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Breakdown of the lung’s function of distributing liquid, giving rise to panting and cough. The lung receives essential qì sent from the spleen and works with the heart to distribute essential qì around the body. When the lung is scorched by heat, lung yīn is damaged, normal fluid distribution is upset, and the skin and hair are deprived of moisturization. When the lung is fettered by cold, it fails to move liquid so that water collects to form rheum. The result in either case is the formation of phlegm, which causes panting and cough.

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