“脉”与“脉诊”

"Pulse" and " Pulse Diagnosis"

脉不是专指血脉,还包括经脉、络脉。"经脉"中向心型经脉与循环型经脉的本质不同,向心型经脉代表的是循经脉感觉路线,循环型经脉既能行血又能行气。故脉诊分为经脉诊病与血脉诊病,其中经脉诊病是古代主要的诊病方法。

Pulse not only refers to blood vessels, but also includes meridians and collaterals. The natures of concentric meridians and circular meridians are different from each other： The former represents feeling line along meridians, while the latter can promote not only blood circulation but also gas movement. Therefore, pulse diagnosis is divided into blood - vessel diagnosis and meridian diagnosis which is the major diagnosis in ancient times.