When the moving qi is on the right, do not induce sweating. Inducing sweating will cause nosebleeds and thirst, with the heart suffering from bitterness and irritation. Drinking will result in vomiting water. When the moving qi is on the left, do not induce sweating. Inducing sweating will cause dizziness, continuous sweating, and muscle twitching internally. When the moving qi is above, do not induce sweating. Inducing sweating will cause the rising of qi to rush, directly affecting the heart. When the moving qi is below, do not induce sweating. Inducing sweating will result in no sweating, great irritation in the heart, joint pain, dizziness, aversion to cold, vomiting after eating, and inability to digest food.

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• Moving qi refers to the throbbing sensation of qi.
• The areas above, below, left, and right of the navel correspond to the positions of the four organs. The qi of these four organs is not at peace, hence the movement.
• This is due to the long-standing occupation by intruding pathogens, Bencang qi has already lost its control, and it still relies on the stomach qi of the middle region as the main support. Even if there is an exterior pathogen, do not induce sweating, as it may harm both the qi and fluids in the stomach, Bencang losing nourishment, and the unrestricted evil elements may thus cause concurrent illness. (1) When the moving qi is on the right, the lung qi is not regulated, and the heart lacks constant virtue. If sweating is mistakenly induced, the heart qi will become even hotter, causing the blood vessels to boil, hence nosebleeds, thirst, and bitterness. The lungs lose their regulatory function and cannot dredge and regulate the water passages, hence vomiting water upon drinking. (2) When the moving qi is on the left, the liver qi is not regulated, and the lungs lack constant virtue. If sweating is mistakenly induced, the liver deficiency will fail to ascend, hence dizziness. If sweating continues without stopping, the body fluids will fail to nourish the muscles and tendons, hence twitching. (3) When the moving qi is above, the heart qi is not regulated, and the kidneys lack constant virtue. If sweating is mistakenly induced, the heart qi will become deficient, hence the kidney qi rushes upwards, directly affecting the heart. (4) When the moving qi is below, the qi is not regulated, and the kidneys and spleen lack constant virtue. If sweating is mistakenly induced, the kidney water will be depleted, hence bone pain, aversion to cold, and no sweating, with heart irritation and dizziness. The spleen earth becomes excessively dry and fails to maintain normal transformation, hence vomiting after eating and inability to digest food.

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• Cheng Zhi said: "This explains that moving qi should not be treated with sweating. Because the healthy qi is internally deficient, the organ qi is not regulated, hence the throbbing sensation of qi. Moving qi indicates interior deficiency, hence sweating should not be induced."
• Cheng Yingmao said: "The organ qi is not at peace in its position, hence the movement. Due to the long-standing occupation by pathogens, Bencang qi is in a state of dependency and is most likely to deviate from its normal path. What it relies on for stability is entirely the stomach qi as the main support. Inducing sweating weakens the stomach qi, causing the four organs to lose their nourishment and be attacked by pathogens, each showing signs of deviation from the normal path. Although the illness differs in terms of left, right, and above purgation, the key point is the loss of the principle of establishing the middle."