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Pulses
Diagnosis
28
Health Care
Graduate
03/21/2009

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Normal / Ping Mai
Definition
Even force, rhythm; flexible, harmonious, moderate, sl. rolling; rooted: deep in KD
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Floating / Fu Mai / Superficial
Definition
In exterior; with fingers raised it has surplus; when pressing, it diminishes, when releasing it returns
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Deficient / vacuous/ Xu Mai
Definition
Floating, Wide, Forceless (slow)
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Drumskin / Ge Mai
Definition
Floating, wide, tense, hard; empty center
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Scattered / San Mai
Definition
Floating, wide,forceless, hollow, IRREGULAR when pressed,
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Scallion Stalk / kou mai
Definition
Floating, wide, forceless, hollow
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Flooding / Surging/ Hong Mai
Definition
Floating, wide, forceful, slippery
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Soggy / Soft/ Ru Mai
Definition
Floating, fine/thready, forceless
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Deep
Definition
Felt only with heavy pressure / near bone
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Weak / Ruo Mai
Definition
Deep, fine, forceless
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Hidden / Fu Mai
Definition
Very deep, fine, forceless
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Confined / Lao Mai
Definition
Deep/very deep, hard, firm, wiry , tense, forceful
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Rapid
Definition
More than 90 BPM
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Racing / Gi Mai
Definition
More than 120 BPM
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Skipping
Definition
More than 90 BPM, irregularly intermittent
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Stirring / Baby Kicking / Dong Mai
Definition
Rapid, forceful, slippery, short (only at guan), like a tap with a q tip
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Slow
Definition
Less than 60 BPM
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Moderate / Relaxed / Retarded /Huan Mai
Definition
About 60 BPM, sl. slow
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Regularly Intermittent / Dai Mai
Definition
Slow, stops regularly
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Knotted / Bound / Jie Mai
Definition
Less than 60 BPM, irregularly intermittent
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Hesitant / Rough / Choppy / Se Mai
Definition
"slow", fine, force slows down and speeds up; 3-5 BPB
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Wiry / String Taught / Bowstring
Definition
Relatively thready, long, forceful, tense; "bites the finger", tension in vessel quality
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Fine/ Thready / Thin
Definition
"thinner than it "should" be, clear edges, (width fullness)
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Wide
Definition
Wider than it "should" be; edges hard to find
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Long
Definition
extends beyond its usual location
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Short
Definition
shorter than its usual range
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Rolling / slippery /
Definition
Smooth flowing, uninhibited, "pearls rolling on a dish"
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Tense / Tight
Definition
Not fine, tight and forceful like a stretched rope
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