On January 31, 2013, an article entitled “The theory of energy transfer system reveals the essence of meridians” was published on page 4 of “China Chinese Medicine News” under the signature of Feng Shengcai, which aroused strong concern among Chinese medicine practitioners, with some supporting views and some disagreeing views. There are both supportive and disagreeing views. Although the word “science” only appeared in recent times, scientific research has always existed. Western medicine is scientific, in fact, I should say that most Western medicine is scientific, Chinese medicine is also scientific. Science is to seek truth from facts, that is, to explore the existence of things based on the real relationship between the laws. With the accumulation of scientific knowledge, the more human beings explore the laws of relationship between things, the closer to the things themselves. Human beings often explore different aspects of things, from one aspect to another, and knowledge is accumulated continuously, and human beings are progressing in continuous exploration. Chinese and Western medicine is a summary of the exploration and research of the human body in different aspects at different times. We should look at Chinese medicine from the viewpoint of continuous scientific exploration and development. Chinese medicine has developed over thousands of years of history, and the theory of meridians is the essence of the theory of Chinese medicine. Because we have not found a real meridian carrier, the Western medical community does not recognize meridians, and the Chinese medical community only talks about meridians. We need to study meridians to know that the concept of meridians is constantly evolving, just like other evolving concepts in Chinese medicine. Ye Tianshi dared to be realistic in his exploration of infectious diseases, unlike the ancient way of referring to them. He proposed a novel academic viewpoint at that time, which was that “the warming evil is received by the lungs first and spreads back to the pericardium”. He proposed that the pathogen of certain infectious diseases is “warm evil” and the transmission is “upwardly received”, although he did not specify what the nature of this “warm evil” was, was it bacteria? Is it a virus? And he did not specify the molecular structure. If someone continues to develop Ye’s theory, it will gradually develop into a perfect theory of infectious diseases. Therefore, it may not be too much to regard Ye as the originator of infectious diseases in China. The same goes for the meridian theory of Chinese medicine, which needs to be constantly developed and perfected with a scientific point of view to make it a perfect meridian theory. Since our ancestors discovered the existence of meridians in the organism, it is necessary and obligatory for us to develop and improve the meridian theory of TCM using a scientific point of view, to clarify the nature of meridians and how they move. Over the years, we have tried to explore what the essence of meridians is through experiments using some specimens, in order to benefit the development of Chinese medicine and the health of the people. I have read Wang Qiang’s article many times, and we are actually working hard to find out the essence of meridians, so thank you very much for bringing up some ideas about meridians. Regarding the article “The theory of energy transfer system reveals the essence of meridians” by Feng Shengcai on page 4 of China Chinese Medicine News on January 31, 2013, there are actually many scholars who contributed to this article. This article is only a summary account of the theory. The article suggests that the essence of meridians is the intermolecular energy transfer system within the fibrous protein molecules of the body. In addition, we have published an article on the properties of non-cellular bioelectricity generated by fibrous proteins in the Chinese Medical Tribune. To properly understand the article “Energy transfer system theory reveals the essence of meridians”, it is recommended to read the articles surrounding this article and to read more related books. Meridians and energy transfer systems are not exactly the same as one-to-one correspondence. Also, the understanding of meridians has not changed over the years, and sometimes the related concepts have to change, so we can’t apply them rigidly. Wang Qiang’s analysis of the concept of “qi” and other concepts is worthy of serious study and discussion, and we admire Wang’s spirit of inquiry. However, some of the concepts mentioned in Wang’s article seem to be inaccurate, for example, Wang Qiang said: “It is not true that ‘gas’ is equal to oxygen”, “but without oxygen there is definitely no ‘gas’. ‘” This statement may have some inaccuracies. Because the “qi” referred to in TCM theory is often not the actual “qi” of the modern scientific term gas! The “qi” in TCM often has a unique concept and varies from place to place. For example, “qi” in the “qi-blood theory”, “qi” in the “Wei qi, Ying blood”, and “qi” in the “meridians”. “Qi” in “meridians”, “qi” in “four qi and five tastes” in Chinese medicine, and The “qi” in “essence, qi and spirit” and “qi” in “qigong” seem to refer to different concepts. The “qi” in “qing qi shen” and “qigong” seem to refer to different concepts. The concept of “qi” is different from place to place, and what they refer to is different in each place! They are different! Wang Qiang’s statement “But without oxygen, there must be no ‘qi'” is inappropriate. What does Wang Qiang mean by “oxygen” here, the oxygen atom? Or oxygen molecules? Here did not say. I estimate that it is oxygen, in the normal human organism if a time (such as a few seconds) did not inhale a certain amount of oxygen, but there may be a certain amount of time to exhale some carbon dioxide gas. That is to say, in these cases, the statement “no oxygen is definitely no ‘gas'” is not correct. Oxygen is absorbed into the human organism in the form of