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Pulse Diagnosis:

Diagnosing and analyzing the different pulse beat differences is one of the foundations of Chinese medicine in diagnosing diseases. This information appeared in many ancient Chinese manuscripts... and it was written in the form of the following examples:

The person who diagnoses the pulse must sense whether the pulse is moving or stationary. "When the higher pulse is abundant, then the life energy continues to rise... And when the lower pulse is abundant, the life energy causes flatulence in the abdomen. When the pulse appears to stop, the life energy has stopped and faded."

The pulse called (feut in Chinese) is like the quiet wind that hums on the feathers of a bird, similar to those breezes that blow on autumn leaves, or those that move a piece of wood floating on water up and down without another movement.

"If the pulse of the left kidney tends to be severe and resists the tongue, then the condition is normal... But if that pulse is very intense and feels like a hard stone... then the result may be death."

The Chinese believe that a doctor who is skilled in the pulse... He can speak without talking or look at the face or body of the patient... He can diagnose the disease in minutes.

The examination of the disease either confirms a specific diagnosis made through medical and laboratory tests, or it diagnoses diseases that could not be diagnosed through any known laboratory tests. Such a diagnosis is very sensitive, so that diagnostic experts can identify previous diseases that may date back to fifty years ago, or that they are sensitive to diseases that will occur in the future.
After months or after years... This appears as a strange magical prediction for those who do not know the details of such a diagnosis.

The diagnosis of the pulse is a science or practical skill, and recognition of the main features of the analysis of the pulse, but the reality of the situation requires a long practical introduction from the experts of the pulse with long and extensive practical explanations.

The pulse from the radial vein of the wrist is divided into three regions, each of which has a superficial location and another deeper one that we call internal.

Each of the above regions occupies approximately half a node of the radial vein. The exact amount can be known through long training with this type of diagnosis, as it varies from person to person.

If the bottom of the thumb is placed on the radial vein gently on
The three locations shown in the table will show a difference in the pulse unless the person is completely normal and healthy. And if we gradually press the face of the thumb, "our sense of the pulse will completely change ... and this is the inner pulse."

The surface pulse is compared to the elasticity of the blood vessel, while the internal pulse is compared to the nature of the blood path in those vessels. And they put a name for the pressure that the finger puts on to feel the surface pulse, so they called it (daya solek). A patient who complains of a duodenal ulcer, for example (as diagnosed by medical and radiological examinations), shows an imbalance or distortion in the pulse called “stomach” (Figure 3), and the same is the case for other diseases. The following case describes one case:

One of the girls was suffering from severe shortness of breath, which prevented her from her studies, to the point that made the officials think of sending her to schools for the disabled. It is known that shortness of breath can be due to poor functioning of the lungs, spleen, heart, kidneys, liver, or other unknown causes. Accordingly, the girl's condition was diagnosed by examining her pulse, and it was found that the reason was due to an ailment in her spleen... She was treated with acupuncture and recovered completely.