The great progress of biology and western medicine based on the biological model, and the latest discoveries of modern cutting-edge sciences, and the questioning of the source of information about life and the realization of the unity of life and the causal relationship between the physical and chemical phenomena of living organisms based on these discoveries, have also aroused great interest in the people.
In recent years, some Western scholars have put forward the "biophotonic theory" and have made many useful explorations in medical practice. Although these scholars frankly admit that their speeches are not yet accepted by the mainstream science in the West, their courage to break through the traditional understanding and boldly explore the courage to be praised; their research results for the establishment of a new medical model is undoubtedly a catalyst, and should be emphasized. This article intends to introduce certain advances in biophotonics theory and practice, and to discuss the compatibility and mechanism of action of this theory with Chinese medical doctrine.
Biophotonic Theory, Biophotonic Phenomena, and Certain Discoveries of Biophotonic Properties
Photons and Biophotons
Early in this century, scientists studying the phenomenon of light began to challenge the conventional understanding of matter. As a result of this research, a new paradigm emerged - that matter consists of atoms, which are composed of a nucleus and electrons that revolve around the nucleus. This microsatellite system of atomic structure is sustained by the electromagnetic force, and if the electromagnetic force were to disappear, matter as we normally understand it would cease to exist [1].
Shortly after the emergence of this "planetary" paradigm, the research of internationally renowned physicists such as Plank, Bohr, Debroglie, Schodinger, Pauli, Heisenberg, and Dirac, among others, brought us into contact with a subatomic world that was very strange and unimagined. subatomic world. The atomic units of matter are very difficult to understand and have a dual existence. Depending on how it is perceived, sometimes it appears as a particle, sometimes as a wave, and this duality can also be manifested as a particle or as light in electromagnetic waves. More recently, physicist David Bohm suggested that matter, regardless of its mass, essentially consists of highly condensed light moving at a speed lower than the speed of light, thus appearing as a solid[1].
Einstein called the smallest unit of measurement of light a "quantum," which we now call a photon. The dispersion of all photons is electromagnetic in nature[1].
Szent-Gorgyi, the 1941 Nobel laureate, noted that biological science was not as complete as the mechanists claimed, and that "it may seem as if certain facts of life were lost, and without these any real understanding of life is impossible." Frohlich writes in an accompanying essay, "Can biology adapt to laws beyond physics?" , while Rosen suggests that it is not physics as a deductive tool that rules biology, but rather biology that forces physics to change itself, perhaps eventually beyond what is now known [2].
Adey suggests that physical, rather than chemical, changes characterize the flow of signals that represent The cells Communication [2].
F.A. Popp described in an experimental study a phenomenon called ultra-weak photon diffusion from living tissues, and argued that normal cells diffuse a steady stream of photons, known as Biophotons (Biophotons). It is envisioned that Biophotons are carriers of information within the living body and are the fountainhead of physical regulation, rather than being the result of physical activity, as the mainstream believes. Biophoton diffusion increases when the cell is no longer in equilibrium. It follows that any disturbance in the balance of the intracellular environment can lead to a change in the flow of balanced information (light) in the body. As can be imagined when a stone is thrown into a calm pool, a change in the biophoton dispersion of one cell will eventually lead to a disturbance in the biophoton dispersion of neighboring cells. This shift of light away from the harmonic oscillations will also eventually lead to the shattering of harmony and the formation of pathology [1][2].
A.S. Pressman, in 1968, in his book "Electromagnetic Fields and Life," reviewed hundreds of experiments that had been conducted at that time, and concluded that electromagnetic fields could be utilized by the organism in three ways: a. the organism could use electromagnetic energy to obtain information about the environment; b. it could be utilized by the tissues and regulated within the organism; and c. it could be used for inter-organismal communication. Scientists have explored the above three areas, from bacteria, bees to pigeons, these organisms how to use the geomagnetic field direction of a lot of work. Adey emphasized the importance of electromagnetic fields in the inter-cellular communication, and described the cellular electromagnetic signals as inter-cellular "whispers". F.A. Poppp, on the other hand, interpreted the biophotons and electromagnetic waves dispersed by living organisms as regulatory signals from cell differentiation and growth regulation to enzyme activity and immune response. German scientist Gunther Becher, based on his research on white mosquito populations, hypothesized the existence of a non-chemical information system, and within the population, white mosquitoes can perceive other biofields. Becher found that very weak electrical currents could regulate cellular DNA and stimulate a phenomenon known as dedifferentiation. More recently, Reba Goodman Ann Shirley-Headerson found that very weak low-frequency fields can affect cells at the DNA level by altering cellular DNA to produce proteins [3].
