The slippery pulse is one of the pulse signs in Chinese medicine. It means that the person taking the pulse feels that the pulse is fluent, and the finger is round and smooth, like a pearl rolling on a jade plate. The slippery pulse is the main evidence of phlegm, food stagnation, real heat, etc. It is also the main evidence of pregnancy. If a woman has no disease but sees a slippery pulse, she can be judged to be pregnant (2nd to 9th month of pregnancy). In normal people, the slippery pulse is smooth and gentle (slightly slippery), which is a sign of the harmonization of Ying and Wei and the filling of Qi and Blood. In pathological conditions, slippery pulse can be seen in anemia, rheumatism, late stage of acute infection and fever, acute and chronic gastroenteritis, and cirrhosis of the liver with ascites (chordal slippery pulse). Western medicine treats for the cause, while Chinese medicine treats for the evidence. Differential diagnosis: clinically, the slippery pulse is often seen in conjunction with short, floating, sinking, counting and other veins. 1, slippery pulse: pulse flowing to and fro, should refer to the round and smooth, such as the pearl rolling jade plate. 2, short pulse: pulse fluctuation of the amplitude is short, less than the home position, should refer to the more pronounced in the Guan, while the inch, ulnar two head with a sense of inadequacy. Mainly qi disease. Short and strong for qi depression, qi stagnation; short and weak for lung qi deficiency, lack of middle qi. 3.Floating pulse: The floating pulse is superficial and floats on the skin, and can be felt by lightly pressing the finger, and slightly reduced by heavy pressing, but not empty and powerless. In short, the floating pulse is the pulse pulsation site shallow, some even see the pulsation, feel the floating pulse indicates that the patient has external sensation, the disease is light and shallow, the external evil has just entered the human body, the body’s positive energy is still strong, and the external evil fight, the pulse gas will be drummed outside, so the pulse image shows floating and strong.