Hyperhidrosis pertains to heavy sweating not as a result of medication, heavy clothing, hot surroundings, or exertion over the entire body. “Spontaneous perspiration” is the term TCM (Traditional Chinese medicine) uses to refer to hyperhidrosis. TCM considers this disorder a type of disharmony in which protective qi is weakened, resulting in qi failing to manage the sweat pores and regulate the external body. Hyperhidrosis sufferers are likely to acquire boils, prickly heat, folliculitis, and skin-fold rashes on the body.
One may try a Chinese medicine remedy for relief, if physical evaluation rules out any underlying health problems, such as infections, low blood sugar, rheumatic fever, or hyperthyroidism.
Through particular examination procedures, TCM physicians can diagnose disharmony patterns. These patterns identify the pathological changes and determine the guidelines to be followed for selecting remedies. Tonifying herbs for yang or qi such as cinnamon, twig, ginseng, and root of astralagus are usually prescribed as herbal remedies to reinvigorate the external body and restore the sweat pores’ normal function. Ingredients with astringent qualities including immature peach, white peony root, fossil bone, glutinous rice straw root, gallnet of Chinese sumac, schisandra, root of ephedra, shriveled wheat, and oyster shell can all contribute in the prevention of excessive perspiration.
For daytime hyperhidrosis, the following are some of typical patterns of disharmony and a list of herbal remedies that can be prescribed:
Internally Obstructed Heat Phlegm
Symptoms: a rapid, rolling pulse; reddish tongue coated with greasy yellowish fur; dizziness or headache; insomnia; palpitations; thirst; hot flashes; irritability; shortness of breath; and excessive sweating
Goal of treatment: to stop excessive sweating, dissolve phlegm, and clear heat.
Herbal treatment recommended: schisandra, white peony root, and Calm the Stomach Powder formula
Yin and Qi Deficiency
Symptoms: floating or weak pulse; constipation; slight fever; dryness of the mouth; low temperature sensitivity; shortness of breath; fatigue; irritability; palpitations and frequent bouts of hyperhidrosis during the day and night.
Goal of treatment: to reduce heat, nourish yin, reinvigorate the external body, and replenish qi.
Herbal treatment recommended: oyster shell, bark or root of wolfberry, white peony root, Six Yellow Decoction formula, and Chinese Angelica
Accumulation of Internal Heat
Symptoms: forceful and surging pulse; reddish tongue coated with yellowish fur; irritability; hot sensation; flushed face; extreme thirst, and persistent sweating.
Goal of treatment: promote the production of body fluids, replenish qi, and purge internal heat.
Herbal treatment recommended: reed rhizome, golden thread rhizome, root of snakegourd, ginseng, and White Tiger Decoction formula.
Qi and Body Fluids Impaired By Summer Heat
Symptoms: weak but surging pulse; reddish tongue coated with dry yellowish fur; yellow scanty urine; stuffiness in the chest; annoyance; thirst; hot sensation in the body coupled with profuse sweating.
Goal of treatment: boost the production of body fluids, replenish qi, and clear summer heat.
Herbal treatment recommended: rhizome of fragrant Solomonseal, schisandra with Replenishing Qi Decoction and Wang’s Clearing Summer Heat formulae.
Yang Deficiency
Symptoms: a deep and weak pulse; pale tongue; sallow complexion; obesity; tightness in the chest; heart palpitations; loose bowels; weak appetite; chills or sensitivity to low temperatures; coldness of the limbs; and profuse sweating that develops over the entire body.
Goal of treatment: the treatment should promote harmony between the external and internal body, boost the yang qi; and warm the yang qi.
Herbal treatment recommended: schisandra, oyster shell, and processed aconite combined with decoction of Cinnamon Twig
A Deficient Protective Qi
Symptoms: a weak pulse; pale tongue; increased tendency to catch the flu or cold; a pale complexion; sensitivity to low temperatures; fatigue; shortness of breath; and frequent and profuse sweating during daytime which is aggravated after emotional stress of exertion.
Goal of treatment: treatment should arrest sweating, restore the strength of the external body, and replenish vital energy (qi).
Herbal treatment recommended: fossil bone, oyster shell, ephedra root combined with Jade Windscreen Powder formula.
Excessive Daytime Sweating Treatment Using Acupuncture in Linwood
To arrest excessive sweating, harmony between the internal and external body should be established and organ functioning regulated. These can all be accomplished with acupuncture therapy. This treatment will have more sustainable and better results when herbal remedies are used alongside it. The lung rules over protective qi, the heart and kidney are responsible for sweat function. The kidney is considered as the root of body, TCM doctors often select acupoints that lie along the lung, heart and kidney energy channels. For profuse daytime sweating the following are some important points commonly selected for stimulation:
– Si 3 (Hou hsi): This point is located meridian/channel of the small intestine meridian, and it is linked with the governor channel. Si 3 benefits yang qi and helping purge internal heat.
– Lu 10 (Yu ji): This acupoint is the lung meridian’s spring point. When stimulated, it can clear the heat in the abdomen and lungs.
– Ki 7 (Fu liu): This is the kidney meridian’s river point. When, stimulated, the Ki 7 can enrich the yin of the body.
– Li 4 (He gu): This acupoint is the large intestine meridian’s source point. Li 4 stimulation can lead to the normalization of qi and blood circulation on the surface of the body.
Healthy Tips For Hyperhidrosis Sufferers
For people who sweat profusely, internal heat is an important factor as it helps promote the vaporization of body fluids. Hyperhidrosis may indicate that the body needs to cool down because it is overheated. This means that the sufferer should limit or avoid the eating of spicy and hot foods and avoid smoking and alcohol, as well. He/she needs to consume more foods that promote the production of body fluids and foods that have a cooling effect. These can include soybean sprouts, eggplant, orange, loquat fruit, sugarcane, water chestnut, peach, apricot, plum, pineapple, apple, tomato, wild rice stem, lotus root, and Chinese cabbage. Cooked foods are prepared for daily meals which can provide the right amount of water to the body.
Hyperhidrosis individuals can also benefit from regular exercises as they help boost resistance to fight diseases and strengthen the body’s ability to control sweating. They need to also know that perspiration can be triggered by stress and so should learn how to control their stress. Supreme Ultimate Fist and Qigong practice are excellent ways to relax. If possible, change clothing once they are soaked. Fresh clothes should be worn every day. Always wipe the sweat off as it can lessen the likelihood of boils, prickly heat rashes or other skin complications.
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