Soggy (or Weak-Floating) (Ru)

Clinical Significance
Dampness with Qi deficiency
Aspect
other
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.