Abstract
For analyzing the Qi-gong mechanism, it is a quite important to measure the master's physiological changes before and during Qi-gong, such as brain-wave, blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and skin temperature. At external Qi-gong practice, we also detected some kind of signal in a far-infrared ray region from the center of his palm of the right hand. In these experiments, we examined two Chinese Qi-gong masters and one Japanese. In the static Qi-gong case, a brain waves were superior to 13 brain waves. Especially, there was a place which showed extremely high potential α_1 brain waves in their right frontal lobe. Also, their blood pressure, heart rate and surface temperature incresed. These phenomena are due to controlling their autonomic nervous system, especially their sympathetic nerves. In the case of external Qi-gong, it was found that the potential α brain waves and β waves were superior in the right side of their brains, the same as in the internal Qi-gong case. There was also a high potential region in their right frontal lobe. In these cases, their blood pressure and heart rate increased comparable to the control period. To analyze these phenomena, we measured his breathing rate, which increased about 2.5 times. Especially, after a breathing through his nose, they breathed out several times using a special breathing technique. By this means also, they control their sympathetic nerves and in some cases, they also controlled their parasympathetic nerves. Therefore, we found a close relationship between breathing and the activity of the brain in the Qi-gong. Also in the experiment to detect the intensity of far-infrared rays from the center of his palm (ROKYU-acupuncture spot), we detect about 1Hz moduration signal. In this modulation period, the master's blood pressure, heart rate and breathing increased.
