当归六黄汤
当归 生地黄 熟地黄 黄柏 黄芩 黄连（各一钱） 黄 （二钱）
上作一服，水二盅，煎至一盅，临卧服。
正气汤
黄柏（炒，一钱） 知母（炒，一钱半） 甘草（炙，五分）
上为粗末，作一服，水二盏，煎一盏，卧时服。
防风散
防风（五钱） 川芎（二钱半） 人参（一钱二分半）
上为细末，每服二钱，临卧米饮调下。
白术散
白术（不拘多少，锉作小块或稍大） 浮麦（一升）
上用水煮干，如术尚硬，又加水一二升，煮软取出，去麦不用，切作片，焙干，研为
细末，每服二三钱，不拘时，另用浮麦煎汤调服。
麦煎散 治荣卫不调，夜多盗汗，四肢烦疼，饮食进退，而黄肌瘦，并皆治之。
柴胡（去苗） 秦艽（各二两） 鳖甲（二两，醋煮三五十沸去裙 ，再用醋炙黄） 干漆（炒烟尽） 人
参茯苓 干葛 川乌（炮，去皮尖） 玄参（各一两）
上为细末，每服二钱，先用小麦三七粒，煎汤一盏，去麦，入药再煎三五沸，食后服。
大建中汤 治虚热盗汗，百节酸疼，腰痛，肢体倦怠，日渐羸弱，口苦舌涩，心怔短气。
绵黄 （炙） 远志（灯芯煮，去心） 当归（酒洗） 泽泻（各二钱） 白芍药 龙骨（ ） 人参（各一钱
半） 炙甘草（一钱）
上作一服，水二盅，姜五片，煎一盅，食前服。
气弱加炮附子二钱，腰痛筋急加官桂去皮一钱。
四白散 治男妇血虚发热，夜多盗汗，羸瘦，脚痛不能行。
白术 白扁豆 藿香 益智 浓朴 黄 陈皮（各一两） 白茯苓 人参 半夏 乌
药白豆蔻 甘草（各半两） 芍药（一两半） 檀香 沉香（各二钱半）
上锉碎，每服三钱，水二盏，生姜三片，枣一枚，煎至一盏，去滓，食前温服。
又方 治盗汗，夜卧床席衣被尽湿。
麻黄根 牡蛎（ 为粉，各三两） 黄 人参（各二两） 龙骨（打碎） 枸杞根（用白皮。各四两）
大枣（七枚，擘破）
上切，以水六升，煮取二升五合，去滓，分温六服。如人行八九里久中任食，一日令
尽。忌蒜、热面等物。
青蒿散 治虚劳盗汗骨蒸，咳嗽胸满，皮毛干枯，四肢懈惰，骨节疼痛，心腹惊悸，咽
燥唇焦，颊赤烦躁，涕唾腥臭，困倦少力，肌体潮热，饮食减少，日渐瘦弱。
天仙藤 鳖甲（醋炙） 香附子（炒，去毛） 桔梗（去芦） 柴胡（去苗） 秦艽 青蒿（各一两） 乌药
（半两） 炙甘草（一两半） 川芎（二两半）
上锉散，每服姜三片煎，不拘时温服。小儿骨蒸劳热，肌瘦减食者，每一钱，水盏半，
小麦三十粒煎服。
补中益气汤 治内伤气虚自汗。（方见内伤劳倦。） 如脉洪大，心火炎上者，加五味子、
麦门冬、黄连各一钱。如左关脉浮弦，自汗挟风邪也，加桂枝五分，白芍药一钱。如一
切虚损之证，自汗不休者，加麻黄根、浮小麦。阳虚甚者，加附子，但升麻、柴胡俱用
蜜水炒。尺脉虚大者，加炒黄柏、知母、熟地黄。
白术汤
白术（四两，分作四处，一两同黄 炒，一两同石斛炒，一两同牡蛎炒，一两同麸皮炒，各味以炒黄
色为度，去余药不用）
上用白术研末，每服三钱，粟米煎汤送下，尽四两为效。
茯苓汤 治虚汗盗汗。
上用白茯苓为末，每服二钱，煎乌梅、陈艾汤调下。
柏子仁丸（《本事》） 戢阳气，止盗汗，进饮食，退经络热。
柏子仁 半夏曲（各二两） 牡蛎（甘锅子内火 ，用醋淬七次，焙干） 人参 麻黄根（慢火炙，拭
去汗） 白术 五味子（各一两） 净麸（炒，半两）
上为末，枣肉丸，桐子大。空心米饮下三五十丸，日二服，得效减一服，得愈即住。作散亦可。
椒目散 治盗汗，日久不止。
椒目 麻黄根（等分）
为细末，每服一钱，无灰热酒食后调服。
治盗汗外肾湿
人参 苦参 龙胆草 麻黄根（各三钱）
末之，炼蜜丸，桐子大，每服三十丸，烧麸汤下。
当归龙荟丸（见胁痛。） 牡蛎散（见自汗。）
当归六黄汤
当归、生地黄、熟地黄、黄柏、黄芩、黄连（各一钱），黄芪（二钱）。
以上药物作为一剂，加水两盅，煎煮至一盅，临睡前服用。
正气汤
黄柏（炒制，一钱）、知母（炒制，一钱半）、甘草（炙制，五分）。
以上药物捣成粗末，作为一剂，加水两盏，煎煮至一盏，睡觉时服用。
防风散
防风（五钱）、川芎（二钱半）、人参（一钱二分半）。
以上药物研为细末，每次服用二钱，临睡前用米汤调服。
白术散
白术（用量不限，切成小块或稍大的块）、浮小麦（一升）。
