Non-linear characteristic of acupoint resistance and its application.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220424-0001
- Author:
Jian-Zi WEI
1
;
Xue-Yong SHEN
1
Author Information
1. College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai 201203, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupoint;
electrical characteristic;
functional specificity;
non-linear characteristic
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Moxibustion;
Acupuncture;
Meridians
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2023;43(2):171-174
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Acupoint specificity is a key scientific issue in acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupoint electric resistance is a commonly-used biophysical index to study the functional specificity of acupoints. The non-linear characteristics of acupoint electric resistance have great impacts on the measured values, but it has been greatly ignored. By analyzing the non-linear characteristics of acupoint resistance and its application in the study of acupoint function specificity, a new idea of introducing chaos theory and technology into the study of acupoint function is proposed.
