精密陶瓷半導體與傳統中醫物理治療療效之比較

Comparison of the Efficacy Between Fine Ceramic Semiconductor and Traditional Chinese Physical Therapies

精密陶瓷半導體(Fine ceramic semiconductor)係一種以鏡、結、鎳等過渡金屬氧化物作為組成之半導體。此半導體平常是不良導體，類似絕緣體。但一旦接觸到體溫時，會轉變為良導體而放射4-30 微米波長之遠紅外線。目前臨床外貼以治療各種疼痛。而中國傳統醫學則常以王不留行種子外貼於經絡之穴位，尤其是耳穴，刺激以治療各種疾病，其作用有如耳針之埋穴的效果。故本研究為瞭解精密陶瓷半導體之療效，試先就基礎醫學採討精密陶瓷半導體、王不留行種子經穴埋置（足三里），並以白芥子及耳針埋穴比較其療效。獲得以下之結果：1. 精密陶瓷半導體對於扭體反應及Formalin 試驗之鎮痛實驗均具有顯著之效果，而其效果相當於玉不留行種子、白芥子及耳針經穴埋置(P<0.00l)。2. 精密陶瓷半導體與玉不留行種子、白芥子埋穴、及耳針經穴埋置，對於st1)咄mne所誘發之小鼠之痊擎發作時間，均有延長之作用且具有統計學上之意義(P<0.00l)，但並不影響其作用時間。對於Picrotoxin 及Pentylenetetrazol 之經攣則無影響。3. 精密陶瓷半導體與玉不留行種子、白芥子埋穴及耳針經穴埋置，對於Hexobarbital所誘發之睡眠時間均無影響。4. 精密陶瓷半導體對於小白鼠之游泳實驗，顯示可延長其耐力而且其效果優於玉不留行種子、白芥子及耳針經穴埋置。綜合以上之結果，初步暸解精密陶瓷半導體的效應對於鎮痛、抗痊擎及增加耐力具有其意義。而其作用機轉是否與高科技性的精密陶瓷材料產生遠紅外線效應、離子效應或經穴局部刺激作用，有待進一步之提討。

We carried out comparison of treatment with fine ceramic semiconductor (Fc) and traditional Chinese therapies by Vaccaria semen (Va), Sinapis semen (Ba), and ear needle (Ne), which were embedded in acupuncture point (Zusanli, S36). The efficacy of these treatments were evaluated by the sleeping time induced by hexobarbital, the onset and duration of convulsions induced by strychnine, picrotoxin or pentylenetetrazol, formalin test, the writhing response induced by acetic acid, and swimming test. We found that the effects of Fc were equivalent to those of Va, Ba, and Ne, in all but the swimming test. Fc was more effective in prolonging the mice swimming time than Va, Ba, and Ne. The results indicate that mechanisms of some effects of Fe may be different from the traditional Chinese physical therapies and also suggest that Fe treatment may be valuable in clinical use. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain unclear and require further investigation.