Liu Wei Di Huang Wan and Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan, both very common in our daily life, belong to the corrective agent, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan focuses on nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, and Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan focuses on nourishing yin and lowering fire.

1, six flavors of dihuang pill

Six flavors of dihuang pill by the ripened rhubarb, wine cornelian cherry meat, peony dandanpi, yam, Poria, Zedo composition. Functions for nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. It is used for kidney yin deficiency, dizziness and tinnitus, lumbar and knee soreness and weakness, bone vapor and tidal fever, night sweating and spermatorrhea, and thirst. It is mainly used for the following diseases:

(1) Kidney yin deficiency

Deficiency of kidney yin due to prolonged illness, or insufficient endowment, or excessive sexual intercourse, or excessive consumption of warm and dry yin-exhausting products, resulting in kidney yin deficiency, which is characterized by lumbar and knee soreness and weakness, dizziness, tinnitus, emaciation, hot flashes, night sweating, dry mouth and throat.

(2) dizziness

Because of congenital kidney yin insufficiency, or old age, or kidney loss, or long-term disease, or the exhaustion of the kidney, or the exhaustion of the brain marrow, resulting in dizziness, dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, lumbar soreness and weakness, tinnitus; hypertension, see the above symptoms.

(3) tinnitus

Due to the lack of essence in the kidneys in old age, or the desire to move, resulting in the depletion of kidney yin and loss of nourishment of the ear orifices, and tinnitus, dizziness, lumbar and knee soreness and weakness; neurotic deafness is seen in the above symptoms.

(4) fever

Factors body yin deficiency, or disease for a long time hurt yin, or misuse, overuse of warm and dry drugs, resulting in yin and essence deficiency, yin weakness, yangheng, water does not control the fire, and see the afternoon tide of heat, bone vapor and labor heat, fever at night, hands, feet and heart fever, irritability, dry mouth and pharynx dryness, lumbar and knee soreness and tenderness.

(5) night sweating

Because of overwork, or loss of blood and essence, or evil heat, yin and essence deficiency, the fire is generated within the yin, the yin is disturbed, can not be hidden within the external leakage, so that the sweat in the sleep, waking up since the end, five heart heat, two zygomatic color red, thirst and dry throat.

(6) spermatorrhea

Because of wanton indulgence in sex, room strain, or insufficient endowment, or excessive masturbation, the kidney essence and lead to spermatorrhea, and accompanied by dizziness, ringing in the ears, lumbar and knee soreness and weakness.

(7) thirst

Factor body yin deficiency, or heat disease injury to yin, or excessive labor leading to yin deficiency and dryness and heat, and see thirst and drinking, dry mouth and tongue, frequent urination, emaciation; type 2 diabetes mellitus see the above symptoms.

In addition, Liuwei Di Huang Wan has been reported in the literature for the treatment of recurrent aphthous ulcers, diabetes mellitus, bronchial asthma, and perimenopausal syndrome.

It is contraindicated for those who are allergic to this product. Caution is advised for those with solid body and Yang deficiency. Caution should be exercised in cases of spleen deficiency, stagnation of qi, and poor appetite and nausea. Caution should be exercised if you have a cold or flu. During the period of taking the medicine, the diet should be light, avoid spicy, greasy products.

2, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan

Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan consists of Zhi Bai, Huang Bai, Shu Di Huang, Cornus officinalis (system), Mudan Pi, Chinese yam, Poria, Zedo.

Functions as nourishing yin and lowering fire. It is used for yin deficiency and fire, hot flashes and night sweating, dry mouth and sore throat, tinnitus and spermatorrhea, and short and red urine. Clinically, it is mainly used for the following diseases:

(1) Yin deficiency and fire exuberance

Because of the deficiency of innate Yin fluid, or misuse or overuse of warm and dry medicines, the Yin fluid is depleted, and the internal disturbance of the fire is caused by, the symptoms of emaciation, hot flashes, night sweating, redness of the cheekbones, heartburn and heat, dry throat and mouth, lumbar and knee soreness and weakness, and urination is short and red.

(2) Yin deficiency fever

Factors body Yin deficiency, or fever for a long time, depletion of Yin fluid, or misuse, overuse of warm and dry drugs, resulting in Yin essence deficiency. If the yin is weak, the yang is strong, and the water does not control the fire, resulting in symptoms such as afternoon hot flashes, bone vapor and labor heat, night fever, hand, foot and heart heat, and irritability.

(3) night sweating

Because of overwork, or loss of blood and essence, or evil heat exhaustion of yin, resulting in yin-essence deficiency, the internal growth of fire, yin and fluid is disturbed, can not be hidden and leakage, the symptoms of sleep sweating, wake up to stop, the five heart heat or hot flashes, cheekbones, red, thirst and dry throat.

(4) slow laryngeal paralysis

Factors body yin deficiency or heat injuries to the fluid, the fire inflammation, smoldering pharynx and throat, the symptoms of the dry pharyngeal discomfort, burning, hidden pain, pharyngeal itching cough, a foreign body sensation, waist and knees soreness and weakness, the heart is hot; chronic pharyngitis to see the above symptoms.

(5) tinnitus

Because of insufficient essence in the kidneys in the old age, or the indiscretion of the room, the loss of kidney yin, the loss of the ear orifices, the symptoms of tinnitus, vertigo, lumbar and knee soreness and softness; neurotic deafness, see the above symptoms.

Because of excessive indulgence in sexual intercourse, or delusional thoughts that disturb the vital organs, the symptoms are spermatorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, lumbar and knee pain, mental depression.

In addition, this product is useful in the treatment of recurrent oral ulcers, women's menopausal syndrome, bleeding between periods, chronic prostatitis literature reports.

It is contraindicated for those who are allergic to this product. It is not suitable for those who have a deficiency of qi and solid heat. It is not suitable for those with spleen deficiency, loose stools, or Qi stagnation and fullness in the middle of the body. It is not suitable for people with Yang deficiency and cold limbs. Pregnant women should be cautious. During the period of taking the medicine, the diet should be light, avoid spicy and greasy products.

See, six flavors of dihuang pill and Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan in the composition is very similar, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan in the six flavors of dihuang pill on the basis of Zhi Mu and Huang Bai two flavors of heat-clearing medicines, so to nourish the yin and reduce the fire is given priority to. In clinical application, both can be used for fever, night sweating, tinnitus and spermatorrhea caused by yin deficiency.

The difference is that if the deficiency of kidney yin is the main use of six flavors of dihuang pill, can also be used for high blood pressure caused by dizziness, dizziness, blurred vision, etc., diabetes caused by thirst and drinking, dry mouth, frequent urination and other symptoms. And if the main manifestation of the Yin deficiency and fire evidence, it is more appropriate to use Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan.