Self-sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, a little movement sweating aggravated) night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, waking up sweating to stop) can see the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, need to be based on the patient’s clinical symptoms of the identification of the treatment, the use of medication needs to be under the guidance of a doctor, do not use medication privately.
The pathogenesis of spontaneous sweating is the imbalance of yin and yang, the coupling is not solid (often refers to the skin can not consolidate the sweat, the body surface sweating abnormally), resulting in abnormal sweat excretion. Patients can seek Chinese medicine treatment in Chinese medicine hospitals, need to be based on the patient’s clinical symptoms to identify the use of drugs.
For example, symptoms of deficiency of the surface can be treated with the addition or subtraction of Yu Ping Feng San (玉屏风散), which is used to benefit qi and consolidate the surface; and symptoms of Ying Wei disharmony can be treated with the addition or subtraction of Gui Zhi Tang (桂枝汤), which is used to regulate Ying Wei (营卫), which is a method of regulating the internal and external qi of the human body, so that each of the qi organs is able to do its own job.
Qi and yin deficiency (deficiency of both qi and yin) can be treated by adding or subtracting Shengwei San, which has the function of benefiting qi and nourishing yin (tonifying qi and nourishing yin); and accumulation of heat in the spleen and stomach can be treated by adding or subtracting Daxing Huang San, which has the function of clearing and removing heat from the spleen.
The pathogenesis of night sweating is lung qi insufficiency, Ying and Wei disharmony, resulting in the failure of Wei; Yin deficiency and fire exuberance (Yin essence deficiency in the body, the emergence of hyperactive fire), evil heat and steam, forcing Jin to leak out.
For example, for patients with Yin deficiency and fire exuberance, we can use Angelica Six Yellow Soup, which has the effect of nourishing Yin and lowering fire (nourishing Yin essence and lowering fire), to add and subtract treatment; and for patients with Evil Heat and Steam, we can use Gentian and Liver Soup, which has the effect of clearing the liver and draining heat, resolving dampness and camping, to add and subtract treatment.
Patients can also go to regular Chinese medicine institutions to do massage, through kneading and tonifying the lung meridian, clearing the heart meridian, tonifying the kidney meridian, tonifying the spleen meridian and so on to improve the self-sweating and night sweating. The use of drugs should be under the guidance of a doctor.