Kuntai capsule and Liuwei Di Huang Wan are not recommended to be taken together. Those with yin deficiency and fire are advised to take Kuntai capsule, while those with kidney yin deficiency are advised to take Liuwei Di Huang Wan.
Kuntai Capsule is composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Coptidis, Radix Scutellariae, Poria and Colla Corii Asini, which has the effect of nourishing yin and clearing away heat, and removing annoyance and tranquilizing the mind.
This product can be used before and after menopause evidence of yin deficiency and fire, symptoms of hot flashes, red face, sweating, night sweating, restlessness, insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, lumbar and knee pain and weakness, hands and feet, and heart fever; women’s ovarian dysfunction and menopausal syndrome to see the above manifestations.
Adverse reactions of this product is occasionally seen after taking the drug abdominal distension, stomach pain, can be changed to take the drug after meals or stop taking the drug, yang deficiency of the body should not use this product.
The Six-flavored Dihuang Pill is composed of Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Rhizoma Zedoariae, Poria, Mudan Pi, Chinese yam, etc. It has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, and it can treat the conditions of lumbar and knee soreness and softness caused by kidney yin deficiency, dizziness and tinnitus, spermatorrhea and night sweating. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear.
The two have different functions and treatments, patients should choose the medication according to their conditions and should not use them blindly, and they contain the same ingredients such as Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, which may increase the risk of overdose, so it is not recommended to take them together.
If you need to use medication, please follow the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medication, so as not to affect your health.