Fiction and nonfiction by Fletcher Kovich
Acupuncture research project
by Fletcher Kovich
Introduction
The purpose of this research project is to obtain objective experimental data relating to the communication between the organs and thier related acupoints (in both directions), to validate every aspect of the author’s hypothesis 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 been published in journal papers, while other papers are either in preparation or being prepared for publication by journals.
Papers already published
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
Lost in Translation: The Misattribution of Chinese medicine Organs
Papers in preparation
The stomach's communication with its related acupoints, and the "intelligent tissue" hypothesis
The lungs' communication with their related acupoints
The lungs’ real-time states are reflected in the tissue at its related acupuncture points
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)