Clinical Significance
Dampness with Qi deficiency Deficiency of Yin Deficiency of Essence
Aspect
other
Body Psych
Feeling
The Soggy pulse feels very soft and is only slightly floating.
Kind
Empty
Soggy (or Weak-Floating) (Ru)
Feeling
The Soggy pulse can be felt only on the superficial level. It feels very soft and is only slightly floating: that is, not as much as the Floating pulse. It disappears when a stronger pressure is applied to feel the deep level. It is similar to the Floating-Empty pulse, but it is softer and not so Floating.
Clinical significance
- Dampness with Qi deficiency
- Deficiency of Yin
- Deficiency of Essence
The Soggy pulse indicates the presence of Dampness when this pathogenic factor occurs against a background of Qi deficiency.
It may also indicate deficiency of Yin or Essence.