The effects and differences between Huanglian Shangqing Pills and Gardenia Jinhua Pills

The function of Huanglian Shangqing Pill is to dissipate wind and clear heat, diarrhea fire and relieve pain, and the function of Gardenia Golden Flower Pill is to clear heat and diarrhea fire, cool the blood and detoxify the toxin. The difference between the two lies in the different drugs, efficacy and main treatment.
Drugs: Huang Huang Zi Shang Qing Wan is composed of Rhizoma Coptidis, Gardenia jasminoides, Fructus Crataegi, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Platycodon Grandiflorus, Gypsum, Forsythia, Bramble seed, Fenghuang, Thornybush, Scutellaria baicalensis, Chrysanthemum and Mentha aristolochiae.
Efficacy: Huang Huang Zi Shang Qing Wan has the efficacy of dispersing wind and clearing heat, diarrhea and pain relief, Gardenia Jin Hua Wan has the efficacy of clearing heat and diarrhea, cooling blood and detoxification.
Treatment: Huanglian Shangqing Pill can treat tooth pain caused by wind-heat attacking, lung and stomach heat, etc. Gardenia Jinhua Pill can treat mouth and tongue sores caused by lung and stomach heat.
Huanglian Shangqing pill and gardenia gold pill adverse reaction has not been clear, taking medicine avoid smoking, alcohol and spicy food. It is not suitable to take tonic Chinese medicine at the same time during the period of taking medicine. Huanglian Shangqing Pill is forbidden for people with cold spleen and stomach.
Drugs in the physician’s guidance to use, do not self-medication .