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er towards the sick-man;
the qigong action
to reequilibrate the disharmony
in the
qi ons
flows of the control energy
; physical means communication with accurate geometrical struc-
ture, the proper pattern and the harmonic frequence to ensure the modulatory activity of the
physical flows (photons,
solitons
, chemical substances,
etc. ) to control the biological
tis-
sues equilibrium.
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A SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE PRINCIPLE OF HEALING
BY QIGONG
Kazu Mori,Yujiro lkemi,Chai Jinyu
Meiji College of Oriental Medicine
Hiyoshi-Cho Funai-Gun, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan 329-03
Research Institute of Psychosomatic Medicine
Shanghai Qigong Research Institute
Qigong which has spread
all over the world as a method of treating or preventing dis-
eases and promoting health is one of the fields of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and
has been established on the same fundamental theory or the same principle of clinical effects
as acupuncture and herbal medicine. There is no exaggeration to say that the questions such
as “what
is qi?” or “what is qigong?” might be the same as to ask “what are human beings?”
Thus, considering qigong as a “medicine of qi” in a broad sense, we tried to reveal the mech-
anism of clinical effects in TCM including qigong through scientific approach.
Subjects were 200 persons
in total, consisting of healthy adult volunteers and patients
with various diseases. Methods such as examination of the literature, neuro science, nuclear
medicine, image technology and metric medicine were used for scientific approach to principle
of clinical effects of qigong to perform comprehensive analysis and discussion.
The following results were obtained
:
(1)
Examination of the literature such as, among others, The yellow Emperor' s Cannon
of Internal Medicine revealed that “Mind control” is the fundamental principle of qigong and
acupuncture therapy. Mind control
is the key concept of TCM
, which suggests that
it
is the
most important element for clinical effectiveness of therapy to control functions of the brain
as the center of the inner qi both in the mental and physical aspects.
(2)
Aiming at scientification of mind control,
the
effect of acupuncture stimulation on
the
cerebral functions was analyzed by using EEG topography and
positron CT (PET).
Changes in EEG topogram caused by acupuncture stimulation could be observed
all over the
cortex, though they were prominent in the area from the frontal lobe to the parietal lobe.
Positron CT images indicated that acupuncture stimulation temporarily activated from the
paleocortex to the neocortex,
affecting a wide range of the cranial nerve cells including A 10
nerve.
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(3)Considering mind control as a multidimensional phenomenon pattern involving com-
plicated factors, we performed multivariate analysis of complaints of patients with chronic
pain; to establish a theoretical model common to pain control and mind control.
It indicated
that; this theoretical model of mind control was not only the principle of healing of TCM in-
cludjng qigong but also a fundamental principle of recovery from illness of religious therapy.
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THE INFLUENCE OF QIGONG TRAINING ON COHER-
ENCE OF EEG DURING ONE YEAR PERIOD
Yang Sihuan, Yang Qinfei, Shi Jiming, Cao Yi*
Institute
of Qigong
Science,
Beijing
College
of
Traditional Chinese
Medicine,
100029 Beijing
In this study, we analysed the coherence of EEG to observe the trainees' EEG regular-
ly.
jrhe young students, who were 17 to 20 years
old, had been practicing “Zhanzhuang
Gong
for one year. We try to find out the effects of the qigong training period on coherency
of EEG.
32 persons in the qigong group and 35 persons in the control group were involved in]
this experiment.
During one year period
of observation,
the subjects of the qigong group
practiced qiqong for 40 minutes every day. The EEGs of the qigong group were analysed ev-l
ery half year in meditation, and the EEGs were also recorded before learning qigong. The
students in the control group did not take part in the qigong training and the EEGs of them!
were investigated at rest twice with an interval of one year.
In the test, eight channels of
EEGs were simultaneously processed by a computer on
line for 20 minutes. The program,
computer evaluation system for the qigong state” was provided by the “Laboratory of Bio-
Control, Department of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University”.
^.fter one year of qigong training,
total coherence between the left and right frontal re-j
gions increased from 0. 84+ 0. 07 to 0. 87+ 0. 06 (p<C0. 05).
Before qigong training, the total
coherence between the left and right occipital areas was 0. 68 ±0. 14. After half year's train-
ing,
;it increased to 0. 79+ 0. 10, and after ope year's training,
it was
0. 76 + 0. 10.
Self com-!
parision showed the probability was less than
0, 001. The total coherence between the
left
and right temporal areas before qigong training was 0. 48 + 0. 17; half year after qigong train-
ing it was 0. 55+ 0. 13, compared with that before qigong training (p<0. 05). One year after
qigong training it was
0. 64+0. 12, compared with those before qigong training and half year!
after qigong training (p<0. 001). Qigong training had no significant influence on coherence!
between the left and right central regions and between adjacent anterior and posterior brain
regiops
(F3-C3 , F4-C4
, C3-O1
, C4-0 2 ).
