Two Elderly Cases of Copious Sweating Successfully Treated with "Furidashi" Extract of Astragali Radix / 日本東洋医学雑誌

ABSTRACT

We report on two elderly patients in the extended care unit who were successfully treated with “Furidashi” extract (an extraction method of dipping in hot water) of Astragali Radix, for copious sweat. Case 1 was a 65-year-old male hospitalized for rehabilitation after cerebral hemorrhage. He needed a change of clothes three or four times a day because of copious sweat. After administration of Hochu-ekki-to and “Furidashi” extract of Astragali Radix, his sweat decreased. Case 2 was a 66-year-old female hospitalized for rehabilitation after cerebral contusion. She was dripping-wet with perspiration, and had itchy eczema and skin erosions on her trunk. After administration of the “Furidashi” extract of Astragali Radix, her sweat decreased and the erosions were cured. This strongly suggests that the “Furidashi” extract of Astragali Radix provides a convenient and inexpensive treatment against copious sweat accompanied by skin disorder in the elderly.