Lakeside Master's Study of the Pulse

Compiled in the late Ming dynasty, Li Shi-Zhen's Lakeside Master's Study of the Pulse is still used and regarded as one of the best primers on this important diagnostic modality. Written in meter and verse, this collection of "poems" was meant to be memorized, not just read. Although this translation has not retained the mete and verse, this is one of the most concise and authoritative texts on the pulse within the Chinese literature.

Preface
Four Word Rhymes
Chapter 1: Channel Vessels & Vessel Qi
Chapter 2: Positions & Diagnostic Methods
Chapter 3: Five Viscera & Normal Pulses
Chapter 4: Pulse Discrimination Outline
Chapter 5: The Forms & Appearances of All the Pulses
Chapter 6: The Main Diseases of All the Pulses
Chapter 7: Miscellaneous Diseases Pulse Images
Chapter 8: Women & Childrens Pulse Methods
Chapter 9: Extraordinary Channels Eight Vessels Pulse Examination Methods
Chapter 10: True Visceral Expiry Pulses
Seven Word Rhymes
Floating Pulse
Sunken Pulse
Slow Pulse
Rapid Pulse
Slippery Pulse
Choppy Pulse.
Vacuous Pulse
Replete Pulse
Long Pulse
Short Pulse
Surging Pulse
Faint Pulse
Tight Pulse
Moderate Pulse.
Scallion-stalk Pulse.
Bowstring Pulse
Drumskin Pulse
Confined Pulse
Soggy Pulse
Weak Pulse.
Scattered Pulse.
Fine Pulse.
Deep-lying Pulse.
Stirring Pulse.
Skipping Pulse.
Bound Pulse
Regularly Interrupted Pulse.
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