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Yáng sweating

阳汗 〔陽汗〕yáng hàn

Also heat sweating. Jing-Yue’s Complete Compendium (景岳全书 jǐng yuè quán shū, zá zhèng mó) states, Yáng sweating is heat sweating... In yáng-pattern spontaneous sweating or night sweating, if mere examination of the pulse and patterns reveals fire, or night heat effusion with vexation and thirst, or hot stool and liking for cold things, this is yáng exuberance with yīn vacuity. Chinese Angelica Six Yellows Decoction (当归六黄汤 dāng guī liù huáng tāng) is the first choice of treatment; Yīn-Safeguarding Brew (保阴煎 bǎo yīn jiān) is also wondrously effectively. If there is mild fire in the yīn aspect, use formulas like All Yīn Brew (一阴煎 yī yīn jiān) or All Yīn Variant Brew (加减一阴煎 jiā jiǎn yī yīn jiān). If there is disquieted heart fire, with vexation, agitation, and sweating, use formulas like Cinnabar Spirit-Quieting Pill (朱砂安神丸 zhū shā ān shén wán), Celestial Emperor Heart-Supplementing Elixir (天王补心丹 tiān wáng bǔ xīn dān), or Pulse-Engendering Powder (生脉散 shēng mài sǎn). There is also a condition that is not yīn vacuity, that arises simply because of sweltering internal heat that causes blood heat and profuse sweating. This is treated with Qì-Righting Decoction (正气汤 zhèng qì tāng), Coptis and Peony Decoction (黄芩芍药汤 huáng qín sháo yào tāng), or Clearing Transforming Beverage (清化饮 qīng huà yǐn).

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