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A most interesting method to learn the constitution (prakriti) or present imbalance (vikriti) is the quality of the pulse expresses itself in various ways.
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Vayu pulses have the personality or quality of a snake : feeling quick, thin, thready, irregular and crooked, with symptoms of nervousness, indigestion, Vayu fevers.
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Pitta pulses feel like a frog : bounding or jumpy, regular (or if irregular, it has a consistent pattern), with symptoms of heat insomnia, diarrhea, vertigo, hypertension, eye or skin problems. When the pulse is also felt as wiry, hard, stiff and fast, there are corresponding symptoms of Pitta asthma, rheumatism, gout, chronic head-aches, and bleeding disorders.
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Kapha pulse are swan-like : regal, slow and constant. Some people say it is a warm pulse, while others say it is cold. Related symptoms are coughing, melancholy, constipation, bronchial disorders and overweight. |
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AYUCARE AND HASF 
Pulse Quality 
