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TCM
pulses
17
Other
Not Applicable
06/19/2008

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Term
Superficial
Definition
  • Indictates: exterior syndromes
  • present at early stage of exogenous disease 
Term
Deep Pulse
Definition
Indicates: interior syndrome
Term
Slow Pulse
Definition
indicates: cold syndrome
Term
Rapid Pulse
Definition
Indicates: heat syndrome
Term
deficient type pulse
Definition
deficency of qi and blood causing deficency type syndrome
Term
Excess type pulse
Definition
excessive qi and blood caused by srong antipathogenic qi and against the hyperactive pathogenic factor
Term
surging pulse
Definition
excess heat
Term
Thready Pulse
Definition
  • xu d/t overstrain and stress
  • xu of qi and blood
  • yin xu and blood xu in patients w/ weak body constution w/ a prolonged illness 
Term
Rolling Pulse
Definition
  • phlegm and retained fluids
  • retention of food
  • excess heat
  • pregnancy 
Term
string taut pulse
Definition
  • disorders of liver and GB
  • painful syndrome
  • phlegm and retained fluids 
Term
tense pulse
Definition
  • cold
  • pain
  • retention of fluid 
Term
soft pulse
Definition
damp disorders
Term
weak pulse
Definition
xu of qi and blood causing various syndromes
Term
abrupt pulse
Definition
  • excess of yang heat
  • stagnation of qi and blood
  • retention of phlegm or food 
Term
knotted pulse
Definition
  • excess yin
  • accumulation of qi
  • retention of cold phlegm
  • stanation of blood 
Term
regularly intermittent pulse
Definition
  • declining of zang qi
  • wind syndrome
  • painful syndrome
  • disorders d/t emotional fear and fright
  • traumatic contusions and sprains 
Term
Hesitant Pulse
Definition
  • stagnation of qi
  • stagnation of blood
  • impairment of essence
  • xu of blood

 

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