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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to profuse sweating |
| Shi Wei Xiang Ru Yin Ten-Ingredient Decoction with Elsholtzia |
Releases Cold from the Exterior; Transforms internal Dampness; Tonifies Stomach-Qi and Spleen-Qi. | External Cold and Dampness. | Chills; Slight fever; Profuse sweating; Summer disease (according to the Wan Bing Hui Chun). |
| Gu Zhen Tang Stabilize the True Decoction |
Warms Spleen and Kidneys; Tonifies Spleen and Kidneys; Restores the Yang; Disperses Cold. | Chronic Spleen Wind from exhaustion of the true or Yang Qi. | Lethargy; Listlessness; Profuse sweating; Ptyalism; Severe drowsiness; Watery diarrhea; Pale complexion; Pasty-white complexion; Rhythmic spasm of the extremities; Pale tongue, thin-white coating; Hidden-Deep pulse (Fú Chen). |
| Sheng Mai San Generate the Pulse Powder; Sheng Mai Powder; Ginseng and Ophiopogonis Powder |
Tonifies Qi; Promotes generation of Body Fluids; Preserves the Yin; Stops sweating. | Concurrent Deficiency of Qi and Yin, primarily of the Lungs. Profuse sweating due to Summer-Heat or heatstroke, leading to Qi and Yin Deficiency. | Asthenia; Breathlessness; Cardiac Lung; Chronic bronchitis; Chronic cough; Collapse; Difficult to expectorate phlegm; Fatigue; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Spontaneous sweating; Ventricular arrhythmia; Angina pectoris; Coronary disorders; Dry mouth; Introversion; Myocardial infarction; Rheumatic heart disease; Thirst; Pale, dry tongue (red, dry tongue - Summer-Heat); Weak-Fine-Empty pulse (Ruo Xi Xu). |