Why Qigong Has A Curative Effect.pdf

Why

Does

Qigong

Have

Curative Effect?

Why Does Qigong Have a Curative Effect?

Traditional Chinese medicine holds that disease occurs when there is stagnation of qi,

which will be cured when the circulation of qi and blood is improved. Qigong is a therapy

effective for treating stagnation of qi and promoting the circulation of qi and blood.

Qigong therapy can be divided into two main categories: self-treatment, i.e. the practice

of qigong by patients themselves and treatment from others, i.e. receiving the external

qi emitted by qigong masters.

Self-treatment

Practicing qigong in a proper way will make the qi Bow smoothly, enhancing the

metabolism and the immune function. It helps one overcome disease by tapping the

latent power of the body. Although there are various ways to practice qigong, the

following three elements should always be included, I.e., regulation of mind, body and

respiration, among which regulation of mind is the most important one. Regulating the

mind into a state of tranquillity is the most fundamental skill in qigong practice.

Tranquillity is a state, in which one who is practicing qigong concentrates all his or her

thought on the exercise with the mind empty of all distractions. Perception of external

stimuli including sound and light is greatly reduced and topodysesthesia and gravity

sensation of limbs and joints are lost. Expressed in modern medical terms, it is an

inhibition state of the cerebral cortex. The inhibitory action restores to normal the

disordered cerebrocortical function due to over excitation and suppresses the pathologic

focus of excitation, creating favorable conditions for recovery of the health. The effect of

qigong on neurasthenia, hypertension and peptic ulcer is probably related to the

inhibitory protection, as these diseases are all due to nervous tension and disorders.

Regulation of the body, particularly the posture, is also important. Generally, qigong is

practiced in a sitting, standing or lying form. In the sitting or lying form of practice, the

oxygen content of the body is about 30% lower than before practice, and the metabolic

rate is 20% lower than before the practice. The oxygen consumption and metabolic rate

may be even lower than during a sound sleep. At the same time, the respiratory rate

and minute ventilation are also reduced correspondingly.

That is to say, during the practice of qigong the metabolism is lowered which is

beneficial for reducing consumption of vital energy, allowing it to re-accumulate. That is

why qigong is effective for some chronic diseases such as pulmonary tuberculosis and

can strengthen the health in those with weak constitutions.

Respiration is a skill in qigong practice. The basic respiration is deep abdominal

respiration. In some qigong exercises the abdomen is naturally extended during

exhalation and retracts during inhalation, while in other qigong exercises the abdomen

bulges during inhalation and retracts during exhalation. The respiration in either way

promotes gastrointestinal peristalsis and improves digestion and absorption. Therefore,

many people have an increased appetite and gain weight after qigong practice. Qigong

has good results in the treatment of gastroptosis, chronic gastritis and chronic colitis.

Qigong comprises both motion and stillness. Stillness keeps the body and higher

nervous centers in a inhibitory state so that they have adequate rest to restore the

normal function of the central nervous system. Motion excites the autonomic nervous

system including the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. During practice,

qi should be descended to Dantian, or in other words, thought should be concentrated

on the lower abdomen. This forms a focus of excitation in the nervous system of the

lower abdomen, promoting the secretory function of the visceral a organs in the lower

abdomen. The deep and prolonged respiration strengthens the movements of the

diaphragm and abdominal muscles, augmenting the portal circulation and also

promoting the systemic and pulmonary circulation’s. The practice of qigong increases

the vital capacity, trains the heart and improves the metabolism. All these may be

attributed to the therapeutic mechanism of qigong.

Treatment with external qi

A sick individual has weak electromagnetism and is sensitive to the external qi emitted

by the

qigong master, which stimulates the patient's ability to fight disease and restore health.

The curative action of external qi can be explained in the following three respects:

1. External qi has a certain inhibitory or killing effect on bacteria in vitro.

2. External qi can enhance the immune function of the body, i.e. the body resistance.

3. External qi emitted by the qigong master consists of far infrared ray, near infrared ray,

electromagnetic wave, microwave and infrasonic wave, which form a bioelectric field,

serving as the basis of the external qi therapy.

The human being has an instinct of selfcure. Meridian bioelectricity has been found. In

every part of the body there is bioelectricity of varying potential. If a lesion occurs in any

part of the body, there is imbalance of the functions as well as imbalance of the

bioelectricity, or in terms of traditional Chinese medicine, there is an imbalance between

blood and qi. The external qi emitted by a qigong master is also a kind of bioelectricity

which regulates the meridian bioelectricity of the patient to restore the normal balance of

bodily functions and cure the diseases.

It should be noted that, although qigong has a curative effect, it is not a cur-all. It has its

own indications and-contraindications, no matter whether one does exercises oneself or

whether one is treated with external qi. There is no reason to reject medication and

other therapeutic measures. In a word, the best way to restore health is a selection of

different effective therapies for patients according to different constitutions, conditions

and symptoms.

SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTATION ON QIGONG

Is the qi produced during qigong practice or the external qi emitted by the qigong master

substantial? What is qi? Why does the external qi have therapeutic effects? These

questions have been asked for a long time. In the last ten years Chinese scientific

researchers collaborating with qigong masters have done research with encouraging

results.

