The pulse is floating, large, slightly rapid, and slippery with a long wave. It comes vigorously but fades away; raised and pressed, it feels full-bodied and forceful, yet diminishes when it recedes.
In "Medical Orthodoxy": The flooding pulse is extremely forceful, like a torrent of water, coming in strength and receding weakly, surging fully across the fingers.
The characteristics of the flooding pulse are broad and vast, resembling waves of a flood, surging vigorously when it arrives, but weakening gradually as it recedes, becoming softer and weaker, spreading throughout under the fingers.
What characteristics does the flooding pulse have?
First, when the flooding pulse surges upward, it is large and full across the fingers, arriving with strength like waves of a flood, descending like receding waves, with diminished force, smoother and longer, showing a slippery and rapid image.
