Pulses - Floating, Sinking, Slow and Rapid

Question 1

What is the Commander of Blood?

Answer 1

Qi

Question 2

What governs Qi?

Answer 2

The Lungs govern Qi

Question 3

Where is the meeting place of 100 vessels?

Answer 3

Lung

Question 4

Which pulse level deals with interaction with environment; peripheral nervous system; and conscious emotion?

Answer 4

Wei-Qi (superficial)

Question 5

Which pulse level deals with how organs respond to external environment and how organs are in communication with each other?

Answer 5

Ying Qi and Blood (moderate)

Question 6

Which pulse level deals with organ function, and unconscious emotions?

Answer 6

Yuan-Qi (Deep)

Question 7

What is the sensation of a Floating Pulse?

Answer 7

Feels like wood floating on water, soft and level

Question 8

What does a Floating Pulse mean?

Answer 8

In autumn, this is the ideal pulse
If felt when there is chronic disease, poor prognosis
Generally indicates disease of Exterior origin

Question 9

What does a strong floating pulse or a floating pulse with strength indicate?

Answer 9

Wind-heat

Question 10

What does a weak floating pulse or a forceless floating pulse indicate?

Answer 10

Blood deficiency

Question 11

What does a slow floating pulse indicate?

Answer 11

Wind

Question 12

What does a rapid floating pulse indicate?

Answer 12

Heat

Question 13

What does a tight floating pulse indicate?

Answer 13

Cold

Question 14

What does a floating pulse in the cun position indicate?

Answer 14

Wind causing vertigo and headache or

Wind phlegm gathering in the chest

Question 15

What does a floating pulse in the guan position indicate?

Answer 15

Weak Earth element with Wood invading Earth

Question 16

What does a floating pulse in the chi position indicate?

Answer 16

Difficult urination and/or defecation?

Question 17

What is the sensation of a sinking pulse?

Answer 17

A sinking pulse is felt with heavy pressure at the level of the sinews down to the bone
It feels soft with lighter pressure, and firm with heavier pressure

Question 18

What does a sinking pulse mean?

Answer 18

Normal for women at the cun position
Normal for men at the chi position
Normal if the size and number of beats is moderate and consistent throughout the 4 seasons

Question 19

What does a fine sunken pulse indicate?

Answer 19

Weak pulse

Question 20

What does a wiry pulse that is long and forceful indicate?

Answer 20

Firm/Confined pulse

Question 21

What does a sunken pulse indicate?

Answer 21

Hidden water accumulation; Yin channel disease

Question 22

What does a rapid sunken pulse indicate?

Answer 22

Heat

Question 23

What does a slow sunken pulse indicate?

Answer 23

Cold

Question 24

What does a sunken-slippery pulse indicate?

Answer 24

Phlegm

Question 25

What does a sunken-forceless pulse indicate?

Answer 25

Vacuity of Qi

Question 26

What does a sunken-forceful pulse indicate?

Answer 26

Accumulation of Cold

Question 27

What does a sinking pulse in the cun position mean?

Answer 27

Water collecting in the chest or Phlegm obstructing the chest

Question 28

What does a sinking pulse in the guan position indicate?

Answer 28

Cold causing accumulation, stagnation and pain in the Middle Jiao.

Question 29

What does a sinking pulse in the chi position indicate?

Answer 29

Injured Yuan Qi (Ming Men) causing leakages at the lower orifices or Kidney deficiency with lumbago

Question 30

What is the sensation of a slow pulse?

Answer 30

3 pulsations per respiration

Question 31

What is the meaning of a slow pulse?

Answer 31

Yang Qi deficiency Disease at Zang Fu Profuse Phlegm

Question 32

What is a slow pulse that is very thin and difficult to palpate with rough and uneven beats?

Answer 32

Choppy Pulse

Question 33

What is a slow pulse that is floating, soft and with big beats?

Answer 33

Empty pulse

Question 34

What is a slow forceful pulse indicate?

Answer 34

Pain due to Cold accumulation

Question 35

What is a slow forceless pulse indicate?

Answer 35

Yang Deficiency and Vacuity Cold

Question 36

What does a slow pulse in the cun position indicate?

Answer 36

Cold at the Upper Jiao

Question 37

What does a slow pulse in the guan position indicate?

Answer 37

Excruciating pain due to cold accumulation at the Middle Jiao

Question 38

What does a slow pulse in the chi position indicate?

Answer 38

Kidney Deficiency Low back and leg pain with heaviness Incontinence and/or difficult defecation Scrotal hernia

Question 39

What is the sensation of a rapid pulse?

Answer 39

6 pulsations per respiration

Question 40

What is the meaning of a rapid pulse?

Answer 40

This is a normal pulse for infants Damaged Yin Fluids with excessive Yang Heat Mental restlessness, confusion or delirium

Question 41

What is a rapid pulse that sometimes misses a beat?

Answer 41

Hasty Pulse

Question 42

What is a rapid pulse that is palpable only at the guan?

Answer 42

Moving pulse

Question 43

What does a rapid floating pulse indicate?

Answer 43

Exterior Heat

Question 44

What does a rapid sunken pulse indicate?

Answer 44

Interior Heat

Question 45

What does a strong rapid pulse indicate?

Answer 45

Excess Heat

Question 46

What does a forceless rapid pulse indicate?

Answer 46

Deficiency Heat

Question 47

What does a rapid sunken pulse with lung disease presentation in autumn indicate?

Answer 47

Poor prognosis Excess internal fire injuring Lung Yin Autumn is a dry time and can aggravate Lung diseases through injury to Lung fluids

Question 48

What does a rapid pulse in the cun position indicate?

Answer 48

Left: Heart Fire Blazing -- sore throat and mouth/tongue ulcers Right: Dry Heat in the Lung -- Lung Abscesses and coughing/vomiting blood

Question 49

What does a rapid pulse in guan position indicate?

Answer 49

Left: Liver Fire Right: Stomach Fire

Question 50

What does a rapid pulse in the chi position indicate?

Answer 50

Fire in the lower jiao blazing upwards | You can control this by nourishing Yin and depressing Fire