Regarding pulse diagnosis...

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In a message dated 9/20/2003 7:31:06 PM Eastern Standard Time,

jlklein writes:

I'm having a hard time understanding pulse taking, when one pattern (for

example qi and blood vacuity) can result in so many different pulses (soggy,

faint, fine, weak, or scattered).

What is the significance of distinguishing so many different pulses for the

same deficiency pattern? How/why would one deficiency pattern create such

diverse pulse patterns? And how do we use this knowledge in a clinical

setting??

Will we be treating patients who exhibit a soggy pulse differently from

patients who exhibit a faint pulse, or is treatment the same since they both

stem

from qi & blood deficiency? Experienced insight appreciated!!!

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Lets look at the pulses you listed. And maybe this will help.

 

Scattered Pulse San Mai is Floating wide with light pressure, becomes

irregular (a pulse that has no edges) with heavy pressure disappears.

Yaun Qi scattered. Dangerous. Antipathic qi, zang-fu qi all exhausted -

especially Kidney yang. This is not a common pulse you will see in a clinic.

This

pulse is found during a serious illness, it indicates imminent death.

 

Soggy Ru Mai is Floating fine soft (forceless) felt with light pressure.

Seen in vacuity syndrome, essence and blood.

Soggy pulse is floating which indicates yang qi in the upper and outer parts

of the body.

 

Weak Pulse Rou Mai, suken fine (soft) forceless.

Qi & blood vacuity. is commonly seen with weak & chronic diseases and

dampness.

Rou Mai is a deep pulse and indicates yang qi in the lower and inter parts of

the body.

 

Fine Xi Mai, feels like a thread.

Qi & Blood vacuity, not enough blood to fill the pulse. Qi inadequate to push

the blood. Dampness obstructs the vessels.

 

Faint Pulse Wei Mai, extremely fine (soft) forceless, barely palpable,

sometimes obtained, sometimes lost.

Seen with vacuity of yin, yang, qi, & blood, collapse of yang.

Faint seen with chronic - Zheng qi exhausted. or seen with acute disease -

sudden collapse of yang qi.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Stan, thanks for the more in-depth info on pulse diagnosis.

 

Have you found in your practice that people who have had gall bladder

surgery sometimes lack a pulse in the Gall Bladder position?

 

For those new to TCM, TCM healers take a minimun of 12 pulses. The

healer uses 3 fingers on each wrist of the client and varies pressure

from light to heavy. (3 fingers X 2 wrists X 2 depths = 12 positions)

 

Victoria