Super-conducting liquid crystalline water aligned with collagen fibres in the fascia as acupuncture meridians of traditional Chinese medicine

Forum on Immunopathological Diseases and Therapeutics

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 221-236

  Ho, Mae Wan ^a  

^a Institute of Science in Society   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen; Liquid crystalline water; Meridians; Proton conduction; Quantum coherence

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CRYSTALLINE WATER; NANOTUBE; SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM COHERENT WATER NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACUPUNCTURE; COLLAGEN FIBER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FASCIA; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; MACROMOLECULE; MICELLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTUM THEORY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION; WATER STRUCTURE;

EID: 84901011857     PISSN: 21518017     EISSN: 21518025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/ForumImmunDisTher.2013007869     Document Type: Conference Paper

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