The Electrodermal Screening Test According to traditional
Chinese medicine, a form of bodily energy called chi is
generated in internal organs and circulates throughout the body,
forming paths near the surface of the skin called meridians.
This whole-body network is called the meridian system. Figure
1.: A traditional diagram of the meridians along on the front of
the body. Figure 2. : A modern "acupuncture doll." Acupuncture
points are points on the skin, usually located on meridians,
where the circulation of chi can be manipulated. By stimulating
an acupuncture point on the skin through pressure, suction,
heat, or needle insertion, the circulation of chi is affected,
which in turn affects related internal organs. But this is not
the only way to take advantage of the meridian system. The
meridian energy flow also carries with it information about
internal organs that can be used in diagnosis. This is the basis
of the electrodermal screening test (EDST). The device used in
the EDST is the electrodermal screen