We often talk about sweating excessively, which is actually what traditional Chinese medicine calls spontaneous sweating or night sweats. If you sweat excessively, you may feel weak and dizzy. So what's the deal with excessive sweating? What are some dietary therapies for cold sweating?
What causes excessive sweating?
1. Weakness of the body
Excessive sweating, as the name suggests, is caused by weakness of the body. It can occur on its own or in the course of various diseases.
It is more common in children. Some children sweat excessively after falling asleep, and occasionally feel cold. This is what is known as "excessive sweating" in medicine.
2. Medications
Some children may experience excessive sweating due to weakened body, colds, fever, or hepatitis, and the use of large amounts of antibiotics (or other medications).
Adults can also experience excessive sweating. Some people with weak constitutions may sweat all over or in specific areas for no reason, or even have profuse sweating. This is also "excessive sweating."
3. Diseases
When people suffer from certain acute or chronic diseases, or women who have just given birth, due to their weak constitution, they often experience excessive sweating.
What to do about excessive sweating?
1. Strengthen physical exercise
In most cases, excessive sweating is a manifestation of physical weakness and fragility.
Therefore, to change this situation, it is necessary to strengthen physical exercise, enhance physical fitness through exercise, and when the body becomes stronger, excessive sweating can be controlled.
2. Get enough rest
Excessive sweating is sometimes caused by overwork. Therefore, it may be helpful to try to rest well for a day or a few days to relieve excessive sweating.
3. Ensure adequate sleep
Many people experience excessive sweating during sleep, which indicates insufficient sleep.
Therefore, to alleviate the symptoms of excessive sweating, it is important to ensure normal rest and sleep quality every day.
Dietary therapies for excessive sweating
1. Huangqi Ermihua Drink
Ingredients: 30g astragalus, 30g lotus root, 15g ephedra root, 30g honey.
Usage: Put the three ingredients in a pot with 3 bowls of water, boil until 1 bowl remains, remove the residue, add honey and dissolve it, and drink it in two servings. Take once a day.
Efficacy: Suitable for those with qi deficiency and sweating.
2. Floating Wheat and Sheep Stomach Soup
Ingredients: 30g floating wheat, 50g sheep stomach.
Usage: Put the floating wheat in a clean cloth bag, wash the sheep stomach and cut it into pieces, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer on low heat until the floating wheat and sheep stomach are cooked. Remove the cloth bag, season, and consume the stomach and drink the soup. Divide into several servings and consume within a day, continuously for 5-10 days.
Efficacy: It has the effect of invigorating the spleen and stopping sweating, and is effective for excessive sweating due to weakness.
3. Huangqi Hongzao Soup
Ingredients: 15g astragalus, 20 red dates.
Usage: Add an appropriate amount of water, simmer on low heat for 1 hour. Take once a day, divided into 2-3 servings, continuously for 10 days.
Efficacy: Effective for sweating due to deficiency of qi and failure of the defense system.
4. Lily and Lotus Seed Drink
Ingredients: 20g lily, 30g lotus seeds, 30g rock sugar.
Usage: Wash the lily and lotus seeds, put them in a pot with an appropriate amount of water, and simmer slowly until the lily and lotus seeds are cooked. Add rock sugar and dissolve it. Consume once a day for several days.
Efficacy: Suitable for those with yin deficiency and sweating.