Scientific Evidence of Qi

In the Shanghai College of Traditional Chinese Medicine a qigong master called Lin

Housheng skilled in emitting external qi from Laogong (a point on the palm where the tip

of the middle finger touches when the fist is clenched) effectively treated quite a few

complicated cases. However, nobody believed his therapy as well as the external qi

emitted from his palm. The treatment was taken as sorcery or merely suggestion.

Starting in 1977, he sought an effective test to prove the existence of external qi. Later,

he met Ms. Gu Hansen, a scientist working in the Shanghai Institute of Atomic Nucleus,

the Chinese Academy of Sciences. She was interested in research on amplifiers of

micro-signals and also in life sciences. They collaborated on testing the existence of qi

with modern scientific instruments. The following are the experiments:

- Two close-range infrared surveyors were designed. The surveyors directing to the right

Laogong of Lin Housheng received the infrared radiation at a distance of 1.2 cm from its

receiving transducer when he emitted his qi. When qigong was well performed, the

infrared modulation depth was as high as SO'YO with a low frequency of 0.05 per

second; but when Lin Housheng held his qi, the infrared modulation depth was less than

10% with a high frequency of 0.3 per second. By the end of qi emission, the modulation

depth was round 30% with a frequency of 0.17 per second. The results revealed that

the infrared radiation of the qigong master was specific, different from that of ordinary

people whose modulation depth was less than 10%.

- With the aid of the electric charge detector, it was found that Laogong was full of

electrostatic charge when Lin Housheng emitted qi. The polarity changed along with the

change of physiological status. When Lin Housheng felt comfortable, there was an

increase of negative charge and when he held the qi, there was an increase of positive

charge. This suggested that the bioelectricity emitted by a well-trained qigong master

could rearrange the doublets (bipolar particles) of living substance at the acupoint area

from randomness to a specific order.

- It was detected that the electric resistance at Neiguan (a point on the anterior aspect

of the forearm between the two tendons, 2 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist)

was drastically reduced when qigong was practiced. According to the resonance theory,

this phenomenon can be attributed to the electric resonance at the site where the tissue

contains a kind of structural substance with magnetic action, most probably nickel

protein (protein combined with nickel). With the aid of modern scientific instruments,

they carried out the preliminary determination of qi and concluded that the external qi in

qigong was composed of infrared radiation modulated at a low frequency and that the

qigong master emitted infrared electromagnetic waves. For the first time the existence

of qi was proved.

In May 1978 their paper entitled "The Preliminary Experimental Results of Investigation

on the Material Basis of Qigong Therapy" was published in the first issue of Zi Ran Za

Zhi (Journal of Nature) in Shanghai. These results evoked worldwide reaction. Since

then the labels of "superstition,' and

"witchcraft" have been removed from qigong and many scientists are interested in the

research of qigong.

Soon after the above experiments, Gu in collaboration with another qigong master

called Zhao Wei gave evidence to show the "external qi" in qigong as a kind of

corpuscular flow, and published a paper entitled "The Preliminary Experimental Report

on Detecting the Material Basis of 'External Qi'

found in their experiments.

1. The external qi emitted by the qigong master standing one meter away moved a

thread hung in the air and caused forward and rotatory movements of dust.

2. The signal of external qi sent by the qigong master was detected in four ways:

-Corpuscular Flow." The following was

(1) Experiment on the distance and range of its action: 27.5 mv. was detected by the

central probe at a distance of 50 cm, 22.5 mv. at a distance of 100 cm, and 10 mv at a

distance of 150 cm. Thus, the greater the distance, the less the intensity of the signal

action.

(2) Experiment on the speed of motion: Within a distance of 1040 cm from the

qigong master's finger to the probe, the speed of the sinal motion was 20-50 cm/sec.

(3) Counter-current experiment: The signal sent by the qigong master like the

molecular flow of the air could penetrate a 60~ p laser grating but could not penetrate a

piece of glass.

(4) Copper-grid experiment: The signal sent by the qigong master was partly

captured by the electric field of the copper grid.

The above experiments indicate that:

(1)

flow.

(2) The signal sent by the qigong master is similar to the molecular flow of the air,

the diameter of the corpuscles being larger than the intermolecular distance of glass,

but smaller than 60~ p.

(3) The signal sent by the qigong master is different from the molecular flow of the

air, some of the corpuscles being positively or negatively charged.

Almost at the same time, similar results were obtained in Beijing by some other qigong

masters and scientific researchers.

Detection of the Infrared Rays and Infrasonic Waves of Qigong.

In the early eighties, Huang Xiaokuan, a qi-gong master In Beijing and some scientific

researchers carried out experiments to detect the infrared rays and infrasonic waves of

the external qt in qigong. Infrared Rays Infrared rays were detected from the right

Laogong of three qigong masters with a thermograph of the type AGA 6SOLW made in

Switzerland. At a distance of 1-2 meters away from the receiving probe, the elevation of

the infrared rays during the emission of qi from the hand or eye can be shown in Table

Table 1. Elevation of infrared Rays During Emission of External Qi In Hand or Eye

Practice.

Qigong Master

Period of Qi

Far infrared Region of

(Code name)

Emission (mm)

Elevation

Practice

0.5 0 C

hand

0.3 0 C

hand

1.0 0 C

eye

0.6 0 C

hand

Infrasonic waves: They repeatedly detected the infrasonic change with a infrasonic

detector made by the B & K Co., from Denmark, when the external qi was emitted from

the Laogong of three qigong masters. They used two different methods of detection

The signal, i.e., external qi sent by the qigong master is a kind of corpuscular

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