What are the effects of rhubarb pills?

Rhubarb Pill is mainly used to benefit the large and small intestines, and the specific use of the drug is subject to medical advice. Rhubarb Pill is a traditional Chinese medicine formula from Taiping Shenghui Fang, Volume 53, which has the effect of inducing diuresis in the large and small intestines, and is suitable for the treatment of constipation due to thirst and gastric heat. The ingredients of this drug mainly include Sichuan rhubarb (filed and slightly fried), Juniperus communis root, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Citrus aurantium husk (fried and slightly yellowed, pith removed), betel nut, and Gui Xin. Contraindications and adverse effects are not known. If thirst does not stop, add Dendrobium and Radix et Rhizoma Shengdi. For dry mouth, halitosis, toothache and epistaxis, add Gypsum, Zhi Mu and Huang Lian. For dry stools with difficulty in evacuation, add Huperzia and Manganese on this basis. Specific medication should be under the guidance of specialists and should not be used without authorization.