
Modern
industrialization and
agricultural
mass
production methods have
resulted
in
wide
spread
pollution problems
of
air,
water and food
supplies.
There
is evidence
that many people afe adversely affected
by residues of insecticides,
herbicides,
chemical fertilizers,
chemical additives in food
as well as growth hormones and antibiotics in meat supplies.
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drugs
used
in Western
medicine may
also produce
side-effects which
can
lead
to
allergies.
The immune
system's
defense
mechanisms
can
be
affected by
environmenta
pollutants and become
progressively weaker and weaker.
Epidermal and
other
cells
may be destroyed and
as the immune system breaks down the person will gradually
become allergic to substances which previously caused no difficulties,
c)
The person's digestive system may not be fully functional.
Undigested food materials
may
then
accumulate
in
the
lower
intestines
leading
to
auto-intoxication
and
allergies.
Whatever
the
specific
cause
is,
however,
the
key
factor
appears
to
be
a
weakening
of
the
body's
natural
defense mechanisms.
This
is
consistent
with
the
statements in the
“Classic of Internal Medicine”,
which emphasizes that when the qi
is weak in the body there will be illness. A person will be prone to illness when the
qi level
is low.
Treatment Recommendations;
Strengthening of the spleen,
livet,
stomach and lung systems
is essentiabfor treatment.
The spleen and stomach systems provide general health for the body. By strengthening the
,
the
liver system clears toxins from the body while the lung system strengthens skin cells and
provides
general
protection
for
the body.
Strengthening
all
of
these
systems
together wdl
improve the overall immune system.
Using the emitted
of qigong in combination with acupuncture increases qi
,
which wr
help
the
function
of
the
internal
organs and improve
the immune
system.
Gradually
the
intensity
of
allergic
reactions
will
decrease and
substances
will
cease
to
be
allergens.
The
‘•Classic of Internal Medicine"
stated that
if the body
is full of qi
,
diseases cannot mvade.
This is consistent with the field of modern wholistic medicine.
In conclusion
it can be stated that food allergies can be successfully treated and also cured
in many cases by using the techniques of the emitted qi and acupuncture.
INTRODUCTION OF QIGONG IN WEST GERMANY
Gisela Hildenbrand (West Germany)
The
firs,
detailed descriptions of
“Therapeutic Gymnastics”
and
“Health Preservation
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Exercises”
used in TCM have been
published by Dudgeon
(1895),
|Hubotter
(1929)
and
Maspero
(1937)
.
But this does not mean that qigong has been practised in those days.
In the
last 30 years,
' however,
the interest of Western physicians in TCM 4 grown tremendously,
especially acupuncture therapy
is used now by many German
doctorj,
From
their
visits
to
China,
Germans received a deep impression
of
the Chinese people
practising Taijiguan and
grgong in the early morning hours.
The statement that these exercises jare not only for health
preserving but also for
treating severe diseases seemed to be surprising.
Since qigong has
its
roots in the concept of TCM as well as ancient Chinese philosophy,
ijt has been
difficult for
German
physicians
to
understand what
qigong
is
about.
Some
translated qigong
just
with
“breathing exercises,”
some have been confused about the huge variety of qigong
exercises.
Fortunately
the
scientific exchange among
the
Chinese and German
physicians made a
big
progress and so some German physicians have the opportunity to study with excellent qigong
masters.
Referring
to
the academic exchange
there was
the
“Week
jof Chinese Medicine,
Munich 1984”, where Prof.
Jiao Guorui gave excellent lectures and demonstrations on qigong
therapy.
In 1988
Prof.
Jiao Guorui was invited to the University of Bonn
for a 2 months
research
visit.
During
this
time
he gave
lectures
at
the
Universities
of Colon,
Bonn and
Mainz.
On the Medical Conference on Natural Healing about 70 German physicians practised
the
“15
postures
of Taiji ” developped by
Prof.
Jiao Guorui.
Beside! the
“15
postures
of
Taigi”
the
most known
qigong
exercises
in Germany
are
“8
Brocade
exercises”,
“18
Exercises”
and “Cranz-Qigong”.
Certainly we are at the very beginning with the introduction
of
qigong
to our
medical
system.
But
the
first experiences
with
the japplication
of qigong
therapy are very encouraging.
j
There are some difficulties to apply qigong therapy to German patients.
It is not easy for
them to understand that an exercise which seems to be very simple,
for! example,
“standing
like a
pile”
can
cure
diseases.
It
is hard
to
believe
that
the same
exercise
can
influence
different diseases.
It
is
difficult to practise qigong with the required persistence and patience
not
looking
for
quick
results.
But many
patients who overcome
the
ifirst
difficulties
gain
confidence in qigong very quickly because they can experience the improvements in health and
well-being.
