Difference between Liu Jun Zi Wan and Xiang Sha Liu Jun Wan

The difference between Liu Jun Zi Wan and Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Wan lies in the different composition, efficacy and main treatment of the herbs. For example, Liu Jun Zi Wan and Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Wan can both treat spleen and stomach disorders, but Liu Jun Zi Wan is more on regulating qi and resolving phlegm (regulating the body’s qi to resolve phlegm), while Xiang Sha Liu Jun Wan is more on harmonizing the stomach and relieving pain. Liu Jun Zi Pill is composed of Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Poria. It has the effects of tonifying the spleen, benefiting the vital energy, drying dampness and resolving phlegm (removing phlegm from the body with dampness-drying drugs). It is used in treating weak spleen and stomach, poor food intake, abdominal distension and loose stools (thin and unformed feces). It should be noted that it is contraindicated in pregnant women; it is not applicable to yin deficiency of the spleen and stomach (deficiency of yin fluid in the spleen and stomach), which is mainly manifested as dry mouth, red tongue and little fluid. Xiangsha Liujun Pill is composed of Mu Xiang, Sha Ren, Codonopsis Pilosulae, Fried Atractylodes Macrocephalae, Poria, and so on. It has the effect of benefiting qi, strengthening the stomach and harmonizing the stomach. It is used for spleen deficiency and qi stagnation, indigestion, belching (hiccup) with little food, epigastric (abdominal) distension, and loose stools. If you need to use this medicine, please go to a professional medical institution and use it under the guidance of a professional physician.