Study Of Qi Movement Effect On Five Viscera By "Om, Ah, Hum, Suo, Ha" Five-Syllable Mantra

Objective:To investigate the effect of chanting of "Om, Ah, Hum, Sva, Ha" five syllables to the movement and changes of Qi in viscera, to introduce the method of reciting this mantra into TCM diagnosis and treatment system, and provide a new way to health care as well as treatment.Method:1.60 testers of healthy people dwelling in Beijing, age from 20 to 45, are included in this study. ATIR-M301 medical infrared thermal imaging camera is applied to collect Infrared image in room of Dongzhimen Hospital, the subsidiary hospital of Beijing University of Chinese medicine. Acupuncture points are marked with cotton balls of 1cm in diameter, while Mu points of five viscera’s position just above the cotton balls, and Shu Points’ Position on the same level of cotton balls and half an inch aside spinal column. The testers taught by specialist the correct pronunciations of the whole mantra, get familiar with the testing process, calming down for 10min, the infrared images are taken 2 hours after meal, while room temperature stabilized on 26℃ Thermal imaging pictures of three position-front, right side, and back-are taken after chanting for 5 min of complete mantra in the order of "Om-Ah-Hum-Sva-Ha" and each single syllable, and pausing for 6 min before taking next image. The average temperature of Shu and Mu acupuncture points’——Zhongfu, Juque, Qimen, Zhangmen, Jingmen, Feishu, Xinshu, Ganshu, Pishu, Shenshu—— around 1 cm-diameter cycles are measured, while the average temperature of front and back are acquired by measuring the average temperature of the rectangular frame from two acromion to the anterior superior iliac spine, for study of effect of 5 syllables on five Shu and Mu points. For data analyzing, two different route applied:the first, data are grouped and compared by data collecting seasons (summer, autumn, winter); the second, data grouped and compared in Overmuch-Less pair by Five Yun Endowment (Overmuch Wood, Less Wood, Overmuch Fire, Less Fire, Overmuch Earth, Less Earth, Overmuch Gold, Less Gold, Overmuch Water, Less Water), and both cases effect of 5 syllables mantra are investigated.2. The tests are taken to examine fingertip blood glucose about 2 hours after meal, before and after deep breathing only, chanting overall and single syllables for 5min with 6min interval in between,7 results recorded, to study of the change of blood sugar, meanwhile concerning five different Yun of physical endowment, Sannuo Anwen blood glucose meter applied, and 63 cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Constitutional Medicine Clinic in Dongzhimen Hospital and Beijing Xinjiekou, Xicheng District Community Health Service Center included.Results:1.Infrared imaging study:(1) Group by season:①Chanting the complete mantra:Summer group:chest and back temperature and Shu and Mu points reduce significantly(<-0.439℃), while more obviously in Shu points of heart and lung(<-0.76℃), the results shows that the temperature decrease of Shu points are greater than the corresponding Mu points, and back points are greater chest; Winter group:Chanting the complete mantra increases all the temperature of all five viscera’s points, chest and back (0.06-0.28℃) especially Mu acupoints of heart and spleen and chest>0.26℃). The results shows that the temperature increase of Mu points are greater than corresponding Shu points, and back points are greater than chest; Autumn group:corresponding temperature of chest and back and points would reduce while Mu points of lung and heart are exception, Shu points decrease greater than Mu points but significantly lower than that of summer group (-0.002～0.31 ℃), which significantly decreased on liver Shu (-0.3T℃) and increase on lung Mu points (0.17℃).