Term
| a Superficial pulse is easily felt w/ gentle touch or light pressure and indicates: |
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Definition
| Exterior Syndromes, Present at early stage of exogenous disease, Exterior pattern from an inasion by an exterior pathogenic factor. |
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| a Superficial-Large and Weak pulse indicates: |
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Definition
| Prolonged endogenous disease, outward floating of yang qi, critical sign, interior conditions, rare: cancer, anemia. |
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| a Deep pulse which is felt only of heavy pressure and is felt near the bone indicates: |
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Definition
| Interior syndromes, interior conditions, and problems in the yin organs. |
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| a Deep and Forceful pulse indicates: |
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Definition
| Interior syndromes of the EXCESS type, Stasis of Qi or Blood in the Interior, Interior Cold, Interior Heat |
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| A Deep and Weak Pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Interior syndromes of the deficient type, deficiency of Qi and Yang |
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| A SLOW Pulse is Slow, with Less Than Four Beats per Breath or less than 60 beats per Minute or Three Beats Per Respiration Cycle and indicates: |
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Definition
| Cold Syndrome, or Cold Pattern |
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| A Slow and Forceful Pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Interior Syndromes of the Excess Type caused by Retention of Yin and Cold in the Interior, Full Cold |
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| A Slow and Weak Pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Interior Syndrome of the Deficient Type Due to Deficiency of Yang Qi, Empty Cold From Deficiency of Yang |
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| A Rapid Pulse that is Quick, More that 5 beats per breath, More that 90 beats per minute, More than FIVE beats per each respiration cycle Indicates: |
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Definition
| Heat Syndromes, Heat Patterns |
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| A Rapid and Forceful Pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Excess Heat Retained in the Interior and Antipathogenic Qi is still strong, Full Heat |
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| A Rapid and Weak Pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Deficiency of Yin in Prolonged Illness, Empty Heat from Yin XU |
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| Rapid, Large, Weak and Empty Pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Outward Floating of Deficient Yang |
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| Deficiency Type Pulse is a General term for all the forceless pulses felt on the three regions and three levels of pressure, Feels rather big but feels empty on a slightly strong pressure and is soft Indicates: |
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Definition
| Deficiency of Qi and Blood causing Deficiency type syndromes, Qi Deficiency |
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| Deficiency Type Pulse is a General term for all the forceless pulses felt on the three regions and three levels of pressure, Feels rather big but feels empty on a slightly strong pressure and is soft Indicates: |
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| Deficiency of Qi and Blood causing Deficiency type syndromes, Qi Deficiency |
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| Excess Type Pulse is a general term for all the forceful pulses felt on the three regions and three levels of pressure, Feels Full, Rather Hard and Rather Long Indicates: |
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Definition
| Excessive Qi and Blood caused by strong antipathogenic qi against the hyperactive pathogenic factor, Full Pattern |
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| A Surging Pulse that is broad, large, and forceful like roaring waves which come on powerfully and fade away, feels big, like it overflows Indicates: |
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Definition
| Excessive Heat, Extreme Heat, Frequently Appears During Fever, Felt in Chronic Diseases Characterized By Interior Heat |
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| A Surging and Rapid Pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Excessive Heat, Empty Heat From Yin Deficiency |
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| A Thready Pulse that feels like a fin thread but is clear and distinct and thinner than normal Indicates: |
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Definition
| Deficiency due to overstrain and stress, Deficiency of qi and blood, Found in weak patients with weak body constitution in a prolonged illness manifesting as yin deficiency and blood defieciency, deficiency of blood, may indicate internal dampness with severe deficiency of qi |
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| A Rolling Pulse feels smooth and flowing like pearls rolling on a dish, rounded, slippery to the touch, as if it were oily, it slides under the fingers Indicates: |
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Definition
| Phlegm, and Retained Fluids, Retention of Food, Excessive Heat, Dampness, Pregnancy |
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| A Rolling Pulse in Women During Pregnancy Indicates: |
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Definition
| Sufficient and Harmonious qi and blood |
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| A Hesitant Pulse that feels rough under the finger and uneven or has a jagged edge to it Indicates: |
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Definition
| Stagnation of qi and blood, essence is impaired, Blood is insufficient, Deficiency of blood, Exhaustion of fluids, May occur after profuse and prolonged sweating and vomiting. |
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| A Hesitant and Forceful pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Stagnation of qi and blood |
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| A Hesitant and Weak pulse Indicates: |
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Definition
| Essence is Impaired, Blood is insufficient |
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| A String-Taut Pulse that feels taut, straight, and long, Giving the feeling of a string of a violin, Feels taut like a guitar string indicates: |
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Definition
| Disorders of the liver and gall bladder, Painful syndromes, Phlegm and retained fluids, Liver Disharmony, Pain, Phlegm. |
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| A Tense Pulse that feels tight and forceful like a stretched rope, Feels twisted like a thick rope indicates: |
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Definition
| Cold, Pain, Retention of Food, Frequently felt in Asthma from Cold in the Lungs, Frequently felt in Stomach conditions from Cold, Indicates Pain from an Interior condition (yang xu) |
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| A Soft pulse is superficial and thready and hits the fingers without strength. It disappears when a stronger pressure is applied to feel the deep level and indicates: |
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Definition
| Damp disorders and the presence of dampness when this pathogenic factor occurs against a background of qi deficiency. |
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| A WEAK pulse is deep and thready and hits the fingers w/o strength. It cannot be felt on the superficial level, but only at the deep level and Indicates: |
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Definition
| Various syndromes due to deficiency of both qi and blood, Deficiency of yang, Sometimes deficiency of blood. |
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| A Abrupt Pulse feels hurried and rapid with irregularly missed beats, it is rapid and it stops at irregular intervals and Indicates: |
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Definition
| Excessive Yang Heat, Stagnation of Qi and Blood, Retention of Phlegm or Food, Extreme Heat, Deficiency of Heart Qi, Conditions of Heart Fire |
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| A Abrupt and Forceful pulse is hurried and rapid w/ irregularly missed beats and indicates: |
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Definition
| Heat syndromes of excessive type due to: Stagnation of qi and blood, retention of phlegm of food, swelling and pain. |
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| A abrupt and Weak pulse indicates: |
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Definition
| a sign of prostration (extreme exhaustion). |
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| A Knotted Pulse is slow with irregular missed beats, stops at irregular intervals and indicates: |
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Definition
| Excessive yin, Accumulation of qi, Retention of cold phlegm, Stagnant blood, Deficiency of Heart yang |
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| A Regularly Intermittent pulse is slow and weak with missed beats at regular intervals and indicates: |
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Definition
| Decline in Zang Qi, Wind Syndromes, Painful Syndromes of Fear and Fright, Traumatic Contusions and Sprains, Serious Internal Problems of One Or More Yin Organs, Stops Every Four Beats: A Serious Condition, A Serious Heart Problem. |
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