What about the pulse? It is located on the right side. We have major tendons in our hands. The palm I drew is relatively plump, and the pulse on the left hand is somewhat different from that on the right hand. This is the palm, and these are the fingers. The pulses on the left and right hands are not the same. There is a prominent bone on the hand, and the Lung meridian has its own acupuncture points, which I will introduce shortly.
Let me first tell you about the Lung pulse! What does it mean that the Lung governs the skin and hair? If you feel the pulse in the autumn season, you will notice that the pulse energy is present on the skin and hair; this is normal. How do you feel the pulse? You cannot just touch randomly. When your fingers touch the pulse, this is the patient’s skin. You should gently touch it, as if a knife is just grazing the skin; the person can feel the knife but it does not cut the skin. You can gently feel the pulse, and this type of pulse is called a floating pulse. A normal Lung pulse is a floating pulse, which can be easily felt; this is the correct pulse. It is very simple and should not be complicated.
You see (on the fourth page) in the fifth line from the bottom, “Ginseng does not supplement unless in large doses; small doses lead to stagnation.” Large doses of ginseng, like in the formula of Du Shen Tang (Ginseng Decoction), require one or two taels to be effective for tonifying Qi. Why is that? We will discuss this further in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Classic of Materia Medica).
On the fifth page, in the third line below, “Overeating fruits can cause mild diarrhea; rest for two days.” Eating fruits is not bad, but eating too much can harm the lungs; use garlic white porridge with sheep kidney to replenish. When stewing with sheep kidney, if sheep kidney is not available, use pig kidney instead; it is even more nourishing than Du Shen Tang! If the poor cannot afford ginseng or sheep kidney, they can substitute with pig kidney.
The Lung corresponds to the sky.
The next sentence states, “In autumn, the feet should be warm and the head cool.” A normal person should have a cool head and body, while the hands and feet are warm; this is normal. Here, I want to add something that was not mentioned above. The Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine) states that the Lung corresponds to the sky. The entire sky resembles the lungs, and the skin acts like a canopy that envelops all the organs in the body. Regardless of whether the body contains feces, viruses, or toxins, everything is contained within. The Lung governs the skin and hair; since the sky is cool, the skin, pores, and head should all be cool, which is normal, but the hands and feet should be warm.
Some elderly ladies, in their seventies or eighties, when asked, “Are your feet warm or cold?” they say, “I have never thought about that in my life.” Therefore, they have never encountered a good doctor. If you tell an American Western doctor that your feet are cold, they might say, “So what? My wife’s feet are colder than yours.” It’s like talking to a wall! Because they do not understand cold and heat.
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