How much should a he althy person's pulse be? What conclusions can be drawn by probing the pulse? A European physician can determine a limited number of diseases based on these indications. A Chinese doctor, with the help of knowledge about the properties and relationship of the pulse with other organs, is able to identify a much larger number of ailments. How is a pulse diagnosis performed? How accurate is it? We'll talk about this today.
Features of Chinese medicine
Chinese medicine is too different from medical practice around the world, where blood, urine and stool tests have become commonplace. Here the doctor is obliged to carry out procedures such as:
- External examination of the patient. It involves the study of absolutely all parts of the body. Internal organs that are accessible to the doctor's eyes are also examined (throat or ears, for example).
- Smell is used in tandem with listening. Throughof these techniques, the timbre of the voice, the speed of speech and breathing are scanned. In the process of reviewing these parameters, the doctor manages to fix the aroma from the mouth, which also affects the speed of diagnosis.
- In a conversation with a patient, a Chinese doctor reveals the maximum number of symptoms.
- At the end, the pulse is diagnosed. In this regard, Chinese doctors have no equal. They consider that the normal pulse per minute is four or five beats per breath, or sixty to eighty beats per 60 seconds. These indicators are able to tell the entire history of the patient's illness, as well as predict the future state of he alth.
Heart rate by age
How much should a he althy person's pulse be? An experienced doctor, who has been skillfully practicing pulse diagnostics for a long time, is obliged to know the pulse rate both in an adult and in a baby, further treatment will depend on this. And they differ significantly and on average equal the following values.
| Age limits | Average heart rate (beats per minute) | Acceptable heart rate limits (beats per minute) |
| Up to one month | 140 | 110-170 |
| From a month to a year | 130 | 102-162 |
| One to two years | 124 | 94-154 |
| From two to four years old | 115 | 90-140 |
| Four to six years old | 106 | 86-126 |
| Six to eight years old | 98 | 78-118 |
| 12 to 15 years old | 75 | 55-95 |
| 20 to 29 years old | 140 | 110-170 |
| 30 to 39 years old | 132 | 104-160 |
| 40 to 49 years old | 125 | 105-145 |
| 50 to 59 years old | 115 | 110-120 |
Basic pulse parameters
Chinese pulse diagnosis is based on seven parameters:
- Rhythm. An arrhythmic pulse is considered a pathology, an experienced doctor can determine the cause even by the time intervals between shocks.
- Strength. If the pulse is weak, then this does not mean a failure in the body. But the indicator can tell about the reasons for the impact. And most often they lie in other organs that failed.
- Tension in the pulse manifests itself either as a relaxed state or as a tight one. However, both the first and second options do not speak of something good. On the contrary, it is either a lack of a certain substancein the body or its stagnation.
- Speed divides the heartbeat into several paces: slow, fast and normal. A slow pace has such a characteristic as cold throughout the body. A frequent pace is often accompanied by fever. And only with a normal heartbeat, a person will have a normal body temperature.
- Depth highlights superficial and deep pulses. But in order to decipher the meaning of each type, one should take into account the force with which the blood is pushed out. Thrusts can be strong, subtle or weak.
- The form is divided into two types. It can be slippery and smooth. These versions will tell about the accumulation of excess fluid in the body. The roughness or roughness of the shocks will tell about the state of the blood. A flat pulse indicates stagnation of some processes, and a wavy pulse indicates a violation of the body's defenses.
Important aspects for practitioners of Chinese Pulse Diagnosis
Chinese medicine has been working on the issue of pulse diagnosis for a very long time. It took thousands of years for its formation as an independent direction in medicine. And during this time it became clear that the most accurate information can only be obtained from the radial artery located on the wrist. This happened because the pulse on the neck is considered too amplitude, and the pulse on the leg is too far from the heart.
To become a worthy representative of pulse-based diagnostics, the doctor will have to do the following:
- Fingers, and especially their pads,must be extremely sensitive. Therefore, it will take a long time to train in this regard.
