• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.1914-1922
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• 2008

In this paper, examined characteristics of EEG(electroencephalogram) variation when the stimulation was given to lung-wan(CV12), Shin-gwol(CV8) and Gwan-won(CV4) which were some of the acupuncture point, through indirect moxibustion and No stimulation. The EEG signals were measured before the stimulation, during the stimulation, and 1 hour after the stimulation. The measured time domain data were converted to the frequency domain data FFT(Fast Fourier Transform) and frequency power spectrum. Then the $\alpha,\beta,\delta$, and $\theta$ waves were analyzed for variation to the amplitude of vibration according to the stages of stimulation.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.23-30
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• 2010

목적 : 본 연구는 간접구의 안전성에 대한 기초 데이터를 확보하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구설계 : 50명의 건강한 성인을 무작위 배정으로 두 그룹으로 나누어 4주간 (일주일에 3회) 신궐혈과 관원혈에 뜸을 시술하였다. 시험군에 비하여 대조군은 열이 전달되지 않도록 단열제로 처리한 뜸으로 동일한 부위에 시술하였다. 첫 시술 1시간 전과 마지막 시술 1시간 후에 공복상태에서 채혈을 하여 혈액학적 검사를 시행하였다. 결과 : 혈액학적 검사에서 적혈구와 총 백혈구 및 백혈구의 종류별 절대수치와 상대수치에서 두 그룹 간에 특별한 차이가 없었다. 또한 혈청학적 검사에서 총 단백질, 알부민, AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, LDH, 요소질소, 크레아티닌, 총콜레스테롤 및 중성지방의 비교에서도 그룹 간에 차이가 없었다. 결론 : 본 연구는 건강한 사람에서 간접구의 시행 후 혈액학적 안전성을 처음으로 보고하는 것으로서, 향후 뜸의 연구를 수행시 중요한 비교 자료로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.9-14
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• 2012

목적 : 뜸 연소 실험을 통해 간접구의 일종인 온구기의 연소 특성을 조사하였다. 방법 : 온구기를 유리판 위에 놓고 연소하여 50분간 온도 데이터를 수집하였다. 총 20개의 뜸봉을 연소하여 수집된 데이터를 분석하여 평균 온도, 최고 온도, 최고 온도 도달 시간, 최고 온도 지속 시간을 계산하였다. 또 혈류량을 증가시킨다고 보고된 온도($38^{\circ}C$)에 도달하는 시간, 그 이상의 온도로 지속되는 시간, C-fiber의 활성화를 통해 치료효과를 나타내는 것으로 보고된 온도($42-50^{\circ}C$)에 도달하는 시간과 그 범위 내의 지속시간을 계산하였다. 결과 : 평균 최고온도는 $50.4^{\circ}C$이고 평균 도달시간은 1,007초, 평균 지속시간은 27초였다. 평균최고 온도는 보고된 다른 간접구와 유사하였으나 평균 도달시간은 더 길었다. $38^{\circ}C$에 도달하는 평균시간은 410초이고 지속 시간은 1,813초였다. $42-50^{\circ}C$에 도달하는 평균시간은 521초이고 지속시간은 990초였다. 결론 : 온구기는 연소 특성이 보고된 다른 종류의 뜸보다 더 오랜 시간 동안 안정적인 열자극이 가능하여, 뜸치료의 임상 활용의 폭을 높일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2007.10a
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• pp.170-174
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• 2007

Although research efforts for brain waves have prospered in medicine and engineering, acupuncture still has a long way to go regarding researches on brain waves analysis. Thus this study set out to analyze brain waves stimulated by indirect mugwort moxibustion, which was part of acupuncture techniques, and to investigate their correlations with the automatic nervous system. For the experiments, stimulation was given to Jungwan, Shingwol and Gwanwon, which were some of the spots on the body suitable for acupuncture, through indirect mugwort moxibustion. The subjects' brain waves were measured before the stimulation, during the stimulation, and one hour and two hours after the stimulation. The measurements were analyzed with Matlab 7.0 for FFT and frequency power spectrum. Then the ${\alpha}$, ${\beta}$, ${\delta}$, and ${\theta}$ waves were analyzed and examined for changes to the percentage of each frequency and to the amplitude of vibration according to the stages of stimulation. The EEG data of the entire brain were translated into FFT to analyze the percentage of the ${\alpha}$, ${\beta}$, ${\delta}$, and ${\theta}$ waves. As a result, the ${\alpha}$ waves recorded a double increase after the stimulation. The power spectrum analysis results of the entire brain decreased the ${\alpha}$ and ${\beta}$ waves dropping in the energy level, which suggested that the parasympathetic nerves were activated. When the results of the study were compared with those of the previous study, it's confirmed that indirect moxibustion stimulation could cause changes to the automatic nervous system and bring stability to those who were nervous or under stress due to the proportionate increase of the ${\alpha}$ waves.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.14 no.12
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• pp.2755-2760
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• 2010

The moxibustion therapy of orient medical is well known. Moxibustion method is used to burning moxibustion. The variation factors of the moxibustion stimulation for body can be applied to the electronic moxibustion method. This study is to analyze and examine the electroencephalogram(EEG) variations for moxibustion stimulation. In experiment, we divided six healthy male subjects into two same sized groups : with and without stimuli. The given stimuli are the moxibustion for CV4(Kwan-Won), CV8(Shin-Guel), and CV12(Jung-wan) acupuncture points. We have analyzed the power spectrum for ${\alpha}$, ${\beta}$, ${\delta}$, ${\Theta}$ waves and the average EEG variation level and each channels variation level of EEG. The result was that the moxibustion stimulation decreased the EEG levels of parietal lobe(ch 2, 3, 6, 7) according to the somatosensory system. And the apparent different points are that mild-heat($42{\sim}44^{\circ}C$) stimulation generating ${\alpha}$-wave is increased and ${\beta}$-wave is decreased, also slight-hot($45{\sim}48^{\circ}C$) stimulation made ${\alpha}$-wave decrease and ${\beta}$-wave increase for occipital lobe(ch 4,8) on the simulation group.