Chinese medicines for spontaneous sweating and excessive sweating

Chinese medicine believes that spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, aggravated by the slightest movement of sweating) and excessive sweating are caused by a deficiency of qi or qi and blood. A deficiency of qi cannot be fixed (consolidated), so qi will not be able to restrain sweating, resulting in the leakage of fluid and sweating at every turn. Patients with spontaneous sweating and excessive sweating can be treated with medicines such as Yubingfeng Granules, Fuxiqi Anti-sweating Granules and Deficiency Sweat Stopping Granules. 1. Yubingfeng Granules is composed of Astragalus, Atractylodes Macrocephala and Fenghuang. It has the efficacy of benefiting qi, consolidating the surface and stopping sweating. It is used for those who have deficiency of the surface and are not consolidated, with spontaneous sweating and malignant wind, white color (white and without luster), or those who are weak and susceptible to wind evils. 2. Fuxiqi Stop Sweating Granules is composed of Astragalus, Radix Codonopsis, Ephedra root, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Oyster and so on. It has the effect of benefiting qi, consolidating the surface and restraining sweating. It is used for qi deficiency (weakness of the body’s qi, resulting in insufficient consolidation), excessive sweating, lethargy and weakness. Patients with rickets, tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism, perimenopausal syndrome, etc., should be treated for the cause of the disease while taking this medicine. 3. Deficiency Sweat Stop Granules, composed of Astragalus, floating wheat, jujube, glutinous rice root and so on. It has the effect of benefiting qi and nourishing yin (tonifying qi and nourishing yin), fixing the surface and restraining sweating. It is used for spontaneous sweating, 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. Occasionally, mild diarrhea may be seen, which can be relieved after stopping the medicine. If the situation of spontaneous sweating and excessive sweating occurs for a long time, excluding the case of hot weather, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital for relevant diagnosis and treatment, and avoid taking medication on their own, so as not to cause discomfort caused by improper use of medication.