Pulse Taking Flashcards
Organs of the Cun position, right side
lung, chest (metal)
Organs of the Cun position, left side
heart (fire)
Organs of the Guan position, right side
stomach spleen (earth)
Organs of the Guan position, left side
liver/gallbladder (wood)
Organs of the Chi position, right side
kidney yang, lower abdomen (fire, V/VI)
Organs of the Chi position, left side
kidney yin, lower abdomen (water)
What is the superficial level energy type, level and organ association?
energy type: qi (yang organs)
energy level: exterior
organ: upper jiao, heart and lung
What is the middle level energy type, level and organ association?
energy type: blood
energy level: spleen and stomach
organ: middle jiao
What is the deep level energy type, level and organ association?
energy type: yin (yin organs)
energy level: interior
organ: lower jiao, kidney
fu mai - floating pulse
floating superficial, felt with light pressure, weak at deeper levels yang, invasion of external wind yin xu (interior conditions)
chen mai -deep pulse
deep/sinking
Distinct only at the 3rd level when heavy pressure is applied.
yin, pathogenic factor in the interior (deep and full)
yang xu (deep and weak)
chi mai - slow pulse
slow fewer than 4 beats per respiration yin, cold pattern empty cold (slow and weak) full cold (slow and full)
shu mai -rapid pulse
rapid More than 5 beats per respiration heat pattern yang, full heat (rapid and full) empty heat (rapid and floating/empty)
xu mai - empty pulse
empty big but without strength, like a balloon partially filled with water deficient vacuous yin, qi xu
shi mai - full pulse
full big and strong, pounding hard against the fingers at all three depths. excess yang, full pattern full heat (full and rapid) full cold (full and slow)
hong mai - surging pulse
overflowing surging flooding surges with the strength of a big pulse, hitting the fingers at all 3 depths but leaves the fingers with less strength like a receding wave full yin within yang full heat empty heat (overflowing and empty)
xi mai - thin pulse
fine thin thready yin, blood xu dampness with severe qi xu
hua mai - slippery pulse
slippery
rolling
yang within yin
phlegm, dampness, food retention, pregnancy
se mai - choppy pulse
choppy hesitant rough yin, blood xu exhaustion of fluids
xuan mai - wiry pulse
wiry string-taught string-like yang, liver disharmony pain phlegm
jin mai - tight pulse
tight tense yang within yin cold exterior cold (tight, floating) interior full cold (tight, full, deep) interior empty cold (tight, weak, deep) pain
ru mai - soggy pulse
soggy weak floating soft yin, dampness with qi xu yin xu essence xu
ruo mai - weak pulse
weak
frail
yin, yang xu
blood xu
cu mai - hasty pulse
hasty abrupt hurried skipping yang, severe heat heart qi xu heart fire
jie mai - knotted pulse
knotted
bound
yin, cold w/ heart yang xu
dai mai - intermittent pulse
intermittent
yin, serious problem w/ internal organ
heart problem
