Excessive sweating is categorized under the sweating syndrome of Chinese medicine. It needs to be recognized and then adjusted according to the type of evidence. Commonly used formulas include Yu Ping Feng San, gentian diarrhea liver soup, Angelica six yellow soup, and Gui Spleen soup.
1. Lung Wei is not strong. It manifests as sweating and windy, especially after a little labor, easy to catch a cold, tiredness and fatigue, and less colorful face. The treatment is to benefit qi and strengthen the surface. The representative formula is Yu Ping Feng San.
2. Yin deficiency and fire exuberance. It manifests as night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping after waking up), or spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, aggravated by a little movement), heart-heat (heat in the heart of the hands and feet, and self-consciousness of the heart and chest), or afternoon hot flashes, redness on the cheekbones, thirst, etc. The treatment is to nourish yin and lower the fire. The treatment is to nourish Yin and reduce fire. The representative formula is Angelica Six Yellow Soup.
3. Insufficiency of heart blood. It manifests as sweating when sleeping, stopping when waking up, palpitation and palpitations (violent heartbeat, panic), insomnia, shortness of breath (lack of energy and shortness of breath), and less colorful face. The treatment is to tonify the heart and blood. The representative formula is Gui Spleen Tang.
4. Evil heat and vaporization. Manifestations include steaming sweat, sticky sweat, yellowing of clothes, redness and heat in the face, irritability, bitterness in the mouth, yellow urine, etc. The treatment is to clear the liver and drain heat. The treatment is to clear the liver and drain heat, dissolve dampness and camp. The representative formula is Longdian Diarrhea Liver Tang.
If the symptoms of excessive sweating occur, you should consult the hospital in time, and use medication under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis, do not use medication without authorization.