An infrared radiation study of the biophysical characteristics of traditional moxibustion

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-219

  Shen, Xueyong ^a,d   Ding, Guanghong ^b,d   Wei, Jianzi ^a   Zhao, Ling ^a   Zhou, Yu ^a   Deng, Haiping ^a   Lao, Lixing ^a,c  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture point; Infrared radiation; Moxibustion; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; BODY SURFACE; BURNING SENSATION; CARROT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFRARED RADIATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RADIATION DETECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN SURFACE; THERMOGENESIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VIBRATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ARTEMISIA; BIOPHYSICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 33746873753     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2005.09.003     Document Type: Article

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