Can Xiangsha Nourishing Stomach Pills Replace Radix Rehmanniae Pills?

Xiangsha Nourishing Stomach Pill has different efficacy and function with Piliangzhong Pill, so it can’t replace Piliangzhong Pill. 1. Xiangsha Nourishing Stomach Pill is composed of wood, sand nut, atractylodes, Chenpi, Poria, Semen Armeniacae, Xiangshou in vinegar, Fried Hovenia, Cardamom, Ginger and Houpu, Patchouli, Licorice, Ginger, and Jujubes, which has the effect of warming the middle part of the stomach and harmonizing the stomach (warming the spleen and stomach and regulating the stomach and internal organs). The drug is mainly used for stomach pain, plumpness (stomach distension and discomfort) caused by stomach yang deficiency, dampness and yin qi stagnation, symptomatic stomach pain hidden, epigastric stuffiness, vomiting acid, noisy (stomach similar to hunger, emptiness with burning sensation) discomfort, do not think of food, limb lethargy. Adverse reactions and contraindications of Xiangsha Nourishing Stomach Pill are not clear. Precautions for a light diet, avoid alcohol and spicy, cold, greasy food; avoid anger, depression, maintain a relaxed mood. 2. Radix Rehmanniae Pill is composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae, and it has the efficacy of warming and strengthening the spleen. It is used in treating deficiency and coldness of the spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach are weak and cold), cold pain in the epigastric region (stomach and epigastric region and abdomen feel cold and painful), vomiting and diarrhea, and lack of warmth in the hands and feet. The composition, efficacy and main treatment of the two medicines are different, and Xiangsha Nourishing Stomach Pill cannot be used as a substitute for Radix Rehmanniae Pill. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Radix Rehmanniae Pill are not clear. Precautions should be avoided indigestible food; cold and fever patients should not take. From the above, Xiangsha Nourishing Stomach Pill and Huizi Lizhong Pill have different efficacy and functions, so they can not replace Huizi Lizhong Pill. If there is a need for medication, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used blindly, so as not to cause adverse consequences.