Tight vs jin mai

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Jim and Z'ev -

 

Leon's discussion of a tight pulse is not the jin mai. These two are different sensations representing entirely different pathophysiological processes and etiologies. To that end, it stands to reason that the physiological responses to cold and the process of heat generated by the attempt of the organism to overcome stagnation that then burns off yin is only one type of pulse reflecting yin vacuity. This type of tight is the sensation of the vessel being rather thin and developing some hardness. Whereas the twisted quality that vibrates side to side is closer to the physiological response of the nervous and vascular systems to the presence of cold.

 

Will Morris

 

Will

 

 

Along this line of thought you might be interested in reading Leon Hammer's comments on this very point. In his pulse book, he relates how a Tight pulse (jin mai) is a sign of an overworking nervous system. My own teacher---independently---made this observation and came to the same conclusion; it is now a very common and easily demonstrated finding. This finding is an innovation in pulse diagnosis which has developed during the latter half of the 20th century.

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Will:

 

I see your system's distinction. I was actually thinking more of the

way the Dong Han system deconstructs this type of pulse quality.

 

 

Jim Ramholz

 

 

 

, WMorris116@A... wrote:

> Leon's discussion of a tight pulse is not the jin mai. These two

are different sensations representing entirely different

pathophysiological processes and etiologies. To that end, it stands

to reason that the physiological responses to cold and the process

of heat generated by the attempt of the organism to overcome

stagnation that then burns off yin is only one type of pulse

reflecting yin vacuity. This type of tight is the sensation of the

vessel being rather thin and developing some hardness.

> Whereas the twisted quality that vibrates side to side is closer

to the physiological response of the nervous and vascular systems to

the presence of cold.