以上用水煮至水干，如果白术仍然硬，再加水一二升，煮软后取出，去掉浮小麦不用，将白术切成片，焙干，研为细末，每次服用二三钱，不限时间，另外用浮小麦煎汤调服。
麦煎散 治疗营卫不调，夜间多盗汗，四肢烦痛，饮食时进时退，身体发黄消瘦，上述症状均可治疗。
柴胡（去苗）、秦艽（各二两）、鳖甲（二两，醋煮三五十沸后去掉裙边，再用醋炙黄）、干漆（炒至烟尽）、人参、茯苓、干葛、川乌（炮制，去皮尖）、玄参（各一两）。
以上研为细末，每次服用二钱，先用小麦三七粒，煎汤一盏，去掉小麦，放入药再煎三五沸，饭后服用。
大建中汤 治疗虚热盗汗，全身关节酸痛，腰痛，肢体倦怠，日渐消瘦虚弱，口苦舌涩，心悸气短。
绵黄芪（炙制）、远志（灯芯煮，去心）、当归（酒洗）、泽泻（各二钱）、白芍药、龙骨（打碎）、人参（各一钱半）、炙甘草（一钱）。
以上作为一剂，加水两盅，生姜五片，煎煮至一盅，饭前服用。
气弱加炮附子二钱，腰痛筋脉拘急加官桂去皮一钱。
四白散 治疗男女血虚发热，夜间多盗汗，消瘦，脚痛不能行走。
白术、白扁豆、藿香、益智仁、厚朴、黄芪、陈皮（各一两）、白茯苓、人参、半夏、乌药、白豆蔻、甘草（各半两）、芍药（一两半）、檀香、沉香（各二钱半）。
以上切碎，每次服用三钱，加水两盏，生姜三片，大枣一枚，煎煮至一盏，去渣，饭前温服。
又一方 治疗盗汗，夜间卧床席子和衣被全湿。
麻黄根、牡蛎（煅为粉，各三两）、黄芪、人参（各二两）、龙骨（打碎）、枸杞根（用白皮，各四两）、大枣（七枚，掰破）。
以上切碎，用水六升，煮取二升五合，去渣，分六次温服。如人行走八九里路的时间间隔内任意进食，一天内服完。忌食蒜、热面等物。
青蒿散 治疗虚劳盗汗骨蒸，咳嗽胸满，皮毛干枯，四肢懈怠懒惰，骨节疼痛，心腹惊悸，咽燥唇焦，脸颊红赤烦躁，涕唾腥臭，困倦少力，肌体潮热，饮食减少，日渐瘦弱。
天仙藤、鳖甲（醋炙）、香附子（炒，去毛）、桔梗（去芦）、柴胡（去苗）、秦艽、青蒿（各一两）、乌药（半两）、炙甘草（一两半）、川芎（二两半）。
以上切碎散开，每次服用加生姜三片煎煮，不限时间温服。小儿骨蒸劳热，肌肉消瘦食欲减退的，每服一钱，加水一盏半，小麦三十粒煎服。
补中益气汤 治疗内伤气虚自汗。（方剂见内伤劳倦篇。）如果脉象洪大，心火炎上的，加五味子、麦门冬、黄连各一钱。如果左关脉浮弦，自汗兼挟风邪的，加桂枝五分，白芍药一钱。如果一切虚损之证，自汗不止的，加麻黄根、浮小麦。阳虚严重的，加附子，但升麻、柴胡均用蜜水炒。尺脉虚大的，加炒黄柏、知母、熟地黄。
白术汤
白术（四两，分为四处，一两同黄芪炒，一两同石斛炒，一两同牡蛎炒，一两同麸皮炒，各味以炒至黄色为度，去掉其余药物不用）。
以上用白术研末，每次服用三钱，粟米煎汤送下，服完四两为见效。
茯苓汤 治疗虚汗盗汗。
以上用白茯苓研末，每次服用二钱，煎乌梅、陈艾汤调服。
柏子仁丸（出自《本事方》） 收敛阳气，止盗汗，增进饮食，退经络热。
柏子仁、半夏曲（各二两）、牡蛎（在甘锅子内火煅，用醋淬七次，焙干）、人参、麻黄根（慢火炙，拭去汗）、白术、五味子（各一两）、净麸（炒，半两）。
以上研为末，枣肉为丸，梧桐子大小。空腹米饮送下三五十丸，每日两次，见效后减为一服，痊愈即停。做成散剂也可以。
椒目散 治疗盗汗，日久不止。
椒目、麻黄根（等分）。
研为细末，每次服用一钱，无灰热酒饭后调服。
Danggui Liu Huang Tang (Angelica Sinensis and Six Yellow Decoction)
Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri), Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae), Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) (each 1 qian), Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) (2 qian).
