Correlation between the different therapeutic properties of Chinese medicinal herbs and delayed luminescence. (23rd June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pang, Jingxiang; Fu, Jialei; Yang, Meina; Zhao, Xiaolei; van Wijk, Eduard; Wang, Mei; Fan, Hua; Han, Jinxiang
• Is Part Of: Luminescence. Volume 31:Number 2(2016:Mar./Apr.)
• Page Start: 323
• Page End: 327
• Publication Date: 2015-06-23
• Subjects: delayed luminescence -- cold and heat -- therapeutic properties -- Chinese medicinal herbs; Luminescence -- Periodicals; Bioluminescence -- Periodicals; Chemiluminescence -- Periodicals; Luminescence -- Periodicals; 535.35
• DOI: 10.1002/bio.2961
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1522-7235

Abstract

Abstract: In the practice and principle of Chinese medicine, herbal materials are classified according to their therapeutic properties. 'Cold' and 'heat' are the most important classes of Chinese medicinal herbs according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). In this work, delayed luminescence (DL) was measured for different samples of Chinese medicinal herbs using a sensitive photon multiplier detection system. A comparison of DL parameters, including mean intensity and statistic entropy, was undertaken to discriminate between the 'cold' and 'heat' properties of Chinese medicinal herbs. The results suggest that there are significant differences in mean intensity and statistic entropy and using this method combined with statistical analysis may provide novel parameters for the characterization of Chinese medicinal herbs in relation to their energetic properties. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.