When you press down you feel the pulse stronger at the deep level. When lifting the finger it weakens at the middle and superficial levels.

• Internal pathology.
• Normal in winter.
• Yang Deficiency, cold constitution. Tends to swell easily. Many obese individuals present this pulse.

Variations

• Deep with force: indicates cold accumulated in the interior, blocking Yang. If also rapid: treat the Liver.
• Deep without force: Yang deficiency.
• Deep, without force and slow: (yin + yin + yin = Earth) Spleen-Yang deficiency.
• Deep, without force and rapid: (yin + yang + yin = water). There is internal heat due to stagnation. Treat the Kidneys.

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