Under the guidance of doctor’s diagnosis, patients can choose to use either QuiShen Pills or JianShen Pills according to their symptoms and the efficacy of the medicines they need.
1. Spleen Pills: mainly composed of Atractylodes macrocephala, Polygonum multiflorum, Longan meat, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Radix Astragali, Poria, Radix et Rhizoma Pinelliae, Fructus Jujubaeae Radix, Radix Angelicae Sinensis and so on, which has the effect of nourishing the blood and tranquilizing the mind and benefiting the qi and strengthening the spleen, and it can be used for the treatment of insomnia and excessive sleepiness caused by deficiency of both the heart and the spleen, limb weariness, weakness, shortness of breath, palpitation, and dizziness.
2. Spleen Enhancement Pill: mainly composed of Atractylodes macrocephala, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Codonopsis Pilosulae, Citrus Aurantium Citri Reticulatae, Maltus Macrocephala, Hawthorn, etc., which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and opening up the stomach and can be clinically used for the treatment of epigastric (gastro-epigastric and abdominal) distension and fullness, weakness of the spleen and stomach, loose stools with scanty appetite (thin and unshapely feces), etc., and its adverse reactions and contraindications are still unclear.
The above drugs should be used under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner, and should not be taken blindly to avoid adverse effects on the body.