molecules. Of course, when studying qi, we should look at the qi in Chinese medicine, but also in Western medicine, and we should understand the qi in modern scientific concepts. It should be said that the “qi” in Chinese medicine refers to many things, and we are using modern scientific concepts to understand the concept of qi in various places, which echoes our view of science that we presented at the beginning of the article. There may be some of the qi mentioned by Wang Qiang that may not stick with oxygen. To sum up, it is inaccurate to consider “qi” in TCM as a gas. Nowadays, there are more researches on the essence of meridians in Chinese medicine, including Fei Lun’s research, Feng Shengcai’s research, and Hu Xianglong’s research on the essence of meridians, which concludes that the study of meridians must be carried out according to the phenomenon of meridian sensation. Therefore, we conclude that the exploration of the essence of meridians is also based on the major meridians. This is why we only mentioned fibrous proteins in our explanation of the essence of meridians, and did not mention the intermolecular energy transfer of other globular protein molecules. This is very natural. Wu Yiling’s theory of meridians is about microcirculation diseases and treatment of microvessels, and he is studying meridians from another aspect. However, the classical meridians and the meridians now studied are based on the meridians that follow the meridian sensory transmission, and according to the results of the study, we propose that the essence of meridians is the intermolecular energy transfer system within the molecules of fibrous proteins (and other biopolymers) in the organism. These theories about meridians are based on a series of experiments by us and by other scientists, and on theories that have been accepted in the scientific field. Our theories on meridians can satisfactorily explain all the phenomena of meridians, as well as qigong phenomena that are closely related to meridians. Therefore, we believe that our theory of meridians is correct, but it is not always fully understood at present! In this article we are talking about meridians and we explore the essence of meridians. This is a very short reportage article, a brief introduction to the use of energy transfer theory to reveal the essence of meridians, and many bases cannot be presented in this short article. If we want to read and understand this article through, we should first look at the relevant literature. Here, we are using a scientific point of view and scientific terminology to observe and explain what meridians really are. We are not using the Western medical viewpoint to observe and explain what the essence of meridians really is. Western medicine does not think there is such a thing as meridians. However, the theory of Western medicine is in need of continuous development. Currently, Western medical theory is not able to fully elucidate the phenomena associated with meridians in the body, which indicates that Western medical theory will need to be developed. Modern TCM meridian theory is gradually elucidating the phenomena associated with meridians in the body, which means that TCM theory is ahead of the curve in this area! TCM theory is so far ahead of Western medicine that most Western medicine practitioners do not understand meridians, or deny them altogether! GY The research on the essence of meridians may need to be published, and it is difficult to send all the articles for a while, and some are still in the editorial department of the journal, so we will wait patiently. If there is anything wrong with the above views, or if there are mistakes, we hope that you will give us more guidance and instruction. Thank you very much Wang Qiang’s support and guidance. Here is Zibo Wang Qiang’s article left here for reference. The following is the article of Wang Qiang of Zibo, which is left here for reference. –The Chinese Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, January 31, 2013, page 4, contains Mr. Feng Shengcai’s “Energy Transfer System Theory Reveals the Essence of Meridians – Intra-molecular Fibrillar Proteins in the Organism In the article “The theory of energy transfer system reveals the essence of meridians – an outline of the theory of intermolecular energy transfer system of fibrous proteins in the body” (hereinafter referred to as “Feng’s article”), he proposed that “the essence of meridians is the intermolecular energy transfer system of fibrous proteins in the body”. In the author’s opinion, any hypothesis on the essence of meridians that deviates from the theory of qi and blood in Chinese medicine is short-lived; Feng’s hypothesis is also a study of meridians that deviates from the theory of qi and blood, and is a wrong westernization of Chinese medicine, so it is certainly not convincing. In Su Wen. In the “Treatise on the regulation of the meridians”, it is said that “the owner of human beings is blood and qi”. The so-called “meridians” in Chinese medicine include meridians and veins, which is the general name of the ancient Chinese people for the channels through which the qi and blood of the internal organs and bones run in the human body; therefore, if the exact definition of the qi and blood of the internal organs is taken away from Chinese medicine, all the so-called meridian substance can only be discussed as nonsense. The “owner of the human body” cannot be maintained by simple monolithic substances (such as “fibrous proteins” as Feng Wen said) or by a mere “energy” transmission system; just take the Chinese medicine It is not known how many specific receptor proteins (various spherical or elliptical proteins) on the cell membrane are required to achieve the function of the Chinese medicine. As we all know, the smaller the connotation of a concept, the more complex and large its extension must be. The concept of qi-blood circulation in Chinese medicine is very small in connotation, but similar to the concept