Measurement of Biophoton from Human Body

Abstract

Living organisms spontaneously emit an extremely weak form of light often referred to as biophoton emission. In the present report, we describe the measurement and characterization of biophoton emission from living samples of human origin and the surface of the human body under various physiological conditions. Our experimental results suggest that biophoton emission carries valuable biomedical information on the states of the human body. The potential usefulness of biophoton events as a noninvasive means for diagnostic purposes is explored and some results of the experiment in connection with Qi-gong therapy and acupuncture are also reported.