Can patchouli pills be taken with herbs that tonify the kidneys?

You should not take herbal medicines that tonify the kidneys while taking Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Pill, as it may affect the efficacy and aggravate the condition. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Pill is composed of Perilla frutescens, Patchouli, Chen Pi, Angelica dahurica, Poria, Fried Atractylodes macrocephala, Ginger, Dabu Pi, Jujubes, Pinellia, Platycodonis, Glycyrrhiza, and so on. It has the efficacy of resolving dampness and relieving surface, harmonizing the middle and regulating qi. Clinically, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Pill can be used for treating headache, body drowsiness, fear of cold, fever, abdominal distension, diarrhea and vomiting after summer-dampness cold. Adverse reactions and contraindications are not exact. Chinese medicine believes that there is an evil in the surface needs to solve the surface first, not at the same time take tonic medicine, tonic medicine is tonic medicine, and the presence of dampness, taking tonic medicine may be nourishing and greasy, resulting in dampness can not be cleared, affecting the therapeutic effect, or even aggravate the condition. Take patchouli pills need the guidance of a doctor, do not self-medication.