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| Superficial (Floating- Fu Mai) |
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easily felt w gentle touch
exterior conditions |
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| superficial large and weak |
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| outward floating of yang qi due to prolonged endogenous disease |
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felt only on heavy pressure
interior conditions |
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less than 4 beats per breath (60bpm)
Cold |
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interior xs
retention of yin fluids |
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more than 5 beats per breath (90bpm)
heat |
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xs heat
strong anti-pathogenic qi |
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| yin xu due to prolonged illness |
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| rapid, weak, large, empty |
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| outward floating of xu yang |
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| Deficiency (empty - xu mai) |
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forceless pulse felt on 3 regions at 3 levels
Qi & Blood Xu |
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| Excess (Strong, Full - shi mai) |
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Forceful pulse felt on 3 regions at 3 levels
xs qi, blood
struggle of anti-pathogenic qi |
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| Surging (Huge, Flooding - Hong Mai) |
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broad large and forceful, comes on powerfully and fades away
xs heat |
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| Thready (Fine, Thin - Xi Mai) |
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fine thread distinct and clear
Xu due to overstrain, stress
Xu of Qi, Blood, yin
Internal damp with sever qi xu |
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superficial thready- hits fingers without force
Damp |
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Deep, thready, hits fingers without strength
Qi, Blood Xu |
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| Rolling (Slippery - Hua Mai) |
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smooth, flowing like pearls on a dish
Phlegm
Damp
Retention of food
XS heat |
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| Hesitant (Choppy, Rough - Se Mai) |
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rough, uneven
stagnation of Qi, Blood
Impaired Essence
Blood Xu |
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| String Taught (Wiry - Xuan Mai) |
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taught, straight, long
disorders of Lv, GB
Pain
Retention of Fluids
Phlegm |
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tight, forceful like a stretched rope
cold
pain
retention of food |
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| Abrupt (Short, hurried - Cu Mai) |
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| rapid irregular missed beats xs yang heat stagnation of Qi, Blood |
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phlegm
food retention
swelling and pain |
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slow
irregular missed beats
xs yin
accumulation of Qi
cold phlegm
blood stasis |
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| regularly intermittent- (dai mai) |
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slow & weak
regular missed beats
declining zang qi
wind syndrome
pain
emotional fear, fright
trauma |
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| Floating at superficial lever, empty at deep level |
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