Sweating is not uncommon in summer.
Seeing that the temperature is getting higher and higher, I can’t stop sweating when I go out for a walk.
In this season when sweat is gradually “unrestrained”, let’s chat with you about the little thing “sweat”~
Sweat is the best “skin care product” for summer!
As the saying goes: “If you don’t sweat in summer, you will get sick in autumn.”
However, modern people sweat less and less in summer. Stay at home and turn on the air conditioner, drive out and turn on the air conditioner, and also have the air conditioner when you go to shopping malls and office buildings…
People no longer suffer from heat and heat, and they seem to be comfortable and refreshing, but in fact they are laying the root of the disease for autumn and winter!
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Sweat is actually a physiological phenomenon of body heat dissipation, and the process of sweating is completed by the regulation of the nervous system.
If you don’t sweat all the time, your skin’s metabolism will slow down, making it difficult to excrete waste from your body, and your complexion will look pale and unhealthy.
At the same time, qi and blood flow slower, which naturally affects digestion, resulting in unpleasant food; and neural activity will also be affected, making it difficult to sleep well at night.
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If you sweat a little in summer, it has a health care effect that you can’t imagine.
In the hot summer, the body’s qi is released, sweating a little, the qi and blood are smooth, the metabolism is accelerated, at the same time, it can also speed up the gastrointestinal motility and promote digestion.
Furthermore, Chinese medicine pays attention to time, place and person. When the temperature is high, the human body should sweat normally in order to dissipate heat.
In short, sweat is the best “skin care product” for summer!
However, it should be noted that sweating too much is not necessarily a good thing, especially these three kinds of sweat-
Producing these 3 kinds of sweat indicates that there is a big problem with the body!
1. Night sweats
Most people sweat at night because the room temperature is high, especially with children, especially on hot summer days.
Therefore, if you sweat in the middle of the night, you should first check yourself whether the sleeping environment is too hot.
If the indoor temperature is not high, but in the middle of the night or at dawn, you will find that the chest, back, thighs and other places sweat a lot, and it is “sleep and sweat, wake up and stop sweating”, which is called “night sweat” in traditional Chinese medicine. “.
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People who have night sweats at night are often accompanied by insomnia, hot hands and feet, upset, flushed cheeks, dry oropharynx, etc., which are mostly caused by kidney yin deficiency and liver fire.
At this time, you can find a Chinese medicine doctor for diagnosis and treatment to differentiate your own constitution and take medicines according to the symptoms, but do not blindly take medicines and supplements.
In addition, night sweats may also be caused by tuberculosis. If the night sweats are accompanied by symptoms such as fever, weight loss, cough and sputum, it is best to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.
2. The palms and soles of the feet sweat a lot
People who are prone to sweating on their palms, feet and armpits, usually have discomfort in the spleen, stomach and intestines.
“Shanghan Ming Theory” pointed out, “It is mostly caused by the damp steaming of the spleen and stomach, and it is caused by the limbs, hands and feet.”
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In addition, excessive hand sweating may also be caused by hyperhidrosis, usually caused by excessive sweat gland secretion.
If it’s hand hyperhidrosis, you’ll have to go to the hospital.
Generally speaking, it is not particularly serious that can be controlled by drugs; if it seriously affects life and work, surgery can be used, which is currently the only effective way to treat hand hyperhidrosis.
3, partial sweat
The so-called “partial sweating” means sweating on one side of the body and no sweat on the other side. This condition is usually seen in patients with hemiplegia.
It should be noted that partial sweating may also be a sign of stroke.
If you have partial sweating and are accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, headache, vomiting, and unconsciousness, it may be a sign of a stroke.
At this time, you must be vigilant, call 120 immediately, and seek emergency medical attention.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, sweat is a metabolite of body fluid, and blood sweat is the same source. Therefore, excessive sweating will consume gas, damage body fluid and damage heart and blood.
Therefore, people who sweat a lot can try the following methods-
People who sweat a lot must drink 1 drink and press 2 acupoints often!
1. Drink Shengmai Drink
People who sweat a lot in summer are mostly qi and yin deficiency. The so-called qi and yin deficiency means both qi deficiency and yin deficiency.
If you want to nourish qi and nourish yin, you might as well try the famous recipe “Shengmai Yin”.
The medicine of Shengmai Yin is very simple. There are only three herbs of ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis, but they can nourish, clear, and restrain, and have very good effects of invigorating Qi and promoting body fluid, nourishing yin and stopping sweating.
Among them, ginseng is the main medicine, which not only replenishes vitality, but also nourishes yin and promotes body fluid; Ophiopogon japonicus, can nourish yin, and can clear the heart and moisten the lungs;
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Note: To make Shengmai Yin, ordinary people can use Taizishen, which has relatively mild medicinal properties; the elderly or those with severe qi deficiency can use Korean ginseng and red ginseng, which have stronger medicinal properties.
Practice (1~2 people):
Take 15~30 grams of Taizi ginseng (10~15 grams of Codonopsis ginseng / 3~5 grams of American ginseng / 3 grams of Korean ginseng or 3 grams of red ginseng can also be used), 10 grams of Ophiopogon japonicus (the amount of Ophiopogon japonicus can be appropriately increased for those with severe yin deficiency) , Schisandra 5 g, water 1000ml, cook together to 500~600ml.
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2, massage 2 points
①Hegu Point
Positioning: Open the thumb and index finger, place the joint stripe of the thumb of the other hand on the tiger’s mouth, and point the tip of the thumb to the place.
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Method: During the operation, use the thumb of one hand to press and rub the Hegu acupoint of the opposite hand vigorously to produce a feeling of soreness.
②Fluid Point
Location: It is located two finger widths up between the medial malleolus of the calf and the Achilles tendon.
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Methods: Gently rub with the pulp of the thumb to feel a little soreness.
The above two acupoints, one yin and one yang, one surface and one li, one viscera and one viscera, are the “best partners” for antiperspirant.
Hegu acupoint should be rubbed intensively, and Fuliu acupoint should be rubbed lightly. When sweating too much, you can first press and knead the Hegu point for 2 minutes, until you feel obvious soreness, and then gently massage the Fuliu point for 2 minutes.
Note: Daily massage of Hegu and Fuliu points can relieve the symptoms of excessive sweating to a certain extent. However, if you continue to sweat profusely and are accompanied by other discomforts, you still need to go to a regular hospital for detailed examination and treatment. (Daily push for health care)