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What is Supporting the Right and Expelling the Evil in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

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What is Supporting the Right and Expelling the Evil in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

扶正法邪 (Supporting the Right and Expelling the Evil) is a general guiding principle in the treatment of diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM believes that the reason people become ill is due to insufficient 正气 (zhèng qì, righteous qi), which allows 邪气 (xié qì, evil qi) to invade, or that the evil qi overcomes … Read more

What is Supporting the Right Qi? What is Expelling Evil Qi?

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What is Supporting the Right Qi? What is Expelling Evil Qi?

Supporting the Right Qi and Expelling Evil Qi is a term in treatment theory. It refers to a therapeutic principle. Supporting the Right Qi (扶正, fuzheng) means to assist the body’s righteous energy and enhance its ability to resist disease; Expelling Evil Qi (祛邪, quxie) means to eliminate pathogenic factors, allowing the righteous energy to … Read more