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The pulse arrives slowly, occasionally pausing before resuming, is named Jie (Knotted) pulse; the pulse arrives rapidly, occasionally pausing before resuming, is named Cu (Rapidly Knotted) pulse. Yang excess leads to Cu pulse, Yin excess leads to Jie pulse; these are all pathological pulses. [When pressed, the pulse arrives slowly, occasionally pausing and then moving again, with a slow rate, it is named Yin-Jie pulse.]
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The phrase "when pressed, the pulse arrives slowly, occasionally pausing and then moving again, with a slow rate, it is named Yin-Jie pulse" is semantically incoherent, and since the discussion of Cu and Jie pulses has already been clarified previously, this is an interpolatory text (derivative text) and should be deleted.

Yin and Yang qi fighting each other is named Dong (Moving) pulse. When Yang moves, there is "fever" [sweating]; when Yin moves, there is "sweating" [fever]. If the body is cold and aversion to cold occurs, this indicates injury to the Sanjiao (Triple Burner). If a rapid pulse appears at the Guan (Carpal) position, without head or tail above or below, large as a bean, quivering and shaking, it is named Dong (Moving) pulse.
[Commentary]
The characters "sweating" after Yang moves should be "fever"; the characters "fever" after Yin moves should be "sweating". How can Yang added to Yang result in sweating? The *Suwen* states: "Yang added to Yin is called sweat." Follow the classic by shifting the text.

If the pulse is tight across the Yin, Yang, and Guan positions, and vomiting and diarrhea occur, but the pulse alone does not resolve (remains tight), and the person becomes comfortable after the tightness leaves, this indicates the disease is about to resolve. If the pulse is slow, reaching six or seven days, and there is no desire to eat, [this is late onset, due to water retention], indicating the disease has not resolved; if eating is normal, it indicates the disease is about to resolve.
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The character "Ru" (Enter) in "tight leaves, Ru enters, comfort" should be "Ren" (Person); "Ren An" means no longer vomiting or diarrhea. The two sentences "This is late onset, due to water retention" do not belong to the context above and below, likely interpolatory text, and should be amended or deleted.

The pulse is floating and rapid. Floating indicates Wind, Rapid indicates "Heat" [Wind-heat vs. Deficiency-cold]. When Wind and "Heat" [Deficiency] fight each other, there is shivering aversion to cold.
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The character "Xu" (Deficiency) for Rapid should be "Re" (Heat). The two sentences "Wind is Heat, Deficiency is Cold" are likely interpolatory text. The character "Xu" (Deficiency) in "Wind and Deficiency fighting" should also be "Re" (Heat). It should be amended.

At the Cun Kou (Inkwell) position, all Micro pulses indicate loss of Yang; all Soft pulses indicate "Wei Qi Deficiency" [loss of Blood]; all Weak pulses indicate "Ying Qi Deficiency" [fever]; all Tight pulses indicate Cold. All cases where Cold attacks lead to Jue (Cold Reversal), characterized by depression, dizziness, and numbness, because the Stomach lacks Grain Qi, the Spleen is stagnant and unsmooth, causing stiffness of the mouth unable to speak, trembling and chattering.
[Commentary]
"All Soft [indicate] loss of Blood" should be "All Soft [indicate] Wei Qi Deficiency"; "All Weak [indicate] fever" should be "All Weak [indicate] Ying Qi Deficiency". Soft pulse is floating and forceless, indicating Yang deficiency; how could it indicate loss of blood? Weak pulse is deep and forceless, indicating Yin deficiency; how could it only indicate fever? It should be amended.

The Master said: If the patient's pulse is Micro and Se (Choppy), this is caused by medical error. Profuse sweating followed by repeated severe purging causes loss of Blood. The illness should manifest as aversion to cold, followed by fever that never ceases. In midsummer when heat is abundant, one desires to wear thick clothes; in midwinter when cold is abundant, one desires to naked oneself. The reason is that Micro Yang causes aversion to cold, and Weak Yin causes fever. This is because the doctor induced sweating, making Yang Qi micro, and then purged severely, making Yin Qi weak. In May, Yang Qi is on the exterior, and the Stomach middle is cold and deficient; because internal Yang is micro and cannot overcome cold, one desires to wear thick clothes. In November, Yang Qi is inside, and the Stomach middle is vexatious and hot; because internal Yin is weak and cannot overcome heat, one desires to naked oneself. [Also, because the Yin pulse is Slow and Se, we know Blood is lost.]
[Commentary]
The two sentences "Also, because the Yin pulse is Slow and Se, we know Blood is lost" do not belong to the context above and are interpolatory text; they should be deleted.

At the Cun Kou position, the pulse is Weak and Slow. Weak indicates "Yang" [Wei] Qi is micro; Slow indicates "Spleen" [Ying] interior is cold. "Yang Qi is micro, Spleen interior is cold" [Ying is Blood, Blood cold causes fever; Wei is Qi, Qi micro] manifests as hunger in the heart/middle, but with empty fullness preventing eating.
[Commentary]
The sentence at the end "Hunger in the heart, empty fullness preventing eating" discusses the Spleen and Stomach, not Ying and Wei. Therefore, Weak indicates Wei Qi micro should be "Yang Qi micro"; Slow indicates Ying interior cold should be "Spleen interior cold", so the context connects. Ying is Blood, how can Blood cold cause fever? Wei is Qi, Qi micro makes no sense here. All are changed now. It should be "Yang Qi is micro, Spleen interior is cold, leading to hunger in the heart". Reading the next paragraph regarding surplus Stomach Qi knowing itself, it should be amended.

At the Fu Yang position, the pulse is Floating and Se. If the Shao Yin pulse is like the regular channel, the disease is in the Spleen, and according to method, diarrhea should occur. How do we know this? [If the pulse is Floating and Large, it is Qi excess and Blood deficiency]. Now, because the Fu Yang pulse is Floating and Se, we know Spleen Qi is insufficient and Stomach Qi is deficient. Because the Shao Yin pulse is "Deep and Slippery" [Wiry and Floating] just appearing, this is a harmonious pulse, hence called "like the regular channel". If instead it is Slippery and Rapid, we know pus will appear in urine.
[Commentary]
The two sentences "If the pulse is Floating and Large, it is Qi excess and Blood deficiency" do not belong to the context and should be deleted. Can Wiry and Floating Shao Yin pulse be called "like the regular channel"? The characters "Deep" and "Slippery" should be amended.

At the Fu Yang position, the pulse is Hidden and Se. Hidden indicates vomiting and reflux, food and water do not "enter" [transform]; Se indicates "unable to urinate" [food cannot enter], named Guan Ge (Obstruction and Reflux).
[Commentary]
The character "Hua" (Transform) in "food and water do not transform" should be "Ru" (Enter). If it were "transform", it would mean ability to eat, how could it be named Ge (Reflux)? "Food cannot enter" should be "unable to urinate". If there is urination, the water pathway is open, how could it be named Guan (Obstruction)? All amended.

At the Fu Yang position, the pulse is Tight and Floating. Floating indicates Qi, Tight indicates Cold. Floating leads to abdominal fullness, Tight leads to colicky pain. Floating and Tight fighting each other, bowel sounds and rotation occur; rotation means Qi movement, Diaphragm Qi then descends. The Shao Yin pulse does not emerge, and the yin organ area is swollen and "painful" [deficient].
[Commentary]
The character "Xu" (Deficient) in "yin organ area swollen and deficient" should be amended to "Tong" (Pain). Careful contemplation will reveal this.