Biophysics applies the physics theories and methods to understand how biological systems work. Biophysicists combine knowledge of physics, math, and chemistry to study a wide range of biological topics, such as how cells communicate, how cells transform energy, how transformation of cancer cells are being triggered, and in traditional Chinese medicine, how energy flows in the meridians and how TCM treatments work.
In the early 90's, Lu Zuyin and coworkers studied the effects of the external Qi of Qigong on radioactive decay rate of an radioactive element. Though radioactive element's half-life is known to be unaffected by external physical or chemical influences, their experiments suggested that the external Qi could cause 12% change in radioactive decay rate of the radioactive source, as well as affect de-ionized water and change its ultraviolet absorption spectrum (1).
Although I am a little skeptical about their results since it was the Qi from only one Qigong practitioner, I cannot deny that it was an interesting idea to build a bond between Western science and TCM, and maybe biophysics can provide the common language between these two world. I remain hopeful to see TCM to yield positive treatment results via biophysics, such as mass data analysis, computerized modeling, imaging techniques, medical devices.
(1) Lu, Zu Yin, et al. “ The External Qi Experiments from the United States to BeiJing (China) by Yan Xin.” China Qigong, vol. 1, 1993, pp. 4–6., users.eastlink.ca/~cabbages/psi/usbeijin.pdf.
In the early 90's, Lu Zuyin and coworkers studied the effects of the external Qi of Qigong on radioactive decay rate of an radioactive element. Though radioactive element's half-life is known to be unaffected by external physical or chemical influences, their experiments suggested that the external Qi could cause 12% change in radioactive decay rate of the radioactive source, as well as affect de-ionized water and change its ultraviolet absorption spectrum (1).
Although I am a little skeptical about their results since it was the Qi from only one Qigong practitioner, I cannot deny that it was an interesting idea to build a bond between Western science and TCM, and maybe biophysics can provide the common language between these two world. I remain hopeful to see TCM to yield positive treatment results via biophysics, such as mass data analysis, computerized modeling, imaging techniques, medical devices.
(1) Lu, Zu Yin, et al. “ The External Qi Experiments from the United States to BeiJing (China) by Yan Xin.” China Qigong, vol. 1, 1993, pp. 4–6., users.eastlink.ca/~cabbages/psi/usbeijin.pdf.
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