Shen Si Pill and Gubenyichang Tablet are both antidiarrheal drugs with deficiency of spleen and kidney yang. Gubenyichang Tablet's main functions are invigorating spleen, warming kidney and astringing intestine to stop diarrhea. Shen Si Pill warms the middle warmer to dispel cold, strengthens the spleen and stops diarrhea. At the same time, it should be noted that Shen Si Pill contains poppy shell, which may cause dependence after long-term use, so it is a prescription drug and needs to be used under the guidance of a doctor.
Psoralea corylifolia is reused in Shen Si Pills to warm the spleen and nourish the soil. Compendium of Materia Medica calls it "treating kidney and stopping diarrhea", so it is the monarch medicine. I use nutmeg to warm the intestines and mix it with Psoralea corylifolia, which can not only increase the strength of warming the kidney and strengthening the spleen, but also astringent the intestines and stop diarrhea. Evodia rutaecarpa warms the spleen and stomach to disperse yin and cold; Schisandra chinensis tastes sour and warm, and can tonify kidney and astringent intestines. Together with Evodia rutaecarpa, it helps monarch and minister to warm and stop diarrhea. In usage, ginger and jujube are cooked together, and jujube meat is a pill, which is intended to warm the spleen and stomach and promote transportation.
Guben Shang Yi tablets are brownish yellow or brown tablets; It smells fragrant and tastes slightly bitter. Strengthening the spleen and warming the kidney, astringing the intestine and stopping diarrhea. It can be used for treating chronic diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency or spleen-kidney yang deficiency, with symptoms of chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea, loose stool, anorexia, abdominal distension, backache and weakness, and cold limbs. Pay attention to avoid eating cold, spicy and greasy things during taking medicine; If the symptoms do not improve after taking the medicine for three days, or the symptoms get worse, or new symptoms appear, you should stop taking the medicine immediately and go to the hospital; Those with chronic colitis, ulcerative colitis, purulent blood and other chronic diseases should be used under the guidance of a doctor after suffering from diarrhea.
To sum up, there are essential differences between Guben Yichang Pill and Shen Si Pill, and patients should choose medication after finding out the cause.