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Supporting right and dispelling evil

扶正祛邪 〔扶正袪邪〕 fú zhèng qū xié

A method of treatment used to strengthen right qì so that it can eliminate the evil, and to dispel the evil so as to protect right qì. In practice, supporting right and dispelling evil is where right qì is vacuous and the evil has abated. The term implies an emphasis on supporting right. Compare dispelling evil and supporting right.

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