JIAO Yalin, HE Juan. Investigation into the "Corporeal Soul(Po)Sweat" in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic. [J]. Modern Chinese Clinical Medicine 30(2):82-85(2023)
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JIAO Yalin, HE Juan. Investigation into the "Corporeal Soul(Po)Sweat" in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic. [J]. Modern Chinese Clinical Medicine 30(2):82-85(2023) DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-6606.2023.02.018.
Investigation into the "Corporeal Soul(Po)Sweat" in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic
Sweating is a common physiological and pathological phenomenon in the human body. Pathological sweating is most likely to occur when the balance of Yin and Yang is disturbed and the heart and lungs are out of order. There are many phrases describing sweating in the
Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic
which can be divided into three categories
indicating the state of profuse sweating
the time or cause of sweating
the degree and the prognosis of sweating
all with brief and concise concepts. However
the meaning of "Corporeal Soul (Po) Sweat" has been interpreted differently by medical practitioners throughout the ages
and a unified understanding of its meaning has yet to emerge.The meaning and clinical significance of "Corporeal Soul(Po) Sweat" is discussed in relation to the original text of the
Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic
and its understanding and clinical practice by later medical practitioners. "Corporeal Soul Sweat" should be interpreted as a severe degree of sweating
emphasizing the depletion of essence with a poor prognosis. In cases of prolonged sweating or profuse sweating
or even abnormalities of the corporeal soul (Po) such as abnormal limb movements
dulled perception and dysfunction of the organs
the major treatment should be to tonify the essence.