WU Jutong profoundly understood the principles of five movements and six qi and skillfully applied them in clinical practice. His academic system is consistently guided by theory of evolution phase. Based on WU′s original works

this article reviews and synthesizes chapters related to movements and qi

analyzing and summarizing his perspectives. WU asserted that mastering movements and qi and understanding the Sanyuan are the foundational prerequisites for medical practitioners

emphasizing its necessity. As a master of theory of Seasonal Febrile Disease

he first addressed movements and qi in

Detailed Analysis of Epidemic Warm Disease

clarifying the origins of warm disease theory. He interpreted the etiology

mechanisms

diagnosis

and treatment of Warm Diseases through movements and qi principles

proposing that epidemic patterns and severity correlate with annual host climatic qi and guest climatic qi

as well as the heaven-governing and earth-governing qi. He noted that pestilence exhibit cold or warm attributes depending on yearly movements and qi variations

while smallpox arises from shaoyin-monarch-fire′s warm qi

necessitating movements and qi based diagnosis and treatment.Latent Summer Heat Disease frequently occurs in years such as Zi-Wu and Chou-Wei

linked to shaoyin-monarch-fire and taiyin-damp-earth. Additionally

WU critiqued predecessors′ misunderstandings of dryness

explaining autumn dryness pathogenesis as mild cases manifest as dryness

severe cases as cold

transformed as dampness and reverted as fire. He further emphasized untimely qi transformations as pathogenic factors and tailored formulas accordingly. This analysis of WU′s movements and qi thought aids in clinically applying his theoretical and therapeutic frameworks.