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Pregnancy pulse

妊娠脉 〔妊娠脈〕 rèn shēn mài

A pulse characteristic of pregnancy. In pregnancy, the pulse is often slippery and harmonious, or slippery and rapid, beating forcefully against the fingers. Plain Questions (素问 sù wèn, yīn yáng bié lùn) states, Yīn contending differently from yáng means having a child. Plain Questions (素问 sù wèn, píng rén qì xiàng lùn) states, Women whose hand lesser yīn (shào yīn) channel is markedly stirring are pregnant. The Bīn-Hú Sphygmology (濒湖脉学 bīn hú mài xué) states Slippery and harmonious can decide pregnancy. The Golden Mirror of Medicine (医宗金鑑 yī zōng jīn jiàn, sì zhěn xīn fǎ yào jué) states, Slippery, racing, and scattered indicates that the fetus must be three months; not scattered under pressure can differentiate a five-month [fetus].

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