Pulse reading for TCM

[Ken]

There are 3 meridian points in our pulse, Cun, Guan, Chi. They are lined in this order from the outer top (from the palm) of our wrist.

To diagnose a patient's medical affliction, we can take pulse reading for both the left and right hand and they represent different part of the body:

Left Cun :Heart
Left Guan:Gall, Liver
Left Chi:Kidney, Bladder
Right Cun: Lungs, Chest
Right Guan: Spleen, Stomach
Right Chi: Ming Men point of kidney, Big Intestine




寸、关、尺”，中医脉诊的术语，是中医大夫把脉时按诊症者两手手腕寸口的位置。“关”为手腕桡骨突起的位置，“关”之前为“寸”，“关”之后则为尺。这个位置的脉动分别称为“寸脉”、“关脉”及“尺脉”。中医大夫以手通过触、摸、压等动作，直接感应这些位置所带出脉动，并配合四诊(望、闻、问、切)断症。

双手寸关尺三个位置分别用以诊断身体不同脏象的情况。现时临床上各位置分别诊断的脏腑如下：

左手寸脉：心、心胞络
左手关脉：肝、胆
左手尺脉：肾、膀脘
右手寸脉：肺、胸中
右手关脉：脾、胃
右手尺脉：肾(一说为命门)、大肠