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The connection between meridians and physiological functions: A quantum principle

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In the long history of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), meridians play essential roles as the critical network to regulate the normal physiological functions of the human body. They are regarded to be the channels connecting the internal organs with the body surface and various parts of the body. Although there are many studies and doctrines trying to reveal the nature of meridians for their validation in TCM, the mechanism underlying the meridians remains unclear. Herein, based on our macroscopic quantum state concept of ion channels (i.e., sub-nanometer scale channels), we propose a quantum principle of meridians. The acupoints and organ symptom are in a macroscopic coherence state of the ion channels in meridians. By applying TCM treatments (e.g., TCM massage, acupuncture, moxibustion, and electroacupuncture) on the acupoint, the corresponding organ symptom could be well regulated with help of quantum meridian state.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21988102, 22122207, T224100002, and 62101017), the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2021YFA1200404), the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology (No. 2021ZD0300500), and the Development and Application of Ultra-Weak Magnetic Measurement Technology based on Atomic Magnetometer (No. 2022-189-181).

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  1. CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Xiang-Yu Kong & Lei Jiang

  2. Science and Technology Center for Quantum Biology, National Institute of Extremely-Weak Magnetic Field Infrastructure, Hangzhou, 310051, China

    Xiang-Yu Kong, Min Xiang, Jiancheng Fang, Bo Song & Lei Jiang

  3. CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China

    Dong Han

  4. School of Optical-Electrical Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China

    Bo Song

  5. School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Xiang-Yu Kong, Dong Han & Lei Jiang

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Kong, XY., Xiang, M., Fang, J. et al. The connection between meridians and physiological functions: A quantum principle. Nano Res. 16, 12817–12820 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6203-z

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