"Why Does My Face Tend to Sweat Easily?"

Causes and Treatments of Excessive Facial Sweating

Excessive sweating on the face may stem from kidney deficiency, neuralgia, or high ambient temperatures. Below are the potential causes and corresponding treatments:

1. Kidney Deficiency

Individuals with kidney deficiency are prone to excessive sweating. Treatment: Benyiyuan can aid in treatment, but medication alone is insufficient. Patients should adopt a healthy lifestyle, eat a balanced diet, exercise moderately, ensure ample sleep, avoid late nights, and minimize stress.

2. Neuralgia

Neuralgia can trigger excessive sweating, particularly in response to stimuli. Treatment: Consult a psychologist and address neuralgia through psychological and pharmacological therapies. Patients should cultivate a healthy mindset and reduce stress. If stress is unavoidable due to work or study, engage in stress-relieving activities.

3. Environmental Issues

High ambient temperature is a natural cause of sweating. Treatment: Maintain a comfortable indoor temperature, ensure proper ventilation, and take precautions against heat exposure outdoors.

Management of Excessive Sweating

1. Night Sweats

Night sweats often manifest as hot hands and feet, irritation, facial flushing, and dry mouth/throat, indicative of yin deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Incorporate yin-nourishing foods like lilies and pears into your diet, avoid heat-inducing foods (mutton, onions, garlic). Consume infusions made from radix codonopsis, radix ophiopogonis, schisandra, or radix panacis quinquefolii.

2. Excessive Sweating on the Head

Men may experience excessive sweating on the head and face after overeating, accompanied by upper abdominal distension, thirst, and loss of appetite. This may be due to indigestion. Treatment: Reduce food intake, opt for light meals, and consider digestive medication. If accompanied by heavy limbs, gastric discomfort, nausea, fever, and a thick, yellow, greasy tongue coating, it may suggest damp-heat in the spleen and stomach, requiring a light diet.

3. Excessive Sweating During the Day

Daytime excessive sweating is often associated with symptoms like physical weakness, low voice, poor appetite, and frequent colds, indicative of qi deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Diet: Include foods like yam, soy milk, beef, and mutton. Use codonopsis or astragalus to stew chicken or bone marrow for nourishment and qi deficiency alleviation. Additionally, gentle exercises like Tai Chi and Baduanjin, which combine movement and stillness, can enhance physical fitness.