There is no saying that Gui Fu Di Huang Wan cannot be taken for more than how long, but when there is no improvement in symptoms after 2 weeks of taking the medicine, or when symptoms such as loss of appetite, headache, stomach discomfort occur, one should go to the hospital for consultation.
Gui Fu Di Huang Wan has the effect of warming and tonifying the kidney yang and consists of Cinnamon and Fructus Cinnamomi, which nourish the yin and nourish the blood, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, which nourishes the liver and kidneys, Cornus Officinalis, which nourishes the liver and kidneys, Yam, which nourishes the kidneys and strengthens the spleen, Poria and Ze Xie Di, which promote the movement of fluid to dispel dampness, and Mudan Pi, which diarrhines the fire.
This drug is often used in treating soreness and coldness of the waist and knees caused by kidney-yang deficiency, urinary dysfunction (unsmooth urination) but with excessive urination, as well as phlegm (a pathological product of impaired metabolism of water and fluid) and coughing and wheezing.
Avoid eating indigestible food during the period of taking the medicine, people with cold and fever should not take this product, and it is advisable to abstain from sexual intercourse during the period of treatment. For those with internal heat due to Yin deficiency, the product should not be used for symptoms such as irritable heat in the heart (irritable and stuffy heat), and heat in the hearts of hands and feet. Special people are advised to take this product under the guidance of a doctor. If there is no improvement in symptoms after 2 weeks of taking the medicine, or if symptoms such as loss of appetite, headache, gastric discomfort occur, one should go to the hospital for consultation.
Proprietary Chinese medicines need to be used under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner’s diagnosis, and should not be used privately, so as not to cause damage to the organism.