The differences between Shu Liver and Stomach Pill and Da Chai Hu Tang are composition, efficacy and main treatment.
1. Difference in composition and efficacy: Shu Liver and Stomach Pill is composed of Xiang Fu, Paeonia lactiflora, Muxiang, Yujin, Lepidium, betel nut, etc. Its efficacy is to pacify the liver, relieve depression, harmonize the stomach and relieve pain. Da Chaihu Tang is composed of Chaihu, Paeoniae Alba, Citrus Aurantium, Semen Heterophyllum, Rhubarb, etc. Its effect is to reconcile the Shaoyang (treating external heat illnesses where the evil is in the half-expression and half-ripples), and internal diarrhea of the heat knot.
2. Difference in treatments: Shu Liver and Stomach Pill treats distension and pain in both hypochondriums caused by disharmony between the liver and stomach, pain in the stomach and epigastric region, lack of desire for food and drink, vomiting, and disorders of bowel movement. Da Chai Hu Tang treats Shao Yang-Yang Ming Syndrome, with symptoms such as cold and heat (the body is hot and cold at the same time), pain and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium (feeling fullness and discomfort in the front and sides of the chest), vomiting, boredom, and gastric constipation.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of Shu Liver and Stomach Pill and Da Chai Hu Tang are not known. The drugs should be used under the supervision of a physician.