of metabolism in Western medicine, its extension is immense; it necessarily involves the transformation, transportation and transmission of various substances, information and energy in the body; it includes all sorts of “up and down, in and out”. Therefore, the substantive relationship between the concept of meridians and the concept of modern medicine can never be linear in the sense of “one-to-one” relationship, but must be non-linear and fractal in the sense of “one-to-many”. In the last decade or so, Chinese researchers of integrated Chinese and Western medicine have gradually moved from linear thinking to fractal thinking, and have moved away from the attempt to match up Chinese and Western medicine at the beginning of their convergence; if you are still at a loss, you can still match up the “qi and blood” of the human body with a single substance in Western medicine, or match up the meridians with If you still do not know this, you are bound to repeat the old mistake of westernizing Chinese medicine and mixing Chinese and Western medicine. Feng’s experiment “used fibrous egg bands, i.e., the yolk tether, without cells, the main component of which is fibrous protein, as specimens”. Similar substances are the main proteins of connective tissue, such as collagen fibers, elastic fibers, and solid components of the organic interstitial matrix of bone or cartilage tissue, which are the main substances of support functions in the human body. It is said that muscle protein also belongs to fibrous protein, but Feng’s “no cells” excludes it; and fibrous protein also includes keratin, which constitutes hair and nails, but it is an insulator and should be excluded in the first place. Therefore, the “fibrillar proteins” mentioned by Feng at the molecular level are mainly the connective tissues in the human body from a macroscopic perspective. The function of connective tissue in the human body is obviously far from the main function of qi and blood circulation. Feng’s experiments are macroscopic; for example, adding pressure, ice, and electricity, but his conclusions are microscopic, such as “molecular conformation change” of fibrin and “lowering of molecular energy state”, which are speculations without objective basis. In particular, meridians cannot exist independently of the overall state of the body, and when performing pressure, ice, or electricity experiments, other molecules, tissues, and cells cannot be excluded, so how can we conclude that only fibrin is at work? You can ligate the blood vessels, nerves and muscles of the subject and compare the results before and after the ligation. If there is no significant difference in the results, only then can you deny that meridians have a pluralistic correlation with these structures and their functions as well. In addition, TCM doctors who are currently talking about the flow of qi and blood in the human body also recognize and understand what cells are, and would never say that the flow of qi and blood has nothing to do with cells, or that there are “no cells” as Feng Wen’s experiments suggest. Because the metabolism of the human body is mainly carried out within the cells, isn’t the circulation of material, information and energy inside and outside the cells closely related to the essence of meridians? For example, intracellular and extracellular fluids are of course also important bearers of the circulation of qi and blood; it is known that the main components of water and inorganic salts dissolved in water and albumin are the basic substances of life, and the mere fact that albumin maintains colloidal osmotic pressure is a matter of life and death for the circulation of qi and blood, but they are not fibrous proteins but globular proteins. It is now known that human cell membranes are mainly composed of lipids and globular proteins mosaic between them; not fibrillar protein molecules. Feng also speaks inconsistently about cells and cell membranes. He said that “the ion channel protein of Na+ on the nerve generates certain nerve impulses and transmits them to the center, so that people perceive the sensation of soreness, numbness, swelling and pain in the meridians of the body, which is the so-called meridian sensory transmission phenomenon of meridian qi”, that is, admitting that the nerve is related to the conduction of meridians. The problem is that all the particle channel proteins in the nerve cell membrane are not fibrillar proteins, but globular proteins. The function of hemoglobin, the well-known carrier of oxygen, is obviously closely related to the essence of the operation of qi in Chinese medicine (not that “qi” is the same as oxygen, but without oxygen there would certainly be no “qi”), and hemoglobin is by no means fibrillar, but a globular protein containing four subunits. The hemoglobin is not a fibrous protein, but a globular protein with four subunits. Although thousands of different enzymes, antibodies, peptide hormones and many proteins with transport functions and membrane channel proteins are known to be related to human life movement, almost all of them are globular proteins; however, to say that the essence of meridians is globular proteins would be the same generalization as Mr. Feng. The reason is that the concept of meridians in Chinese medicine should not be put in the same category as a substance in Western medicine. From the so-called “Feng Han’s tubules” to the “microvascular system”, there are many hypotheses about the “meridian substance study”, but all of them are due to the fundamental misunderstanding of the basic theory of TCM. In particular, they ignore the holistic nature of Chinese medicine theory, i.e., the integral relationship between the concepts of meridians and qi and blood, internal organs, and meridians, and lack the distinction between the concepts of meridians and ligaments, and dig into the imaginary well of the “independent meridian system” distorted by modern people, so they cannot reach the correct conclusion.