Shen Si Pill and Roukou Shen Si Pill are two commonly used Chinese patent medicines for treating spleen and kidney yang deficiency and diarrhea. Although these two words are different, their functions are quite different. Details are as follows. According to the composition of the medicine, Shen Si Pill consists of five Chinese medicines: nutmeg, psoralea corylifolia, Schisandra chinensis, Evodia rutaecarpa and jujube. In the prescription, Psoralea corylifolia warms kidney to help yang, warms spleen to stop diarrhea; Evodia rutaecarpa warms the liver, spleen, stomach and kidney to dispel cold, and helps yang to stop diarrhea; Nutmeg warms the spleen and stomach, astringents the intestines and stops diarrhea; Schisandra chinensis is sour, tonifying kidney and benefiting qi, astringent and antidiarrheal; Ginger warms the stomach and dispels the cold, and jujube strengthens the spleen and nourishes the stomach. All the medicines are matched, and the spleen and kidney supplement each other. When the mission is full of fire, the spleen can be healthy, and the power of warming yang and astringing intestines complement each other, which plays the role of warming kidney and strengthening spleen, warming yang and dispelling cold, astringing intestines and stopping diarrhea. Roukou Shen Si Pill is based on Shen Si Pill, in which Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis and Fructus Jujubae are removed, and Radix Aucklandiae, Papaver Shell, Fructus Chebulae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Zingiberis Rhizoma and Atractylodis Rhizoma are added. Papaver shell and terminalia chebula meat enter the lung and large intestine meridian, and their astringent and antidiarrheal effects are stronger than those of Schisandra chinensis. Poppy shell is toxic, and it is easy to be addicted after long-term use, so it is not suitable for frequent use. Radix Aucklandiae and Radix Paeoniae Alba harmonize liver and spleen and shun qi; Dried ginger and Atractylodes macrocephala warm the middle warmer to dispel cold, benefit qi and strengthen the spleen. The combination of various medicines enhances the efficacy of warming the middle warmer, dispelling cold, invigorating qi, strengthening spleen, astringing intestines and stopping diarrhea. In terms of efficacy, Shen Si Pill has the functions of warming kidney and strengthening spleen, warming yang and dispelling cold, astringing intestine and stopping diarrhea. It is often used for diseases such as life-threatening fire failure, deficiency of both spleen and kidney, common cold, anorexia, chronic diarrhea, diarrhea in the fifth watch, abdominal distension or abdominal pain, loose stool, backache and cold limbs, and sallow complexion. Roukou Shen Si Pill has the functions of warming middle warmer, dispelling cold, invigorating spleen and stopping diarrhea. Commonly used for constipation, diarrhea at dawn, abdominal pain and diarrhea with bowel sounds, loss of appetite, sallow complexion, emaciation, backache and leg weakness. From the point of clinical application and treatment, Shen Si Pill is mainly aimed at diarrhea caused by spleen-kidney yang deficiency, and is more suitable for those with mild spleen-stomach deficiency and cold symptoms, severe kidney-yang deficiency symptoms, soreness of waist and knees and obvious wind-cold symptoms. On the basis of Shen Si Pill, Roukou Shen Si Pill has increased the effects of warming the middle warmer, dispelling cold, invigorating qi, strengthening the spleen, astringing the intestine and stopping diarrhea. It is more suitable for those with severe spleen-stomach deficiency and cold symptoms, strong internal coldness, mild kidney-yang deficiency symptoms and inconspicuous waist and knee symptoms. In a word, Shen Si Pill and Roukou Shen Si Pill have different names, but their ingredients and effects are quite different. To put it simply, it is more appropriate to take Shen Si Pill for diarrhea caused by deficiency of spleen and kidney yang and kidney meridian. It is more suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold to take Roukou Shen Si Pill. Ok, so much for today's health knowledge. If you like it, please pay attention to the popularization of TCM health knowledge in time, and I will continue to bring you quality content! Disclaimer: The above content comes from the Internet, and the copyright belongs to the original author. If there is any infringement of your original copyright, please let us know and we will delete the relevant content as soon as possible.