Pulse Taking Flashcards
Organs of the Cun position, right side
lung, chest (metal)
Organs of the Cun position, left side
heart (fire)
Organs of the Guan position, right side
stomach spleen (earth)
Organs of the Guan position, left side
liver/gallbladder (wood)
Organs of the Chi position, right side
kidney yang, lower abdomen (fire, V/VI)
Organs of the Chi position, left side
kidney yin, lower abdomen (water)
What is the superficial level energy type, level and organ association?
energy type: qi (yang organs)
energy level: exterior
organ: upper jiao, heart and lung
What is the middle level energy type, level and organ association?
energy type: blood
energy level: spleen and stomach
organ: middle jiao
What is the deep level energy type, level and organ association?
energy type: yin (yin organs)
energy level: interior
organ: lower jiao, kidney
fu mai - floating pulse
floating superficial, felt with light pressure, weak at deeper levels yang, invasion of external wind yin xu (interior conditions)
chen mai -deep pulse
deep/sinking
Distinct only at the 3rd level when heavy pressure is applied.
yin, pathogenic factor in the interior (deep and full)
yang xu (deep and weak)
chi mai - slow pulse
slow fewer than 4 beats per respiration yin, cold pattern empty cold (slow and weak) full cold (slow and full)
shu mai -rapid pulse
rapid More than 5 beats per respiration heat pattern yang, full heat (rapid and full) empty heat (rapid and floating/empty)
xu mai - empty pulse
empty big but without strength, like a balloon partially filled with water deficient vacuous yin, qi xu
shi mai - full pulse
full big and strong, pounding hard against the fingers at all three depths. excess yang, full pattern full heat (full and rapid) full cold (full and slow)
