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When blood is despoliated, there is no sweat; when sweat is despoliated, there is no blood

夺血者无汗，夺汗者无血 〔奪血者無汗，奪汗者無血〕 duó xuè zhě wú hàn, duó hàn zhě wú xuè

From The Magic Pivot (灵枢 líng shū, yíng wèi shēng huì piān). Because liquid and blood are of the same source, drastic loss of the blood reduces sweat, and drastic loss of sweat reduces the blood. For this reason, patients who have bled should not be allowed to sweat, and in patients who have sweated, nothing should be done that causes wear on the blood. See heart governs sweat; heart governs the blood and vessels.

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