What are the functions of regulating qi in traditional Chinese medicine?

Regulating qi method: qi is a disease, one is qi deficiency, the other is qi stagnation, and the third is qi inversion. Qi deficiency is treated by invigorating qi, and qi stagnation is treated by regulating qi. Regulating qi can make qi flow comfortable, stagnation is feasible and reversal can be reduced. Qi stagnation is common in liver, stomach and intestine. To eliminate hypochondriac fullness, the method of soothing the liver and activating qi should be used. If the qi stagnation is serious, use the method of breaking the qi. The method of reducing qi is used to eliminate nausea, vomiting, hiccup, cough and asthma caused by rising stomach qi.

When using the methods of promoting qi circulation, resolving phlegm, inducing diuresis, promoting blood circulation and diarrhea, reasonable methods of promoting qi circulation are often adopted to avoid qi stagnation and help eliminate pathogenic factors.

Most of the drugs used in the method of regulating qi are pungent and dry, so those who consume qi, disperse qi and hurt body fluid should be reused for a long time, and those with blood deficiency, yin deficiency and excessive fire should be used with caution.