2000.8.29.
Articles on the Meridians and Bi-Digital O-Ring
Test.
(1)Toshikatsu KITADE: Clinical
Investigation of the Location of Meridians and Acupoints by Means of
Bi-Digital O-Ring
Test(I):
A Study of the Heart Meridian. Abstracts of WFAS '95 Symposium
on Acupuncture and Qi, Istanbul, TURKEY : 19,1995.11
手少陰心経
Summary:[Objective]Acupuncture and acupuncture anesthesia,
which are based on the view that the human body has meridians and
acupoints, have been shown to be clinically effective. It is,
however, not possible to directly observe the meridians or acupoints.
We recently attempted to map the heart meridian on the skin of
subjects, using the Bi-Digital O-ring Test (BDORT), and to compare
the thus-obtained image with the classical meridian chart.
[Methods] l. Subjects: The subjects were 7 healthy volunteers (5
males and 2 females). The age of the 5 males was 22, 23, 27, 43 and
52 years, respectively, and both females were 22 years old.
2.BDORT: The subjects form a ring with their first and fourth
fingers, while holding a normal myocardial preparation in the palm of
the other hand. The skin of the subject's arms is compressed slightly
at various points by a rod made of insulating material. At the same
time, the ring is pulled by the examiner, to determine whether the
finger ring opens (a response which indicates that the compressed
point is related to the myocardium) or does not open (a response
which indicates that the compressed point is not related to the
myocardium).
The border between myocardium-related and non-myocardium-related
areas was marked on the skin. Some other preparations of the normal
heart were also used in this test. 3. Acupoint stimulation:The
location of the acupoint Shaohai was examined using the BDORT. Each
subject received this test 6 times during the 18-day study
period.
[Results] l. In all 5 of the subjects, 5 regular circles and thin
lines connecting these circles could be depicted on the anterior
ulnar surface of the upper limb. 2. In 4 cases, the location of the
Shaohai moved within anarea of 8.9×17.6 ・ on average.
3. A line identical to the heart meridian was depicted on the right
brachium when the subjects held a preparation of the pulmonary valve,
tricuspid valve, right atrium and coronary artery. The same line was
depicted on the right forearm when the subjects held a preparation of
the coronary artery and right ventricle. These lines were partially
interrupted.
[Discussion and Conclusion]The distribution of the meridian and
acupoints obtained in the present study was similar to the heart
meridian included in the classical meridian chart. The line depicted
on the elbow, however, did not agree with the heart meridian included
in the classical meridian chart. Of the 9 acupoints, from HT1
(Jiguan) to HT9 (Schaochong) , which were depicted as regular
circles, only the terminal point had a diameter of 3 ・ and the other
acupoints had a diameter of about 6 ・.
The area inside the circle showed no relationship to the myocardium
(It resembled the frame of a pair of spectacles) . The line, whose
course was the same as the known course of the heart meridian,
appeared to correspond to the heart, and this line appeared to be
composed of segments which correspond to different sites of the
heart. The BDORT, which can be used to make an image of the invisible
acupoints and meridians on the skin's surface, will contribute to
clarifying meridians.
Keywords: acupuncture, Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, heart
meridian
2000.8.29.
(2)Toshikatsu KITADE:Clinical Investigation of the Location of
Meridians and Acupoints by Means of Bi-Digital O-Ring
Test(I):Heart
Meridian in Normal Subjects and Patient Atients with Atrial
Fibrillation. Abstracts of the
6th Congress
of
Japan on Bi-Digital O-Ring Test
Medical Society, Sanjo Kaikan,Tokyo University
:34-35,1996.8
健常者と心房細動患者の手少陰心経の経穴と経絡
Summary: [Purpose] We drew the heart
meridian on the skin by the imaging method of the bi-digital o-ring
test (developed by Dr.Y. OMURA) and compared it with the classical
meridian. [Methods] The subjects were 12 normal adults
and a 50-year-old male with atrial fibrillation. The subjects held
myocardial preparation (normal specimen) in their palm. While the
skin of the upper limb was slightly pressed using an insulation
stick, the fingers for the test were pulled. Sites at which the
fingers open (sites associated with the myocardium) and those at
which the fingers do not open (sites not associated with the
myocardium) were examined, and their boundaries were drawn. Normal
specimens associated with the heart were also used.
