The Lung unites and mobilizes the Qi of air (Tian or Heavenly Qi) and food (Ying or Nutritive Qi), precipitating the refined substance, Pure Qi, inward from the surface and downward. The Liver stores the Blood (Yin) and elevates Vital Fire (Yang), mobilizing Qi and Blood upward and outward, from the core towards the surface. Both the Lung and Liver have the capacity to receive and fill, squeeze and discharge. In counterpoint to one another, the Lung manifests its power through emptying (contraction), which relieves pressure; the Liver manifests its power through filling (expansion), which increases pressure. Accord between these two potent processes is maintained by supporting free and easy movement of Qi and Blood − upward and downward, inward and outward − maintaining the primary pulsatory rhythms of the body’s organs, tissues and fluids. The objectives in this context are commonly described as dredging and softening the Liver, and freeing the Qi in the Upper Burner. Harmonize Metal & Wood tonifies Blood and Moisture, disperses Blood and Qi, dispels Heat, Wind and Phlegm and supports the dynamic rhythm of excitation and relaxation. RATIONALE To harmonize Lung-Liver is to reconcile Metal and Wood; this is accomplished by purging Heat and Wind, dispersing Blood and Qi and tonifying Blood and Moisture. This formula contains Bupleurum root, White peony root, Lycium fruit, Chinese skullcap root, Chinese licorice root and rhizome and prepared Cyperus rhizome to keep the Liver soft and cool, while dispersing stagnant Qi. Chrysanthemum flower, White mulberry leaf and Perilla fruit cool Heat and Moisten dryness within the Upper Burner, while supporting healthy movement of the diaphragm, the interface between the Upper and Middle Burner. Platycodon root, Zhejiang fritillary bulb, licorice cured Pinellia rhizome and Tangerine dried rind of mature fruit soothe and moisturize the Lungs and transform Phlegm.
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