Pulse

Question 1

floating-floating pulse

Answer 1

exterior syndrome
deficiency
seen in slim people

Question 2

floating-overflowing pulse

Answer 2

hyperactive heat
false yang
normal in summer

Question 3

flaoting-soggy pulse

Answer 3

deficiency

dampness

Question 4

floating-scattered pulse

Answer 4

exhaustion of original qi

depletion of zang-fu qi

Question 5

flaoting-hollow pulse

Answer 5

loss of blood

loss of fluid (injury to yin)

Question 6

floating-leather pulse

Answer 6

loss of blood (heavy period)
loss of essences
miscarriage

Question 7

deep-deep pulse

Answer 7

interior syndrome
seen in winter
muscular people

Question 8

deep-hidden pulse

Answer 8

pathogenic blockage in the interior
severe pain
syncope

Question 9

deep-firm pulse

Answer 9

abundant interior cold
hernia
mass in the abdomen

Question 10

deep-weak pulse

Answer 10

qi-blood deficiency

yang deficiency

Question 11

slow-slow pulse

Answer 11

cold syndrome
extreme pathogenic heat
seen in sleeping or athletic people

Question 12

slow-moderate pulse

Answer 12

spleen deficiency
dampness syndrome
healthy people

Question 13

slow-choppy pulse

Answer 13

qi-blood stagnation

essence-blood deficiency

Question 14

slow-knotted pulse

Answer 14

interior cold with qi-blood, phlegm stangation

Question 15

rapid-rapid pulse

Answer 15

heat syndrome
seen in children
seen during exercise

Question 16

rapid-hasty pulse

Answer 16

excessive yang

phlegm-dampness retention

Question 17

rapid-hurried pulse

Answer 17

hyperactive yang together with depleted yin

original qi gone

Question 18

rapid-moving pulse

Answer 18

pain

terror, shock

Question 19

empty-empty pulse

Answer 19

qi-blood deficiency

Question 20

empty-tiny pulse

Answer 20

yin-yang-qi-blood deficiency

Question 21

empty-thready pulse

Answer 21

qi-blood deficiency

dampness

Question 22

empty-intermittent pulse

Answer 22

zang-qi deficiency

injury, pain, terror

Question 23

empty-short pulse

Answer 23

qi stagnation (strength)
qi deficiency (no strength)

Question 24

full-full pulse

Answer 24

excess syndrome

healthy, full and slow

Question 25

full-slippery pulse

Answer 25

excess heat syndrome
food and phlegm retention
pregnant women
healthy young adults

Question 26

full-tight pulse

Answer 26

excess cold

pain, food retention

Question 27

full-long pulse

Answer 27

yang excess

heat syndrome

Question 28

full-wiry pulse

Answer 28

liver-gallbladder syndrome

pain, phlegm, fluid retention