Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Sure, let's chat off-list about that. Geoff , " Michael Tierra " <mtierra wrote: > > I appreciate your insights and experience on this and its along those lines > that I have questions. So Jimmy is a very successful practitioner and he > claims that he basis nearly everything on the pulse. Why do you think he's > so popular and obviously from those who have spent time with him, he gets > great results. I have a theory and would be happy to toss it around > privately. Michael Quote
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2008 Report Posted February 15, 2008 Isn't that apples and oranges? Do you mean a floating, forceful / hong mai = slippery / she mai (IIRC)? Geoff , " Bob Flaws " <pemachophel2001 wrote: > > " I'm sure there are times where a whole system says that a slippery > pulse is > related to food stagnation, dampness, etc - but then one > guy says, no it's due to yin deficiency, then I have to wonder. " > > This is absolutely standard Chinese medical pulse lore. A floating, > forceful pulse (which may also be slippery) is specifically the > surging pulse (hong mai) and indicates yin vacuity failing to control > yang with yang giving rise to the internal engenderment of heat. This > is not something idiosyncratic or unique. If it seems so, then that is > because one hasn't gone deeply into Chinese pulse lore as it exists in > the Chinese language literature. > > Bob > Quote
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