What does hard pulse mean?

There is no such thing as a hard pulse in Chinese medicine. Pulse is categorized into normal pulse and pathological pulse. The pulse should include frequency, rhythm, fullness, smoothness, gentleness of movement, and amplitude of fluctuation. There are twenty-eight types of pulse signs that are more common in clinical practice, which are floating, sinking, delayed, counting, slippery, astringent, weak, solid, long, short, flooding, slight, tight, slow, stringy, hollow, leather, firm, moistened, weak, scattered, fine, volatile, moving, urging, knotted, generation, and large. Pulse diagnosis is an indispensable clinical diagnostic step and content of traditional Chinese medicine. The reason why pulse diagnosis is important is because the pulse can convey the physiological and pathological information of each part of the body, and it is a window to see the functional changes in the body, which can provide an important basis for the diagnosis of diseases. Since pulse diagnosis is a diagnosis and treatment method that requires a lot of clinical experience, it should be identified by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner and should not be judged on one’s own in order to avoid misdiagnosis.