The Moderate, Slowed-down, Lax, Retarded, Leisurely Pulse (Huan Mai)
Moderate Pulse (?? Huan Mai, slowed-down, lax, retarded, leisurely)
Key points: feels slow to the fingers, but normal by the clock
Indications: Dampness: sticky substance impedes flow of qi and blood in vessels.
Spleen/Stomach deficiency: leads to dampness, then see above.
Can also be considered a “normal” pulse.
Explanation:
think of this pulse as slow to the fingers, but normal to the clock. It can suggest internal dampness such that the increased viscosity of the damp blood will in a sense online drugstoreusa thicken the blood and cause the fluid to move more slowly. Internal dampness of course can arise from a Spleen/Stomach deficiency and thus the moderate pulse may indicate an Earth phase weakness.
Or it can mean nothing. Nothing at all. Sorry to get your hopes up. :)
The Moderate Pulse
Comparison of Slow and Moderate Pulses
Next: let’s pick up the pace a bit with the rapid pulse.
Last modified: August 7, 2009 
Tags: Diagnosis, Palpation · Posted in: Pulse Class, Pulse-Palpation
