Week 7 Pulse Flashcards
Left guan, cun, Chi
SI/ HT
GB/L
UB/Kd yin
Right guan, cun, chi
LU/LI
SP/ST
(kd yang)
PC/SJ
Superficial level
Energy type:
Energy level:
Organ:
QI and yang organs
or
exterior disease
or
heart and lungs
Middle level
Energy type:
Energy level:
Organ:
State of BLOOD
or
SP/ST disease
or
SP/ST
Deep
Energy type:
Energy level:
Organ:
YIN and the yin organs
or
Interior disease
or
Liver KD
Lifting
gently lifting fingers to check strength of pulse at superficial level
Normal, floating, xu at this level
Pressing
pressing for strength in middle and deep
Deep normal or xu
at deep level: Deep hollow hidden empty
Searching
Pace- slow rapid fast
Pushing
gently moving lateral to medial to interpret:
slippery, wiry, leather, tight, choppy, fine, minute,
Rolling
moving fingers prox to distal to determine short, long, or moving
factors to take into account for pulse taking
season, gender, occupation
Normal pulse
Stomach qi
spirit
root
Stomach qi
soft, calm, gentle
Spirit
regular, soft
Root
deep and 3rd
6 step pulse taking
pulse as a whole
spirit, stomach, root
3 levels, 3 positions
strength
quality as whole
quality individually
Floating
light pressure resting on artery
Normal BPM 1-4
90 or more
BPM 4-10
84
BPM 10-16
78/80
BPM 16-35
76
BPM 35-50
72/70
BPM 50+
68
Floating (2)
Ext. Wind
Yin Xu
Deep Feeling
Felt with heavy pressure felt near bone
Deep (2)
Int. pathogenic factor
Yang Xu
Slow Feeling
3 beats per respiration cycle
Slow (3)
Slow weak
Full cold
Cold pattern
Empty cold
Full Cold
Rapid Feeling
more than 5 bpm in resp cycle
rapid (3)
rapid full
floating-empty rapid
heat
full heat
empty heat
empty
big but soft
ssl strong pressure and its soft
empty (1)
qi xu
Full
full but hard and long
Full (3)
full rapid
full slow
full
full heat
full cold
Slippery feeling
smooth, round, slippery, slides under fingers
Slippery (4)
phlegm
damp
retention of food
pregnancy
Choppy feeling
rough under fingers, jagged edge, changes rapidly in rate and quality
Choppy (2)
blood xu
exhausted body fluids
Long feeling
longer than normal, slightly beyond normal position
Long (1)
heat
Short feeling
shorter space than normal
Short (2)
Severe qi xu
Stomach qi xu
Overflowing feeling
feels big, extends beyond pulse position. Superficial and generally feels it overflows, like a river in a flood
Overflowing (2)
full heat
empty heat
Fine feeling
thinner than normal
Fine (2)
blood xu
damp with severe qi xu
Minute feeling
extremely thin, small, difficult
Minute (1)
severe xu of qi and blood
Tight feeling
pulse feels twisted like thick rope
Tight (5)
cold
ext. cold
int. full cold
int. empty cold
pain
Wiry feeling
taught like guitar strong, thinner, more taught and harder than tight
Wiry (3)
liver disharmony
pain
phlegm
Slowed down feeling
4 beats for each resp. cycle
Slowed down (1)
generally healthy
hollow feeling
superficial, middle not there, felt deep
hollow (2)
hollow rapid
hemorrhage
forthcoming hemorrhage
Leather feeling
hard and tight at superficial stretched like drum, felt empty at deep
large pulse not thinn
Leather (2)
Severe xu of Kd essence
Severe XU of Kd yin
Firm feeling
only at deep harder and wiry
wiry deep feeling
firm (3)
blood stasis
int. cold
pain
Soggy feeling
only superficial, very soft and only slightly floating, disapears with stronger pressure
Soggy (3)
damp with qi xu
yin xu
essence xu
Weak feeling
cant be felt superficial, only deep. soft.
Weak (2)
yang xu
Blood xu
Scattered feeling
small and superficial, instead of a wave its like broken dots, small dots
Scattered (3)
severe qi and bl xu
severe kd qi xu
serious conditon
Hidden feeling
As if hidden beneath bone, extreme deep
Hidden (1)
severe yang xu
Moving feeling
round shape like bean, short and trembles under finger. No definite shape, no head or tail, rising in center, shakey and slippery
Moving (2)
shock, anxiety, fright
pain
Hasty feeling
rapid, stops at irregular intervals
hasty (3)
severe heat
heart qi xu
heart fire
Knotted feeling
slow and stops irregular intervals
Knotted (1)
cold with heart yang xu
Intermittent feeling
stops at irregular intervals
Intermittent (2)
serious issue internal organ
heart pproblem western
hurried feeling
very rapid, agitated, urgent
hurried (1)
fire exhausting yin
Floating category (3)
floating
hollow
leather
Deep category (3)
deep
firm
hidden
Slow category (2)
slow
knotted
Rapid category (4)
rapid
hasty
hurried
moving
empty category (7)
empty
weak
fine
minute
soggy
short
scattered
Full category (5)
full
overflowing
wiry
tight
long
floating - deep- hidden- firm- leather
depth
slow- rapid- slowed down- hurried- moving
rate
empty- full- weak- scattered
strength
overflowing- fine- minute
size
long- short-moving
length
slippery-choppy- wiry - tight- moving- hollow - firm
shape
knotted - hasty - intermittent
rhythm