Past, Present, and Future of the Pulse Examination (脈診mài zhěn)

Yuh-Ying Lin Wang；Sheng-Hung Wang；Ming-Yie Jan；Wei-Kung Wang

Eigen-vector ； Harmonic ； Spectrum ； Meridian ； The Inner Canon(內經 nèi jīng)

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

2卷3期（2012 / 07 / 01）

164 - 177

英文

The pulse examination (脈診 mài zhěn) is a unique diagnostic approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The description of pulse examination in the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine is full of amazement and mythology. After researching in hemodynamics and investigating in clinical application for three decades, this article describes the development and the merits and demerits of pulse examination. The experiences of the ancients are tried to be illustrated with modern knowledge and language. As the theory of resonant blood circulation is discovered, Traditional Chinese Medicine could be on the shoulder of Newton and then lead the development of modern medicine. Hope the tool of pulse examination constructed according to eigen-vector with specific time domain and position can bring the running water for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Quantitative research could overcome the plight of analog logic qualitative research, and therefore bring new health revolution.

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