Traditional Chinese Medicine/Pulse Palpation/Pulse positions
(1) In the Pulse Classic (written in the late 2nd century), by Wang Shu-He, the correlations between pulse positions and organs are as follows:
At the LEFT WRIST POSITION-
- Distal Superficial: Small Intestine
- Distal Deep: Heart
- Middle Superficial: Gallbladder
- Middle Deep: Liver
- Proximal Superficial: Bladder
- Proximal Deep: Kidney
At the RIGHT WRIST POSITION-
- Distal Superficial: Large Intestine
- Distal Deep: Lungs
- Middle Superficial: Stomach
- Middle Deep: Spleen
- Proximal Superficial: Triple Burner
- Proximal Deep: Kidney (Life Gate)
(2) In the Nan Ching (Classic of Difficulties, written in about 200 AD), the correlations between pulse positions and organs are as follows:
At the LEFT WRIST POSITION-
- Distal Superficial: Arm Tai Yang
- Distal Deep: Arm Shao Yin
- Middle Superficial: Leg Shao Yang
- Middle Deep: Leg Jue Yin
- Proximal Superficial: Leg Tai Yang
- Proximal Deep: Leg Shao Yin
At the RIGHT WRIST POSITION-
- Distal Superficial: Arm Yang Ming
- Distal Deep: Arm Tai Yin
- Middle Superficial: Leg Yang Ming
- Middle Deep: Leg Tai Yin