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| The analysis about the characteristics and clinical significances of moderate pulse based on the outcome of interview |
| Hits 1441 Download times 1037 Received:January 03, 2014 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2014.05.19 |
| Key Words
the moderate pulse;experts' interview;qualitative research;pulse characteristics;clinical significances |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | ZHAO Fu-cheng | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
USA | | | YU Xiao-fei | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | | | XUE Xiao-lin | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | | | WU Xiu-yan | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | | | CHENLi-ping | Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China | | | GE Jian | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | | | LI Ning | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | | | ZHAO Yan | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | | | WANG Tianfang | Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostics, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China | tianfangwang2000@163.com |
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| Abstract
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| The descriptions about the characteristics and clinical significances of the moderate pulse in the text book of diagnostics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for university level students, the following phenomenon has existed: one kind of pulse name possesses multiple definitions or meanings. It causes learning biases toward individual interests throughout the history of TCM. The connotation of the moderate pulse should clear and not result in confusion to the students. The root cause could be associated with the Chinese word "moderate", there are multiple meanings in this particular word. What has the moderate pulse been understood and used by clinical doctors while they did the pulse taking in hospital clinical environments? This article is an analysis and report on the interviews of collective 30 contemporary TCM experts. The results could be used to identify and clarify the best use of the moderate pulse and therefore it will provide more firm foundation for the characteristics and clinical significances of the moderate pulse. |
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