Electromagnetic energy can be classified into two types of particles (ionizing and nonionizing) based on its action on an object, particle fields have high photon energy and have the potential to knock electrons away from atoms to form electric ions. The lower energy fields are called non-particle fields and their main effect is to heat the object [3].
Adey argues that the surface of the cell membrane is a key site for weak field interactions, and that electromagnetic energy can have an effect on the signals that are sent from the cell membrane receptors to reach the interior of the cell, even when these fields are very weak. Moreover, these effects can be amplified by highly harmonic biomolecular processes that can only be understood using nonlinear electromagnetic and nonequilibrium physical models. He also argues that not only weak non-thermal fields can cause biological effects, but also bioelectromagnetism (biophotons) is one of the most interesting new scientific frontiers of this century [3].
Some Experimental Basis for the Biophoton Phenomenon
M.M. van Benschpten, in his experiments with EAV-like drugs, observed that patients could forget to hold the electrodes in their hands and the experiment could proceed as usual. This was initially explained by the fact that the patient's biofield could be extended from the surface of the body enough to obtain information about the drug under test. With the development of photo-quantum diagnostics, Bensch hypothesized otherwise: that the information in a drug test is not transmitted electrically, but by biophotons. To test this hypothesis, Benschoten installed a 12-inch-long Plexiglas tube with open ends and a slot for a colored filter plate. It was found that placing copper electrodes in the Plexiglas tube, pointed at the patient at a distance of 12-18 inches, consistently produced accurate drug test results. When colored filters were placed to determine whether a discrete wavelength of photons correlated with the test results, it was found that only the indigo filter blocked the test and the other colored filters had no effect. He then concluded that the field was in no way electrical in nature, since the colored filters used in the test were made of several layers of plastic, which should be able to block any information transfer in an electrical carrier [4].
In order to demonstrate that biophotons are tools for inter-cellular interactions, Popp performed the following experiment: in two airtight quartz glass vials, a live cell culture dish was placed in each vial. Subsequently, a virus was added to one glass bottle, causing the cells to become infected, and then the two bottles were brought into contact, and the cells in the other bottle became similarly infected. However, when the same experiment was repeated with a non-quartz glass bottle, the virus could not spread to the second bottle. We know that quartz glass windows UV light, whereas ordinary glass does not, so Popp concluded that UV light spreads viral biophoton pulses [1].
Omura used the 0-loop test to investigate whether information from the electromagnetic field of a test object placed in the patient's visual field could enter the patient's eye through light. During the test, a pure a-streptococcus slide was placed in front of the patient and kept at a certain distance, and the following phenomena were observed: a. When the streptococcus-infected patient looked at the slide, the 0-ring test was weakly positive; on the other hand, when all other conditions were the same, and the patient's eyes were closed, or the patient did not close his eyes, but because of the placement of the obstacle in front of his eyes and was not able to see the glass slide, the 0-ring test did not show a weak response. ring test does not show a weak response; b, when a patient with non-streptococcal infection holds an a-streptococcal slide and simultaneously gazes at a glass slide with the same test object placed at the same distance as described above, the same 0-ring test response is shown [5]. This test not only shows the role of light in information transmission, but also reflects the fact that substances with the same three-dimensional characteristics and the same molecular structure diffuse the same frequency of electromagnetic radiation and produce *** vibrations.
Some relevant properties of biophotons
(1), DNA is the medium of biomolecular information transfer and storage
M.M. van Benschpten after a large number of experiments found that placed in the wrist of the examiner's glass vials containing DNA D30 can effectively block the examiner's information on the examination of the information of the interference, and if the DNA D30 specimen placed in the patient's hand, it can block all biophotonic **** vibration test, so that the 0-loop test no longer reacts.Popp believes that biophotonic information transfer and storage is mediated by DNA, and Benschoten's experimental structure clearly supports Popp's conclusion [2][4].