Take the above as one dose, add two zhong of water, decoct to one zhong, take before going to bed.
Zhengqi Tang (Righteous Qi Decoction)
Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri) (stir-fried, 1 qian), Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) (stir-fried, 1.5 qian), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (honey-fried, 0.5 qian).
Pulverize into coarse powder, take as one dose, add two zhan of water, decoct to one zhan, take at bedtime.
Fangfeng San (Saposhnikovia Powder)
Fang Feng (Radix Saposhnikoviae) (5 qian), Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) (2.5 qian), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) (1.25 qian).
Pulverize into fine powder, take 2 qian each time, mix with rice water and take before going to bed.
Baizhu San (Atractylodes Macrocephala Powder)
Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (amount not fixed, cut into small or slightly larger pieces), Fu Mai (Frumentum Tritici Levigatum) (1 sheng).
Boil with water until dry. If Bai Zhu is still hard, add 1-2 sheng of water, boil until soft, remove, discard Fu Mai, slice Bai Zhu, bake dry, pulverize into fine powder. Take 2-3 qian each time, at any time, mixed with soup decocted from Fu Mai.
Mai Jian San (Wheat Decoction Powder)
Treats disharmony of Ying and Wei (Nutritive and Defensive levels), night sweats, limb restlessness and pain, fluctuating appetite, yellowish emaciation; treats all these conditions.
Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) (deveined), Qin Jiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae) (each 2 liang), Bie Jia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis) (2 liang, boiled in vinegar for 30-50 boils, remove skirt edge, then stir-fry with vinegar until yellow), Gan Xi (Resina Taxodi) (stir-fried until smoke ceases), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng), Fu Ling (Sclerotium Poriae cocos), Gan Ge (Radix Puerariae Lobatae), Chuan Wu (Radix Aconiti Kusnezoffii) (processed, skin and tip removed), Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae) (each 1 liang).
Pulverize into fine powder, take 2 qian each time. First decoct 3-7 grains of Xiao Mai (Frumentum Tritici Levigatum) in one zhan of water, remove wheat, add medicine, decoct for 3-5 boils, take after meals.
Da Jian Zhong Tang (Great Construct the Middle Decoction)
Treats deficiency heat night sweats, soreness and pain in all joints, lower back pain, limb fatigue, gradual emaciation and weakness, bitter taste in mouth, dry tongue, palpitations, shortness of breath.
Mian Huang Qi (Radix Astragali) (honey-fried), Yuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (wine-washed), Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis) (each 2 qian), Bai Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Long Gu (Os Draconis) (crushed), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) (each 1.5 qian), Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (1 qian).
Take as one dose, add two zhong of water, five slices of Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), decoct to one zhong, take before meals.
For weak qi, add Pao Fu Zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) 2 qian; for lower back pain and tendon stiffness, add Guan Gui (Cortex Cinnamomi) peeled 1 qian.
Si Bai San (Four Whites Powder)
Treats blood deficiency fever in men and women, night sweats, emaciation, foot pain preventing walking.
Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Bai Bian Dou (Semen Dolichoris Lablab Album), Huo Xiang (Herba Pogostemonis), Yi Zhi (Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae), Hou Po (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis), Huang Qi (Radix Astragali), Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) (each 1 liang), Bai Fu Ling (Sclerotium Poriae cocos), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng), Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata), Wu Yao (Lignum Canarii), Bai Dou Kou (Fructus Amomi Rotundus), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) (each 0.5 liang), Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae) (1.5 liang), Tan Xiang (Santalum Album), Chen Xiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) (each 2.5 qian).
Cut into pieces, take 3 qian each time, add two zhan of water, three slices of Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), one date, decoct to one zhan, remove dregs, take warm before meals.
Another Prescription
Treats night sweats where bedding and clothes are completely wet at night.