[Results] (1) Meridian: In all 12 normal subjects, 9 circles
and lines connecting them (not the band pattern) were drawn on the
lunar side on the anterior surface of the upper limb. The right upper
limb was evaluated in 8 subjects (males aged 21, 23, or 52 years old;
4 females aged 22 years and 1 aged 23 years) and the left limb in 4
subjects (a male aged 44 years; 2 females aged 22 years and 1 aged 23
years) . In the patient, a branch meridian was observed on the ulnar
side of Shaohai (HT3), and the meridian was slightly wider than that
in the normal subjects .
(2) Acupoints: The center of the circles in accordance with the
regional acupoints of the heart meridian could be expressed by
imaging by the tissue shown in the table. Four males (right;
male aged 43 years; left, males aged 27, 43, or 53 years) were
evaluated. In the patient, the diameter was slightly longer than that
in the normal subjects. Acupuncture at these acupoints had favorable
effects on the associated organs. Acknowledgment: We express deep
gratitude to Katsuji KUROKAWA and Masato NAKAYAMA for
cooperation.
Keywords: acupuncture, Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, heart
meridian, atrial fibrillation
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HT1 極泉Jiquan |
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HT2 青霊Qingling |
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HT3 少海Shaohai |
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HT4 霊道Lingdao |
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HT5 通里Tongli |
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HT6 陰郤Yinxi |
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HT7 神門Shenmen |
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HT8 少府Shaofu |
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HT9 少衝Shaochong |
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2000.8.29.
(3)Toshikatsu KITADE : A Clinical Study
of the Association of Tonic Sedating Acupoints with Organs, Using the
Bi-Digital O-Ring Test. Abstracts of 3rd International
Symposium on The Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, Waseda University
,Tokyo:121,1997.10 経絡を調節する補瀉穴
Summary:[Objective] According to the traditional
theory of acupuncture, if some meridian becomes pathologic, that is,
if it becomes 'deficient' or 'excessive', some acupoints along that
meridian serve as tonic points and others along the same meridian
serve as sedating points (Table ). At this Third International
Symposium on Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, I will present my recent
clinical study, in which the association of these tonic and sedating
points with various organs was analyzed, using the Bi-Digital O-Ring
Test (BDORT).
[Methods] l. Subjects; Ten randomly selected patients (3
males and 7 females) were the subjects. In each subject, 24
acupoints, serving as tonic or sedating points, were tested in July
or August 1997.
2.Procedure of BDORT; While the subjects held a specimen of a normal
organ on their palm, the examiner compressed the skin above the
acupoint, using an insulated bar, and pulled the finger to be tested.
A map was made of those skin areas whose compression induced the test
finger to open (areas showing the resonance phenomenon, i.e., areas
associated with the specimen held) and areas whose compression did
not induce the finger to open (areas not associated with the specimen
held). This is called direct BDORT.
[Results and Discussion] 1.Compression of the perimeter of
most acupoints resulted in positive responses when the subject held
the specimen of the organ whose name is linked with the meridian to
which the stimulated acupoint belongs. For example, compression of
acupoints Taiyuan (L9) and Chihtse (L5), which belong to the lung
meridian, yielded positive responses when the subject held a specimen
of lung. However, acupoints along the pericardial meridian were found
to be associated with the adrenal gland instead of the pericardium,
acupoints along the triple heater meridian were associated with the
thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas and gonad, and acupoints along the
bladder meridian were associated with the peritoneum.
2.Positive responses to compression of the center of each acupoint
were not related to holding one particular organ on the palm. That
is, no particular correspondence was observed between positive
responses to compression of the center of each acupoint and the organ
specimen held in the hand. These results suggest that each acupoint
is associated with two or more organs, rather than only one
organ.
Keywords: Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, sedating point, tonic point,
acupuncture, meridians
Meridians Points of Tonification Points of Sedation |
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Lung |
LU9 |
LU5 |
Large Intestine |
LI11 |
LI2 |
Stomach |
ST41 |
ST45 |
Spleen |
SP2 |
SP5 |
Heart |
HT9 |
HT7 |
Small Intestine |
SI3 |
SI8 |
Bladder |
BL67 |
BL65 |
Kidney |
KI7 |
KI1 |
Pericardium |
PC9 |
PC7 |
Triple Energizer |
TE3 |
TE10 |
Gallbladder |
GB43 |
GB38 |
Liver |
LR8 |
LR2 |
2000.8.29.
