What is the difference between Gui Fu Di Huang Wan and Gou Deer Kidney Replenishing Pill?

The difference between Gui Su Di Huang Wan and Gu Deer Kidney Replenishing Pills lies in the composition, efficacy, and effects of the drugs. 1. Different compositions: Dihuang Pill consists of cinnamon, epimedium, ripe rhizome, cornelian cherry, oyster skin, Chinese yam, Poria, and zedoary; Gui Deer Kidney Replenishing Pill consists of salted Semen Cuscutae, Horny Goat Weed, Sequence of Seasonal Fruit, Lock-Yang, Dog’s Spurgeon, Sour Jujubae Seed, Prepared Polygonum Multiflorum, Roasted Licorice, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, Deer Antler Gelatin, Cooked Rhizoma Di Huang, Gelatinum Tortoiseshellae, Golden Cherry Seed, Roasted Astragalus Membranaceus, Chinese Yam, Raspberry. 2. Different efficacy: Gui Huidi Huang Pill has the effect of warming and tonifying kidney yang (warming and replenishing kidney yang); Gui Deer Kidney Replenishing Pill has the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang (tonifying and benefiting kidney yang), benefiting the qi and blood, and strengthening the sinews and bones. 3. Different effects: Gui Fu Di Huang Wan is used for treating impotence and weakness of waist and knees caused by deficiency of kidney yang and cough; Gu Deer Kidney Replenishing Pill is used for treating weakness caused by deficiency of kidney yang, fatigue of spirit, dizziness and coldness of semen. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Gui Fu Di Huang Wan are not clear, and should not be taken by patients with cold and fever, and is not suitable for people with Yin deficiency and internal heat. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Guolu Kidney Replenishing Pill are not clear, it is forbidden for those who are allergic to this product, and people with allergies should be cautious. When using medication, you need to be guided by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the evidence and use the medication, do not use the medication arbitrarily, so as to avoid adverse consequences.