②Chanting single syllable:"Om" decreased Shu and Mu points’ temperature in summer (-0.14～-0.39℃) and autumn (-0.025～-0.195℃) significantly, especially in summer; The effect of "Ah" on temperature is indefinite in different seasons, it increasing temperature in summer significantly, especially in kidney (+0.219℃) and spleen’s (0.163℃) Mu points, while decreasing slightly in autumn (-0.001～-0.079℃) except that Mu points of heart would increase(0.026℃); temperature of heart and lung Mu point increase in winter(Mu of heart 0.104℃, Mu of lung 0.101℃); "Hum" increases temperature in summer and winter (0.017～0.337℃), and summer is more significant higher than winter (summer 0.037～0.337℃, winter 0.017～0.17℃); Mu points are intending increase temperature greater than Shu, while in autumn it is indefinite and the amplitude of variation is very small (≤0.054℃); "Sva" increases acupoint temperature in summer, decreases in winter(-0.005～-0.211℃), and change alternatively and slightly in autumn; "Ha" increases most of Shu and Mu point temperature in summer (maximum 0.211 ℃) and autumn (maximum 0.138℃), and decrease in winter (-0.074～-0.27℃). (2) 10 groups of Five Yun endowment (such as overmuch wood, less wood, overmuch fire, less fire, etc.):the results:①For those "overmuch" physical endowment, the syllable which restrained to endowment could ease stagnation:such as "Sva" is restrained to endowment of overmuch fire, the temperature of Shu and Mu acupoint was dropped, it indicates "Sva" syllable could release fire hotness. Other results are similar.②In all cases, the syllable which vanquish endowment could control the constitution muddledness:such as "Om" which is interrelated to liver, and could restrain spleen,then Shu Mu acupuncture point temperature decreased in "ovemuch Earth" endowment. Other results are similar.③Sound effects are opposite on those whose Five Yun endowment are on the contrary:"Om" for Overmuch Wood and Less Wood, "Ah" for Overmuch Fire and Less Fire, "Hum" for Overmuch Earth and Less Earth, "Sva" for Overmuch Gold and Less Gold, "Ha" for Overall Water and Less Water, the sound effect is varied from Yun endowment.2. The Five Syllables effect on instant blood sugar in diabetic patients:(1) the overall results: ①The instant average blood sugar of 63 people by pre-test trial is 10.88 mmol/L, and 8.97 mmol/L after mantra chanting, blood glucose changes in average -2.2mmol/L;②The glucose variation is proportional to the glucose level before chanting; ③In 63 cases,53 decrease glucose after chanting, the average change is -2.65mmol/L,10 people increase, with an average of 0.5 mmol/L. Among the decreasing 51 cases,14 reduce 0-1mmol/L,14 reduce 1-2mmol/L,13 reduce 2-4mmol/L, and 12 people reduce more than or equal to 4 mmol/L; Maximum decrease is 9.4mmol/L (from 17.3mmol/L to 7.9mmol/L); ④ mechanical breathing effect on blood glucose:Deep breath without pronunciation for 5min (variation 1) increases blood glucose by an average 0.16mmol/L, rest6min (variation 2) increased 0.32mmol/L; ⑤ With chanting, the average value of variation 2 is less than variation 1 (variation 1 is the glucose change immediately after 5min chanting of mantra syllable, variation 2 is the change 6min after measuring variation 1), and more people decrease their blood glucose level, which suggest that the decreasing effect of Five Syllable Mantra would intensified during the 6min interval;⑥ In all cases of the complete mantra and each single syllable, there are more people decreasing the blood glucose than increasing, especially in cases of "Hum" the complete mantra and "Ah" have the highest ratio of decreasing (41 people have a decreased variation 1 of chanting complete mantra,44 people and 40 people of Hum and Ah respectively), and appetite, sleep, mental state improved, and no side effect and discomfort observed; (2)Results of group by Five Yun Endowment:For whose Five Yun Endowment is contrary to the five Yun of the syllable, blood glucose would decrease, for who has the same Yun as the syllable, the blooding glucose would increase, for example, Overmuch Gold endowment people chant "Hum" would significantly decrease blood glucose, but it will increase when they chant’Sva"; Overmuch Fire people increase blooding glucose with chanting of "Ah", decrease with "Ha"; Less Fire Endowment people will decrease with "Ah", increase with "Ha"Conclusion:"Om, Ah, Hum, Sva, Ha", the five syllables are intended to effect on and communicate with, respectively, liver, heart, spleen, lung, and kidney. The effects are respectively, the spring Wood blooming and ascending, the summer Fire raising clear and smooth, long summer Earth growing and thriving, autumn Gold astringent and chilling, winter Water still and holding; the overall effect of five syllables influences the comprehensive overall balance in the deepest level of life. For the viscera, the five syllables could strong the weak, smooth the obstructed, warm the cold, cooling the hot, and it is very promising in clinical practice.