Children with night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping after waking up) can take Chinese medicines such as Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan and Gui Spleen Pill, but they need to be guided by a doctor’s diagnosis.
1. Children with night sweating, accompanied by redness on the cheekbones, heat in the hands and feet, dryness of the mouth and thirst, hot flashes, and short and reddish urine (small amount of urine, dark yellow in color) belong to the evidence of yin deficiency and fire exuberance, so Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan can be used to nourish the yin and reduce the effect of fire.
2. Children with symptoms of night sweating, accompanied by fever, shortness of breath, fatigue, mental fatigue, loss of appetite, yellowish color, etc., belonging to the syndrome of deficiency of qi and blood, can use Gui Spleen Pills, which can benefit qi and tonify blood, strengthen the spleen and nourish the heart.
The adverse effects of the above drugs are not clear, allergic to the drug is prohibited, cold and fever patients should not be used, avoid eating indigestible food during the period of medication.
Children with night sweats need to go to the hospital for examination, under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to standardize the use of medication, do not blindly use drugs, so as not to cause adverse consequences.