Pulse And Tongue - He Syndromes Flashcards
He qi xu
P - deficient
T - pale or normal
He Yang xu
P - deep, weak and slow. Knotted if severe
T - pale wet and swollen
He yin xu
P - Floating empty and rapid
T - Red tip, peeled or partially peeled, possibly midline crack reaching the tip
He Bl xu
Pulse - Thin or choppy
Tongue - pale dry - thin in severe cases.
He Fire Blazing
Pulse - Full, overflowing and rapid
Tongue - red, redder tip with spots. May be a midline crack to the tip. Yellow coat
Phlegm fire harassing the heart
P - Full, slippery, wiry or overflowing, rapid
Tongue - red swollen, deep midline crack reaching the tip. Yellow sticky coat
Phlegm misting the Heart
P - slippery
T - swollen, midline crack Reading tip, thick sticky coat.
Heart Bl Stag
P - Knotted, choppy or wiry
T - Purple