Elderly people who suffer from excessive sweating can be regulated with medicines such as Deficiency Sweat Stop Granules or Oyster Bulk. Deficiency Sweat Stop Granules: composed of astragalus, floating wheat, jujube, glutinous rice root and so on. It has the efficacy of benefiting qi and nourishing yin (tonifying qi and nourishing yin fluid), fixing the surface and restraining sweating. It is used for spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, aggravated by sweating with slight movement), night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping sweating after waking up) and night sweating in children due to deficiency of qi and yin. Not recommended for diabetic patients. Oyster Bulk: It is effective in astringing yin and stopping sweating (astringing yin fluid and reducing sweating), benefiting qi and consolidating the surface. It is used for treating spontaneous sweating and night sweating. Symptoms include spontaneous sweating, which is worse at night, palpitation (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), tetany, shortness of breath and tiredness. If medication is needed, it should be diagnosed by a doctor and the treatment should be standardized according to the doctor’s prescription.