病源。盗汗者。因眠睡而身体流汗也。此由阳虚所致。久不已。令人羸瘠枯瘦。心气不
足。亡津液故也。诊其脉。男子平人脉。虚弱细微。皆为盗汗脉也。（出第三卷中）
崔氏疗盗汗。夜睡中即汗。汗不休。必得风方。
麻黄根（细切） 小麦（各二升）
上二味。以水一斗二升。煮小麦得九升。纳麻黄根煮之。得三升。去滓。分为三服。常
夜服之。不过两剂即止。
又方
甘皮 姜（各一两） 杏仁（三两去尖皮熬） 当归（四两）
上四味捣合。蜜和丸。服如梧子五丸。渐渐增之。
又方
取死人席绿烧作灰。淋汁热洗。从头至足愈。
又止汗粉方。（朱规选）
麻黄根 牡蛎粉 败扇灰 栝蒌（各三两） 白术（二两） 米粉（三升）
上六味捣诸药下筛为散。和粉搅令调。以生绢袋盛。用粉身体。日三两度。忌桃李雀肉。
仍灸大椎五六百炷。日灸二七五七任意。不能日别灸亦得。汗即渐止。（并出第三卷中）
延年主盗汗。夜卧床席。衣被并湿方。
麻黄根 牡蛎（碎之绵裹各三两） 黄 人参（各二两）
枸杞根白皮 龙骨（打碎各四两） 大枣（七枚擘）
上七味切。以水六升。煮取二升五合。去滓。分温六服。如人行八九里久。中间任食。
一日令尽。禁蒜热面等物。
又疗夜卧盗汗方
左顾牡蛎 黄 （各三两） 麻黄根（五两） 杜仲（二两）
上四味捣筛为散。一服方寸匕。日三夜一服。用败蒲扇煮取汁。下药禁蒜面。（并出第
一卷中）
古今录验疗盗汗。麻黄散方。
麻黄根（三分） 故扇（烧屑一分）
上二味捣下筛。以乳服三分。仍日三。大人方寸匕。日三。不知。益之。又以干姜三分
。粉三分捣合。以粉粉之。大善。（出第十卷中）
Etiology. Dao Han (Night Sweats) refers to sweating during sleep. This is caused by deficiency of Yang Qi. If left untreated for a long time, it leads to emaciation and wasting, insufficiency of Heart Qi, and loss of body fluids. Upon pulse diagnosis, if the pulse of a man in a resting state appears weak, deficient, and fine, these are all pulses associated with Dao Han (Night Sweats). (From Volume III)
Cui Shi's prescription for treating Dao Han (Night Sweats): Sweating occurs immediately upon falling asleep at night and does not cease. The following formula must be used.
Mahuanggen Radix Ephedrae (finely sliced) Xiaomai Frumentum Tritici (each 2 sheng)
Take the above two ingredients. Add 12 sheng of water, boil the Xiaomai Frumentum Tritici until 9 sheng remain. Then add Mahuanggen Radix Ephedrae and continue boiling until 3 sheng remain. Strain the dregs. Divide into three doses. Take regularly at night. It will stop within no more than two courses of treatment.
Another formula:
Ganpi Cortex Glycyrrhizae (1 liang) Jiang Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (1 liang) Xingren Semen Armeniacae Amarum (3 liang, remove tips and skin, stir-fried) Danggui Radix Angelicae Sinensis (4 liang)
Pound and mix the above four ingredients. Combine with honey to make pills. Take five pills the size of wutong seeds initially, gradually increasing the dose.
Another formula:
Take the ashes from burning a mat used by a deceased person. Leach the ashes with water to obtain juice. Heat the juice and wash the body from head to foot. This will cure the condition.
Another powder to stop sweating. (Selected by Zhu Gui)
Mahuanggen Radix Ephedrae Muli Concha Ostreae Fen (Powdered Oyster Shell) Baishan Hui Ash of Broken Fan (Ash from broken fan) Gualou Fructus Trichosanthis (each 3 liang) Baizhu Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (2 liang) Mixian Rice Flour (3 sheng)
Pound the above six medicines, sift them into a powder, and mix thoroughly with rice flour. Place in a bag made of raw silk. Use this powder to dust the body. Apply three to five times daily. Avoid eating plums, peaches, and sparrow meat. Additionally, moxa-convulse the Dazhui GV 14 acupoint 500 to 600 cones. One may apply moxibustion seven cones or thirty-five cones daily as preferred; even if daily application is not possible, it is acceptable. The sweating will gradually cease. (All from Volume III)
Yannian's formula for main treatment of Dao Han (Night Sweats): When lying in bed at night, clothes and bedding become completely wet.
Mahuanggen Radix Ephedrae Muli Concha Ostreae (crushed, wrapped in cotton, each 3 liang) Huangqi Radix Astragali Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (each 2 liang)
Gouqigenbupi Cortex Lycii Radicis (Bark of Goji Root) Longgu Os Draconis (crushed, each 4 liang) Dazao Fructus Jujubae (7 pieces, split open)
Cut the above seven ingredients. Add 6 sheng of water, decoct to obtain 2.5 sheng. Strain the dregs. Divide into six warm doses. Take at intervals corresponding to walking eight or nine li. Food may be consumed freely during this interval. Complete the dosage within one day. Prohibit consumption of garlic, hot noodles, etc.
Another formula for treating night sweating during sleep:
Zuogu Muli Concha Ostreae (Left-facing Oyster Shell) Huangqi Radix Astragali (each 3 liang) Mahuanggen Radix Ephedrae (5 liang) Duzhong Cortex Eucommiae (2 liang)
Pound and sift the above four ingredients into a powder. Take one fangcun bi (a measure equivalent to a square inch spoonful) per dose. Take three times during the day and once at night. Administer using the decoction of a broken cattail fan. Prohibit garlic and noodles. (All from Volume I)
Jin Gu Lu Yan's Mahuang San Powder for treating Dao Han (Night Sweats):
Mahuanggen Radix Ephedrae (3 fen) Gusfan Old Fan (burned to ash, 1 fen)
Pound the above two ingredients and sift. Take 3 fen administered with milk. Take three times daily. For adults, take one fangcun bi per dose, three times daily. If ineffective, increase the dose. Alternatively, mix 3 fen of Ganjiang Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens (Dried Ginger) with 3 fen of powder, pound together, and use this mixture to dust the body. This is highly effective. (From Volume X)