Traditional Chinese Medicine says sweat is the fluid of the heart sweating not only regulates body temperature but also reflects the internal condition of the body Normally sweating in hot weather or after exercise is a normal bodily response but if you always sweat a lot in a certain area it is your body sending an abnormal signal
Different areas of sweating often correspond to various issues within the body. Next, I will discuss four common areas where excessive sweating occurs:
1、Excessive sweating on the forehead: stomach heat
Sweating on the forehead is closely related to stomach heat, mostly due to irregular diet, emotional stagnation and fire, and external wind-heat causing heat to rise to the head and face, leading to local sweating. Such individuals often experience symptoms such as bad breath, dry mouth and throat, thirst with a preference for cold drinks, gum bleeding, and dry stools.
2、profuse sweating on the chest: deficiency of both the heart and spleen
The relationship between chest sweating and deficiency of both the heart and spleen is close. Deficiency of heart qi or heart yin can lead to insufficient nourishment of the heart spirit, thereby triggering symptoms such as palpitations and insomnia. Such individuals often experience chest sweating even when sitting quietly, especially during sleep at night, and are frequently accompanied by symptoms like poor appetite, fatigue, palpitations, and insomnia with excessive dreaming.
3、Excessive sweating of palms and soles: Spleen deficiency with damp-heat
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that excessive sweating of the hands and feet is closely related to spleen deficiency and damp-heat. The spleen governs the transportation and transformation of water and dampness. If the spleen is deficient, the metabolism of water and dampness will be disrupted, leading to the accumulation of dampness in the body, which is then expelled through sweating of the hands and feet. Such individuals often experience symptoms such as sticky sweat on the hands and feet, bitter taste in the mouth, dark yellow urine, and a yellow, greasy tongue coating.
4,Back sweat: Kidney deficiency
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the back belongs to yang, and the kidneys govern the yang of the entire body. Yang qi has the function of consolidation and containment. If kidney yang is insufficient, yang qi cannot properly consolidate and contain body fluids, which can easily lead to sweating on the back. Such individuals often experience symptoms such as aversion to cold, cold limbs, low spirits, fatigue, cold pain in the lower back and knees, and decreased libido.
It should be noted that although excessive sweating in different areas corresponds to different issues, each person's symptoms vary. It is recommended that you first observe the areas where you sweat and promptly consult a professional traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. Only after diagnosis based on tongue and pulse conditions should medication be used. This approach ensures both safety and effectiveness, avoiding the burden on the body caused by blind regulation.
