Deficient Pulses

Question 1

What is the pulse quality of an empty pulse?

Answer 1

Palpable on all levels, but strongest at the superficial level; overall forceless.

Question 2

What is the Qi quality of the empty pulse?

Answer 2

Deficient

Question 3

What patterns might be indicated by an empty pulse?

Answer 3

Qi and Blood deficiency

Question 4

What is the pulse quality of a short pulse?

Answer 4

Palpable at either the cun or chi position but not both

Question 5

What is the Qi quality of a short pulse?

Answer 5

Deficient or locally constrained

Question 6

What patterns might be indicated by a short pulse?

Answer 6

Qi deficiency

Stagnation

Question 7

Wha is the pulse quality of an intermittent pulse?

Answer 7

Slow and forceless; regularly arrhythmic

Question 8

What is the Qi quality of an intermittent pulse?

Answer 8

Deficient and overtaxed

Question 9

What patterns might be indicated by an intermittent pulse?

Answer 9

Heart Qi deficiency

Overall Z/F deficiency

Question 10

What is the pulse quality of a minute pulse?

Answer 10

Extremely fine and forceless; barely palpable

Question 11

What is the Qi quality of a minute pulse?

Answer 11

Extremely deficient

Question 12

What patterns might be indicated by a minute pulse?

Answer 12

Comprehensive deficiency 
(Organs and substances)

Question 13

What are the 4 deficient pulses?

Answer 13

1. Empty
2. Short
3. Intermittent
4. Minute