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PALE TONGUE

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Deficiency of Yang Qi

Deficiency of Qi & Blood

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RED TONGUE

With coating

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Interior excess heat

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RED TONGUE

No coating

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Yin Deficiency

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RED TONGUE

Red tip

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HT Fire, HT Yin Deficiency

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DEEP RED TONGUE

Exogenous

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Invasion of Ying & Xue systems by pathogenic heat

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RED TONGUE

Red sides

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LV Fire or GB Heat

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DEEP RED TONGUE

Endogenous

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Yin Deficiency w/ Fire

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PURPLE TONGUE

Blue purple

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Stasis of Blood d/t hot or cold

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PURPLE TONGUE

Deep-blue, purplish, also dry & lusterless

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Heat

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PURPLE TONGUE

Pale, purplish & moist

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Cold, Stasis of Blood

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PURPLE TONGUE

Purplish spots

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Blood Stasis

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PURPLE TONGUE

Reddish purple

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Heat & Stasis of Blood

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SWOLLEN TONGUE

Delicate & pale w/ toothprints

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SP & KD Yang Deficiency

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SWOLLEN TONGUE

Deep red, taking up entire space of the mouth

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Excessive Heat in HT & SP

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SWOLLEN TONGUE

Bluish purplish, dark

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Toxicosis

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SWOLLEN TONGUE

Red or normal colored

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Damp Heat

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SWOLLEN TONGUE

Pale & damp

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Yang Deficiency

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CRACKED TONGUE

Deep red

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Excessive Heat consuming body fluids

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CRACKED TONGUE

Pale

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Blood Deficiency

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CRACKED TONGUE

Short horizontal cracks

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ST Yin Deficiency

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CRACKED TONGUE

Center crack reaching tip

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HT Pattern

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CRACKED TONGUE

Short cracks on sides

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Chronic SP Qi Deficiency

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THIN TONGUE

Thin, pale

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Qi & Blood Deficiency

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THIN TONGUE

Thin, dry & deep red

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Hyperactivity of Fire d/t Yin Deficiency

body fluids consumed

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DEVIATED TONGUE

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Windstroke or early signs of windstroke. Interior Wind

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THORNY & RED TONGUE

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Accumulation of heat in interior

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RIGID TONGUE (STIFF)
Exogenous febrile diseases
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Invasion of PC by heat, retention of turbid phlegm, excessive pathogenic heat consuming body fluids

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RIGID TONGUE (STIFF)
Endogenous disease
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Windstroke, early threatening windstroke

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PULSES

Superficial, large & weak

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Prolonged endogenous diseases, indicating outward floating of Yang Qi

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FLACCID TONGUE

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Extreme deficiency of Qi & Blood, Consumption of Yin Fluids

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FLACCID TONGUE

Pale

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Qi & Blood Deficiency

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FLACCID TONGUE

Deep red

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Collapse of Yin

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LONG TONGUE

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Tendency to heat (Heart Heat)

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SHORT TONGUE

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Pale, wet, cold, red & peeled- Yin Def.

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TOOTH-MARKED TONGUE

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SP Qi Deficiency

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QUIVERING TONGUE

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SP Qi Deficiency

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THIN TONGUE COATING

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Tongue proper can be seen indistinctly. Generally present if superficial portion of the body is affected or deficiency of anti-pathogenic Qi.

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THICK TONGUE COATING

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Tongue proper can’t be seen. Retention of damp, phlegm, food retention, cold, heat, fire or inward transmission of disease.

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MOIST TONGUE COATING

Moist, lustrous

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Normal

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MOIST TONGUE COATING

Excessive moisture w/ saliva dribbling when tongue is stuck out, severe case add slippery coating

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Upward flooding of harmful water & damp

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DRY TONGUE COATING

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Consumption of body fluids d/t excessive heat or consumption of Yin fluids not allowing to nourish upwards.

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STICKY TONGUE COATING

Sticky w/ turbid layer of fine greasy substance, hard to scrub

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Retention of turbid damp & phlegm or retention of food

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GRANULAR TONGUE COATING

Granules are course, loose & thick-like residue of making soy & easily scrubbed

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Excessive Yang heat brings turbid Qi in the ST upwards, retention of turbid phlegm or retention of food

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PEELED TONGUE COATING

“Geographic tongue”

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Consumption of Qi & Yin in ST

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PEELED TONGUE COATING

“Glossy tongue”

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Sign of exhaustion of ST or KD Yin & severe damage of ST Qi.

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PULSES
Superficial (floating)
A

Easily felt w/ gentle touch,

Exterior conditions

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WHITE TONGUE COATING

Thin & white

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Normal or exterior cold syndromes

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WHITE TONGUE COATING

Thick & white

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Interior Cold Syndromes

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YELLOW TONGUE COATING

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Interior syndromes & heat syndromes

50
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YELLOW TONGUE COATING

Deeper yellow

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More severe pathogenic heat

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YELLOW TONGUE COATING

Light yellow

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YELLOW TONGUE COATING

Deep yellow

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More severe heat

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YELLOW TONGUE COATING

Burnt yellow

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Accumulation of Heat

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BLACK TONGUE COATING

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Interior syndromes w/ extreme heat or excessive cold. Severe stage of illness.

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BLACK TONGUE COATING
Black coating is yellowish, dry &
w/ thorns

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Consumption of body fluid d/t extreme heat

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BLACK TONGUE COATING

Pale, black & slippery

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Excessive Cold d/t Yang Deficiency

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GREY TONGUE COATING

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Interior syndromes: interior heat, cold or damp syndromes.

