Yellow sweating disease is contained in “The Essentials of the Golden Chamber” by Zhang Zhongjing, because “sweating, the color is yellow, like cypress juice.” It is characterized by the yellow color of dyed clothes, which does not fade easily when washed. Chinese medicine treatment is based on the identification of oral medication.
1. Damp-heat sympathetic vapor type: manifested as yellow sweat, body swelling, fever, sweating and thirst, yellowish tongue, sunken pulse. Treatment is based on the principle of harmonizing Ying and Wei (making the body’s internal and external qi smooth, each in its own way) and clearing away dampness and heat.
The prescription is Astragalus, Paeonia lactiflora and Bitter Wine Soup, with the following medicines: Astragalus, Paeonia lactiflora and Cinnamon twigs, combined with bitter wine (i.e. rice vinegar) and water in the ratio of 1:7, decocted, and taken at warm temperature.
2. Water-dampness stagnation type: manifesting as yellow sweat, heavy body, sweating above the waist, muscle twitching, chest stifling pain, lumbar and hip pain, cold pain in the lower limbs, pale tongue with white slippery coating, and sunken pulse.
Treatment is based on the principle of harmonizing Ying and Wei and eliminating water-dampness, and the formula is Gui Zhi Plus Huang Qi Tang, with the following medicines: Gui Zhi, Paeoniae Alba, Glycyrrhiza Glabra, Ginger, Jujubes, Astragalus, decocted and served warm.
After the symptoms mentioned above, you should consult the hospital in time, and use the above medicines under the guidance of professional doctors, do not take medicines on your own, so as not to cause damage to the organism.