pulse technology

[Guest guest]

I have read some articles, and heard reference to some data generating device used to visualize pulse qualities. A pulse spectrometer? Sometimes I hear reference to wave forms in certain quadrants of the pulse.

 

I am learning that there are three positions, each with three depths, bilaterally at the wrist. Each position is correlated to an organ, and the depths help you to determine the quality of the pulse. This technique (pulse palpation) is most difficult...I don't speak chinese so the poetics of the qualities are lost...I can determine xu or shi usually, slippery, wiry, thin, thready, choppy, weak, deep, superficial...although it seems alot of people are wiry slippery up here in OR this winter.

 

Are these pulse spectrometers availiable to practitioners? Does anyone have experience using them? Where do you find them and learn how to use them? Any input on sources for studying pulse qualities, in the traditional way?

 

I've seen some abstracts on medline which research the effects of various herbs on the pulse spectrum, and the effects of needling at ST36. The abstracts were in english, but the following citations refer to what I'm wondering about, looks to be at least 8 year old technology

 

[Three-dimensional motion of the radial artery and attributes of position, rhythm, shape and variance of pulse diagnosis]Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1994 Jul;14(7):435-7. Chinese.PMID: 7950234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

[Analysis of the pulse harmonic frequency spectrum. A new method of pulse study of traditional Chinese medicine]Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1995 Dec;15(12):743-5. Review. Chinese. No abstract available.PMID: 8732143 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

 

Thanks, matt

[Guest guest]

I believe Dr. Shaozu Li, the new doc at the Texas TCM

school did some research on that subject/helped to

develop some of the graphs to describe the tcm pulses.

I know that some of his Tx students are on here. Maybe

they can ask him about some references. I don't know

his personal email addy any more.

Bob

FITCM

--- Matt Epps <medbuddh wrote:

> I have read some articles, and heard reference to

> some data generating device used to visualize pulse

> qualities. A pulse spectrometer? Sometimes I hear

> reference to wave forms in certain quadrants of the

> pulse.

>

> I am learning that there are three positions, each

> with three depths, bilaterally at the wrist. Each

> position is correlated to an organ, and the depths

> help you to determine the quality of the pulse. This

> technique (pulse palpation) is most difficult...I

> don't speak chinese so the poetics of the qualities

> are lost...I can determine xu or shi usually,

> slippery, wiry, thin, thready, choppy, weak, deep,

> superficial...although it seems alot of people are

> wiry slippery up here in OR this winter.

>

> Are these pulse spectrometers availiable to

> practitioners? Does anyone have experience using

> them? Where do you find them and learn how to use

> them? Any input on sources for studying pulse

> qualities, in the traditional way?

>

> I've seen some abstracts on medline which research

> the effects of various herbs on the pulse spectrum,

> and the effects of needling at ST36. The abstracts

> were in english, but the following citations refer

> to what I'm wondering about, looks to be at least 8

> year old technology

>

> [Three-dimensional motion of the radial artery and

> attributes of position, rhythm, shape and variance

> of pulse diagnosis]

> Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1994

> Jul;14(7):435-7. Chinese.

> PMID: 7950234 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

>

> [Analysis of the pulse harmonic frequency spectrum.

> A new method of pulse study of traditional Chinese

> medicine]

> Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi. 1995

> Dec;15(12):743-5. Review. Chinese. No abstract

> available.

> PMID: 8732143 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

>

> Thanks, matt

>

 

 

 

 

Great stuff seeking new owners in Auctions!

http://auctions.