Pulse Depth

Question 1

Deep pulse meaning?

Answer 1

Not enough Yang to push around the body

Question 2

Floating pulse meaning?

Answer 2

Not enough yin to hold down

Question 3

Floating/ Empty/ weak: deficient pulse meaning?

Answer 3

Not enough yin holding down- Yin Xu

Question 4

Deep/ Weak/ empty or deficient

Answer 4

Yang Xu

Question 5

Floating and full meaning

Answer 5

External pathogens
Wind
Cold
Heat

Body trying to push pathogen out

Question 6

Deep & Full

Answer 6

Pathogen or stagnation l- blood or qi xu on deeper level

Question 7

Full and slippery pulse?

Answer 7

Dampness

Question 8

Extremely full pulse more than +2

Answer 8

Start of fever

Question 9

Pulse depth differences

Answer 9

Floating
Normal
Deep

Question 10

Pulse width differences

Answer 10

Thin
overflowing
Full

Question 11

Pulse checklist (6)

Answer 11

Where?
How full?
Count
Hits regularly or not
Strength
Shape

Question 12

Pulse on a woman on Liver position could be wiry when?

Answer 12

Before period

Question 13

Pulse on woman on liver position could be choppy when?

Answer 13

After period

Question 14

Knotted pulse

Answer 14

Cold and heart yang deficiency

Question 15

Slow and deficient

Answer 15

Yang xu

Question 16

Slow & Full or excess

Answer 16

Full cold

Question 17

Rapid and deficient

Answer 17

Yin xu

Question 18

Rapid and full or excess

Answer 18

Full heat

Question 19

Yang pulse is felt

Answer 19

Top pulse

Question 20

Yin pulse is felt

Answer 20

Deep pulse

Question 21

Empty pulse feels like

Answer 21

Soft
Soggy- like a ballon filled with water
No strength to pulse
Noted as a -

Question 22

Full pulse feels like

Answer 22

Strong, meets finger with resistance
Overflowing- feels bigger than it should
Lots of strength often in more than one position
Noted as a +

Question 23

Pulse are used for? (3)

Answer 23

To access state of Zang Fu (organs)
Access the pulse change during treatment
Access the relative state of Qi & Blood