Reflections and questions about Pulsynergy

Hello Elotus and Tina and Donna and Dr.Chang and all those behind this great organization. Happy new year to you all.

I have been putting in a lot of time in studying Dr.Chang's pulse system and integrating it into my clinic. I can say my clinical ability and use of formulas has greatly increased thanks to Dr.Chang's system and elucidation of the pulse. However I still encounter some questions which despite continued watching of the webinars(not done yet) I have not yet heard of the answers.

1. Dr.Chang almost completely does not talk about the tongue. In one of the lectures he mentions the tongue's importance is only in GI conditions. I have not heard him mention anything about the tongue's clinical importance other than the dirty greasy coating pertaining to GI problems. I watched Dr.Giovanni's video and the opposite is true. I wish to know which is more reliable---the tongue or the pulse. My experience thus far with internal medicine is---just about the only thing that actually changes with the tongue is the coating and only from thick to thin, everything else does not change, and this in spite of clear improvements from the patient and clear differences in the pulse. Despite whatever relevance and interpretation Dr.Giovanni attach to the tongue, I wish to know if it is worthy of significance and monitoring if it is almost impossible to change.

2. Dr.Chang's idea of swollen things in the body is primarily focused on jumpy convex pulses(wide turtle or narrow bump) on any of the 6 positions or thick wiry jumpy ones like the long dan pulse in the right chi. I have used this method to great success but I'm really concerned about its limitation because it seems to only limit to excess fire evil type conditions. A lot of other people who have "swollen" things do not show this fiery jumpy convex pulse or the thick wiry jumpy pulse. For example, with regards to prostate issues, the pulse Dr.Chang only emphasizes about is turtle convex on the chi, left or right. I have encountered a great number of people who have prostate urinary problems, and who do not have these pulses. In most cases, their chi pulse feels like a thin dead fish, weak amplitude. I realized it is not yang deficiency as many people would interpret, because the pulse although thin with low amplitude does not actually disappear with continued pressure. As well, it is not wiry. It is a weird pulse which Dr.Chang has not really mentioned. Something of the ilk is only talked about in the book as "stagnant" pulse. I am very interested to know how something like this would be treated, formula wise. ***these people when I tonify or warm the lower jiao yang, the pulse becomes the long dan xie gan pulse and when I use bitter cold medicine their condition worsens.

3. Dr.Chang says the right cun is large intestine and if it is concave and dispersed that means there is dead stool; he does not mention dead stool being any other pulse. In other pulse systems the intestines are actually in the chi area though. Which one is more clinically relevant? In my experience I have not found anyone with "dead stool" having the pulse Dr.Chang described, but instead I get the dead fish pulse in the chi or the fiery jumpy pulse in the chi.

All input would be greatly appreciated, especially from Dr.Tina then that would be absolutely wonderful.

Xie Xie!

Comments

3. Dead stool: Yes you are
tina
Posted:
26/02/2016

3. Dead stool: Yes you are right. I haven't seen this and he doesn't see it that often in clinic either. Most people with a low right cun are the ones with the immune deficiency.

2. Swollen issue: For your
tina
Posted:
26/02/2016

2. Swollen issue: For your good example of the prostate problem...I agree that there are people who have the issue but may not have the pulse. I think the reason is because the inflammation is not that severe or to a point that it is creating a change in the pulse. So remember he said that the problem in the body will develop first, then the pulse will show. Then after you treat it, the pulse will normalize before the symptoms disappear.

So again, every method has limitations. Here for prostate I would also check the ear with the machine. Perhaps there may not be a bump that you can feel on the ear. But certainly there should be a sound change.

Regarding this something else
rt345
Posted:
28/02/2016

Regarding this something else came to mind. Doctor Chang talks about that his only method for cancer is Shi Quan Da Bu + Ru Xiang Mo Yao. My question is if when Dr.Chang treats such cases he doesn't need to differentiate pulses and patterns anymore? To my knowledge he has never talked about cancer and the need to differentiate pulses. He just says 'my only weapon is this'. I'm a bit confused. What if the patient has a bunch of heat and whatnot do you still use it? Plus Shi Quan Da Bu is quite warm actually, I find most people with these problems has so much heat, not deficient or cold.

Thanks for replying Tina.
rt345
Posted:
28/02/2016

Thanks for replying Tina. What do you mean by 'machine'? I have an electro acupuncture machine and it has a probe function with a probe(round tip). How do you use it? Or is it even the right machine?

1. The tongue: I think for
tina
Posted:
26/02/2016

1. The tongue: I think for Dr. Chang, the tongue only can let one know if there is heat, cold, dampnes, stagnation, etc in the body. But it is not specific enough like the pulse to determine the exact western diagnosis or problem for example back pain due to bone spur or kidney stone. There are limits to each system tongue, pulse, ear, palm, etc. So his herbal prescription is tied to his pulse diagnosis. The tongue is only used as a supplement diagnosis for him since if he can feel heat and damp in the body, by checking the tongue, you can verify if that's true and perhaps also get an idea of how much heat and dampness.