Meridians Are Not Pipes: The Body May Carry Signals in Another Way
East Asian traditional medicine calls the pathways that run through the body meridians, and practitioners insert needles into points and say they have directed qi. A 2021 experiment showed that mild electroacupuncture at different locations on mice produced different responses in the adrenal gland, meaning one point of stimulation can send a signal to a distant organ.
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East Asian traditional medicine calls the pathways that run through the body meridians, and practitioners insert needles into points and say they have directed qi. A 2021 experiment showed that mild electroacupuncture at different locations on mice produced different responses in the adrenal gland, meaning one point of stimulation can send a signal to a distant organ.
East Asian traditional medicine calls the pathways that run through the body meridians, and practitioners insert needles into points and say they have directed qi. A 2021 experiment showed that mild electroacupuncture at different locations on mice produced different responses in the adrenal gland, meaning one point of stimulation can send a signal to a distant organ.
East Asian traditional medicine calls the pathways that run through the body meridians, and practitioners insert needles into points and say they have directed qi. A 2021 experiment showed that mild electroacupuncture at different locations on mice produced different responses in the adrenal gland, meaning one point of stimulation can send a signal to a distant organ.
East Asian traditional medicine calls the pathways that run through the body meridians, and practitioners insert needles into points and say they have directed qi. A 2021 experiment showed that mild electroacupuncture at different locations on mice produced different responses in the adrenal gland, meaning one point of stimulation can send a signal to a distant organ.