Excessive Sweating Patterns Flashcards
Wind-cold exterior vacuity
(Taiyang wind-strike)
Hot sweating + fever, aversion to wind and cold
Wind-warm exterior pattern (defense aspect)
hot sweating + fever and Sl. aversion to wind and cold
Internal Repletion (excess) Heat Pattern
great sweat and hot sweat + fever, thirst w/ desire for cold fluids.
if externally contracted heat disease, may be shiver sweating.
Damp- heat Qi aspect Pattern
hot sweating or brow sweating.
often accompanied by signs such as unsurfaced fever and the emission of sweat w/o resolution of heat.
lower burner damp heat pattern
hot sweating + manifestations of damp heat pouring downward such as:
fluctuating generalized fever
heaviness in body
fatigue
short, reddish urine
irregular stools
In women: yellow smelly vaginal d/c and itching of external yin.
Occasionally there may be yin sweat + damp heat signs (above).
Qi Vacuity Pattern
spontaneous sweating, or vacuity sweating
+
pale face,
dizziness,
SOB,
lazy speech,
Spirit fatigue and lack of strength-worse with exertion.
T: pale and flabby, white fur.
P: vacuous
Yin Vacuity Pattern
night sweating, might be 1/2 body sweating, head sweating or sweating from hands and feet.
(Might be combined with spontaneous sweating)
+
tidal fevers, vexing heat of the 5 hearts,
T: red w/ scanty, dry fur
P: fine and rapid
yang collapse pattern
desertion sweating, sometimes brow sweating.
sweat is clear, thin, cool
+
cool muscles, skin,
reversal cold of the hands and feet,
weak breath,
weak pulse about to expire,
pale moist lips and tongue or green-blue-purple lips and tongue
yin collapse pattern
desertion sweating, sometimes brow sweating
and sweat is hot and sticky
+
hot skin and muscles,
warm hands and feet
P: fine, rapid, racing, forceless
often also red cheek bones as if wearing make-up
spirit fatigue w/ vexation
SOB
rough panting
preference for cold drinks
red and dry lips
T: red
Dual Vacuity of Heart and Spleen
Spontaneous sweating, occasionally heart sweating
often accompanied by:
yellow face
diminished intake
abdominal distention
sloppy stools
fatigue
lack of strength
HT palpitations
poor memory
insomnia
copious dreaming
Sweat Block Patterns
- wind-cold exterior repletion (excess) pattern (tai yang cold damage pattern)
- True heat/false cold pattern (heat reversal pattern-yang trapped inside)
- may be seen in pediatric summer heat
- may be seen in qi vacuity patterns
- might involve yellow sweat+ lumbus pain, inhibited urination, deep slow pulse. (caused by combination of wind, water, damp and heat evapporating and spilling out.
Wind-cold Exterior Repletion Pattern (taiyang cold damage pattern)
lack of sweating + aversion to cold +fever
True heat/false cold
lack of sweat + aversion to cold or cold shivering
deep pulse
no desire for more clothes or covering
burning heat in chest or abdomen
vexing thirst w/ desire for cold
loud voice
rough breathing
constipation
reddish urine
T: purple w/ burnt yellow and dry fur
P: deep, slippery, rapid, forceful
