The previous article talked about the theoretical basis of sweating and steaming treatment and what problems can be improved, interested friends can take a look at the previous article. Today's article talks about the points, contraindications and mechanisms of sweat steaming.
First, sweating, sweating points:
As mentioned earlier, proper sweating can quickly remove diseases and relieve discomfort, and the effect is immediate; Improper sweating is not only ineffective, but will aggravate the condition. So it is very important to master the method of sweating, let's talk about what are the main points of sweating.
Medical saint Zhang Zhongjing is good at using sweating to treat diseases, and in his book "Typhoid Miscellaneous Diseases" on the main points of sweating in detail, mentioning that sweating needs to be "all over the body slightly like sweating is good, not like water", so the first point of sweating is to make the whole body sweat slightly, not sweat profusely; It also mentioned that "where sweating, want to make the hands and feet together, soak for a while", mentioning that sweating in addition to the slight sweating of the whole body including the hands and feet, the time of sweating is also required, it is best to continue to sweat slightly for 1 hour (equivalent to 2 hours in modern times); Zhongjing also mentioned that sweating should be "stopped when the disease is hit, and there is no need to exhaust the medicine", mentioning that sweating needs to be stopped moderately, and sweating needs to be stopped when the disease improves, and you can't sweat all the time, which can easily lead to physical weakness; And before sweating, you can drink some hot porridge to replenish energy and help sweating.
Sweat steaming also needs to follow the above points, it is best to sweat slightly all over the body when sweating, not sweating; Moreover, the frequency of sweat steaming should not be too frequent, frequent sweat steaming will lead to the loss of water and electrolytes in the body, resulting in reduced blood pressure, dizziness, palpitation, fatigue, dry skin; It is more suitable for about 30 minutes at a time, and you need to replenish water and food in time before and after sweating; The skin is loose after sweating, pay attention to keeping warm, avoid feeling the wind cold, and do not eat raw and cold food; Fasting, drinking, full food should not sweat, easy to appear hypoglycemia, hypotension, dizziness, indigestion and other discomfort; Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the winter lord is closed, and if it is not a special situation in winter, it is not advisable to sweat, so it is best to sweat less in winter.
Second, sweating, sweating contraindications:
Although sweating and sweat steaming are better for early discharge of diseases and smooth qi and blood, it is also necessary to strictly grasp the indications and contraindications, if it is not suitable for people to sweat or sweat steam, it is easy to damage health and aggravate the condition.
Zhongjing recorded nine contraindications to Xinwen sweating in "Typhoid Miscellaneous Diseases", in summary, the main body deficiency (yin deficiency, yang deficiency, blood deficiency, qi deficiency) should be cautious with Xinwen sweating, and those with heavier internal heat should also use Xinwen sweating with caution. The contraindications to sweat steaming are basically the same as the contraindications to Xinwen sweating, and there are severe hypertension, heart disease, bleeding diseases, female menstruation, active tuberculosis, advanced cancer, skin breakage, and the elderly and frail, pregnant women, infants and young children should be used with caution.
The following is a list of typical manifestations of people with yin deficiency, yang deficiency, blood deficiency, qi deficiency, and heavy internal heat for everyone to judge.
Typical manifestations of yin deficiency: dry mouth, chapped lips, dry stool, fatigue, hot hands and feet, irritability, sore back and soft legs, dry skin, red tongue and less moss, fine pulse.
Typical manifestations of yang deficiency: dull mouth, loose stool, fatigue, cold limbs, indifferent expression, sore back and soft legs, decreased libido, long urine, light tongue, tooth marks or watery moss, and heavy pulse.
Typical manifestations of blood deficiency: pale eyelids, lips, nails and other mucous membranes, pale complexion, fatigue, cold limbs, dizziness and panic, light tongue, thin white moss, weak pulse.
Typical manifestations of qi deficiency: easy to catch a cold, easy to sweat, shortness of breath and fatigue, cold limbs, fear of cold, clear and long urine, loose stool, or organs drooping tongue light, tooth marks on the edges, weak pulse.
