寸口脉沉紧。苦心下有寒。时痛。即有积邪。
寸口脉偏绝。则臂偏不遂。其人两手俱绝者。不可治。
寸口脉 如羹上肥。阳气微。
寸口脉连连如蜘蛛丝。阴气衰。
寸口脉沉而紧。病在中。浮而盛。病在外。
寸口脉沉而弱。寒中疝瘕。小腹痛。
寸口脉滑而迟。不沉不浮。不长不短者。为无病。
寸口脉沉大而滑。沉即为血实。滑即为气实。血气相搏。入脏即死。入腑自愈。
寸口脉弦而紧。弦即卫气不行。卫气不行即恶寒。水下流走肠间。
寸口脉紧或浮。膈上有寒。肺下有水气。
寸口脉沉滑者。中有水气。血实目肿。
寸口脉双弦。两胁下拘急而痛。淅淅恶寒。
寸口脉浮而滑。头中痛。
寸口脉缓而迟。缓即为虚。迟则为寒。虚寒相搏则欲温食。食冷即咽痛。
寸口脉迟而涩。迟即为寒。涩为少血。
寸口脉浮大。按之反涩。尺中亦微而涩。故知有滞气宿食。
寸口脉动而弱。动即为惊。弱即为悸。
寸口脉微弱。气血俱虚。男子即吐血。妇人即下血。
寸口脉浮。中风发热头痛。
寸口脉紧。伤寒头痛。
寸口脉缓。皮肤顽痹不仁。风寒入肌肉。
寸口脉滑。阳气实。胸中壅满。吐逆。
寸口脉弦。心中 。微头痛。胃脘痛。心下有水气。
寸口脉弱。阳气虚。自汗出。
寸口脉涩。是胃气少虚竭不足。
寸口脉芤。即吐血。微芤者衄血。
寸口脉伏。胸中逆气。噎塞不通。是诸气上冲胸中也。
寸口脉沉。胸中引胁痛。胸膈有水气。
寸口脉软弱。汗自出。是虚损病。
寸口脉迟。上焦有寒。
寸口脉实。上焦生热。
The Cun Kou pulse is deep and tight. This indicates cold in the epigastrium, with occasional pain, signifying the presence of accumulated pathogenic factors.
If the Cun Kou pulse is absent on one side, that arm will be paralyzed and unable to move freely. If the Cun Kou pulses are absent on both hands, the condition is incurable.
The Cun Kou pulse resembles the fat floating on the surface of soup; this indicates weak Yang Qi (Vital Energy).
The Cun Kou pulse is continuous and thin as a spider's thread; this indicates decline of Yin Qi (Substance/Energy).
A Cun Kou pulse that is deep and tight indicates disease in the interior (Zhong); a pulse that is floating and vigorous indicates disease in the exterior (Wai).
A Cun Kou pulse that is deep and weak indicates cold invading the middle jiao leading to hernia or mass formation (Shan Jia), with pain in the lower abdomen.
A Cun Kou pulse that is slippery and slow, neither deep nor floating, neither long nor short, indicates a state of health without disease.
A Cun Kou pulse that is deep, large, and slippery: deepness signifies Blood excess, slipperiness signifies Qi excess. When Blood and Qi contend and enter the Zang organs, death ensues; if they enter the Fu organs, spontaneous recovery occurs.
A Cun Kou pulse that is wiry (Xian) and tight: wiriness indicates stagnation of Wei Qi (Defensive Qi); stagnation of Wei Qi leads to aversion to cold, and water flows into the intestines.
A Cun Kou pulse that is tight or floating indicates cold above the diaphragm and Water Qi (fluid retention) below the lungs.
A Cun Kou pulse that is deep and slippery indicates Water Qi within the body; Blood excess causes swelling of the eyes.
A bilateral wiry Cun Kou pulse indicates stiffness and pain in the hypochondriac regions, accompanied by shivering aversion to cold.
A Cun Kou pulse that is floating and slippery indicates pain in the head.
A Cun Kou pulse that is moderate (Huan) and slow: moderation indicates deficiency, slowness indicates cold. The combination of deficiency and cold creates a desire for warm food; consuming cold food causes throat pain.
A Cun Kou pulse that is slow and choppy: slowness indicates cold, choppy indicates insufficient Blood.
A Cun Kou pulse that is floating and large, but feels choppy upon pressure, and the Chi position is also faint and choppy, indicates the presence of stagnant Qi and retained food.
A Cun Kou pulse that is moving (Dong) and weak: movement indicates fright (Jing), weakness indicates palpitations (Ji).
A Cun Kou pulse that is faint and weak indicates deficiency of both Qi and Blood; in men, this may manifest as hematemesis (vomiting blood), and in women, as vaginal bleeding (lower bleeding).
A floating Cun Kou pulse indicates Wind-Stroke with fever and headache.
A tight Cun Kou pulse indicates Cold Damage (Shang Han) with headache.
A moderate Cun Kou pulse indicates numbness and insensitivity of the skin due to Wind-Cold invading the muscles.
A slippery Cun Kou pulse indicates excess Yang Qi, chest fullness and oppression, and vomiting/retching.
A wiry Cun Kou pulse indicates [missing character, typically discomfort/pain in the heart], mild headache, epigastric pain, and Water Qi in the epigastrium.
A weak Cun Kou pulse indicates deficiency of Yang Qi and spontaneous sweating.
A choppy Cun Kou pulse indicates insufficient and exhausted Stomach Qi.
A knifelike (Kou) Cun Kou pulse indicates hematemesis; a slight Kou pulse indicates epistaxis (nosebleed).
A hidden (Fu) Cun Kou pulse indicates rebellious Qi in the chest, choking and obstruction, signifying various types of Qi rushing upward to the chest.
A deep Cun Kou pulse indicates pain radiating from the chest to the hypochondrium, and Water Qi in the chest and diaphragm.
A soft and weak Cun Kou pulse with spontaneous sweating indicates a deficiency and wasting disorder.
A slow Cun Kou pulse indicates cold in the Upper Jiao.
A vigorous/excess Cun Kou pulse indicates heat generation in the Upper Jiao.