Blood vacuity spontaneous sweating

Spontaneous sweating stemming from blood vacuity. Spontaneous sweating is essentially associated with qì vacuity, but since blood vacuity invariably causes some degree of qì vacuity, it is also observed in blood vacuity patterns, especially when due to major blood loss where it is a sign of qì deserting with blood.

Medicinal therapy: Enrich yīn and supplement the blood using Four Agents Decoction (四物汤 sì wù tāng) plus astragalus (Astragali Radix, 黄芪 huáng qí). If blood vacuity is accompanied by heat, Chinese Angelica Six Yellows Decoction (当归六黄汤 dāng guī liù huáng tāng) can be used. Spontaneous sweating due to major blood loss requires emergency qì supplementation with Pure Ginseng Decoction (独参汤 dú shēn tāng) followed up with blood-supplementing formulas.

See spontaneous sweating.

Acumoxatherapy: For general blood vacuity, base treatment mainly on back transport points, SP, ST, LI, HT, and SI. Select LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), HT-6 (Yīn Cleft, 阴郄 yīn xī), SI-3 (Back Ravine, 后溪 hòu xī), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù), and BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù); needle with supplementation and moxa to enrich yīn and supplement the blood. Add LI-11 (Pool at the Bend, 曲池 qū chí) for blood vacuity with heat. For major blood loss, base treatment mainly on back transport points, CV, and SP. Select CV-6 (Sea of Qì, 气海 qì hǎi), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo), BL-17 (Diaphragm Transport, 膈俞 gé shù), BL-20 (Spleen Transport, 脾俞 pí shù), and BL-21 (Stomach Transport, 胃俞 wèi shù); needle with supplementation and large amounts of moxa; needle LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), HT-6 (Yīn Cleft, 阴郄 yīn xī), and SI-3 (Back Ravine, 后溪 hòu xī) to check sweating.