When stimulating human acupoints with methods such as acupuncture or electrical pulses, the subjects experience a special sensation of sourness, fullness and numbness, which starts from the stimulated acupoints and can be transmitted along the classical meridian pathways, which is called propagated sensation along the meridian (PSM). From a physiological point of view, its formation must include the whole process of activities from peripheral receptors, afferent nerves and various links of the central nervous system. However, as the PSM is a subjective sensation phenomenon, although a very important means of acupuncture treatment is how to get the goal of “Qi arrival at affected area”, whether PSMcan be stimulated is the key to “Qi arrival at affected area” and it is also the main manifestation of “Qi arrival at affected area” in traditional Chinese acupuncture and moxibustion. At present, it is currently difficult to show it with objective representation. Thus, it affects the clinical application and promotion. With the rapid development of science and technology in China, artificial intelligence (AI) image recognition technology and data analysis provide excellent conditions for the study of meridians in traditional Chinese medicine. This article took this as a starting point, applying AI infrared image recognition technology and data analysis to clarify the objective manifestations of PSM, providing a scientific basis for improving the clinical efficacy and mechanism of action of acupuncture.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |