Yinhuang Granules and Pu Dilan Anti-inflammatory Tablets both have certain anti-inflammatory effects, but their clinical applications have their own focus, and there is no difference between good and bad.
Yinhuang Granules is made from the medicinal extracts of Honeysuckle and Scutellaria baicalensis, which are commonly used for clearing heat and inducing sore throat. It is used to improve the symptoms of fire-heat congestion such as dryness of the mouth and tongue, swelling and pain of the throat, fever and cough caused by heat and toxin attacking the lung system. Caution should be exercised if loose stools are present in spleen qi deficiency and cold syndrome. Avoid spicy and fishy food.
The main ingredients of Pu Dilan Anti-inflammatory Tablets are Scutellaria baicalensis, Dandelion, Dicotyledonin, Panax quinquefolium. It has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, subduing swelling and relieving pharynx. It is used for boils, mumps, lymphadenitis, tonsillitis and so on.
Adverse reactions include nausea and vomiting, itchy skin, acute urticaria after patients take it. It is not advisable to take warm and hot drugs at the same time during the medication. It should be used with caution in pregnant women and those who see abdominal pain, warmth and diarrhea in spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness.
When the above medication is needed, one should go to the hospital, choose the prescription and use the medication after a clear diagnosis by a physician, and take the medication according to the doctor’s instructions.