Kidney Governs Grasping Qi
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CORE DEFINITION
The lung governs exhalation, and the kidney governs grasping qi. The depth of respiration depends on the kidney's ability to grasp and hold qi. Scaffold role: root suction. If inhalation cannot reach the bottom, and one always feels chest tightness and shortness of breath, it is due to the kidney failing to grasp qi. It is like tree roots unable to hold the soil. In treating asthma or COPD, in the later stage, one must tonify the kidney to increase the system's 'grip'.
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Root suction. If inhalation cannot reach the bottom, and one always feels chest tightness and shortness of breath, it is due to the kidney failing to grasp qi. It is like tree roots unable to hold the soil. In treating asthma or COPD, in the later stage, one must tonify the kidney to increase the system's 'grip'.
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The lung governs the exit of qi, and the kidney governs the grasping (holding) of qi. The depth of respiration relies on the kidney's grasping to make qi return to its root; if kidney deficiency leads to loss of grasping power, then qi floats upward, resulting in more exhalation and less inhalation, with wheezing upon movement.
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