Strength and Cold vs Hot pulses

Submitted by robertwilson on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:00pm
Does anyone know how Dr Chang distinguishes between the strong/forceful pulses that are not particularly wide or thin as belonging to either Hot or Cold natures? Further, has anyone seen him diagnose forceful pulses as "excess cold" as opposed to a Yang deficient, no sunshine inside pulse?

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2 criterias of a pulse, jump
tina
Posted:
09/08/2011
2 criterias of a pulse, jump and shape. So as I understand it, anytime there is heat, the pulse will be forceful. The more heat, the more expanding the vessel will be (wider in diameter). So if there is a strong/forceful pulse that is not particularly wide, that means there is heat, but not as much as a forceful and wide pulse. Excess cold is manifested as a pulse within a pulse or a very tight string pulse (because cold contracts and heat expands). So the more excess the cold, the tighter and finer the pulse will be. Yang deficiency is a deficiency condition so you are going to see weakness in the pulse and narrowing (cold) of the vessel.
So Tina, does a tight and
robertwilson
Posted:
12/08/2011
So Tina, does a tight and fine shaped pulse thats also jumping forcefully get diagnosed and treated as Cold, or as the heat induced forceful that is also highly constricted? How's this issue usually handled by Jimmy?