Treating hyperhidrosis from liver and spleen
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2024.04.008
- VernacularTitle:从肝脾论治多汗症
- Author:
Mengzhen WANG
1
;
Yue LUO
;
Ziyu LIU
;
Fengyi GUO
;
Yuanping YIN
;
Xiao YANG
Author Information
1. 辽宁中医药大学 沈阳 110847
- Keywords:
hyperhidrosis;
sweating disease;
harmonzing liver and spleen;
Xiaoyao Powder
- From:
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;47(4):490-495
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Hyperhidrosis is a disease in which excessive sweat is secreted,resulting in an abnormal increase in systemic or local perspiration.In traditional Chinese medicine,hyperhidrosis belongs to the category of sweating disease.It is caused by an imbalance between yin and yang and abnormal excretion of body fluid.Many doctors treat the sweating disease from the perspective of heart,lung,and kidney;in contrast,we discuss the etiology and pathogenesis of hyperhidrosis from the perspective of liver and spleen,explain the significance of harmonizing the liver and spleen to improve the sweating disease,and put forward the key pathogenic factors of stagnation liver qi and spleen deficiency,and disharmony between nutrient qi and defensive qi,and the imbalance between yin and yang are the key pathogenic factor.Most of the clinical treatment start from the liver and spleen.The main treatment principle is based on soothing the liver and relieving depression,invigorating the spleen and nourishing blood,and regulating and harmonizing the nutrient qi and defensive qi,paying attention to the relationship between qi and blood in zangfu organs,invigorating the spleen and replenishing qi to consolidate its foundation,soothing the liver and relieving depression to regulate its qi,and invigorating qi and blood and perspiration.Treatment can be supplemented with Xiaoyao Powder plus-minus,mainly to strengthen liver wood and spleen soil,acquire nourishment,smooth qi,nourish the five zang,reconcile qi and blood,enhance physical strength and peace of mind,ensure sufficient qi to arrest sweating,coordinate the liver and spleen,balance the ascending and descending phases,and harmonize the five zang organs.
