수소음심경(手少陰心經)의 형화혈(滎火穴) 소부(少府), 합수혈(合水穴) 소해(少海) 침자(鍼刺)가 소충(少衝) 부위(部位) 체표온도(體表溫度)에 미치는 영향(影響) = Effect of Acupuncture H8(Sobu, Fire Property), H3(Sohae, Water Property) on Skin Temperature of H1(Sochung, Heart Meridian)

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effect of Acupuncture Stimulation of Sohae(H3) and Sobu(H8) Acupoint on Skin Temperature of Sochung Acupint(H9, the end acupoint of Heart Meridian). Sohae and Sobu acupoint has a property of water and fire in the Five agents on Heart Meridian. Methods: Subjects were four healthy oriental medical students volunteers(male, mean age-28). One group(two subjects) received acupuncture on Sohae acupoint(H3) and the other group(two subjects) on Sobu acupoint(H8) while resting. Skin temperature was measured on Sochung acupoint(H9) before, during, and after acupunture stimulation. Each test took 15minutes. The initial 5minutes were definded as BAS(Before Acupuncture Stimulation) period, the following 5minutes as DAS(During Acupuncture Stimulation) period, the last 5minutes as AAS(After Acupuncture Stimulation) period. This test wsa performed twice in order to increase the statistical authenticity. Results: Our result indicates that acupuncrue stimulation of Sohae acupoint(H3) decreased and Sobu acupoint(H8) increased skin temperature on Sochung acupoint(H9) in the DAS period. The changes remained throughout the AAS period. Our conculusion are that stimulaton of the Water and Fire property-acupoint(H3, H8) on Heart changes the skin temperature on Sochung acupoint on the same Heart Meridian. However this srudy has no authenticity because it had no regard for many factors effecting on the result and the result of the study was the very reverse of our expectation.