A Review on Diaphoresis Method in Traditional Chinese Medicine- An Alternative Treatment to Modern Diseases

Yap, Min Yi and Heng, Aik Teng and Wong, Ling Shing (2018) A Review on Diaphoresis Method in Traditional Chinese Medicine- An Alternative Treatment to Modern Diseases. INTI Journal, 1 (4). ISSN e2600 7920

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Abstract

Sweat is the fluid that excretes out from the skin. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, treatment through sweating, or diaphoresis, refers to a treatment that expelling the exogenous pathogenic factors through sweating with the function of unblocking the superficial skin, regulating the nutrient-ying and defensive-wei phase, as well as dispersing the lung-qi. The treatment method has been applied for a long time in treating different diseases. In this review, the usage of diaphoresis in ancient and modern time is discussed.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Diaphoresis method Traditional Chinese Medicine Renal Diseases Skin Disease
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email masilah.mansor@newinti.edu.my
Date Deposited: 09 Oct 2018 02:07
Last Modified: 09 Oct 2018 02:07
URI: http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/id/eprint/1137

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