治气虚阳弱，虚汗不止，肢体倦怠。
黄 （蜜炙） 附子（泡去皮、脐） 等分，每服四钱，水煎临卧服。
治气血虚而自汗。
黄 肉桂（各一钱五分） 白芍药（三钱） 甘草（一钱） 煨姜（五片） 枣二枚，水煎一
钟，入稠饧一大匙，再煎一沸服。
治盗汗发热，火实阴虚之圣药。
黄 当归 生地黄 熟地黄 黄芩 黄连 黄柏 水煎服。
盗汗者，乘人之睡而出，有如盗也。阴虚而睡，则卫外之阳乘虚陷入阴中，表液失
其固卫，故 然汗出。寤则阳气用事，卫气复出于表，汗即止矣。当归地黄滋阴之药
也，芩连、黄柏降火之药也，盗汗之余，腠理不固，故以黄 补表，但既曰阴虚，则元
气有降而无升？肃杀之气方深而复用肃杀之剂，毋乃犯虚虚之戒乎？惟火高气强者，不
得已而暂用之，不然寒凉损胃，祸更深耳。
（张）见阴虚不足，蒸蒸内热，津液妄泄为汗者，此方用之。
熟地（七八钱） 丹皮（一钱五分） 山茱（二钱） 茯苓（一钱五分） 山药（二钱四分）
泽泻（盐水炒，一钱） 麦冬（二钱） 五味子（八分） 地骨皮（一钱） 生白芍（一钱二分）
加灯心莲子水煎，食前温服。虚极者，冲参汤服。
（张）见阳虚不能敛汗者，此方主之。
人参（二三钱） 炙黄 （一钱） 炒黄白术（三四钱） 五味子（八分） 水煎食前服。虚极者
加熟附子八分，炙甘草六分。
（张）见心气不足，脾气亦虚，津液妄泄为汗者，以归脾汤去木香加五味主之。以
上三法，皆求本之治，不止汗而汗自止，所谓不治之治也。
丹溪用二桑叶，焙干，为末，空心米饮调服，是止盗汗。
团参汤
方见前。
一方
治当心汗出，用人参当归各二两， 猪心一个，带血剖开，人参归缝好，煮熟去药食之。
Treats Qi deficiency and Yang weakness, incessant spontaneous sweating due to deficiency, and limb fatigue.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried) and Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, boiled, peeled, and navel removed) in equal parts. Take four qian per dose, decocted in water, taken before retiring.
Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix, three qian), Zhifuzi (Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix, one qian). Decoct in water and take.
Treats spontaneous sweating caused by Qi and Blood deficiency.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, each 1.5 qian), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, three qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, one qian), Wei Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum, five slices), Dazao (Jujubae Fructus, two pieces). Decoct in water until one zhong remains, add one large spoonful of thick maltose syrup, boil once more, and take.
Treats night sweats with fever; this is the sacred remedy for excess fire and Yin deficiency.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens), Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex). Decoct in water and take.
Night sweat refers to sweating during sleep, as if by a thief. When Yin is deficient, during sleep, the defensive Yang that protects the exterior falls into the interior due to emptiness. The fluids at the surface lose their securing function, resulting in profuse sweating. Upon waking, Yang becomes active, and defensive Qi returns to the exterior, so the sweating stops. Danggui and Dihuang are herbs that nourish Yin; Huangqin, Huanglian, and Huangbai are herbs that descend fire. After night sweats, the couli (pores) are not secure, hence Huangqi is used to tonify the exterior. However, since it is stated as Yin deficiency, does Yuan Qi only descend and not ascend? If the austere/descending qi is already deep, using further austere/descending agents would violate the prohibition against "making deficiency more deficient." Only those with high fire and strong constitution may use this temporarily out of necessity; otherwise, cold-cooling herbs damage the Stomach, causing deeper harm.
Zhang Jingyue observed cases of insufficient Yin, internal steaming heat, and leakage of body fluids as sweat, and prescribed this formula.
Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, 7-8 qian), Danpi (Moutan Cortex, 1.5 qian), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, 2 qian), Fuling (Poria, 1.5 qian), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma, 2.4 qian), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma, salt-fried, 1 qian), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 2 qian), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 0.8 fen), Digupi (Lycii Cortex, 1 qian), Sheng Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, raw, 1.2 qian). Add Dengxincao (Junci Medulla) and Lianzi (Nelumbinis Semen), decoct in water, and take warm before meals. For extreme deficiency, administer with Chongshen Tang.
Zhang Jingyue observed cases where Yang deficiency failed to consolidate sweat, and made this formula the primary treatment.
Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix, 2-3 qian), Zhi Huangqi (Astragali Radix, honey-fried, 1 qian), Chao Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, stir-fried, 3-4 qian), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, 0.8 fen). Decoct in water and take before meals. For extreme deficiency, add Shu Fuzi (Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix, 0.8 fen) and Zhi Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, 0.6 fen).
Zhang Jingyue observed cases of insufficient Heart Qi and Spleen Qi, leading to leakage of body fluids as sweat, and treated them primarily with Guipi Tang (Spleen-Restoring Decoction) minus Xiangru (Costi Rhizoma) plus Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus). The above three methods all address the root cause; they do not merely stop sweating but allow sweating to cease naturally, which is called "treating by not treating."
Zhu Danxi used two mulberry leaves, baked dry, powdered, and taken on an empty stomach mixed with rice water, which stops night sweats.
Tuanshen Tang
See formula mentioned previously.
Another prescription
Treats sweating at the heart region. Use Renshen (Panacis Ginseng Radix) and Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), each two liang, and one pig heart. Cut open the heart while retaining blood, sew the Renshen and Danggui into the incision, cook thoroughly, remove the herbs, and eat the meat.