(2), biophoton diffusion of oxygen energy nature
M.M. van Benschpten in the experiment made the patient to pause breathing for a few seconds, at which time the biophoton response disappeared, indicating that the biophoton diffusion of oxygen energy (gas) (oxidative origin) nature. He hypothesized that temporary hypoxia could reduce mitochondrial energy to a level sufficient to significantly reduce photon diffusion below the threshold of measurement. At the same time, Benschoten created an energy-equivalent state in which hypoxia blocked biophoton diffusion in another set of experiments shielding lung meridian energy [4][6].
(3) Blood is the best channel for biophotonic information transfer in the body
According to Bjorn Nordenstrom, M.D., the blood is the best channel for electromagnetic information transfer generated by metabolic activity of the internal organs, and any other anatomical structure in the body has a resistance to electrical currents greater than 200% of that of the blood. Benschoten, on the other hand, has found that diffuse biophotons from the PC-6 (Neiguan) point are associated with all twelve meridians and a complex biophoton field, which, in turn, is associated with neuromediators, amino acids, hormones, and enzymes [4][6]. Considering, that the Neiguan point is where the blood vessels converge, near the three arteries, and therefore highly susceptible to **** vibration with the information contained in the blood of the whole body, it will not be difficult to understand.
(4), Biophoton diffusion is ultraviolet-modulated infrared radiation
In 1992, Poul Eckhoff, a German, proposed that the biophoton test method is based on infrared spectroscopy, and that the biophoton test method could be used to probe malignant tissues because recent studies have shown that cancer cells can be identified by infrared spectroscopy. In order to test this hypothesis, filters that can pass infrared light were used in the experiment, and it was found that the biophoton test could be carried out normally without interference, while the filters used for the test practically eliminated visible light. More interestingly, the ultraviolet filter used for photography blocked all biophoton experiments, even though this filter allowed infrared light to pass along with visible light. The conclusion is that biophoton diffusion is UV-modulated infrared radiation.
Application of Biophoton Theory in Clinical Medicine
Yin-Yang Vector Balance Measurement
M.M. van Benschpten, on the basis of Omura's two-finger 0-Ring test, combined biophoton theory with the theory of traditional Chinese medicine to create a method called M.M.van Benschpten, on the basis of Omura's two-finger 0-ring test, combined with biophotonic theory and Chinese medicine, created a method called "Yin-Yang Vector balance test", which is used in many aspects of clinical medicine, such as physical diagnosis of diseases, drug testing and treatment, and has achieved some remarkable results. He has utilized this method not only for the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy, high cholesterol, chronic fatigue, breast disease, ovarian hormone disorders, viral and bacterial infections, cancer, dairy hazards, mercury poisoning from dental fillings, autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus Sjogren's syndrome, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, and antiphospholipid thrombosis), but also for the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of clinical diseases, such as cancer and other diseases. (Antiphospholipid thrombosis disease), hyperthyroidism, silicone breast implant disease, baldness, mental illness, HIV infection and AIDS disease, etc., et al. We have carried out an in-depth and comprehensive study on the etiology and pathology of the disease, localization and diagnosis, treatment, as well as the search for an effective treatment plan through drug testing and the formation of traditional Chinese medicine formulas, etc., and we have also taken advantage of the high sensitivity and simplicity of the method. Moreover, by utilizing the high sensitivity and simplicity of this method, a great deal of fruitful work has been done on the diagnosis and prevention of subclinical states in the early stage of the disease [4][7][8][9].
In addition, some aspects of Chinese medicine theory, such as the correspondence between meridian points and organs in the body, the specificity of bio-photon dispersion at different points, and the nature of qigong energy, have been studied using bio-photon dispersion measurements [4] [8] [9] [10] [11].
On the basis of the energy dispersion analysis system, needle-pulse therapy, induction therapy (induction therapy) and color-sound therapy, Peter Mandel, a German naturopathic and timely acupuncturist in 1987, has developed a system of energy dispersion analysis, needle-pulse therapy, induction therapy (induction therapy) and color-sound therapy. Peter Mandel, a German naturopathic and holistic acupuncturist, began to conceptualize a holistic model of healing that would encompass all therapies. Considering that this method should be a combination of the esoteric wisdom of life and the energetic principles of life processes, a new term, esogetics, was coined. Mandel's concept of esoteric medicine is a synthesis of the main principles of ancient esoteric teachings with modern energy science thinking and the foundations of Chinese medicine.
