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What does a Fu Mai (浮 脉 － floating pulse) feel like?

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Located in the exterior
With finger raised, it has surplus
When pressing down it is insufficient
When pressure is released, it regains its full strength

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Of what is a Fu Mai 浮脉 a sign?

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(Floating)
Exterior syndromes
Yin Deficiency pushing yang to the exterior
Yang floating due to long term illness

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What does a Ge Mai (革 脉 - Drumskin Pulse) feel like?

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Floating
Wide
Hard
Hollow
Feels like the head of a drum - bowstring and large
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Of what is Ge Mai 革脉indicative?

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(Drumskin pulse)
Sudden loss of blood/yin
Loss of Kidney Essence
Also considered the “Liver” pulse - shows some level of disruption/blockage of liver function

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What does a Hong Mai (洪 脉 － Surging Pulse) feel like?

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Floating
Wide
Forceful
Comes in exuberant, departs debilitated

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Of what is Hong Mai 洪脉indicative?

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(Surging Pulse)
HEAT
Excessive heat - at 气 level
Excessive heat in 阳明
阴 or blood deficiency with heat
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What does a Xu Mai (虚脉 － Deficiency Pulse) feel like?

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Floating
Wide
Forceless

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Of what is Xu Mai 虚脉 indicative?

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(Deficiency)
Deficiency syndrome
Unrooted yang

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What does Kou Mai (芤脉 - Scallion-Stalk Pulse) feel like?

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Floating
Wide
Forceless
Hollow
Feels like a scallion-stalk leaf
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Of what is Kou Mai 芤脉 indicative?

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(Scallion stalk)
Sudden loss of blood
Impairment of yin due to fluid loss

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What does a San Mai ( 散脉- Scattered Pulse) feel like?

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Floating
Wide
Forceless
No edges
With light pressure it becomes irregular, scattered and chaotic - heavy pressure makes it disappear
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Of what is San Mai 散脉 indicative?

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(Scattered)
Qi & Blood deficiency
Heart Qi Deficiency
Exhaustion of Yuan Qi

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What does a Ru Mai ( 濡脉 - Soggy Pulse) feel like?

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Floating
Fine
Forceless
Cannot be felt with heavy pressure

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Of what is Ru Mai 濡脉 indicative?

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(Soggy)

Deficiency syndromes of all kinds

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What does a Chen Mai ( 沉脉 - Deep Pulse) feel like?

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Cannot be felt with light or medium pressure

Can ONLY be felt with heavy pressure

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Of what is Chen Mai 沉脉 indicative?

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(Deep)
Interior symptoms - yang has moved inward and there isn’t enough to push pulse upward, or yang is blocked
Deep & Forceful = Interior excess
Deep & Weak = Interior deficiency of 气血

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What does a Ruo Mai ( 弱脉- Weak pulse) feel like?

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Deep
Fine
Forceless
Fine like a thread

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Of what is Ruo Mai 弱脉indicative?

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(Weak)

气血 虚

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What does a Fu Mai (伏脉 - Hidden pulse) feel like?

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Very deep
Fine
Forceless
Requires heavy pressure to the bone to feel

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Of what is Fu Mai 伏脉 indicative?

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Shock, sudden loss of consciousness, severe pain or pathologies deep in the interior

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What does Lao Mai ( 牢脉 - Confined Pulse) feel like?

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Very deep
Bowstring
Forceful
Not changeable

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Of what is Lao Mai 牢脉 indicative?

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(Confined)
Interior pattern - accumulation of blockage
Blood stasis, phlegm, accumulating of yin cold blocking yang
Herniation
Abdominal masses
Pain

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What does Chi Mai (迟脉 - Slow pulse) feel like?

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Less than 60 BPM

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Of what is Chi Mai 迟脉Indicative?

