Science in Qi

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By:C.P. Ong

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jim.v10i1.3220

Abstract:

Qi-nurturing exercises like Taijiquan and Qigong produce significant changes in the body's emissions of electromagnetic energy, which evidence the science in Qi. Reviewing Qi in its functional forms of bioenergy brings scientific familiarity of the abstruse concept. The complexity of Qi transformations in the function of food breakdown and the formation of vital Qi essences reflect the biochemistry of metabolism and the production of ATPs.
The review leads to the basic Qi form of Zhen Qi as a representation of ATP and to a new interpretation of the premise of prenatal Qi, relating it to the transmission of mitochondrial DNA. While the basis of Qi and Chinese Medicine is the Taiji Philosophy of Yin and Yang, the regulation of Qi flow in accord with the Principle of Yin-Yang Balance translates to the discipline of the dynamics of bioenergy in homeostasis. The trained cognition of Qi allows for the manipulation of Qi energy at functional pathways to reduce the errors of excessive or deficient Qi levels, that leads to Qi harmony and homeostasis. This opens up a role for Artificial Intelligence via the cognitive perception of Qi to establish the science of Qi.

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