ECT is the use of different colors of light frequencies through acupuncture points and meridians to introduce information into the body, thereby reestablishing the balance of the internal environment. The decision to utilize the acupuncture system, using its skin points and meridians as a channel for directing light into The energetic anatomy, is supported by the following studies: (1) The Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine in Nowosibirk, Russia, and researchers have demonstrated that the meridians can be a conduit for light; and (2) Orm Bergold found that human photon receptors are not limited to the retina, as would logically seem to be the case, but are quite extensive and are seen in virtually all tissues.
Since acupoints respond to all kinds of stimuli (needles, heat, cold, pressure, etc.), Mandel reasoned that acupoints should also respond to light stimuli. Because of the specificity of the acupuncture points as they correspond to organs, body structure and function, the utilization of acupuncture points provides a more effective way for light to enter the internal environment of the human body than previous light therapies. After extensive experimentation, Mandel concluded. "Specific acupuncture points are truly specifically associated with specific light colors." Furthermore, all acupoints correspond to only one of the 3 complementary color pairs (red/green, orange/orange, yellow/violet). The formation of a therapeutic method utilizing complementary balancing of acupoint energies marked the actual birth of ECT.
Light waves enter through skin receptors that respond to light and color (the inherent vibrational components of light). According to Popp biophotons allow for a much faster pulse to be interchanged than the electrical impulses that travel along nerve channels. With biophotons, the impulses are not transmitted through the nerves, but diffuse through the atomic structure of the cell into the smallest components of the organism. According to the *** vibration principle, the smallest vibration will excite the greatest effect. The color needles can transmit information to the body via the disordered areas and with the help of the inherent *** vibratory force help to rehabilitate the functional system where the disorder occurs.
ECT is based on Mandel's Energy Diffusion Analysis System combined with Kirlian photography. Subtle changes in energy status are carefully tracked by Kirlian photography before and after treatment, and light therapy is specifically designed to correct energy imbalances revealed by Kirlian photography. Based on Mandel's model of healing, which explores the deeper causes of disease, ECT specifically tunes in to the interactions between body, consciousness and spirit. In addition to relieving physical symptoms, the therapy is also designed to expand self-awareness, gently "unraveling" and removing any trauma, emotional scars, and negative beliefs that reside in the subtle energy system and perpetuate imbalances and pathologies.
Compatibility of Bio-Photonics Theory with Chinese Medicine
Bio-Photonics Theory is a contractual support and development of the holistic concepts of Chinese medicine
The holistic concepts of Chinese medicine are expressed in the unity of the part and the whole, the unity of the spirit and the body, and the unity of the life and the environment. This profound philosophical understanding has been the guiding principle of Chinese medicine in all aspects of etiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Although Western medicine is aware of its own limitations and has begun to advocate a paradigm shift in medicine in recent years, its dominant ideology is still firmly bound by the shackles of mechanistic theory.
In the 17th century, when Descarter proposed the model of "man as machine," the concept of the separation of mind and body arose, marking a deep and fundamental separation of philosophical and medical traditions. By allowing anatomical and traumatic examination of the body, and removing the concern that the soul itself might be compromised, the way was paved for modern medicine. But as Dr. Oaul pearsall states in his article Superimmunity, "Unfortunately, we forgot to put them back together again" [12].
Many cutting-edge scientists feel that the dominant model of Western biology, while also useful, is also limited, and thus endeavor to explore a new way of understanding the fundamental processes that define the state of life. These scientists are attempting to answer questions about biological wholeness, communication, organization, and pathways to wholeness. Within the new biological framework being created by cutting-edge scientists, it is the whole that is truly greater than the sum of its parts, and it is electromagnetic energy that is considered to play a dominant role in the communication process that realizes this wholeness [2].
Biophotonic theory suggests that subclinical states may indicate an imbalance in the body's regulatory and unifying functions, and that biochemical structural and functional changes that can cause symptoms are not the "cause" of the disease, but rather a reflection of the overall disharmony. Many cutting-edge scientists believe that disruption of cellular communication is an important part of the cancer process, thus emphasizing the role of electromagnetic energy as a signal [2]. Here we find a ****same position between the TCM model's and the neo-biological waves: balance and harmony is health, imbalance and dissonance is pathology.
The unity of body and spirit, also an area of great interest in the neo-biological concepts of many cutting-edge scientists, is an area in which Mandel believes that illness and suffering are signals of pathological energies that block the individual from unfolding his or her own potential or have difficulty focusing on one's own life-path, often due to ` in the energetic system' caused by past trauma. Thus, to achieve lasting healing, it is necessary not only to eliminate presenting symptoms, but also to bring the patient back to a spiritual experience that may touch upon the question, "Who am I and why am I here?" Therefore, it is believed that color acupuncture provides a precise system for using light to facilitate the exchange of information between the conscious, unconscious, and superconscious, clearing the energy buildup of trauma, and supporting the evolution of the individual [1]. Here, we can see how advocates of the biophotonic theory's understanding of the relationship between the mind and the body is again similar to the concepts of traditional Chinese medicine.
Studies of external qi emitted by qigong masters by applying biophoton measurement techniques have proved that external qi dispersion has magnetic characteristics and is a dispersion of biophotons. A study by Dr. Hiroshi Motoyama of Japan showed that a computer-controlled AMI device measured enhanced energy dispersion when the outer chi was emitted. In the experiments of other scholars, if the 12X6X1/8-inch aluminum plate is placed on the CV-20 (Baihui) point and K-1 (Yongquan) point of the qigong master, it shows shielding, and there is no longer any bio-photon dispersion. At the same time, the experiment also discovered the relationship between sunlight and the dispersion of biophotons. Therefore, it is believed that qigong energy originates from the environmental energy of heaven and earth [10]. This is not only consistent with classical qigong theory, but also especially reflects the unity of man and environment.
Biophotonic theory is the confirmation and deepening of the concept of "qi" in traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine often emphasizes the role of "qi", and it can be said that, if we take away the concept of "qi", we are taking away the concept of "qi" from the traditional Chinese medicine. However, the question of what qi is has always been the focus of debate, and even a handle for skeptics to attack. In this regard, biophotonic theory provides some concrete answers.
Chinese medicine not only recognizes the existence of qi, but also divides qi into two kinds, yin and yang, which are mutually reinforcing to maintain the health and harmony of the human body.
Mandel compares the yin and yang of qi to the positive and negative poles of the electrical system and the phenomenon of electromagnetic wave motion. Since light is electromagnetic in nature, and the phenomenon of light involves the constant oscillation of electromagnetic waves, the given boundaries of this oscillation can be described in the Chinese medical model as analogous to the yin-yang parameters. Thus, qi can be analogized to the particular manifestation of light phenomena that cutting-edge scientists have used to describe the materialization of light phenomena [1].
The brilliant bioelectromagnetic (BEM) researcher W. Ross Adey claims that it is not chemical phenomena, but physical phenomena that characterize the signaling and energy transfer of biomolecular systems. Emphasizing the shift in the nature of control and regulation of the organism from the chemical to the physical aspect points directly to Oriental medicine, acupuncture, and the many healing systems widely known as energy medicine. French immunologist Jacques Benveniste is working on dilute homeopathic preparations that, according to conventional biomedical theory, do not, statistically speaking, have no active substances remaining and should not be biologically active, so Benveniste envisions that the in-tube effects of biologically active transmission observed in the laboratory can only be explained by the action of electromagnetic fields [3].
Qi, the basic framework of Chinese medicine, has no direct counterpart in Western science, and although it is often translated as "energy", it still has no direct counterpart in biochemistry-based biology. Although "qi" is often translated as "energy", it is still difficult to correspond to biochemistry-based biology. In their works, Frohlish, Delgiadice, and others describe a new biological theory, which hypothesizes that this important energy, unlike chemistry, is very similar to the "qi" translated by Manfred Porkert as configuration energy [3]. similar to Manfred Porkert's translation of "qi" as configuration energy [3].
