Xiang-Yu Kong1,2,5,Min Xiang2,Jiancheng Fang2,Dong Han3,5( 
CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Science and Technology Center for Quantum Biology, National Institute of Extremely-Weak Magnetic Field Infrastructure, Hangzhou 310051, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, China
School of Optical-Electrical Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Graphical Abstract
Based on our macroscopic quantum state concept of ion channels (i.e., sub-nanometer channels), we propose a quantum principle of meridians to reveal their nature of working mechanism.
Abstract
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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