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Night sweats (after workup)

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Soaking night sweats plus fever or weight loss are B symptoms until you have thought about TB, HIV, endocarditis, and lymphoma. SSRIs, tramadol, and alcohol withdrawal sweat too. If the workup is bland and the picture is vasomotor, sage leaf is the traditional antisudorific (small menopausal file). Black cohosh is the vasomotor plant with a DILI file. Essential oil of sage is thujone.

Primary plants

  1. Sage (Salvia officinalis)
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    SageStrong traditional

    Salvia officinalis

    Traditional antisudorific; some small menopausal night-sweat data. Not a B-symptom treatment.

    Typical. Leaf tea. Do not ingest essential oil.

    Safety. Thujone in oil. Pregnancy: culinary only if this is not menopause.

Supportive plants2
  • Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa)
    Black cohoshHuman data
    Actaea racemosa

    If the leftover is clearly menopausal vasomotor. Mixed human data. Rare hepatotoxicity.

    Typical. Root extract (e.g. 40–80 mg/day isopropanolic) — product-specific.

    Safety. Stop for jaundice. Not a proven breast-cancer-safe estrogen alternative.

  • Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
    Lemon balmHuman data
    Melissa officinalis

    If the nights are anxious more than soaked.

    Typical. Leaf tea evening.

    Safety. Clean.

Clinical notes

  • Fever + drenching sweats + weight loss is imaging and labs, not sage.

When this is not enough

  • B symptoms, endocarditis-range fever, new lymphadenopathy, hypoglycemia spells, thyrotoxicosis

Rooted is a private clinical reference for licensed practitioners. It is educational, not a treatment protocol, and not a substitute for the chart, the exam, or pharmacy review. Plant medicines interact with drugs and can harm liver, kidney, heart, pregnancy, and children.

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