Pulse Diagnosis
Tongue Diagnosis
Face & Body Signs
Clinically, it is essential to recognize the seven basic pulse types. Floating indicates exterior; sinking indicates interior; Slow indicates cold; regardless of external or internal cold, the pulse is slow. Slow is defined as less than 60 beats per minute. Rapid indicates heat (regardless of excess heat, deficiency heat, low fever, or high fever); rapid … Read more
For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. Here, we will use the pulse diagnosis from “Shang Han Za Bing Lun” as a standard to explain the diagnostic application of pulse methods based on disease pulse syndrome treatment. 1. Pulse Diagnosis in “Shang Han Lun” Floating pulse indicates that … Read more
【Traditional Chinese Medicine App】 Online/Offline Reading of Ancient and Modern TCM Books >>> Editor’s Note：How many practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) today can truly distinguish between the 28 types of pulses and understand their meanings? Each pulse pattern has different meanings depending on the season and location. Listen as Teacher Xu Wenbing explains in … Read more
The pulse image consists of a mixture of pulse position, strength, rate, and other factors, forming 43 distinct pulse types. The pulse diagram illustrates the position, strength, shape, frequency, and complex structure of the pulse, making it easier for beginners in pulse diagnosis to recognize and master. The pulse strength of a normal person is … Read more
The floating pulse category includes six pulse types: floating pulse (fu mai), surging pulse (hong mai), soft pulse (ru mai), scattered pulse (san mai), hollow pulse (kao mai), and leather pulse (ge mai). Their common characteristic is that they can be felt with light pressure. The classification is based on the frequency and strength of … Read more
The invention of pulse is attributed to the sages, who refined and distilled knowledge through rigorous study, making it as clear as a mirror. This article simplifies the complex, allowing mastery of pulse diagnosis. The method of pulse taking has a true transmission, with twenty-eight pulses that are not the same. The floating, sinking, slow, … Read more
Personal Introduction: A “post-90s” TCM practitioner in their forties, with a Master’s degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine, a licensed TCM physician, ten years of experience in a tertiary hospital, and ten years of independent practice in the community. I have no specific school of thought and advocate for classical TCM, with the life goal of … Read more
Original Release Floating pulse indicates both exterior and interior conditions, which may seem contradictory. How can it indicate both? This is actually quite understandable. When there are exterior symptoms, the floating pulse indicates the exterior; when there are no exterior symptoms, but only interior symptoms, it indicates the interior. How to understand this? For example, … Read more
Inheriting Traditional Chinese Medicine culture and cultivating TCM talents. We hope more people can share this with their friends, allowing every Chinese person to learn and understand TCM. The pulse diagnosis, also known as “qie mai” (切脉), is a diagnostic method used by TCM practitioners to assess the internal changes of diseases by palpating the … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine Case Studies / Medical Discussions / Reference Articles for Learning Clinical TCMIntroduction:How to distinguish between Qiao Mai (Hollow Pulse), Hong Mai (Surging Pulse), Xu Mai (Weak Pulse), Ru Mai (Soft Pulse), San Mai (Scattered Pulse), and Wei Mai (Minute Pulse), which are all types of floating pulses? Floating pulse and its easily … Read more