It is not only used in surgery, but also used to treat a variety of internal diseases, with the characteristics of easy operation, rapid onset of action and clear curative effect, and is suitable for the treatment of various painful diseases. The concept of sweat is to put gauze or towel full of medicinal solution on the affected area, and impregnation is to soak the affected area in the medicinal solution, and the two methods are often carried out at the same time, so they are collectively called sweat and impregnation. Second, the understanding of Chinese medicine on the sweating therapy “Su Wen? Yin and Yang should be the elephant in the room, said: “the evil, impregnate the form for sweat”, is the use of hot soup bath sweating precedent. In the Jin-Yuan period, “The Essence of Surgery? The method of impregnating sores and swellings is recorded as follows: “The method of impregnating sores and swellings is to pass through the table and disperse the evil qi, so that the sores will disappear inside. In the Qing dynasty, it was written in the book “Li Bo Ehuan Wen” that “fumigation and dredging can be used for sweating, and this method can be used for all diseases that are suitable for publication. It is believed that its basic function is “the pivot is also in the middle and the surface, and it can transfer the qi of yin and yang”, “it can fold the qi of the five depressions and fund the source of chemistry”, “it can lift and change, divide the clear and turbid and manage yin and yang. Ying and Wei Qi pass, the five intestines and stomach both and the nine orifices are smooth, and reached the couples, the line in the limbs also”. Third, the mechanism of action of Chinese medicine sweat mechanism is to reduce the local burning sensation caused by inflammation through the conduction and radiation effect of wet compress, and play the role of anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipruritic and inhibit exudation. Fourth, the efficacy and indications of the sweating method can make the drug through the muscle coup and hair and into the viscera, through the meridians and channels, in order to act on the whole body, and can dredge its sweat holes, to promote the external evil. Sweating method can also make the drug through the muscle couples and hair orifices, the internal organs, through the meridians and channels, to act on the whole body, through the dredging of qi and blood, softening and dispersing the knots, dispelling wind and relieving itching, etc. to achieve the purpose of treatment. The method of Chinese medicine (Chinese medicine) can be used for rheumatic and osteoinvasive diseases, and can also treat a variety of painful diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, cervical and lumbar intervertebral disc lesions, muscle strain, various bruises and injuries, etc. V. Operation method According to the patient’s disease and different parts of the disease, the selected drug decoction to remove the slag, while hot with 6-8 layers of gauze or towels soaked through the liquid, lightly wring until not dripping, wet compress the affected area. 1.Cold sweat: wet compress the affected area after the medicinal solution is cooled, change once in 15-20 minutes, change 3-5 times, applicable to heat and Yang evidence. 2.Heat sweat: after the decoction of medicinal solution, wet compress the affected area while it is hot, and change it when it is slightly cool, applicable to cold evidence and yin evidence. 3, fomentation: in the cold or hot sweat at the same time, external wrapping with oil paper or plastic film, can slow down the evaporation of the liquid, prolong the effect of medicine. Precautions 1.The temperature of the medicinal solution should be moderate, not too hot, so as not to burn the skin. 2, winter should pay attention to keep warm, immediately after soaking to wipe dry, covered with warmth.