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(Slow)
Cold
Slow, tight & forceful = excess yin cold
Slow, fine & forceless = deficiency of yang cold

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What does Huan Mai ( 缓脉 - Moderate/Relaxed Pulse) feel like?
Between 50-60 BPM
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Of what is Huan Mai 缓脉 indicative?
(Moderate/Relaxed) Could be normal Dampness Spleen/stomach qi deficiency
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What does Shuo Mai ( 数脉 - Rapid Pulse) feel like?
Over 90 BPM
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Of what is Shuo Mai 数脉 indicative?
(Rapid) | Heat of all kinds
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What does a Ji Mai ( 疾脉 - Racing Pulse) feel like?
Over 120 BPM
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Of what is Ji Mai 疾脉 indicative?
(Racing) Heat Exhaustion of Yin
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What does Shi Mai ( 实脉 - Excess Pulse) feel like?
Wide | Forceful
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Of what is Shi Mai 实脉 indicative?
(Excess) Excess syndrome Zheng qi fighting off exterior pathogens
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What does a Xian Mai ( 弦脉 - Bowstring Pulse) feel like?
Fine Long Has Strength Feels taunt like a violin string
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Of what is Xian Mai 弦脉 indicative?
(Bowstring) Liver qi stagnation or blood deficiency Weak spleen - doesn't support liver KI yang def causing yin obstruction to flow of LI qi
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What does a Jin Mai (紧脉 － Tight pulse) feel like?
Tight like a rope | Has strength
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Of what is Jin Mai 紧脉 indicative?
(Tight) Exterior cold Pain Food stagnation
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What does a Chang Mai ( 长脉 - Long Pulse) feel like?
Long | Can be felt beyond the normal range
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Of what is Chang Mai 长脉 indicative?
(Long) Long and Gentle: Normal Long and Taunt: Excess syndromes, internal heat, phlegm
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What does a Duan Mai ( 短脉 - Short Pulse) feel like?
Does not reach full range | Is not felt in either Chi or Cun (only two pulses)
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Of what is Duan Mai 短脉indicative?
Without force: Qi deficiency | With force: Excess, qi stagnation, phlegm or blood stasis
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What does a Dong Mai ( 动脉 - Stirring Pulse) feel like?
Located in Guan Rapid Forceful Feels like a bean
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Of what is Dong Mai 动脉indicative?
(Stirring) Battle of Yin and Yang Pain patterns Disease caused by fright
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What does a Hua Mai ( 滑脉 - Slippery Pulse) feel like?
Feels like pearls on a dish
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Of what is Hua Mai 滑脉indicative?
``` (Slippery) Can be normal - esp during pregnancy or PMS Retention of Phlegm Food stasis Dampness Excessive heat ```
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What does Se Mai ( 涩脉 - Choppy pulse) feel like?
Changes rate with breath | Goes from normal to slow and back to normal
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Of what is Se Mai 涩脉 indicative?
(Choppy) Qi Xue deficiency - Deficiency of fluids Choppy and weak: exhaustion of fluids choppy and forceful: excess, stagnation of qi xue, phlegm, food stasis
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What does Xi Mai ( 细脉 - Thready pulse) feel like?
Fine Forceless Feels like a silken thread
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Of what is Xi Mai 细脉 indicative?
``` (Thready/Fine) All deficiencies - esp Yin def Deficiency of yin fluids Deficiency of Qi Xue Dampness ```
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What does Wei Mai (微脉 - Faint Pulse) feel like?
Very very fine Very very forceless Difficult to feel Sometimes you feel it, sometimes you don't
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Of what is Wei Mai 微脉 indicative?
(Faint) Extreme Qi Xue deficiency Exhaustion of Qi
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What does Da Mai ( 大脉 - Large Pulse) feel like?
Wide | Large
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Of what is Da Mai 大脉 indicative?
Large and forceful: Excessive Qi Xue | Large and weak: Deficiency
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What does Jie Mai ( 结脉 - Bound Pulse) feel like?
Slow | Skips beats at Regular intervals
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Of what is Jie Mai 结脉 indicative?
``` Excess Type pathogens BLOCKAGE: Blood stasis due to cold Phlegm Food stasis ```
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What does Dai Mai ( 代脉 - Regularly intermittent) feel like?
Slow Skips beats at regular intervals The pause in beat may be long
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Of what is Dai Mai 代脉 indicative?
``` (Regularly Intermittent) Qi Xue extremely deficient Trauma or fright injury Wind Pain ```
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What does a Cu Mai ( 促脉 －Skipping Pulse) feel like?
Rapid | Skips beats at irregular intervals
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Of what is Cu Mai 促脉 indicative?
Excess yang and Internal heat combined with stagnation of qi and blood by phlegm Separation of blood and qi

Diagnostics - Pulses (1 decks)

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