The Pulse diagosis is one of main methods in Chinese Medicine. Traditionally, the evaluation impression could be reached after four style of disgnostic methods. So, patient’s pulse is important in this pressecc.
Traditionally, doctor consider the pulse reflects patient’s constitution and patient’s illness change. However, it may be affected by many other conditions, such as exercise, medications.
Herbal medicine could affect patient’s pulse in some extents, for example, qi-improving herbs may cause the pulse stronger. Even more, if th patient takes too much of qi-improving herbs, the pulse may become slipery or overstrong.
The medications may affect patient’s pulse very much, for example, if patient uses Progesterone, the pulse is slipery and like already get pregnanted.
The beta-blocker could decrease the pulse rate and force, so the pulse may be weak and slower than should be; The anti-hypertension drugs also affect patient pulse depending on specific style of action.
Some medications may be in-directly affect the pulse. For example, some antibiotics may hurt patient’s stomach, causing gastritis and pain, which may cause patient has a string pulse.
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