Discarding Symptoms to Follow Pulse
Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-31
CORE DEFINITION
Opposite to 'Discarding Pulse to Follow Symptoms'. When symptoms appear to be excess heat (e.g., abdominal pain with refusal of pressure), but the pulse is deep, thready, and weak (true deficiency), the symptoms are judged as false, and treatment is based on the pulse for supplementation.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
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Radar priority protocol. When visual observation (symptoms) and radar detection (pulse) conflict, if it is judged that the visual is disturbed by fog (false appearance), then absolutely trust the radar. This is the key principle for handling 'true deficiency with false excess'.
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Opposite to 'Discarding Pulse to Follow Symptoms': when symptoms appear to be excess heat (e.g., abdominal pain with refusal of pressure, flushed face), but the pulse is deep, thready, and weak, revealing true deficiency, the symptoms are judged as false (true deficiency with false excess), and treatment is based on the pulse for supplementation. It emphasizes trusting the deeper, harder-to-forge internal signal (radar priority) when the surface appearance is highly deceptive.
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