The Faint, Minute Pulse (Wei Mai)
Faint Pulse (?? Wei Mai, minute)
Key points: thin, forceless, vague
Indications: yin, yang, qi, or blood deficiency: four substances can’t fill vessel.
(Superficial) more yin exhaustion
(Deep) more yang exhaustion
Explanation: the frail pulse is thin. This is a deficiency of yin or blood, remember? The frail pulse is also forceless. This is a deficiency of qi and/or yang. The frail pulse is vague. This is not so much its own finding, but rather an outcome of a really deficient pulse. It is difficult to feel or easily locate.
The Faint Pulse
Comparison of Scattered, Faint, and Deficient Pulses
Next: the frail pulse.
Last modified: July 26, 2009 
Tags: Diagnosis, Palpation · Posted in: Pulse Class, Pulse-Palpation