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GREY TONGUE COATING

Grey, yellowish & dry

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Consumption of body fluid d/t excessive heat

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GREY TONGUE COATING

Grey, whitish & moist

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Retention of cold damp & fluid

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TONGUE-MOISTURE

Too Wet

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Yang Qi not transporting or transforming fluids

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TONGUE-MOISTURE

Dry

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Full or empty heat

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TONGUE-MOISTURE

Sticky or Slippery

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Damp or phlegm

63
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PULSES

Deep

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Felt only on heavy pressure

Interior conditions

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PULSES

Deep & forceful

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Interior excess conditions

65
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PULSES

Deep & weak

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Interior deficiency type,

Deficiency of Qi & Yang

66
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PULSES

Deep & full

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Stasis of Qi & Blood in the interior or interior cold & heat

67
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PULSES

Slow

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Less than 4 beats per breath (60 bpm)

Cold

68
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PULSES

Slow & forceful

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Interior syndrome of excess type,

Retention of Yin cold

69
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PULSES

Slow & weak

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Interior syndrome of deficiency d/t deficiency of Yang Qi

70
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PULSES

Rapid

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More than 5 beats per breath (90 bpm)

Heat

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PULSES

Rapid & forceful

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Excess heat retained in the interior/antipathogenic Qi is strong

72
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PULSES

Rapid & weak

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Deficiency Yin in prolonged illness, produces deficiency heat in interior

73
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PULSES

Rapid, weak & large (full)

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Outward floating of deficiency Yang

74
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PULSES

Deficiency (weak & empty)

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Forceless pulse felt on 3 regions at 3 levels

Deficiency of Qi & Blood

75
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PULSES

Excess (strong, full)

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Forceful pulse felt on 3 regions at 3 levels

Excess Qi & Blood—struggle w/ antipathogenic Qi, against hyperactive pathogenic factor

76
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PULSES

Excess & rapid, full, hard, long

77
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PULSES

Excess & slow

78
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PULSES

Surging (huge, flooding, overflowing)

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Broad, large & forceful-like roaring wave, which comes on powerfully & fades away

79
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PULSES

Thready (fine, thin, minute)

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Fine thready, distinct & clear,
Deficiency d/t overstrain & stress,
Deficiency of Qi, Blood & Yin,
Internal dampness w/ severe Qi Deficiency

80
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PULSES

Soft (soggy)

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Superficial & thready, hits fingers w/o strength.

81
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PULSES

Weak (frail)

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Deep & thready, hits fingers w/o strength.

Deficiency of Qi & Blood

82
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PULSES

Rolling (slippery)

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Smooth & flowing like pearls rolling on a dish. Smooth rounded, slippery to touch, oily.
Phlegm, damp or pregnancy.
Retained fluid
Retention of food
Excess heat
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PULSES

Hesistant (choppy, rough)

A 
Feels rough & uneven or jagged
Stagnation of Qi & Blood
Impairment of essence
Deficiency of Blood
After profuse & prolonged sweating
84
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PULSES
String Taut (wiry)
A 
Taut, straight & long like violin or guitar string.
D.O. of LV & GB
Pain
Retention of fluids
Phlegm
85
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PULSES

Tense (tight)

A 
Feels tight & forceful like a stretched rope.
Cold interior or exterior
Pain
Retention of Food
Asthma from cold in LU
Stomach cold
86
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PULSES
Abrupt (short, hurried, hasty)
A

Hurried & rapid
Irregular missed beats
Excessive Yang heat

87
Q

PULSES

Abrupt & forceful

A

Retention of Phlegm or food.
Extreme Heat & def of HT Qi, HT Fire
Swelling & pain
Stagnation of Qi & Blood

88
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PULSES

Abrupt & weak

A

Prostration

89
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PULSES

Knotted

A 
Slow, Irregular missed beats, 
Excessive Yin, 
Accumulation of Qi, 
Retention of cold phlegm, 
Stagnant Blood, 
Cold & def of HT Qi or HT Yang
90
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PULSES

Regularly-intermittent

A

Slow & weak. Could be serious HT condition. Serious internal problems of one or more Yin organs.
Reg missed beats.
Declining Zang Qi, Wind Syndromes, Pain, Emotional fear & fright, traumatic contusions & sprains.

91
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PULSES

Long Pulse

A

Heat Pattern.

Extends slightly beyond normal pulse position.

92
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PULSES

Short Pulse

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Severe deficiency of Qi,

ST Qi Deficiency

93
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PULSES

Slowed-down Pulse

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Generally, a healthy pulse

94
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PULSES

Hollow Pulse

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After hemorrhage.

Rapid & slightly hollow—forthcoming loss of Blood

95
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PULSES

Leather Pulse

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Stretched like a drum. Hard & tight on the superficial level, but empty at deep level. Severe deficiency of KD essence or Yin.

96
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PULSES

Firm Pulse

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Felt on the deep level, hard & wiry (string-taut). Interior stagnation & pain

97
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PULSES

Weak-floating Pulse

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Only on superficial level. Could be damp if in combination w/ a very empty (def) condition.

98
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PULSES

Weak Pulse

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Deficiency of Yang

99
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PULSES

Scattered Pulse

A

Severe deficiency of Qi & Blood, &

KD Qi

100
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PULSES

Hidden Pulse

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Extreme deficiency of Yang

101
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PULSES

Moving Pulse

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Trembles under the finger, round like a bean. Shock, anxiety, fright or extreme pain. People w/ deep emotional shock.

102
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PULSES

Hurried Pulse

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Excess of Yang, w/ fire in the body exhausting the Yin.

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