（其象往来流利，如珠走盘，不进不退）
滑脉为阳元气衰，痰生百病食生灾（浮滑风痰，滑数痰火，短滑宿食，）上为吐逆下蓄血
，女脉和时定有胎（女人督脉滑，血热、经不通，和滑为有孕。此首总言滑脉病。）
寸滑膈痰生呕吐（右寸病，）心惊舌强缘热故（左寸病，）当关宿食肝脾热（左关，肝热，
头目
为患，右关，脾热，口臭，吐逆、宿食不化，）渴痢 淋看尺部（左右同。此首统言左右手滑
脉病。）
（其象虚细而迟，来往极难，一止复来，三五不调。）
涩缘血少或伤精，反胃亡阳汗雨淋，寒湿入营痹为血，女人非孕即无经（女人左尺涩，
无孕主血少，有孕胎病或漏。此首总言涩脉病。）
寸心虚痛乖营卫（左寸心肺虚耗不安，及冷气心痛，右寸营卫不和，上焦冷痞，气短，
臂酸
，）脾弱（右关涩，脾弱不食，胃冷多呕）肝虚（左关弱，肝虚血散，肋胀胁满，身痛）关内逢
，左尺伤精兼及疝，右寒小腹足胫 （又兼大便闭，津液不足。此首统言左右两手涩脉病。）
（左手关前一分为人迎）
表候人迎属腑阳（人迎主外感六淫，属表腑也，阳也，）风浮暑弱紧寒伤（如人迎脉浮，
主伤
风，六淫仿此，）湿应沉细火热数（热虚数，火洪数，）四末清寒表散良（人迎又主四肢病。）
（滑脉的脉象往来流利，像珠子在盘中滚动一样，不前进也不后退。）
滑脉属于阳脉，若元气衰败则现此象，多因痰饮内生引发百病，或因饮食积滞导致灾祸。（浮而滑主风痰，滑而数主痰火，短而滑主宿食积滞，）病势向上则表现为呕吐逆气，向下则蓄积瘀血。
女性若脉象平和且见滑象，必定是有身孕。（女子督脉脉滑，若兼血热、经血不通，脉象和缓而滑则为怀孕之兆。此段总述滑脉所主的病症。）
左寸部滑，主胸膈有痰而生呕吐；右寸部滑，主心气受惊、舌体僵硬，缘由热邪所致；左关部滑，主宿食积滞及肝脾有热（左关属肝，肝热则头目为患；右关属脾，脾热则口臭、呕吐逆气、宿食不化），渴症、痢疾、淋证需观察尺部脉象（左右尺部相同。此段统论左右手滑脉所主的病症）。
（涩脉的脉象虚细而迟，往来极其困难，跳动时有停止而后又恢复，三五不调乱。）
涩脉多因血少或精气损伤所致，可见于反胃、亡阳导致的汗出如雨，寒湿侵入营分导致痹证或血瘀，女性若非怀孕即无月经。（女子左尺脉涩，若无孕主血少，若有孕则主胎病或漏下。此段总述涩脉所主的病症。）
左寸部涩，主心虚疼痛及营卫失调（左寸候心肺，虚耗不安及冷气心痛；右寸候营卫不和，上焦冷痞、气短、手臂酸痛），若逢关部涩脉，主脾弱（右关涩，脾弱不能进食，胃冷多呕吐）、肝虚（左关弱，肝虚血散，肋胀胁满，身体疼痛）；左尺部涩，主伤精兼及疝气，右尺部涩主寒邪客于小腹及足胫（又兼大便闭结，津液不足。此段统论左右两手涩脉所主的病症）。
（左手关前一分为人迎脉位）
表证的候察在于人迎脉，它归属于腑阳（人迎脉主外感六淫邪气，属表、属腑、属阳），风邪致脉浮，暑邪致脉弱，紧脉主寒邪受伤（如人迎脉浮，主伤风，其他六淫邪气仿此类推），湿邪致脉沉细，火热致脉数（热邪致脉虚数，火邪致脉洪数），四肢清冷属寒证，宜用解表发散法治疗（人迎脉又主四肢疾病）。
(The image is smooth and fluid in its coming and going, like a pearl rolling on a plate, neither advancing nor retreating.)
The Slippery Pulse (Hua Mai) belongs to Yang; when Yuan Qi (Original Qi) declines, this pulse appears. It arises from the generation of phlegm causing myriad diseases or from food stagnation bringing disaster. (Floating and slippery indicates wind-phlegm; slippery and rapid indicates phlegm-fire; short and slippery indicates retained food.) Upward it manifests as vomiting and regurgitation; downward it accumulates blood stasis.
In women, if the pulse is harmonious and slippery, pregnancy is certain. (When the Du vessel's pulse is slippery in women, combined with blood heat and irregular menstruation, a harmonious and slippery pulse indicates conception. This verse generally discusses diseases associated with the Slippery Pulse.)
Slipperiness at the Cun position (distal) indicates phlegm in the diaphragm causing vomiting (Right Cun disease); palpitations and tongue stiffness due to heat (Left Cun disease); retention of food and liver-spleen heat at the Guan position (middle) (Left Guan: liver heat causing head and eye disorders; Right Guan: spleen heat causing bad breath, vomiting, and indigestion). For thirst, dysentery, and stranguria, observe the Chi position (proximal) (same for both sides). This verse generally discusses diseases associated with the Slippery Pulse on both hands.
(The image is deficient, thin, and slow, with extreme difficulty in movement. It stops occasionally and then returns, irregular in rhythm, sometimes every third or fifth beat.)
The Choppy Pulse (Se Mai) originates from blood deficiency or essence injury. It is seen in retrograde vomiting, collapse of Yang with profuse sweating like rain, bi-syndrome caused by cold-damp invading the Ying level, or blood stasis. In women, it indicates either non-pregnancy or amenorrhea. (A choppy pulse at the Left Chi position in women indicates blood deficiency if not pregnant, or fetal disease/bleeding if pregnant. This verse generally discusses diseases associated with the Choppy Pulse.)
Choppiness at the Left Cun position indicates heart deficiency pain and disharmony of Ying and Wei levels (Left Cun reflects deficiency and exhaustion of Heart and Lung, discomfort, and cold qi causing heart pain; Right Cun reflects disharmony of Ying and Wei, cold obstruction in the Upper Jiao, shortness of breath, and arm soreness). If found at the Guan position, it indicates spleen weakness (Right Guan choppy: spleen weakness leading to anorexia, stomach cold causing frequent vomiting) and liver deficiency (Left Guan weak: liver deficiency with dispersed blood, rib distension and fullness, body pain). At the Left Chi position, it indicates essence injury accompanied by hernia; at the Right Chi position, it indicates cold in the lower abdomen and shins (often accompanied by constipation and insufficient body fluids). This verse generally discusses diseases associated with the Choppy Pulse on both hands.
(The position one division anterior to the Guan position on the left hand is Renying.)
Renying observes exterior conditions and belongs to Fu-Yang (Renying governs external contraction of the Six Evils, belonging to the exterior, Fu organs, and Yang). Wind presents as floating, summerheat as weak, tightness indicates cold injury (e.g., a floating Renying pulse indicates wind injury; other Six Evils follow this pattern). Dampness presents as deep and fine, while heat/fire presents as rapid (heat causes deficient rapidity, fire causes surging rapidity). Cold causing clear/cold extremities is treated well with exterior-dispersing methods (Renying also governs diseases of the four limbs).