(Translated By Adrian Chan-Wyles PhD)
Sweating is a natural phenomenon of the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that abnormal sweating occurs when the body's yin and yang are out of balance and the viscera is dysfunctional. We have made a brief summary of abnormal sweating, let's take a look.
Excessive sweating during the day no matter in winter or summer, in the case of inactivity or light activity during the day, sweating often occurs, accompanied by physical weakness, low voice, poor appetite, and cold susceptibility. Chinese medicine believes that this is a manifestation of qi deficiency. You can choose Chinese yam, soy milk, beef and mutton, etc., or stewed chicken with Codonopsis or Astragalus to replenish the body and relieve qi deficiency. You can also enhance your physical fitness through soothing exercises, such as Taijiquan or Qigong and so on.
Sweating at night Sweating when you fall asleep and stop sweating when you wake up are called "night sweats" in Chinese medicine. These people often have symptoms such as hot hands and feet, upset, redness and fever on the face, and dry mouth and throat. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is a manifestation of yin deficiency. They can choose lily and other yin-nourishing products in their diet, and eat less lamb, onion, ginger, and garlic. Other hot foods can also be drunk in water such as Adenophora, Ophiopogon, Schisandra or American ginseng.
Excessive sweating. If you experience hyperhidrosis on the head and face after overeating, and feel full of upper abdomen, thirsty, and no desire to eat, most of which are due to the over-accumulation food, you can reduce the amount of food consumed and eat a light diet to relieve it. You can also take some digestive medicine; if accompanied by heavy limbs and weakness, bloating and discomfort, fever in the body, thick and yellow greasy tongue coating are manifestations of dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach, and a light diet is recommended. It is normal for a child to have slight sweating during sleep; however, if it is accompanied by sleeplessness, restlessness, frights, and thinning hair, it should be diagnosed and treated in time. In addition, the elderly and women who are weak after childbirth may also have excessive sweating on their heads, which are mostly qi deficiency.
Sweaty hands, feet, and head If sweating of the hands, feet and head are accompanied by heat in the hands, feet, and oropharynx, it is mostly due to yin deficiency and over-heat; if sweating of the hands, feet, and head is accompanied by abdominal bloating and pain, stool failure, mostly due to faecal accumulation in the intestines, you can take a laxative If sweating of the hands, feet and head are accompanied by dry mouth, swollen and painful gums, etc., it is mostly gastric fever, so you can take traditional Chinese medicine for clearing stomach heat. Sweaty head and chest are more common in some scholarly workers. It is often accompanied by psychological fatigue, loss of appetite, poor sleep, bad dreams and other manifestations. It belongs to excessive thinking and a heart and spleen deficiency. Appropriate exercises such as jogging, Taijiquan and Qigong, etc. can relieve stress and regulate body and mind.
If the smell of sweat is fishy, it is mostly related to heat syndrome or damp-heat syndrome. The diet should be light, and you can drink chrysanthemums, green grass, etc. in water. Summer is sultry and sweating a lot, and there is thirst, dizziness, chest tightness, nausea, palpitation, weakness of limbs, tinnitus, elevated body temperature, etc. It is generally a sign of heatstroke. Move to a cool and ventilated place in time and add some light salt water for a short time. The inside can return to normal. The difference between night sweats and spontaneous sweating is that spontaneous sweating refers to sweating during the day, or it can be considered as sweating profusely with a little movement; this phenomenon is usually caused by deficiency of qi. Due to the decline of the patient's concentration function, the sweat cannot be focused, resulting in abnormal Sweat.
Night sweats refer to sweating during sleep at night, and the sweat stops on its own when waking up during the day. It is usually caused by yin deficiency. Nursing 1. Keep the air fresh in your home, avoid smoke and dust stimulation, and pay attention to temperature and humidity. 2. Wipe your body and change clothes in time to avoid being overly thick, and to prevent collapse due to excessive sweating. 3. Patients should take high-protein foods, such as meat, eggs, milk, etc., to supplement their nutrition. 4. A lot of night sweats should drink plenty of water to add enough water.
Source: Popularization of Medicinal Materials
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身体盗汗,是哪里出问题了?
大爱双成
2019-07-08 10:31
出汗是人体的一种自然现象,中医认为,当人体阴阳失衡、脏腑功能失调时则会出现异常出汗。对于异常出汗我们做了个简单总结,一起来看看吧。
白天出汗过多
无论冬夏,在白天不活动或轻微活动的情况下,常汗出不止,常伴有身体虚弱、说话声音较低、食欲差、易感冒等特点。中医认为这是气虚的表现,饮食上可选择山药、豆浆、牛羊肉等,也可用党参或黄芪炖鸡,以补益机体,缓解气虚。还可通过动作舒缓的运动增强体质,如太极拳、八段锦等。
晚上出汗
睡着出汗,醒来汗止,中医称为“盗汗”。这些人常有手脚心热、心烦、面部发红发热、口咽干燥等症状,中医认为是阴虚表现,饮食上可选择百合、雪梨等滋阴之品,少吃羊肉、洋葱、姜、蒜等热性食物,也可用沙参、麦冬、五味子或西洋参等泡水饮用。
头汗过多
若暴饮暴食后出现头面部多汗,同时觉得上腹胀满、口渴、不欲饮食,多为积食,可通过减少进食量、吃清淡饮食缓解,也可吃点消化药;若伴随肢体沉重无力,胃胀不适,身体发热,舌苔厚而黄腻,是脾胃有湿热的表现,饮食宜清淡。孩子睡眠时出现轻微头汗属正常现象;但若伴有睡眠不实、烦躁不安、易惊吓、头发稀少等表现,要及时诊治。此外,老人和产后身体虚弱的女性,也会有头汗过多的情况,多属于气虚。
手足心多汗
如果手足心多汗伴有手脚心热、口咽干燥等,多属于阴虚有热;若手足心多汗伴随腹部胀满疼痛,大便不通,多属于肠道内有积粪,可服用通便药;若手足心多汗伴随口干、牙龈肿痛等,多属胃热,可服清胃热的中药。
心窝、胸口多汗
多见于一些脑力工作者,常伴有精神倦怠、食欲不振、睡眠差、多梦等表现,属于思虑过度而见心脾虚。可通过适当的运动如慢跑、太极拳、八段锦等缓解压力,调节身心。
出汗的气味
如果汗味腥臭,多与热证或湿热证有关,饮食宜清淡,可用菊花、茵陈等泡水饮。夏季闷热大量出汗,并出现口渴、头昏、胸闷、恶心、心慌、四肢无力、耳鸣、体温升高等,一般是中暑先兆,应及时转移到阴凉通风的地方,补充一些淡盐水,短时间内可恢复正常。
盗汗和自汗的区别
自汗指的是白天出汗,或者也可以认为是稍微一动就会大汗淋漓;这种现象通常是由于气虚所导致,由于患者的固摄功能下降,无法固摄住汗液,导致了异常的汗出。盗汗则是指夜间睡觉时出汗,白天醒来时汗液自行止住,通常是由于阴虚所造成的。
护理
1.居处保持空气新鲜,避免烟尘刺激,注意温湿度。
2.及时擦身,更换衣服,避免衣被过厚,同时防止因出汗过多而引起虚脱。
3.患者应进高蛋白食物,如肉类、蛋类、牛奶等,以补充营养。
4.大量盗汗应多喝水,以补充足够的水分。
来源:药材科普