Pulse study

Japanese: 脈学 - みゃくがく

In traditional Chinese medicine, the characteristics of the pulse are a symptom that is particularly important as information useful for diagnosing illnesses and selecting treatment methods. Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a field of study into the relationship between the characteristics of the pulse and illnesses, and pulse books, or specialized books on the pulse, have been written. Attempts were made to take the pulse at various locations, including the Three Parts and Nine Symptoms Diagnosis, the Renying Pulse Oral Diagnosis, and the Cun Oral Diagnosis, but later generations settled on the Cun Oral Diagnosis, which takes the pulse at the arm joint of the radial artery. The oldest surviving pulse book is Wang Shuhe's "Maku Jing," and subsequent research has centered around this book. Many of the descriptions of pulses written in this book, such as floating, tight, and sinking, are still in use today, although the meanings of some are unclear.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

脈搏の性状は，中国伝統医学で病状の判定と治療法の選択に役立つ情報として特に重視されている症候である。したがって古くから脈搏の性状と病状の関係を研究する分野が存在し，脈書つまり脈についての専門書も著された。脈はさまざまの部位でとることが試みられ，三部九候診，人迎脈口診，寸口診などが行われたが，後世は橈骨（とうこつ）動脈の腕関節部でとる寸口診に落ち着いた。現存する最古の脈書は王叔和の《脈経》で，その後の研究はこれを中心にして展開し，この書に書かれている浮とか緊，沈などの脈搏の形容の多くは現在まで用いられているが，その内容が明らかでないものもある。

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