Gentian Diarrhea Pill and Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan are different in terms of ingredients, efficacy and effects, in which Gentian Diarrhea Pill is a medicine for treating dampness-heat of the liver and gallbladder (the accumulation of dampness-heat in the liver and gallbladder) while Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan is a medicine for treating yin deficiency-excessive fire (a deficiency of yin and essence in the body, resulting in the hyperactivity of fire in the deficiency). 1. Gentian Liver Pill: It contains gentian, Chaihu, Scutellaria baicalensis, Gardenia jasminoides, Zedoaria, Mouton, Plantago ovata and other traditional Chinese medicines, which has the effect of clearing the liver and gallbladder, and facilitating the effect of dampness-heat and can be used for treating dizziness and red eyes due to dampness-heat of the liver and gallbladder, tinnitus, deafness and darting in the ears, and coeruleal pain and bitterness of the mouth (pain in the coeruleal area, and bitterness of the mouth) and other symptoms. This product should be used with caution in pregnant women and those with stomach cold, while those with weak spleen and stomach should not take it for a long time. Its adverse effects are not clear. 2. Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan (知柏地黄丸): Containing Chinese medicinal ingredients such as Zhi Mu (知母), Huang Bai (黄柏), Shu Di Huang (熟地黄), Shan Yao (山药), Poria (茯苓) and Ze Xue Di (泽泻), etc., it has the efficacy of nourishing yin and lowering fire (nourishing the yin essence and reducing fire), and it can be used in the treatment of hot flashes (feverishness) caused by deficiency of yin and exuberance of fire, night sweating (abnormal sweating after falling asleep and ceasing sweating after waking up), ringing of the ears, dry mouth and throat, and urinating in short or reddish urine (small volume of urination with a dark yellow color). The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear, but it should be noted that pregnant women should be taken with caution, not suitable for patients with deficiency-cold syndrome, and should not be taken with cold and flu medicines. The above two proprietary Chinese medicines are different types of drugs, in its composition, efficacy, role are different, if you need to use, please under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the evidence, do not self-medication, so as not to affect your health.