Why Does Drinking Traditional Chinese Medicine Cause Sweating?

Sweating after taking traditional Chinese medicine is a reaction of the body detoxifying, which is beneficial and normal for human health. However, excessive sweating accompanied by symptoms of chills may occur. This situation reflects that the medicine is exerting its efficacy, helping to stimulate the body's lesions and regulate the body, remove toxins and coldness from the body, and expel them through sweat, thereby achieving good therapeutic effects. Therefore, if sweating occurs after taking traditional Chinese medicine due to this situation, it is beneficial to human health.

If a person's body is relatively weak, sweating after taking traditional Chinese medicine may easily induce side effects, leading to the body being unable to tolerate nourishment, consuming essence and qi, and making the person more weak. Excessive sweating can also easily induce dehydration. Therefore, although sweating after taking traditional Chinese medicine is normal, excessive sweating accompanied by symptoms of chills should be noted as it may be caused by excessive weakness of the body. It is advisable to stop taking the medicine as soon as possible to alleviate these symptoms. When taking medication, certain foods should not be consumed simultaneously to avoid reducing the efficacy or worsening the condition.

When taking traditional Chinese medicine to clear internal heat, hot foods such as onions, garlic, pepper, mutton, and dog meat should be avoided. When treating "cold syndromes" with traditional Chinese medicine, cold and raw foods should be avoided. If forbidden foods are consumed while taking these medications, the efficacy will be unsatisfactory or even have the opposite effect. When taking traditional Chinese medicine, strong tea should not be consumed as it contains tannic acid, which can affect the absorption of active ingredients in the medicine and reduce its efficacy. Other beverages such as coffee, cola, and Sprite should also be avoided, and plain water should be the main choice for drinking.

Patients with asthma and allergic dermatitis should eat less chicken, mutton, pork head, fish, shrimp, crab, etc. Because during asthma attacks, high-protein foods such as eggs, milk, fish, and shrimp can become aggravating factors that worsen the condition.