Secrets of the Pulse: The Ancient Art of Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis

Contents
Illustrations
Editor's Notes
Preface
Acknowledments
CHAPTER 1 - Nadi Vijnanam
     The Art of Reading Pulse
     Sankhya - The Flow of Consciousness and the Pulse
     Celestial Elements int he Breath
     Nadi Prediction
     General Characteristics of Vata
     Gati (Movement)
     Vega (Rate)
     Tala (Rhythm)
     Bala (Force)
     Akruti (Volume and Tension)
     Tapamana (Temperature)
     Kathinya (Consistency of the Vessel Wall)
CHAPTER 2 : Prakruti and  Vikruti
     Balance and Imbalance
     The Seven Levels of the Puls
CHAPTER 3 : Organ Pulses
     Levels Seven and On Kala
          Kala
          Seasonal Time
          The Biological Clock and the Pulse. A Symbolic Representation
          A Symbolic Representation
          Organ Pulses
               Colon
               Lungs
               Gallbladder
               Liver
               Pericardium
               Circulation
               Small Intestine
                    Heart
                    Stomach
                    Spleen
                    Bladder 
                    Kidney
CHAPTER 4 : Subtypes of Doshas Through the Pulse
     Level Three
          Samprapti  - The Process of Disease
          Subtypes of Doshas Through the Pulse
               Vata
               Pitta
               Kapha
CHAPTER 5 : Dhatus Through the Pulse
     The Examination of Biological Tissues. Level five
          Disorders of the Dhatus
               Rasa
               Rakta
               Mamsa
               Meda
               Asthi
               Majja
               Shukra and Artava
               Other Aspects of the Fifth Level Pulse
                    Pregnancy
                    Gandakala in the Fifth Level Pulse
CHAPTER 6 : Ojas, Tejas, Prana
     The Subtle Refined Essences of the Tissues. Level Four
     Treatment of Depleted Ojas
CHAPTER 7 : Manas Prakruti and  Vikruti
     The Mental Constitution and the Present Flow of Consciousness
          Levels Six and Two
     Planetary Principles in the Nadi
     Chakras in the Nadi
     The Present Flow of Consciousness
CHAPTER 8 : The Effects of Gemstorxes and Crystals on the Pulse
     Ruby (padmanabha mani or manika)
     Pearl (moti)
     Gomed (tapomani)
     Yellow Sapphire (pushkaraja
     Red Coral (pravala
     Diamond (vajra)
     Blue Sapphire (nalam)
     Lapis Lazuli (indranila)
     Emerald (panna)
     Cats Eye (vaiduryat, lasnya)
     Suryakanta
     Quartz Crystals (sphatika)
     Onyx (tribhuja
     Bloodstone (lohita
     Jade (nephrite, yashava, haritamani, bhisama pashan)
     Amethyst (nila sphatika)
     Opal (sagararaja, varuna)
     Alexandria (hemaratna, harshal)
     Aquamarine (harita nila mani)
CHAPTER 9 : Other A spects of the Pulse
     Pulse Conditions in Various Diseases
     The Pulse in Prognosis
     Other Pulses
Glossary
Bibliography and Selected Readings
Index