Abstract
In oriental medicine, meridian is pathway of bio-energy, and basic an object of diagnosis/therapy. But, in western medicine, meridian has been accepted as action pathway of nerve-endocrine-immune system. Acupuncture effect has been regarded as not effect by transmission of bio-energy but action or response by stimulation. In this paper, when an acupuncturist's bio-energy is passed on(non-insulation) and when is not(insulation), we analysed electric potential on meridian/non-meridian to verify effect of acupuncture therapy. In the results, when bio-energy isn't passed on, bio-potential is reacted to only the first of 4 times acupuncture operating. But when bio-energy is passed on, it is reacted to 4 times, and potential on meridian is higher than that of on non-meridian. Electric potential for same acupuncture operating is different on non/meridians, which implies that physiological construction and bio-energy transmission material is different respectively. When is extracting acupuncture method, potential is higher than that of injection one. It implies that extracting method is more effect than injecting one, in aspect of acupuncture therapy effect. Therefore, acupuncture therapy effect is verified as effect of response by acupuncturist's bio-energy transmission rather than that by only acupuncture stimulus.
한의학에서 경락은 생체에너지의 전달 통로이며, 진단치료의 기본대상이다. 그러나 서양의학에서는 경락을 신경-면역계통의 활동통로로 간주하고 있다. 침구치료 효과를 단순한 자극에 의한 인체의 반응으로 간주하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 시술자의 생체에너지가 전달될 때와 전달되지 않을 때, 즉 절연자침과 비절연자침을 시행하였을 경우, 경락과 비경락에서의 전위를 측정하였다. 그 결과 비절연자침 시행시에는 각 시술에 대한 반응이 뚜렷하게 나타나고 있으나 절연자침 시행시에는 첫 번째 자침 시술에만 반응하였다. 이는 침구치료의 효과가 단순한 침자극에 의한 효과라기 보다는 시술자의 생체에너지 전달과 더 밀접한 관계가 있음을 의미한다. 따라서, 침 자극에 의한 생체에너지 전달에 의한 인체의 반응을 전위의 변화로 분석하여 침구치료효과를 규명하였다.