Heart sweating

Sweating in the heart region, i.e., in the pit of the stomach (scrobiculus cordis). Heart sweating is associated with damage to the heart and spleen by anxiety, thought, fright, or fear.

Medicinal therapy: Supplement the heart and spleen; constrain the spirit and boost qì. Use formulas such as Pulse-Engendering Powder (生脉散 shēng mài sǎn), Spleen-Returning Decoction (归脾汤 guī pí tāng), or Heart-Supplementing Elixir (补心丹 bǔ xīn dān).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment on back transport points, HT, LI, and SI. Select BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), BL-15 (Heart Transport, 心俞 xīn shù), HT-7 (Spirit Gate, 神门 shén mén), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), SI-3 (Back Ravine, 后溪 hòu xī), and HT-6 (Yīn Cleft, 阴郄 yīn xī). Needle with supplementation.