Li Saimei's Experience in Treating Spontaneous Sweating Syndrome in Patients with Long COVID Based on Six-Meridian Syndrome Differentiation
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2025.03.029
- VernacularTitle:李赛美基于六经辨证治疗长新冠综合征患者自汗症经验
- Author:
Xinyi LIU
1
;
Jibin ZENG
;
Saimei LI
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学第七临床医学院,广东深圳 518101
- Keywords:
long COVID;
spontaneous sweating;
six-meridian syndrome differentiation;
disharmony between taiyangnutritiveqiand defensiveqi;
yangmingdamp-heat;
taiyincold-damp;
jueyinblood deficiency;
Li Saimei
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;42(3):741-745
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Various degrees of post-infection symptoms after novel coronavirus infection are called long COVID or post COVID-19 syndrome.Some of the patients with long COVID syndrome exhibit the symptoms of spontaneous sweating,fatigue and weakness,palpitation and shortness of breath.Following the theory of six-meridian syndrome differentiation and the clinical principle of prescriptions corresponding to syndromes,Professor Li Saimei differentiated the spontaneous sweating of patients with long COVID into four main types,namely spontaneous sweating due to disharmony between taiyang nutritive qi and defensive qi,spontaneous sweating due to Yangming damp-heat,spontaneous sweating due to taiyin cold-damp,and spontaneous sweating due to jueyin blood deficiency,which can be treated with Guizhi Decoction,Gegen Qinlian Decoction,Fuzi Lizhong Decoction,and Danggui Sini Decoction plus Erzhi Pills,respectively.In the view of Professor Li Saimei,spontaneous sweating in patients with long COVID may result from disharmony between nutritive qi and defensive qi,or from damp-heat pathogen,or from cold-damp pathogen,or from deficiency of qi and blood.Therefore,the therapies for spontaneous sweating should be focused on harmonizing nutritive qi and defensive qi,drying dampness and eliminating pathogens,warming meridians and nourishing blood.Moreover,protecting the heart-yin and heart-yang should be taken into account,and herbal medicines with the actions of activating heart-yang and replenishing heart-yin and herbs for tranquilizing and alleviating palpitation can be selected in clinic.
