string-like pulse

The Ancient Chinese Medicine of Circular Motion: The Slippery Pulse and the Soft Pulse

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The Ancient Chinese Medicine of Circular Motion: The Slippery Pulse and the Soft Pulse

The slippery pulse (hua mai) has two manifestations: boiling (ding fei) and pearl on a plate (pan zhu). The boiling pulse indicates a heat syndrome, while the pearl pulse indicates abundant body fluids. Dry heat injures body fluids, similar to water boiling in a pot over fire, hence the pulse is slippery; when body fluids … Read more

Understanding Pulse Patterns in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Focus on Slippery and String-like Pulses

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Understanding Pulse Patterns in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Focus on Slippery and String-like Pulses

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 adhere to classical TCM principles, with the life goal of making TCM understandable to the public … Read more