It had no
significant difference between the qigong!
group without learning and the first recording of the control group at the same time. The da-
I
ta from the two tests of the control group showed that the total coherence did not change sig-
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nificantly between the
left and right corresponding brain regions and between the anterior
and posterior adjacent brain regions.
The results showed that qigong training had affected coherence of EEGs between the
two frontal regions , between two occipital regions and between two temporal regions of the
qigong group in meditation; The most significant
is that? with the increase of training peri-
od? the total coherence value between the
left and right temporal areas went up.
It seems
that there is certain dosage-effect relationship.
It
is suggested that the value of the total co-
herence between the left and right temporal areas should be comparatively sensitive and ob-
jective parameter of meditation.
This
study
was
supported
by
the
National
Administration
of
Traditional
Chinese
Medicine
* Laboratory of Bio-Control Department of Electrical Engineering? Zhejiang University
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MEASUREMENT OF PHYSICOLOGICAL PHENOMENA
AND OTHERS OF QIGONG MASTERS UNDER THE QI-
GONG STATE
Yoshio Machi
Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Tokyo Denki University
It
is quite important to measure the physiological and engineering phenomena of qigong
masters for analyzing the qigong mechanism.
In this report? we used the following measure-
ments as much as possible; EEG topograph? three dimentional display of brain wave by us-
ing an IBVA? heart rate and blood pressure by a Finapres BP Monitor, breathing rate moni-
tor through his nose by using a microphone to his nose? thermograph and also far-infrared
signal detection as a function of time from qigong masters.
Dynamic qigong case
When the surface temperature of his face and hands measured went up under the qigong
state, the change came out from the effective spots by applying moxa.
Also his heart rate
and blood pressure increased about 26% and 40%
respectively compared with
his normal
condition. At the same time? his breathing rate increased about 247%. Although the experi-
ment time under the qigong state was only 90 seconds? a special oscillation about 1Hz in his
far-infrared radiation was detected from his palm? but
it was not detected before and after.
The oscillation signal wave could not pass through a 2 mm thick aluminum plate and also a 5
mm thick cardboard plate.
In this case, a and
(3 waves in his right side brain worked actively
compared with his left side.
Static qigong case
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In the static qigong case, his heart rate and blood pressure also increased about 22% and
25% respectively and the thermographic temperature of his face increased.
In this case,
it
was recognized that
(3 wave of the brain wave vanished almost completely and the low a wave
increased slighly in his brain data of the IBVA. From the EEG topographic data,
it was un-
derstood that the intensity of the low a wave was not constant, rather
it went up and down.
And also, we found two voltage sources existed in the frontal right side of his brain.
A STUDY OF THE POSSIBILITY OF PUSHING BLOOD
FLOW TOWARDS THE HEAD AND CHEST IN THE LY-
ING POSITION WITH THE HEAD ON A LOWER LEVEL
DURING QIGONG EXERCISE
Hou Shuli
Liu Zhenxiu
, Jiang Xiuyin,Yang Tangbin,Zhan Tingxiang
Institute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, China.
The paper discusses the general,
physiological, biochemical and electroneurographical
responses and the endurance time to
tilt test during qigong exercise and the condition of the
control group before, during and after HDBR
(-6°) for 7 days. The results are as follows.
1.
HDBR (—6°) for
7 days played a simuled weightlessness part in short space flight.
2. Compared with the control group, CEF
, SV
, CO.
of the qigong group decreased sig-
nificantly when they concentrated their minds on the lower limbs. At the same time, UBFj,
Rcbf/Rllbf, R sv/ R llbf, the skin temperature of the lower dantian area and the gastrocne^
mius
muscle and the transcutaneous oxgen (TP0 2 ) on the muscle increased
significantly
j
The; content of cortisol and aldosterone in urine and SOD in blood of the qigong group werp
better than the control group
, and the latency of H reflex and the motor nerve conductive ven
locity (MNCV)
of the peroneus nerve
of
the qigong group were
better than
the
contro|l
group. The endurance time and CID of the
tilt test were significantly better than the controjl
group. The general response of the qigong group during and after HDBR
( — 6°) for
7 days
wasj less than the control group.
3. From these results
, we reach a conclusion that qigong can push blood flow towards
the head and chest in the lying position with the head on a lower level during qigong exer^
cise.
At the same time, qigong can improve the physiological,
biochemical systems,
elec|
tron|eurographical responses and the endurance time to
tilt test.
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