A. Warming
• Qi = Yang; Blood = Yin
• Wei Qi has a warming function
B. Protecting: Wei Qi and Lung Qi
C. Raising: Spleen Qi; Middle Jiao Qi; Kidney Qi
D. Holding: Spleen holds Blood; Kidney hold urine; Lung holds sweat
E. Qi Hua:
• transformation and transportation, i.e. metabolism
• qi = blood = body fluid = essence
F. Promoting function: Yuan Qi promotes internal organ functioning