Lung Functions
The Lung has five principle functions:
- governing qi and controlling respiration. They take in clear and expel turbid Natural Air Qi (Kong Qi)
- controlling disseminating and descending
- regulating the water passages
- controlling the skin and body hair
- opening into the nose
- housing the Po
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