Summer weather is hot, and everyone sweats—that’s unavoidable. But if you start sweating heavily after just a few steps, or if eating a bowl of hot noodle soup sends sweat beads dripping down your neck, you should pay attention. This could be a health signal from your body. Today, let’s take a good look at the three potential underlying issues.

First, let’s talk about the most common cause: excessive heat in the upper burner. Our heart and lungs are located in the upper burner. If internal heat becomes excessive, it tends to rise, steaming the body's fluids upward, leading to particularly profuse sweating on the face and head. People with this condition often feel throat swelling and pain, are prone to "getting heaty" (e.g., inflammation), have dark yellow urine, and experience dry, difficult bowel movements. Don't panic in such cases—consider using heat-clearing and detoxifying pills to help expel this pathogenic heat; sweating will naturally decrease.

Another reason is excessive damp-heat in the middle jiao. Our spleen and stomach, located in the middle jiao, are responsible for digesting food and transporting body fluids. If you often stay up late or can't do without spicy hotpots and fried foods at every meal, damp-heat can easily accumulate in the spleen and stomach. This damp-heat can affect the metabolism of body fluids in the body. When damp-heat rises upward, it may cause sweating on the head and face; when it spreads throughout the body, it can lead to excessive sweating all over. For this situation, you might try a modified Sanren Tang to gradually regulate the damp-heat, which can make you feel much lighter and more comfortable.

Another condition that requires special attention is the upward floating of deficient yang. This is mostly due to yin deficiency in the body, making yang fire appear excessive and surging upwards toward the head and face, leading to persistent sweating in these areas. People with this condition often feel dry and bitter in the mouth, irritable, and toss and turn at night, unable to fall asleep easily. When they do manage to sleep, they often have vivid dreams, and their palms and soles feel warm. In such cases, a modified Guifu Dihuang Tang can be considered to help bring the yang energy back down, allowing for gradual recovery.

In fact, sweating is a signal from the body. It’s good to sweat appropriately in the summer, but if it becomes too abnormal, it’s worth considering whether the body is sending a warning. The content of this article is for knowledge and educational purposes only. If you experience physical discomfort, please seek medical attention promptly!