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Depressed wood transforming into fire
木郁化火 〔木鬱化火〕mù yù huà huǒ
Depressed liver qì causing fire signs such as red face, red eyes, headache, dizziness, vomiting and retching, coughing of blood, and, in severe cases, mania. Wood
in this context means the liver according to the five-phase understanding that the liver belongs to wood. However, fire
means fire as an evil, not the viscus that belongs to fire, which is the heart.
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