Slippery Pulse is a type of pulse that describes a relatively smooth, rounded pulse, and is most commonly seen in conditions such as phlegm-dampness, food accumulation, and solid heat.
Slippery pulse is characterized by a pulse pattern that is smooth to the touch, round and smooth, like a ball rolling smoothly through the veins.
Slippery pulse can be seen in normal people such as young adults and pregnant women. In young and strong people with strong physique and vigorous qi and blood, the Slippery Pulse can be seen to be gentle (not too strong and not too weak); in women of childbearing age, the Slippery Pulse and menopause should be considered as pregnancy.
Slippery pulse is often seen in phlegm-dampness, food accumulation and solid heat. The accumulation of phlegm-dampness, food accumulation (accumulation of food in the stomach due to indigestion), and phlegm-drink (pathological products formed by impaired metabolism of water and fluid) are all internalized evils that fill up the channels of the veins and bulge the arteries, so the veins can be seen to be rounded, smooth, and fluent.
In addition, the solid heat of the evil affects the blood (in the four periods of warm disease Wei Qi Ying Blood, belongs to the most in-depth stage or disease), blood flow accelerated, the pulse is slippery.
Slippery pulse can only be determined after pulse diagnosis by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner. Individuals should not perform pulse diagnosis or use medication on their own to avoid delaying the condition.