Acupuncture research project
by Fletcher Kovich
Orcid ID: 0000-0002-9098-8520
Introduction
The purpose of this research project is to obtain objective experimental data to validate the author’s intelligent tissue theory on what acupuncture is and how it works.
This page lists the methods and equipment used in the experiments; and also provides links to datasets from selected experiments. The research is ongoing. Analysis of some of the data has already been published, and other papers are still in preparation.
Papers already published
How Our Body’s Evolution was guided by Our Abdominal Organs (The Intelligence behind Evolution)
What is the intelligent tissue theory, and how does it relate to acupuncture?
The lungs’ real-time states are reflected in the tissue at its related acupuncture points
The stomach's communication with its related acupoints, and the "intelligent tissue" hypothesis
The Daily Variance in Impedance at Acupuncture Points
The Impedance Profile of Acupuncture Points
A new definition of an acupuncture meridian
A curious oversight in acupuncture research
The misattribution of Chinese Medicine organs
Papers published here
Methods and equipment
Locating acupoints electrically
Datasets for selected experiments
Impedance readings at ST-36, ST-37, ST-39, and GB-34 (18 Feb 2018)
Impedance and skin temperature readings at ST-36 while eating (2 Mar 2018)
Impedance at right ST36, GB34 and a NAP (23 Mar 2018)
Impedance at ST36, ST19, ST21 and Ren12 while drinking chilled water (27 Mar 2018)
Real-time samples of impedances at ST-36, GB-34, and a NAP (29 Mar 2018)
The stomach's communication with its related acupoints (8 Jul 2018)
Supplimental experiments to determine if "duodenal" waves at acupoints were artefact (8 Jul 2018)
The lungs’ communication with their related acupuncture points (17 Oct 2018)
The lungs’ real-time states are reflected in the tissue at its related acupuncture points (18 Dec 2018)
Possible insights into the respiration pacesetter mechanism derived from observations at acupuncture points (14 Feb 2019)