Analysis of Abnormal Sweating of Diabetes Mellitus from Perspective of"Internal Impairment of Spleen and Stomach Causing Various Diseases"
The understanding of"internal impairment of spleen and stomach causing various diseases"was put forward in Treatise on Spleen and Stomach.Based on this theory,we discussed the pathogenesis,syndrome differentiation and treatment of abnormal sweating of diabetes mellitus.It was believed that the development of this disease is caused by improper diet and overstrain,which firstly impairs the spleen and stomach,consumes primordial qi,causing yin fire ascending,then disharmony between nutrient qi and defensive qi,yang impairment affecting yin,and finally leading to abnormal sweating.The treatment should pay attention to diabetes mellitus and take into account sweating syndrome.We should first recommend diet therapy,increase the amount of sweet herbs,supplement yang and reduce fire,balance qi and fire.The close relationship between abnormal sweating of diabetes mellitus and function of spleen and stomach of middle energizer should be clarified in order to improve the clinical therapeutic effect of syndrome differentiation.
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