Typical manifestations of heavy internal heat: dry mouth, bitter mouth, easy to get hot (including frequent mouth ulcers, swollen and painful gums, sore throat, ear pus, coughing up yellow sputum, nosebleeds, dry stool, painful urination and yellow urine), red face, red tongue, moss yellow, pulse number.
In the above cases, caution should be used with Xinwen sweating medicine (including ephedra, laurel branch, qianghuo, fine spices, baizhi, wattle, windproof, ginger, etc.) and sweat steaming.
However, cautious use of Xinwen sweating medicine, does not mean that sweating treatment can not be completely impossible, Qing Dynasty famous doctor Cheng Zhongling proposed in the "Medical Heart Understanding, Medical Eight Methods": according to different people's physique, different sweating methods are required: "In short, all yang deficiency should make up for sweating." All those who are yin and weak should nourish yin and sweat. Those who are hot should be cool and sweaty. Those who suffer from cold should sweat warmly. Those who are injured should sweat. Those who feel heavy and solid, sweat should be heavy, ephedra soup. Those who feel light and weak, sweat should be light, fragrant and dispersed."
Third, the mechanism of modern medical sweating treatment:
The modern famous doctor Qiu Dewen discussed the modern medical mechanism of sweating treatment in his book "Ten Treatises on the Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine": (1) It can promote sweat secretion and vasodilation response, which is conducive to strengthening the body's phagocyte defense ability, excreting toxins, and inhibiting the growth of bacteria and viruses; (2) Improve blood circulation in the body, promote the absorption of local inflammation and the excretion of metabolites; (3) Expand peripheral blood vessels to dissipate body heat and thus play a deferothermic role; (4) Through sweating and improvement of systemic blood circulation, the glomerular filtration rate is improved, thereby excreting excess water from the body.
4. Remedy of excessive sweating:
Excessive sweating can lead to a series of adverse reactions, Western medicine will lead to a large loss of water and electrolytes, resulting in a lack of water and electrolytes in the body to maintain normal physiological functions, Chinese medicine for a lot of sweating, will lead to the deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang, resulting in a series of physical deficiency performance.
Excessive sweating may cause irritability, dry mouth, oligouria, constipation, dizziness, palpitation, fatigue, chills, convulsions and other changes. After sweating, drink warm boiled water or warm salt water in time, or vegetable soup, juice, etc. to supplement water and electrolytes, you can also drink rehydration salt, severe cases can go to the hospital intravenous electrolyte supplementation.
For patients who can not be completely relieved by the above methods, traditional Chinese medicine can also be used to improve the physical weakness caused by excessive sweating, Zhongjing mentioned in "Typhoid Fever" that the remedy for yang deficiency caused by sweating, "Where after sweating, sweat leaks endlessly, its people are vicious, it is difficult to urinate, the limbs are slightly anxious, it is difficult to flex and extend, and the guizhi and aconite soup are the masters."
The contraindications to sweating mentioned the typical manifestations of qi, blood, yin and yang deficiency, and the yang deficiency caused by excessive sweating can be used aconite Lizhong pill or guifu dihuang pill; Yin deficiency caused by excessive sweating can be used with Liuwei Dihuang Pill or Zuogui Pill; Proprietary Chinese medicine for qi deficiency caused by excessive sweating can be used with astragalus essence or jade screen granules or tonic pills; Excessive sweating caused by qi and blood deficiency Chinese proprietary medicine can use Bazhen granules; Qi, yin and deficiency caused by excessive sweating, Chinese proprietary medicine can be drunk with Shengmai oral liquid. However, each person's situation is different, and it is recommended to apply the drug under the guidance of a doctor, and do not self-medicate to avoid adverse reactions.
Combined with two articles on sweat steaming, the theoretical basis, indications, contraindications, points, mechanism, and remedy of excessive sweating. More medical knowledge will be discussed later, and you can continue to pay attention if you are interested.