Leather (Ge)

Clinical Significance
Severe deficiency of Kidney-Essence Severe deficiency of Kidney-Yin
Aspect
depth
Feeling

This pulse feels hard and tight at the superficial level and stretched like a drum, but it feels completely Empty at the deep level. It is a large pulse, not thin.

Kind
Floating

Leather (Ge)

Feeling

This pulse feels hard and tight at the superficial level and stretched like a drum, but it feels completely Empty at the deep level. It is a large pulse, not thin.

Clinical significance

  • Severe deficiency of Kidney-Essence
  • Severe deficiency of Kidney-Yin

The Leather pulse indicates severe deficiency of the Kidney-Essence or Yin.