Some people view the innate Qi as a projection of genetic information in the meridian system, which is very similar to Popp's biophotonic model. According to Popp's biophoton model, coherent (coherent) electromagnetic waves are considered to be projections from DNA. This suggests that biophotons are a source of physical regulation and control that may be involved in many aspects of the growth process, and that perhaps biophotons represent some type of holographic projection from the morphogenetic field. Genes may act as transmitters and receptors, transferred into biofield information. Thus, there seems to be a very broad similarity between biophotons, molecular genesis, morphogenetic fields and meridian/precursor chi [2].
In addition, the extensive research on the clinical application of biophoton theory has provided experimental basis and much enlightenment for the theory of individualized treatment modes and compound formulas in Chinese medicine [3][6][8][13].
Other Possible Mechanisms of Biophoton Action
Entrainment Phenomenon in Biophoton Action Mechanism
Substances with the same three-dimensional characteristics and the same molecular structure, which diffuse the same frequency of electromagnetic radiation and produce **** vibration, is a widely recognized explanation for the mechanism of biophoton action. So, for the original biological properties and molecular structure of the action has been no longer able to diffuse electromagnetic radiation at the original frequency of the pathological tissue, and in what way to restore its intrinsic frequency and thus restore its function? The authors believe that the phenomenon of entrainment in photon vibration cannot be ignored.
Joshua Leeds, in his article "Rhythms, ****Vibrations, and Entrainment," writes that when we study the effects of external rhythms on the nervous system, we come across a phenomenon that has been known for a long time, but rarely discussed. Our bodies have self-regulatory mechanisms that often match themselves to other rhythms and mimic or converge on pulsatile rhythms larger than their own, a phenomenon known as entrainment, which is an aspect of *** vibration, but a major distortion of *** vibration. As Goldman puts it, "Because of entrainment, you can change the natural form of vibration of one object and replace it with a different form of vibration of another object," and considers entrainment to be an economical means of conserving energy. Jonalea Hoffman also believes that entrainment implies that living things are constantly trying to stay in harmony with each other [14]. The entrainment phenomenon exists in acoustics and should be the same in optics, both of which are distinctly rhythmic. Paying attention to the existence of entrainment phenomena in the mechanism of biophotonic action may make our closed understanding of the inherent oscillatory rhythms of living organisms more open to a deeper understanding of the mechanism of interaction between the outside world and the organism, and of lesions and recovery.
Possible Involvement of the Hypothalamic-Vagal Nervous System in the Mechanism of Biophotonic Action
Joshua Leeds, in discussing the mechanism of action of sound on the human body, points out that the 10th pair of cerebral nerves reaches not only to the ear, but also branches out to the thoracic and abdominal viscera. It is due to this distribution of the vagus nerve that any sound stimulus that causes the eardrums to vibrate also causes many internal organs to vibrate at the same time [14]. According to the German anatomist Helmut Becher, the retino-hypothalamic bundle originates from the retinal multipolar phyllocytes between the optic cells [10]. Since the hypothalamus has a regulatory role in the vegetative nervous system, which in turn is widely distributed in the body's internal organs. From this, it can be inferred that once a light-color stimulus reaches the retina, it can be transmitted to the hypothalamus, which also has a correspondingly wide range of effects on all internal organs.
Biophotonics theory should be a useful tool for Chinese medicine research, modernization of Chinese medicine, and the integration of Chinese and Western medicine. Although we can not hope to explain all the problems of Chinese medicine, but we do not have to face the embarrassment of attempting to incorporate Chinese medicine into the biochemical model of Western medicine to find a counterpart of the round holes wedge square rivets, after all, it is another new banner. We have been confined to the biomedical model for a long time, and have often been so complacent and unaware of our own introspection due to the unprecedented achievements of Western medicine in recent years that we cannot help but reject insights that do not fit into the mainstream school of thought, so much so that we stop thinking outside of this model. However, in order to modernize Chinese medicine, in order to combine Chinese and Western medicine for the future of medicine, we must use our rich imagination to find a way out from the latest advances in contemporary cutting-edge science. We know that in many ways, Chinese medicine is strongly colored by energy medicine, and thus biophotonic theory should be an appropriate choice. As Mantak chia is said to have said: the in-depth study of the information and energetic characteristics of life by cutting-edge scientists has the potential to advance the integration of East and West in medicine, and in this respect we are sowing seeds on the ****same ground, and the very different medicine of the twenty-first century will be a part of the harvest