Liuwei Dihuang Pill is a famous prescription in China, which is composed of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Corni Fructus, Alismatis Rhizoma, Poria and Cortex Moutan. Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Rhizoma Dioscoreae and Fructus Corni are tonics, while Alismatis Rhizoma, Poria and Cortex Moutan are laxatives. Therefore, the most striking feature of Liuwei Dihuang Pill is diarrhea in the middle, which is mainly tonic.

Although Liuwei Dihuang Pill is the "first brother" of kidney tonic, it was used in pediatrics in the Northern Song Dynasty. According to Qian Yi's Guide to Children's Medical Certificates in the Northern Song Dynasty, Liuwei Dihuang Pill can treat infants with slow fontanel closure.

Later, through the continuous exploration and discovery of medical scientists, the efficacy of Liuwei Dihuang Pill is more and more extensive, among which the efficacy of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney is the most widely used, which has contributed to the long development of traditional Chinese medicine.

Although it focuses on the effect of "tonifying kidney", Liuwei Dihuang Pill can be eaten without kidney deficiency!

Traditional Chinese medicine divides kidney deficiency into kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. Kidney yang deficiency is characterized by cold, cold hands and feet, pale face and easy fatigue; The main manifestations of kidney yin deficiency are flushing, fever, tinnitus and night sweats.

Therefore, in clinical application, Liuwei Dihuang Pill is mainly used to treat kidney yin deficiency syndrome, and it is effective for those with kidney yin deficiency to take Liuwei Dihuang Pill, but it may aggravate the symptoms for those with kidney yang deficiency.

Although Liuwei Dihuang Pill is good, you must not eat it indiscriminately.

What needs to be clear is that Liuwei Dihuang Pill is a medicine, not a health care product. Liuwei Dihuang Pill does not contain toxic and violent ingredients, but it also has side effects and contraindications, so it should not be eaten indiscriminately.

Deng Cong, deputy chief physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Nansha Central Hospital of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, said that Liuwei Dihuang Pill is mainly a tonic, which is easy to stagnate the spleen and hinder the stomach, aggravate the burden on the spleen and stomach, and cause loss of appetite and indigestion. In addition, the drugs for nourishing yin in Liuwei Dihuang Pills will aggravate the pathogenic dampness, leaving damp heat in the body, leading to sore tongue and yellow urine.

Therefore, in addition to kidney-yang deficiency, the following three types of people are not suitable for taking Liuwei Dihuang Pills:

1, the main symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency and cold are backache, fear of cold and loose stool. Taking Liuwei Dihuang Pill blocks spleen and stomach transport, causing gastrointestinal discomfort such as diarrhea;

2. Among the patients with damp-heat syndrome, the main manifestations of damp-heat syndrome are bitter taste and yellow urine. Liuwei Dihuang Pill will aggravate damp heat and should not be taken.

3, patients with colds, the principle of treatment of colds is "scattered", however, Liuwei Dihuang Pills are mostly greasy drugs, which will leave exogenous pathogens in the body after taking them, and colds are difficult to cure.

Of course, even if it is suitable for taking Liuwei Dihuang Pill, it can't be taken for a long time, so as to avoid toxic side effects. It is generally recommended to take it for a week after one month, or take it for a day or two after rest. If the symptoms do not improve obviously after taking Liuwei Dihuang Pill continuously, you should stop taking the medicine immediately and seek medical advice in time.

Expansion: What's the difference between Liuwei Dihuang Pill and Baizhi Dihuang Pill?

Besides the well-known Liuwei Dihuang pills, white Dihuang pills are also very common. What's the difference between these two medicines?

In fact, Baizhi Dihuang Pill adds Anemarrhena and Cortex Phellodendri on the basis of six components of Liuwei Dihuang Pill, and its efficacy and indications are different from Liuwei Dihuang Pill. The main function of Baizhi Dihuang Pill is to nourish yin and reduce fire, which is mainly used to treat yin deficiency and fire hyperactivity syndrome.

So what kind of Dihuang pill to take depends on the actual situation, and it is best to take it under the guidance of a doctor.

After reading this article, do you still think "Liuwei Dihuang Pill" is a magic medicine? Liuwei Dihuang Pill does have many effects, but it can't be taken as a health care product, otherwise it will only be counterproductive. The most important thing is not how to tonify the kidney by taking medicine, but to develop a good lifestyle and avoid the bad habit of hurting the kidney.