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20ME18 - Demystifying Qi: Understanding the Concept of Qi in Botanical Medicine Format:Audio Getting the Science Right: TheSpeaker: Jason Miller, DACM, LAc The concept of "Qi" has been a stumbling block for collaboration and understanding between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and modern science for decades. Qi is often considered a non scientific or pseudoscientific concept primarily due its inability to be measured. In TCM, qi (in the body) is considered an immaterial substance that represents the functional quality of human physiology. Many botanical medicines from