- Charge and learn a computer program that matches all the maneuvers that the fingers and palms of a doctor perform.
Combinations of pulse positions for the left hand
In order to read information from the pulse, the doctor must feel three positions. Each of them is responsible for a certain pair of organs. There were a lot of variations, versions and disagreements on the topic of organ steaming. The debate continues to this day, but the following combination of positions has become the most common on the left hand:
- the first is responsible for the activity of the intestines and heart;
- the second helps diagnose pathologies of the liver and gallbladder;
- the third is the Yin point along with the bladder.
Right Hand Position Layout
- The first will tell about the condition of the lungs and colon.
- The second contains information about the stomach and spleen.
- The third one is assigned to be in charge of the Yang point and the organs associated with it (that is, the female genitals).
Palpation responsibility
The readings of each individual parameter or their combination demonstrate the correct functioning of the body from the inside. The main way of performing diagnostic manipulations is palpation. In other words, the pulse and the area close to it are professionally felt or pressed by the doctor's fingers and his palm. It is generally accepted that the upper part of the fingertips is more sensitive todense organs such as:
- spleen;
- light;
- pancreas;
- liver;
- heart;
- kidneys.
And the lower part took responsibility for the feeling of the hollow human organs. This is:
- gall bladder;
- stomach;
- bladder;
- intestines.
Additional impact on final diagnosis
Listen to the pulse is not enough, you need to understand it. After all, the compilation of a complete diagnostic picture is influenced not only by a combination of certain parameters. The final diagnosis is also influenced by factors such as:
- The phase of the disease. In the early stages, a terrible disease can have similar symptoms to some common cold. However, it is precisely on the basis of the indications of the pulse that the doctor is able to combine the external manifestations of the disease and those manifestations that reflect the pulse. Only in this case the picture will become richer and clearer.
- The time of day is largely reflected in the pulse shocks. In other words, in the morning the disease may not manifest itself, but in the evening it reaches a peak, and then the pulse behaves differently. A professional may suspect a certain disease against the background of previous forms of examination (talk, external examination or smell). Then it is his duty to repeat listening to the pulse in the evening - the suspicion is either confirmed or not.
- Behavior of the heart rate depends on weather conditions. When it gets hot, blood pressure risespulse, which can camouflage the main symptoms or prevent them from fully manifesting. A doctor practicing Chinese diagnostics must take into account the individuality of each patient and his personal dependence on the weather.
- Chronic ailments of each individual patient. The fact is that their presence involves periodic treatment. During all this time, the body will be exposed to medication, and it, in turn, can significantly affect some parameter of the pulse.
- Habitat has the most serious effect on the pulse. We are talking about the level of compliance with hygiene and sanitary standards in a person's home. If, for example, a person's body is in a dirty state for a long time, or, on the contrary, is subjected to bath procedures too often, this is reflected on the pulse accordingly. The specialist is able to recognize and evaluate all the probabilities of changes in the pulse.
- Climatic conditions are a significant factor for the functioning of the body in general and the pulse in particular. After all, the frequency, depth, rhythm and other parameters of the pulse are too sensitive to the prolonged influence of high humidity, drought or severe frosts. An experienced doctor will definitely take into account the longest place of residence of his patient.
Benefits of Pulse Based Chinese Medicine
Diagnosis by pulse has many advantages:
- Possibility of localization. The doctor is able, from the whole heap of information received from the pulse, to isolate the root cause of the failure inbody and diagnose the focus of all he alth problems.
- The energy of a person as a biomaterial is taken as a basis. A professional identifies its stagnation or shortcomings, indicates problem areas and gives recommendations on how to deal with the problem.
- The patient's condition is assessed at a specific point in time, with no allowance for previous problems or their absence. The accuracy of the current vital signs is very high and that is why it is so highly valued.
- Prognosis of a person's state of he alth is almost unmistakable by a specialist. Taking into account the patient's medical history (the doctor is also able to determine this by the pulse) and a capacious picture to date, conclusions regarding the future state of he alth become the basis for recommendations.
