What causes night sweats in women during sleep?
Disease description:
I often wake up in the middle of the night feeling hot and find myself sweating excessively during sleep, which worries me. What causes women to experience night sweats?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Ding Yu
Night sweats in women during sleep are usually caused by yin deficiency with hyperactivity of fire. Clinically, this condition is commonly treated with medications that nourish yin and reduce internal heat. In daily life, one may use herbs such as honeysuckle, dandelion, scrophularia, dwarf lilyturf root, and American ginseng to steep in water as a tea substitute, which helps nourish yin and clear heat. Diet should be light, emphasizing foods that nourish yin, such as milk, duck meat, pork skin, lily bulbs, and smoked plum (wu mei). Spicy and greasy foods should be avoided to prevent worsening of the condition.
