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(vb. transform). Change, usually of a gentle or gradual nature in relative contrast to transmutation, sudden or major change. Transformation implies progressive (productive) and regressive (destructive) change, and in the former case is frequently rendered as formation. Hence, fire formation refers to the natural transformation of evils or yáng qì into fire (progressive change), whereas transforming phlegm refers to a method of treatment to eliminate phlegm (i.e., regressive change). Transformation often specifically refers to digestion (which in modern medicine is called 消化 xiāo huà), e.g., nontransformation of grain and water.

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