Thursday, March 14, 2013

The pulse of a healthy person


 


The pulse of a healthy person is said to have the movement like that have a swan or elephant. Along with it the face of the patient also looks cheerful.
Nadi in Different States of Mind

Happy person : Pulse is steady (Sthira)
Saturated (Tripta) : pulse is steady ( Sthira)
Hungry Persons : Pulse is tremulous (chapala)
During Sexual urge and anger the pulse is fast (Vegavati)
Pulse is weak (Kshina) in worry, fear, sorrow and disgust.
Vata Pulse: The pulse is felt below the index finger. The pulse seems to have tortuous movement like that of a snake or leach. The pulse is comparatively fast and of low volume. Its rate, volume and rhythm vary in the four quarters of a minute. The artery may feel hard.

Pitta Pulse: In Pitta dominance, the pulse is felt below the middle finger. The pulse seems to have a jumping movement like that of swan or pigeon. The pulse is slow in rate and full involve. The volume and rhythm are steady in all the four quarters of a minute. The fingers on the pulse may feel slight coolness.
Sannipata Pulse: When all three Dosha re dominant, the pulse is felt below all the three fingers with a very fast rate. The pulse seems to have movement like that of quail (Lava). Francolin partridge (Titara) and Batera).

Dual Dosha Pulse: The pulse of two combined Dosha has the characteristic of both the involved Dosha. For instance the pulse of Vata Pitta may be felt below both index and middle fingers and may be of full volume but its rate, rhythm and volume may vary in the quarters of the minute. Similarly in dominance of both Pitta and Kapha, the pulse is felt below both middle finger and ring finger and so on.
Pulse in Fever: In fever, the pulse becomes fast and is felt hot to touch. Pulse in Psychological conditions: In condition of anger and excitement, pulse becomes fast.

Pulse in Digestion: In the state of poor digestive power, the pulse becomes very slow and low in volume. In Ama it becomes heavy. In a person whose digestive power is good, the pulse is felt light and fast. In a hungry person the pulse is felt inconsistent in rate, rhythm and volume in the four quarter of a minute. In a person with satiety, the pulse is consistent.
Pulse in Dhatu Kshaya: In the state of diminished tissues, the pulse becomes very slow and low in volume.

Precautions for Pulse Examination : the pulse should be examined under the following conditions.

In the morning ideally up to 10 am, but can be examined at any time in an emergency.
Examined preferably when the patient is sitting in up upright position.
The patient should be calm.
On an empty stomach, but the patient should not be hungry or thirsty.
Pulse should not be examined immediately after bath, exercise, massage, sex or while the patient is sleeping.
The pulse of a healthy person is said to have the movement like that have a swan or elephant. Along with it the face of the patient also looks cheerful.
Nadi in Different States of Mind

Happy person : Pulse is steady (Sthira)
Saturated (Tripta) : pulse is steady ( Sthira)
Hungry Persons : Pulse is tremulous (chapala)
During Sexual urge and anger the pulse is fast (Vegavati)
Pulse is weak (Kshina) in worry, fear, sorrow and disgust.
Vata Pulse: The pulse is felt below the index finger. The pulse seems to have tortuous movement like that of a snake or leach. The pulse is comparatively fast and of low volume. Its rate, volume and rhythm vary in the four quarters of a minute. The artery may feel hard.

Pitta Pulse: In Pitta dominance, the pulse is felt below the middle finger. The pulse seems to have a jumping movement like that of swan or pigeon. The pulse is slow in rate and full involve. The volume and rhythm are steady in all the four quarters of a minute. The fingers on the pulse may feel slight coolness.
Sannipata Pulse: When all three Dosha re dominant, the pulse is felt below all the three fingers with a very fast rate. The pulse seems to have movement like that of quail (Lava). Francolin partridge (Titara) and Batera).

Dual Dosha Pulse: The pulse of two combined Dosha has the characteristic of both the involved Dosha. For instance the pulse of Vata Pitta may be felt below both index and middle fingers and may be of full volume but its rate, rhythm and volume may vary in the quarters of the minute. Similarly in dominance of both Pitta and Kapha, the pulse is felt below both middle finger and ring finger and so on.
Pulse in Fever: In fever, the pulse becomes fast and is felt hot to touch. Pulse in Psychological conditions: In condition of anger and excitement, pulse becomes fast.

Pulse in Digestion: In the state of poor digestive power, the pulse becomes very slow and low in volume. In Ama it becomes heavy. In a person whose digestive power is good, the pulse is felt light and fast. In a hungry person the pulse is felt inconsistent in rate, rhythm and volume in the four quarter of a minute. In a person with satiety, the pulse is consistent.
Pulse in Dhatu Kshaya: In the state of diminished tissues, the pulse becomes very slow and low in volume.

Precautions for Pulse Examination : the pulse should be examined under the following conditions.

In the morning ideally up to 10 am, but can be examined at any time in an emergency.
Examined preferably when the patient is sitting in up upright position.
The patient should be calm.
On an empty stomach, but the patient should not be hungry or thirsty.
Pulse should not be examined immediately after bath, exercise, massage, sex or while the patient is sleeping.

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