Commentary:
The Lungs governs Qi; this means that the Lungs is responsible for breathing and the
production of True Qi. The Spleen produces Food
Qi (Gu-Qi) from the food that we ingest. The Spleen sends the Food Qi to
the Lungs. In the Lungs, the Gathering Qi (Zong-Qi)
and the True Qi (Zhen-Qi) are produced
using the oxygen of the air, which can be viewed as the Cosmic Energy. Pure energy
is assimilated while breathing in, and impure energy is expelled while breathing out.
The True Qi is divided into the Nutritive-Ying Qi
and the Defense-Wei-Qi. The production of the
Gathering Qi and True Qi in the Lungs is influenced by the Original-Yuan
Qi of the Kidneys. Accordingly, Lungs, Kidneys
and Spleen can be involved in weakness of the Gathering Qi and True Qi.
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