The Excessive, Full, Replete Pulse (Shi Mai)
Excessive Pulse (?? Shi Mai, full, replete)
Key points: long, wide, forceful on all three depths
Indications: pathogenic factors with strong anti-pathogenic qi: excess condition causes excess pulse.
Explanation: this pulse doesn’t show up in all of the text books. It suggests a variety of excessive parameters including the long length, wide width, and forceful force on all three positions. This pulse condition suggests that the patient is of a hearty excessive constitution and they may be fighting off a pathogenic influence in a very excessive manner.
The Excessive Pulse
Comparison of Excessive and Flooding Pulses
Next: batten down the hatches, it’s the flooding pulse.
Last modified: July 31, 2009 
Tags: Diagnosis, Palpation · Posted in: Pulse Class, Pulse-Palpation
