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Mysterious mansion

玄府 〔玄府〕 xuán fǔ

Also original mansion. A sweat pore; so called because it is not visible to naked eye. Plain Questions (素问 sù wèn, jīng lùn) states, When the upper burner is inhibited, then the skin becomes tight, the interstices close, the mysterious houses become blocked, and defense qì fails to be discharged; hence there is external heat.

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