"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.
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Just as I suspected, there is more than one pulse in the human body. The pulse of your heart is the most common one.However there are many more pulses associated with the human body. The Chinese the Unani the East Indians and later the Greeks, Arabs new the functions of the human body in order to understand the other pulses. (My theorey is that this knowledge was passed down by the Sumarians many years before). The author compares Eastern and Western Holistic Treatments of the pulse. Even seasons seem to come into play and how they relate to the human pulses. An interesting read. Can be a little technical at times.
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