Some
case
reports
of
patients who
suffered
of
chronic
diseases
(like stomach
disorder,
lumbago,
constipation,
asthma and neurasthenia)
for many! years show that the
Western
physicians
can
learn
a
great
deal
from
the
Chinese
culturaj
heritage
of
qigong
therapy.
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A METHOD FOR QI FIELD DETECTION
Lu Zuyin and Wang Yaolan
(Institute of High Energy Physics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China)
Yan Xin (Municipal Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Chongqing, Sichuan province, China)
Recently ,
several qigong doctors assert that there exists a
“ qi field” among the qigong
amateurs when
they
are doing
qigong
exercises
or
listening
to
a
lecture given by a qigong
doctor.
Hence
it
is very interesting to detect the qi field by modern scientific means.
On Oct. 9,
1987,
the famous qigong master Yan Xin was giving a lecture on qigong
,
Wang Yaolan,
one of the authors, used 4 pieces of LiF thermoluminesence detector (TLD)
,
a
kind of radiation dosimeter,
to try to detect the qi
field.
To our great surprise,
the LiF TLD
gave very strong reponses to Yan Xin's qi
field.
Dosage measured (mr)
TLD +
Background of
TLD
Three hours during
the lecture
Control,
three hours in
the same hall during a film
show
' LiF(Mg, Ti)
3.9
51. 0
9.5
5 LiF(M, Ti)
3. 5
62.6
5.8
There were two isotopes of Li,
7 Li and
Li. Mg and Ti were impurities added to LiF
crystal.
7 LiF TLD was sensitive
to y rays only and
6 LiF TLD was sensitive both to y rays
and thermal neutrons.
The measured dosage was calibrated to 60Cor rays.
Since the size of the LiF TLD used
is very small (3X3X0. 9 mm)
,
you can put them
anywhere at will,
and the electromagnetic field has no influence on
its registration power.
It
is very appropriate
to use them for
qi
field distribution measurment.
In Octobher 1987 ,
we
measured
the
distribution
of
qi
field
during Yan
Xin’s
lecture
for
four
times.
All
gave
remarkable results.
The following
is a typical example;
Date and place;
Oct.
21,
1987, Hong Qi Jie Assembly Hall
Duration of measurement;
3-jp hours
The qi fields of two other qigong doctors are also measured.
Conclusions
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Left wing
Right wing
Distance
from the
rostrum(m)
Row
Scat no.
Dosage (mr)
Row
Seat no.
Dosage (mr)
R
T (
’ LiF)
R 4 (
‘ LiF)
R*-Ri
RiC LiF)
R*0 LiF)
R«-R*
11.
34. 5
24. 5
26. 7
14. 4
11. 9
7. 2
13.
5. 9
24. 7
42] 5
17. 8
17.9
19. 3
19. 9
0. 6
33. 2
5. 8
23. 4
68. 5
-18. 0
28. 8
1.
LiF TLD gives strong reponses to the qi fields of Yan Xin and othdr tw<? qigong doctors.
It
is
expected
that
LiF TLD may
be
a
convenient
detector
for
tjhe
qi
field
distribution
measurement.
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2.
The measurements give strong evidence that the qi field
is an objective reality.
3.
Many problems
are
left
for
further
investigation,
e. g.
the components
of
the
qi
field
detected by LiF TLD,
the mechanism of registration of qi by LiF^LD,
etc.
.
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RESULTS IN QIGONG EXPERIMENT
Lu Zuyin and Li Tipei
(Institute of High Energy Physics, Academia Sinica,
feeijing, China)
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From
the
statistical
point
of
view,
there
are
serious
defects
in
most
of
the
qigong
experiments,
viz,
the defect arises from the small sample size of the experiment and the defect
arises from the non-stable succeeding emission of qi through the whole experiment,
so that
it
is not believed that valuable result can be obtained from such experiments.
But
if we investigate the problem carefully ,
we will find that all the qigong experiments
can be divided
into two
categories.
Experiments designed for discovering new qigong
effects
belongs
to the
first category and the experiments designed for finding the laws of the effects
belongs to the second. Up tp now, most of the experiments are of the
jfirst category.
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Two different methods of statistical treatment are related to these! categories.
The method
of
significance
test
is
usually
used
for
the
teatment
of
the
experimental
result
of
the
first
i
category.
According
to
the
level
of
significance
of
the experimental! event,
one can
easily
I
discriminate the true qigong effect from the false appearence which arises from the background
fluctuation.
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Let p be
the average value measured
of a physical quantity
x.
j If x obeys
the normal
distribution N (x*
p,
a
)
,
where a
is the standard error of measurement. Now we have
measured
a
value
of
x,
x*
,
which
is
significantly
deviate
from
p.
If we
denote
the
^ X ——^ as the “significance*^,
then we can say that the “level of significance” of x
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