Causes of Disease (Part II): External Pathogens and Epidemics
疬气 (liè qì), or epidemic qi, refers to a type of highly infectious external evil. In TCM literature, 疬气 is also known as “疫毒” (yì dú, epidemic toxin), “疫气” (yì qì, epidemic qi), “异气” (yì qì, strange qi), “戾气” (lì qì, adverse qi), “毒气” (dú qì, toxic qi), and “乖戾之气” (guāi lì zhī qì, … Read more
