本篇出處	佛光人文社會學刊 2 民91.06 頁283-306
篇名	水及其所傳遞之信息
作者	宋光宇
中文摘要	在陸羽的《茶經》裡面，提到用江心水泡茶和用江邊水泡茶的口感完全不一樣。在明代李時珍的《本草綱目》〈水之部〉就記載「天之水」13種，「地之水」30種。《續本草綱目》又增添了幾十種。不同的水有不同的經絡歸經特性，可以治不同的疾病。為什麼中國人對「水」有這麼特別的認知？它的機制在那裡？一直是一個謎。 在西方社會，也有相當精彩的有關「水」的研究。那就是英國醫師Edward Bach (188?-1936)於1926-1936所發表出來有關「花」跟情緒的對應關係。不同的花對應不同的情緒，因而可以治療精神、情緒方面的疾病。這套辦法稱之為flower essence therapy. Bach醫師用水煮和白蘭地淬取的辦法，得到所需的花精。可是，從外表上來看，只是「水」而已。可是這樣子處理過的水卻帶有不同的信息。 近十年來，日本的江本勝發展出一套非常簡潔卻非常有意思的辦法，來檢查水因負荷了不同的信息，在0℃以下的結冰狀態時，呈現不同的結晶狀態。他做了許多有意思的實驗，不同地點的自來水、泉水、冰河，有不同的結晶。音樂、讚美、髒話等，也都產生不同的結晶狀態。宗教上有大修為能力的高僧，更可以把已經優氧化很嚴重、不能產生結晶的潭水，經過他的作法之後，變成可以產生美麗結晶的水。江本勝記錄了這些實驗，可是沒能解釋為什麼會如此。
英文摘要	Lu-Yu mentioned in his Tea Scripture that using water from the center of a river to make tea would result in a completely different texture as to using water from the brink of the river. The section on water in Herbal medicine Manual by LEE Shi-Jen from the Ming Dynasty accounted for 13 types "Tien Ji Shuei" (water from heaven) and 30 types of "Di Ji Shuei" (water of the earth). The sequel of this manual has an addition of 10 types of water to the original list. Due to their variation in 經絡歸經 character, different types of water vary in their therapeutic effects. Why do the Chinese develop such special noesis on water? What is the mechanics of it? Has always been an unsolved puzzle. There has also been some fascinating research on water in the western society. From the year 1926 to 1936, Edward Bach (188?~1936) found the corresponding relationship between various species of flora to the emotional states of human. With the knowledge of these corresponding relationships, the essence of flowers was used as therapeutic agents in the treatment of psychological and emotional disorders, termed flower essence therapy. Dr. Bach boiled the flowers in water and Brandy to abstract their essence. Although they looked like water in superficiality, those specially treated water carried various information. In the recent decade, a Japanese researcher 江本勝 developed a very easy yet interesting method to determine the information carriage of water; below freezing point of water, water with different information carriage form different crystalline formations. He carried out various interesting experiments with tap water from various locations, spring water, glacier, and found that they all form different crystals. Music, praise and swear words etc, also effect the formation of crystallized water. Religious rituals carried out by distinguished practitioners can turn severely oxidized, uncrystallisable water from the pond into magnificent crystals. 江本勝 recorded the results of these experiments without providing the underlying mechanisms.