Since 1980, I have studied a wide range of the scientific literature as it relates
to acupuncture retrospectively to the earliest medical texts. I also closely
monitored new publications related to acupuncture.
Over the last 20 years, I could witness the evolutions of the
theoretical rationalization of acupuncture and how new studies
often reversed or modified previous assumptions.
The first apprehensive attempts of the 1950s to scientifically explain acupuncture have
developed into a wealth of scientific evidence that provides novel insights
into the biological basis of Acupuncture and presents fragments of a new emerging scientific theory.
Along with my active professional experience and personal involvement in
research, I am convinced of the validity of a new scientific paradigm that explicates
the phenomenon of Acupuncture.
This is my attempt to bring a brief conceptual summary of the ideas that
are now being expressed by scientists in the United States and worldwide.
The core of this new concept is the recognition of the
material existence of an integrative system of a new kind that compliments and
coexists with the nervous system, vascular system, lymphatic etc.
This new concept summarized in bullets presented below, is by no means
a final product but rather my humble opinion and an invitation for discussion.
Your comments are welcomed and appreciated.
- Points and Meridians are components of an integrative
system of a new kind.
- Its morphological substrate is connective tissue (dense and loose).
- The Meridian System is composed of piezoelectric material and has an electromagnetic
nature.
- It facilitates organization and control within the organism
- This system is responsible for three-dimensional orientation during embriogenesis.
- It sustains structural integrity for the organs and the entire body.
- Evolutionarily it is the oldest integrative system of multicellular organisms.
More coming soon...
REFERENCES:
Charles Shang, MD.
The Meridian System And The Mechanism Of Acupuncture.
(Read the article)
Charles Shang, MD.
Mechanism of acupuncture - Beyond neurohumoral theory.
The Web-Journal of Acupuncture
(Read the article)
Toshiyuki Maeda, MD.
A Modern Engineering Study Demonstration Of The Existence Of A Control System
In The Human Body Involving Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Acupuncture Meridian Points.
Medical Acupuncture Journal; 2001- Volume 13 / Number 3.
(read the article)
Helene M. Langevin, David L. Churchill, Junru Wu, Gary J. Badger, Jason A. Yandow,
James R. Fox, and Martin H. Krag
Evidence of Connective Tissue Involvement in Acupuncture.
The FASEB Journal Express Article 10.1096/fj.01-0925fje
Published online April 10, 2002
(read the article)
Philip A.M. Rogers;
ACUPUNCTURE AND HOMEOSTASIS OF BODY ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS;
ACUPUNCTURE BIBLIOGRAPHY; RESEARCH ON THE CHANNELS AND VESSELS (1/2)
The Web-Journal of Acupuncture;
(read the article)
Carlo Maria Giovanardi, Enrico Lonardo, Achille Abbati;
STUDY OF THE DIFFUSION OF Tc 99m INJECTED INTO AN ACUPUNCTURE POINT ON THE
BODY AND IN A POINT OUT OF ACUPUNCTURE MERIDIAN;
Web. Publ.; 1998
(Read the article)
Philip A.M. Rogers;
THE STUDY OF ACUPUNCTURE: POINTS AND CHANNELS IN ANIMALS;
The Medical Acupuncture Web Page;
(Read the article)
Amelia Lynn Dolson, MD.
Disease From A Pathologist Acupuncturist's Perspective: Linking Physical
And Energetic To Spiritual.
Medical Acupuncture Journal; 2000- Volume 12 / Number 1
(Read the article)
Meng Jinbi, Tian Jiahe;
In-vivo study of meridian-visceral connection and of six meridians in
lower extremity of human by means of scintigraphic investigation of bladder;
Web. Publ.;
(Read the article)
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