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48 Cards in this Set
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Left side: Blood Flow: Yin side
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Cun= Ht- SI
Guan= Lv-GB Chi= Kd/yin-UB |
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Right side: Qi Flow: Yang side
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Cun= LU- LI
Guan= Sp- ST Chi= Kd/yang |
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Young people
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light pressure
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Older People
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Deeper pressure
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Strength
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Man stronger pulse than women
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Normal pulse
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Smooth, even and forceful. Frecuency: 4 beats/dr.'s breath
16-18 times |
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5 organs- 5pulses
Lung pulse |
superficial
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5 organs- 5 Pulses
Spleen pulse |
Rolling, slippery
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5 organs- 5 Pulses
Kidney |
Deep and Thin
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5 organs- 5 Pulses
Heart |
Surging
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5 organs- 5 Pulses
Liver |
Wiry
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28 morbid pulses are classified into 6 categories
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-Floating (superficial Pulses)
-Deep -Slow -Rapid -Weak -Forceful |
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3 regions and 9 pulses
Head |
Tay Yang- Qi flow of head
TW-21- Qi Flow of ears and eyes St-3 Qi flow of mouth and teeth |
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3 regions and 9 pulses
Hand |
CunKou- LU
Ht-7 - Heart LI-4 - Chest |
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3 regions and 9 pulses
Feet |
Lv-10 or Lv-3 -Liver
Sp-11 or Sp-19 -Spleen Kd-3 For Kidney |
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the pulse is differentiated in terms of:
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-Depth: Superficial or deep
-Speed: Rapid or slow -Strength: forceful or weak -Shape: Thick or thready, soft or hard -Rythm |
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Depth (Position)
Superficial (FuMai) |
Sensible under light pressure
- Ext.syndrome/wind heat |
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Superficial, Large and weak
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outward floating of yang qi.
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Superficial, powerful
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External Xcess syndrome
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Superficial and weak
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External def. syndrome
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Deep Pulse (Chen Mai)
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Sensible only under heavy pressure
Interior Syndromes |
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Deep, forceful
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Xcess of internal syndrome, qi and bld.circ. is blockd
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Deep and weak
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Interior syndromes of deficiency type
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Speed
Slow (Chi Mai) |
Less than 4 Beats/breath
Cold Syndrome Qi contracts and Blood Stagnates on exp to cold |
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Slow and forceful
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Interior syndrome of xcess type caused by retention of yin cold in the interior
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Slow and weak
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Interior syndrome of def. due to def of yang qi
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Speed
Rapid pulse (ShuMai) |
More than 5 beat/breath
Heat syndromes Pathogenic heat induce acceleration of bld circ. |
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Rapid and forceful
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Caused by the strugle between xcess heat retained in the interior and the strong antipathogenic qi
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Rapid,large,weak and empty
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Outward floating of deficiency-yang
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Rapid and weak
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Def. of Yin in a prolongd illness produces deficiency-heat in the interior
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Strength
Weak (XuMai) Xcessive sweat/bld.loss/short people/arithmia |
Weak beatng at all cun guan chi
Syndromes of def. type due to Qi and Bld. Def. Weakness in activate bld circ. |
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Strength
Forceful(ShiMai) |
Syndrome of xcess type.
Strugle btween antipathogenic qi and hyperactive pathogenic factor, brings on xcessive Qi+bld. |
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Morfology
Surging(HongMai) |
broad, large and forceful.
Xcessive heat. Bld vessels dilated by xcess heat accelerates Blod+Qi circ. Loc. in LV, Insomnia, anger. |
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Morfology
Thin(thready)(XiMai) |
fine thread distinct+clear.
Deficiency due to strain+stress. Qi and Bld Def. Weak constitutions, anemia. |
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Fluency
Choppy (Hesitant, Astringent) SheMai |
Rough+uneven. Could be slow, rapid, or combined.
Stagnation of Qi and Bld. and impairment of essence and bld def. Obesity, stroke, int. bldng. |
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Choppy+forceful
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qi stagnation and bld stasis
Blood doesn't move (arterioesclerosis) |
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Choppy and weak
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Lack of essence and bld def.
Internal bleeding |
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Rolling pulse (Hua Mai)
young, strong and pregnant |
Freely and smoothy like beads
no damp retention of fluids,food or phlegm xcess heat. |
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Wiry(XuanMai)
String-Taut |
Straight,string,long(violin)
Disorders of Lv+GB. Painful syndromes, retn.Phlegm+fluids in the interior due to dysfunctionof Qi in transportation |
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Tense Pulse(jinMai)
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Stretched rope (tight+forceful)
Cold pain and food rtntn. Painful syndromes caused by pathogenic cold. |
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Soft/Soggy (ruMai)
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Superficial and thin, hits fingers w/out strength (forceless)
Damp disorders (viscous+stagnant) |
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Weaker (ruoMai)Feeble
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deep/thin/hevier pressure
declination of qi+bld. |
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Abrupt pulse (CuMai)
Intercortado |
Hurried/rapid w/ irregular missed beats.
-xcessive yang heat Swelling+pain -Qi+bld.stagnation -food+phlm. stgntn. |
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Abrupt pulse (CuMai)
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Hurried/rapid w/ irregular missed beats
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Knotted (JieMai)
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Slow w/irregular beats.
- xcess yin -qi accumulation -retntn. of cold phlgm.and stgnant bld. |
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Regular-Intermitent (DaiMai)
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regular 3 beats-pause. Slow/weak.
-Declining Zang qi: discontinuation of qi flowing in vessels. -wind synd.(parkinson) -painful syndromes and disrdrs. due to traumas (contusions+sprains), fear+frght: Disturbance of HT qi leading to discont. of qi flowing in vessels. |
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Superficial and tense
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exterior-cold syndr.
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Superficial+rapid
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exterior-heat syndr.
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