Pulse Flashcards
Highest point of the radial pulse, slightly proximal
Guan
Halfway form wrist-crease to Guan
Cun
Same distance (Cun to Guan) measured proximally from Guan
Chi
Radial Artery Middle Pulse gives way for
Condition to Stomach Qi
Stomach Qi also means
the condition of postnatal Qi
Radial artery beating at its strongest
Middle Position
Strengthen any weaknesses in the meridians first then
ok to disperse
Chi on Right designates which meridian?
San Jiao/Pericardium
GB where?
(L) Guan
What is important to do first, when finding Yin and Yang pulses?
Find the Middle Position first
Yin or Yang first?
Yin
Treat first what?
Weakest Yin meridian
How do you find the weakest Yin position?
Push from MIDDLE position to Radial Bone
weakest pulse disappears first, reappears last on the way up
How do you find the weakest Yang position?
Find the Middle pulse, raise the fingers from the upper surface of the Middle pulse to skin lvl.
weakest Yang disappears first (strongest last)
From skin to upper surface of Middle pulse weakest appears last.
The quality of the pulse tells about the overall condition of
Qi and Blood in the body