Title
Analysis of functional status of Meridians in different types of TCM constitution
Abstract
Objectives: Analyze the difference of functional status of Meridians in Moderate, Qi-Deficiency and Yang-Deficiency constitution people by using Computer Aided Functional Scanning System. Methods: Use TCM Constitution Scale to select participants who are in Moderate, Qi-Deficiency or Yang-Deficiency constitution. Use the Computer Aided Functional Scanning System to scan the participants and analyze their meridian scanning results. Results: 1) There are significant differences (P<;0.05) in 12 pairs of the meridians of the three constitutions except Right Liver, Right Small Intestine, two sides of Bladder, two sides of Sanjiao and Left Stomach Meridians. Both of Yang deficiency and Qi deficiency show the function insufficiency, with Yang deficiency more obviously. Taking the Right Lung Meridian as an example, the function mean of Yang deficiency constitution group was -23.67±26.72, Qi deficiency's was -15.96±30.40, the Moderate's was -7.97±28.07. 2) The results of the pairwise comparison show the significant differences(P <;0.05) between Yang deficiency and Qi deficiency groups for two sides of Spleen Meridians, Heart Meridians, Kidney Meridians, Pericardium Meridians, Liver Meridians, Bladder Meridians and Right Small Intestine Meridians. 3) There are significant differences (P <;0.05) for the comparison between Yang deficiency and Moderate groups in all meridians except Right Liver Meridian, Right small intestine Meridian, two sides of Bladder Meridians and Left Sanjiao Meridian. Conclusions: People with different constitution have different meridian features. The Yang deficiency and Qi deficiency groups show functional insufficiency. The descending tendency is as follows: Yang deficiency >; Qi deficiency >; Moderate. The consequence gave the evidence of one of the Traditional Chinese Medical theory: Qi deficiency is the initial phase of Yang deficiency, Yang deficiency is the final phase of Qi deficiency.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1109/BIBMW.2011.6112482
BIBM Workshops
Keywords
Field
DocType
functional scanning system,sanjiao meridians,right liver meridian,biomedical measurement,tcm constitution,functional status,left stomach meridian,constitution,tradiational chinese medicine,use tcm constitution scale,pericardium meridians,functional examination,heart meridians,computer aided functional scanning system,tcm constitution scale,different type,meridian functional status analysis,yang deficient people,right small intestine meridian,meridian,yang-deficiency constitution,right lung meridian,spleen meridians,medical computing,significant difference,biological organs,liver meridians,kidney meridians,yang-deficiency constitution people,bladder meridians,qi deficient people
Anatomy,Constitution,Computer science,Computer-aided,Meridian (astronomy),Artificial intelligence,Medical physics,Machine learning
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2163-6966
978-1-4577-1612-6
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yan-zhao Lin100.34
Zhimin Yang218711.80
Lei Guo3272.97
Zi-jian Wu400.34
Ai-hua Ou513.86
Zi-yi Ye600.34