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v. To enhance normal activity and/or remove obstructions. Terms of similar meaning include:

• Move (行 xíng), to promote normal movement (e.g., move qì);
• Disinhibit (利 lì), to promote movement and elimination (e.g., disinhibit water, disinhibit dampness; disinhibit the joints);
• Drain (泻 xiè), and
• Discharge (泄 xiè), to promote elimination of evils (e.g., drain fire) or parts affected by them (e.g., drain the heart);
• Diffuse (宣 xuān), to promote general or outward spreading movement of a body part or its qì (e.g., diffuse the lung);
• Outthrust (透 tòu), to promote the movement of evils out through the body’s exterior (e.g., outthrust heat) or promote the ability of a body part to allow the elimination of evils (e.g., outthrust the exterior);
• Downbear (降 jiàng), promote the downward movement of qì, evils, etc. (e.g., downbear qì);
• Precipitate (下 xià), to promote the downward movement of evils, especially through the digestive tract (see precipitation);
• Disperse (消 xiāo), to promote the disintegration of evils (e.g., disperse food, disperse phlegm);
• Rectify (理 lǐ) and
• Normalize (顺 shùn), to the restore orderly movement of qì, especially liver qì (e.g., normalize qì, rectify qì, rectify the liver);
• Course (疏 course), to free body parts or evils affecting them (e.g., course the channels, course the liver, course the exterior, course wind);
• Soothe (舒 shū), to promote normal action, thereby eliminating pain, soreness, or tension (e.g., soothe the liver, soothe the sinews);
• Loosen (宽 kuān), to relieve tension or oppression (e.g., loosen the chest);
• Open (开 kāi), promote movement into, out of, or through a body part (e.g., open the stomach, open the orifices). See the following entries.

See also stoppage.

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