What causes excessive sweating on the chest?

The human body sweats not only because it feels hot, but sometimes also when it is nervous. This is a normal physiological phenomenon. Sweating will be relieved when the temperature drops or when tension is eliminated. The parts of the body that sweat are different for each person, but why do many people sweat a lot on their chests? There is no need to worry about normal sweating, but if excessive sweating is caused by illness, you must seek medical attention immediately.

First, Qi deficiency type. This is the most common type of spontaneous sweating. Patients often show symptoms of physical weakness, decreased physical strength, and sweating profusely after even slight activity. When conditioning, the main focus should be on "tonifying" and strengthening the body's consolidation. You can eat more Qi-tonifying ingredients such as astragalus, jujube, and yam to nourish the body and relieve Qi deficiency. You can also strengthen your physical fitness through soothing movements and a combination of dynamic and static exercises, such as Tai Chi and Ba Duan Jin.

Second, Yin deficiency type. Some patients with Qi deficiency also have Yin deficiency. In addition to physical weakness, they also have symptoms such as internal fire, hot body, hot hands and feet, and irritability. Sweating while sleeping at night and stopping sweating when waking up is also called "night sweats". For people with both Qi and Yin deficiency, they should start with invigorating Qi and nourishing Yin, nourishing Yin and clearing fire. They can eat some lily, white fungus, wolfberry, and American ginseng on a regular basis, and eat less hot foods such as mutton, onion, green onion, ginger, garlic, etc. If necessary, they can use Chinese medicine such as Adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Schisandra chinensis for conditioning.

Third, yang deficiency type. Some people are particularly afraid of cold and wind. They often break out in cold sweats for no reason, always have cold hands and feet, and are prone to catching colds. This may be caused by a more serious deficiency of Qi and blood, leading to a deficiency of Yang Qi. In this case, you cannot use conventional methods to clear away heat and stop sweating, but instead use the method of warming yang and consolidating the body to regulate the body. If the sweating is caused by qi deficiency, then on normal days, you can eat more qi-replenishing foods such as astragalus or red dates. These foods can replenish the qi needed by our body. You can also eat some white fungus and wolfberry. When eating these hot foods, be careful not to eat too much. For example, about 20 grams of wolfberry a day is enough.