Li Shi Zhen. Pulse Diagnosis

Paradigm Press, 1993. — 128 p.The Bin Hu Ma Xue, from which this translation was taken, was first written in 1518, and has been a necessary component of acupuncture education for over 500 years. This translation develops each of the basic pulses and their combinations, explaining the essentials of pulse diagnosis: depth, position, relation to areas of the body, seasonal variation, and organ relationships.The four principal pulses are detailed and explained and the variations of each are described. The significance of each pulse and variation is presented in Oriental medical terms.Each of the 27 pulse states is compared to associated pulses according to their relation to the cun, guan and chi positions. The significance of each pulse in practice is described.The appendices present a Pinyin and character glossary and tables of information for easy reference for all standard pulses.Nearly 80 illustrations of pulse types are included, graphically represented as "waves", following standards used in China. The combination of text and graphics makes this the most accessible reference to understanding Chinese pulse diagnosis.I - The Jing Mai and the Mai Qi
1. The Physiology of the Jing Mai
2. Function of the Mai Qi
3. Direction of the Blood Circulation by the Stomach Qi and Zong Qi; the Consequential Theory of Blood Flow Through the Jing Mai Following the Movement of Qi
4. Significance of the Wrist Pulse and the Relation between Respiration and Blood CirculationII - Pulse Positions and Diagnostic Techniques
1. The Three Pulse Positions - Cun, Guan, Chi
2. The Three Positions of the Zang Fu Organs and the Difference in Male and Female Pulses
3. Seven Diagnostic Techniques and Nine Conditions
4. Using the Wrist Pulse to Distinguish Disease Changes Over the Whole of the BodyIII - The Normal Pulses off the Five Organs and Their Different Qualities
1. The Different Levels of the Normal Pulses
2. The Different Qualities of the Normal Pulses
3. Harmonious Pulses of the Four SeasonsIV - Using the Principal Pulses to Differentiate
1. The Four Principal Pulses: Floating, Sinking, Slow and RapidV - Types of Pulses
1. The Floating Pulse and Its Seven Types
2. The Sinking Pulse and Its Five Types
3. The Slow Pulse and Its Related Types
4. The Rapid Pulse and Its Related Types
5. The Long, Wiry and Short PulsesVI - Pulses and Associated Diseases
1. The Floating Pulses and Their Associated Diseases
2. The Sinking Pulses and Their Associated Diseases
3. The Slow and Rapid Pulses and Their Associated Diseases
4. The Slippery and Choppy Pulses and Their Associated Diseases
5. The Wiry and Tight Pulses and Their Associated Diseases
6. The Long, Short, Big, Small, Flooding, Empty and Full Pulses and Their Associated Diseases
7. The Leisurely, Soft, Weak, Minute, Moving and Leather Pulses and Their Associated Diseases
8. The Hasty, Knotted and Intermittent Pulses and Their Associated DiseasesVII - The Pulse in Complicated Diseases
1. Symptoms and Pulses in Stroke
2. Symptoms and Pulses Common in Attack by External Perverse Qi
3. Symptoms and Pulses of Internal Damage
4. Symptoms and Pulses of Malaria, Diarrhea and Dysentery, Vomiting and Cholera
5. Symptoms and Pulses in Coughing and Dyspnea
6. Symptoms and Pulses in Fire (Heat), Steaming Bone Heat and Fatigue
7. Symptoms and Pulses in Bleeding and Extravasated Blood
8. Symptoms and Pulses in Spermatorrhea and Vaginal Discharges, Triple Parching, Urinary Retention and Constipation9. Symptoms and Pulses in Insanity, Madness and Epilepsy
10. Symptoms and Pulses in Throat Bi, Dizziness and Headache
11. Symptoms and Pulses in Heart Pain, Hernia Pain and Lower Back Pain12. Symptoms and Pulses in Beriberi, Wei, Bi and Jaundice
13. Symptoms and Pulses in Edema and Fullness and Swelling
14. Symptoms and Pulses in Accumulation and Stagnation and Attacks by Perverse Evil
15. Symptoms and Pulses in Yong Abscesses, Ju Abscesses and Sores
16. Symptoms and Pulses in Lung Abscess, Lung Atrophy and AppendicitisVIII - The Pulse in Pregnancy and Pediatrics
1. The Pulse During Pregnancy
2. Pediatric PulsesIX - Diagnosing Disorders of the Eight Curious Channels
1. Pulses of the Eight Curious Channels
2. Diseases of the Eight Curious ChannelsX - The Exhausted Pulses
1. The Exhausted Pulses of the Zang Fu
2. Exhausted Pulses of Yin and YangXI - The Twenty-seven Pulse States
1. Floating Pulse
2. Sinking Pulse
3. Slow Pulse
4. Rapid Pulse
5. Slippery Pulse
6. Choppy Pulse
7. Empty Pulse
8. Full Pulse
9. Long Pulse
10. Short Pulse
11. Flooding Pulse
12. Minute Pulse
13. Tight Pulse
14. Leisurely Pulse
15. Hollow Pulse
16. Wiry Pulse
17. Leather Pulse
18. Firm Pulse
19. Soft Pulse
20. Weak Pulse
21. Scattered Pulse
22. Thin Pulse
23. Hidden Pulse
24. Moving Pulse
25. Hasty Pulse
26. Knotted Pulse
27. Intermittent PulseAppendix A. Pulse Description Tables
Appendix B. The Twenty-Seven Pulses in English, Pinyin and Chinese
Appendix C. Complicated Diseases in English, Pinyin and Chinese