A Study of Classification of the Radial Pressure Pulse by Locality of the Waveform

Abstract

At present, a classification of the radial pulse waveform is done subjectively by the oriental medicine. Quantitative recognition of the radial pulse waveform has not been presumed to establish until now. For this purpose, we have investigated the correspondence between the radial pressure pulse waveform of 80 episodes (80 adults with normal physical findings) and the classification by three pulse diagnosis experts. It was found that, (1) the radial pressure pulse waveform quantification is related to ΔBP_P and ΔBP_D, and that, (2) the fundamental radial pressure pulse waveform classification in three groups; HUA mai, PIWG mai and XIAN mai in the Oriental pulse diagnosis is well correlated to ΔBP_P and ΔBP_D, that is presented here, “Locality of the waveform”.