Ma Huang Gen (Radix Ephedrae), Mu Li (Concha Ostreae) (calcined to powder, each 3 liang), Huang Qi (Radix Astragali), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) (each 2 liang), Long Gu (Os Draconis) (crushed), Gou Qi Gen (Radix Lycii) (use white bark, each 4 liang), Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) (7 pieces, torn open).
Cut into pieces, add six sheng of water, decoct to obtain 2.5 sheng, remove dregs, divide into six warm doses. Take at intervals corresponding to a person walking for eight or nine li, eat freely during this time, finish within one day. Avoid garlic, hot noodles, etc.
Qing Hao San (Artemisia Annua Powder)
Treats deficiency consumption night sweats with bone-steaming fever, cough with chest fullness, dry skin and hair, limb lethargy, joint pain, palpitations of heart and abdomen, dry throat and scorched lips, red cheeks with irritability, foul-smelling sputum and nasal discharge, fatigue and lack of strength, tidal fever of muscles, decreased appetite, gradual emaciation.
Tian Xian Teng (Herba Aristolochiae Manshuriensis), Bie Jia (Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis) (vinegar-fried), Xiang Fu (Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi) (stir-fried, remove hairs), Jie Geng (Radix Platycodonis), Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri) (deveined), Qin Jiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae), Qing Hao (Herba Artemisiae Annuae) (each 1 liang), Wu Yao (Lignum Canarii) (0.5 liang), Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (1.5 liang), Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) (2.5 liang).
Cut into pieces, decoct with three slices of Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) per dose, take warm at any time. For children with bone-steaming consumption fever and emaciation with reduced appetite, take 1 qian, decoct with one and a half zhan of water and thirty grains of Xiao Mai (Frumentum Tritici Levigatum).
Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Decoction for Replenishing the Middle and Augmenting Qi)
Treats spontaneous sweating due to internal injury and qi deficiency. (Formula see Internal Injury and Fatigue section.) If pulse is surging and large, indicating heart fire flaring up, add Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Mai Men Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis), Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) each 1 qian. If left guan pulse is floating and wiry, indicating spontaneous sweating with wind pathogen, add Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) 0.5 qian, Bai Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 1 qian. For all deficiency damage conditions with incessant spontaneous sweating, add Ma Huang Gen (Radix Ephedrae) and Fu Xiao Mai (Frumentum Tritici Levigatum). For severe yang deficiency, add Fu Zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), but use Mi Shui Chao (honey-water stir-frying) for Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae) and Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri). If chi pulse is deficient and large, add Chao Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri), Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata).
Baizhu Tang (Atractylodes Macrocephala Decoction)
Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (4 liang, divided into four parts: one part stir-fried with Huang Qi (Radix Astragali), one part with Shi Hu (Caulis Dendrobii), one part with Mu Li (Concha Ostreae), one part with Bran; stir-fry until yellow, discard other medicines).
Pulverize Bai Zhu into powder, take 3 qian each time, swallow with millet decoction. Taking four liang is considered effective.
Fuling Tang (Poria Decoction)
Treats deficiency sweating and night sweats.
Pulverize Bai Fu Ling (Sclerotium Poriae cocos) into powder, take 2 qian each time, mix with decoction of Wu Mei (Fructus Mume) and Chen Ai (Folium Artemisiae Argyi).
Baizi Ren Wan (Biota Seed Pill) (from *Ben Shi Fang*)
Consolidates yang qi, stops night sweats, promotes appetite, clears heat from collaterals.
Bai Zi Ren (Semen Biotae), Ban Xia Qu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) (each 2 liang), Mu Li (Concha Ostreae) (calcined in earthenware pot, quenched in vinegar seven times, baked dry), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng), Ma Huang Gen (Radix Ephedrae) (slow-fire roasted, wipe off sweat), Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis) (each 1 liang), Jing Fu (clean bran) (stir-fried, 0.5 liang).
Pulverize into powder, make pills with jujube paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 30-50 pills on an empty stomach with rice water, twice daily. Reduce frequency when effective, stop when cured. Powder form is also acceptable.
Jiaomu San (Zanthoxylum Seed Powder)
Treats night sweats persisting for a long time.
Jiaomu (Semen Zanthoxyli), Ma Huang Gen (Radix Ephedrae) (equal parts).
Pulverize into fine powder, take 1 qian each time, mix with non-ash hot wine and take after meals.
Treatment for Night Sweats with Dampness in External Kidneys
Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng), Ku Shen (Radix Sophorae Flavescentis), Long Dan Cao (Radix Gentianae), Ma Huang Gen (Radix Ephedrae) (each 3 qian).
Pulverize, make pills with refined honey, size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills each time, swallow with burnt bran soup.
Danggui Longhui Wan (Angelica Sinensis and Gardenia Pill) (see Hypochondriac Pain section). Muscovite San (Oyster Shell Powder) (see Spontaneous Sweating section).