Essential Pulse Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine

Jamie Hamilton BSc. Lic. Ac. LicCCHM, is an acupuncturist, herbalist and shiatsu practitioner. Jamie first became interested in Chinese medicine on travelling from Hong Kong to West China in 1987, when after a cycling accident he received treatment from a blind Chinese Medical practitioner (doctor) who read his pulse and treated him with acupressure and herbal medicine. His training in the field began in 2001 with shiatsu, then progressed onto Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine. Jamie trained in Applied Channel Theory with Dr Wang Ju-Yi and Jason Robertson in 2016. He began teaching Chinese Medicine in 2006 with the European Shiatsu School. He is now the co-principle (and founder) of East West College, providing continuing professional development courses for acupuncture and shiatsu. He is also a Yoga teacher, and a Shodan grade Instructor of Shintaido.

List of Translations 6
Preface 7
Introduction 11
A-B-C Method 25
Phase A: Orientation 39
Step 1: Baseline Method 41
Step 2: Three Passes Method 53
Phase B: Deepening Perception 65
Step 3: Nine Regions Method 69
Step 4: 8E Method 91
Step 4.a: The three midline extraordinary vessels (du, rèn &
chong) 93
Step 4.b: Five bilateral extraordinary vessels 103
Phase C: Analysis 115
Step 5: Five-Level Method 117
Step 6: 24 Qualities Method 145
Integration & Method Summary 171
Advanced Focus, Phase A 185
Step 1: Vitality - Stomach qì 186
Step 1: Seasonal pulses 192
Step 1: Six Divisions Method 195
Advanced Focus, Phase B 209
Step 3: Su Wen 20 Origins 209
Step 3: Complete correspondences 219
Step 3 Radial and Ulnar Deviations 222
Advanced Focus, Phase C 227
Step 5: The 24 yin and yáng pulses 227
Step 5: The nature of Flipped Pulses: kyo and jitsu 232
Conclusion 239
Appendix 1: 24 Qualities 245
Appendix 2: A-B-C Notation 246
Appendix 3: Mai Jing Book 10 248
Appendix 4: Herbal Formulas 252
Appendix 6: Mai Jue Translation 254
Notes 259
Bibliography 271
Glossary 274