《黄帝内经》五脏相音理论与女性年龄关系的研究

目的:《黄帝内经》中有关于“五脏相音,可以意识”的记载,对针灸取穴则有“病变于音者,取之经”的论述。但这种“五脏相音”理论及技术已失传了两千余年。本研究的目的是利用现代科学技术对女性发音进行检测,探寻《黄帝内经》“五脏相音”理论及技术的科学依据。方法:按《黄帝内经》理论,将健康女性以“五七”年龄为界分为年轻组(<34岁)和年长组(≥34岁)。运用二十五音分析仪对两组女性的发音进行检测结果:健康女性发音随着年龄的增长,更多地偏向于角音;年轻组徵音亦增多,有统计学差异。结论:女性发角音增多的现象,验证了叶天士“女性以肝为先天”的学说。此外,年轻女性发徵音增多,徵音对应于心,提示调理与心相关的手太阳小肠经和手少阴心经可能对年轻女性的健康有所帮助。

Relationship between female ages and the theory of five tones correlated with five zang viscera in Huangdi Neijing

OBJECTIVE: To find out some evidence that may indicate the theory of voice pitch of the five tones being correlated with the five zang viscera in Huangdi Neijing, which was lost 2 000 years. METHODS: Eight-four healthy females were divided into younger group (<34 years old) and older group (> or =34 years old) according to their ages. The pronunciations of these females were examined by sono-frequency analysis facility. RESULTS: The frequency of Jiao tone was much higher than those of the other tones in both groups (P<0.01) and the frequency of Jiao tone increased as aging. The frequency of Zhi tone in the younger group was higher than that in the older group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: The results of higher frequency of Jiao tone in females is in accordance with the theory put forward by Ye Gui (a famous doctor in Qing Dynasty of China) that the liver is the congenital base of female life. In traditional Chinese medicine, Jiao tone is correlated with the liver, and Zhi tone is correlated with the heart. The high frequency of Zhi tone in younger females implies that regulating the Small Intestine Meridian of Hand-Taiyang and Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin may be beneficial to the health maintenance of younger female.