Can you take Xiangsha Liu Junzi Pills for ulcerative colitis?

The correct name of Xiangsha Liujunzi Pill is Xiangsha Liujunwan, ulcerative colitis can usually take Xiangsha Liujunwan, and it is recommended to take it under the guidance of a doctor. Patients with ulcerative colitis have symptoms such as recurrent diarrhea, mucus-pus-blood stools, and abdominal pain, which is closer to diarrhea or dysentery in Chinese medicine. Xiangsha Liujun Wan is mainly composed of Codonopsis pilosulae, Atractylodes macrocephala, Radix et Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephala, Poria, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Semen Siberianum, Wood Fragrance, and Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae. It has the efficacy of benefiting the qi and strengthening the spleen (regulating the qi of the spleen and the stomach) and harmonizing the stomach, and it can be used for treating the symptoms of spleen deficiency with stagnation of qi, dyspepsia, belching (burp), poor eating, distension of the epigastric region, and loose bowel movement. Therefore, Xiangsha Liujun Pill is also useful for patients with ulcerative colitis to relieve their symptoms. However, the adverse reactions and contraindications of the drug are not clear, and it should be used under the guidance of a doctor.