(4)Toshikatsu KITADE, Katsuji
KUROKAWA*:Studies
on the Localization of Meridian and Acupuncture Points Using the
Bi-Digital O-Ring Test(・): A Study on the Large Intestine
Meridian(1). Journal of International Society
of Life Information Science(ISLIS), 18(1):242- 245, 2000.3
手陽明大腸経
*Kurokawa Acupuncture Clinic, Uni-buru-Shin-sakae 408, 1-26-10,
Aoi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-0004, JAPAN. Phone:+81-52-937-5222,
E-mail:kuro-ka @ ja 2.so-net.ne. jp
Summary:[Introduction] To date, we have previously
studied the Heart Meridian1)2)3). Now, we have
traced the Large Intestine Meridian(LI) on the surface of the skin
using the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test(BDORT) and compared our findings
with meridian diagrams found in Chinese medical classics. In this
test, the brain responds to minute bodily stimulus by affecting
muscle tonus and this activity is evaluated through changes in muscle
strength in the fingers.
[Method] 1) Test subject: healthy 53-year-old male
2) BDORT(Y.Omura,B.Sc.,M.D.,SC.D.;inventor): The testee was asked to
hold a colon preparation (normal sample) in the palm of his hand.
When the tester lightly pressed the skin of the testee's upper limb
with an insulated stick,the tester was able to pull the testee's
fingers (O-Ring)apart.
The meridian was traced along the borderline between those areas
where the testee's O-Ring could be pulled apart (areas related to the
colon), and those areas where the O- Ring could not (non-related
areas).
[Results and Discussion] The Large Intestine Meridian
described in the classics commonly begins from the 2nd finger (end
point, Shangyang: LI1), runs along the radius of the forearm toward
the center, up the outside of the upper arm, and comes to the first
thoracic vertebra (Dazhui :GV14).
Descending from the supracla-vicular fossa, the Large Intestine
Meridian connects with the "lungs" (in Traditional Chinese Medicine)
and then descends down past the diaphragm to connect with the"large
intestine"(in Traditional Chinese Medicine).
A branch of this meridian ascends up the neck, passes through the
lower jaw and enters the lower teeth, where the right and left
meridians curve around the sides of the mouth and intersect near the
upper lips at Shuigou:GV26, finally coming to the outer flanks of the
nose (Yingxiang: LI 20).
The results of the BDORT traced a path roughly the same as the
exterior meridians (on the surface of the body) shown in the meridian
diagrams. However, we were not able to trace the internal
meridians(the energy"Qi"pathways connecting from the body surface
inside to the various organs on the body).
Our decision to use the large intestine normal sample (colon
preparation) was based on preliminary investigations. At the same
time, this decision was influenced by records of classical literature
and clinical knowledge. We were not able to trace the Large Intestine
Meridian using samples other than the colon sample.
Although meridians and acupuncture points play an important part
within the 3,000 year history of Chinese acupuncture medicine, we are
presently still unable to see meridians or acupuncture points with
the eye. Omura, using the BDORT which he invented, was able to show
for the first time that the meridians and acupuncture points were
responsive on the surface of the body. The activity of the BDORT
seems to have something to do with the electromagnetic field
resonance occurring between two identical substances. Again, Omura
writes that when a substance placed in the palm emits the same kind
of electromagnetic field as that which exists within the body and the
palm picks this field up, a resonance effect occurs which, via the
brain, weakens muscle strength.
Utilizing this activity,(following our investigation of the Heart
Meridian), we were able to trace on the body's surface meridians and
acupuncture points of a similar kind for the Large
Intestine Meridian. Looking to the future, we need to increase the
number of such case studies.
[Conclusion] Utilizing the BDORT to investigate the
Large Intestine Meridian, we were able to trace roughly the same
lines which are mrecorded within the classical texts of Chinese
medicine on the surface of a subject's body.
Keywords: acupuncture meridian, large intestine meridian,
Bi-Digital O-Ring Test, acupuncture point, acupuncture medicine,
colon