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Medical Hypotheses (2002) 58(1), 72±76
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Meridians in acupuncture and
infrared imaging
Shui-yin Lo
Infrared pany, Arcadia, California, USA
Summary The meridians in acupuncture are hypothesized to be made up of polarized molecules. Quantum
excitations, quasi-particles and others are assumed to be the media munication between different parts of the
body connected by meridians. Infrared pictures are taken to depict the effect of acupuncture on one acupoint of a
meridian to a far away pain area. & 2002 Harcourt Publishers Ltd
HYPOTHESIS 2. What is the qi that is supposed to circulate around the
meridians?
Acupuncture has been around for many thousands of
years in China and has achieved good results in both The theory behind acupuncture is that the body has a
man and animals. It has also recently begun to gain wide system of meridians which channel some kind of sub-
acceptance in the West. However, despite many scientific stance, energy, or information that has been vaguely
studies, it has still failed to achieve the recognition it called qi in the literature. Unfortunately, so far, when one
needs within mainstream orthodox scientific circles. dissects the human body, one does not find any substance
Many studies over the past 40 years have shown that that dis