Can Shiquan Dajian Pill and Liuwei Di Huang Wan be taken together?

It is generally not recommended to take Shiquan Dajian Pill and Liuwei Di Huang Wan together. Shiquan Dahuang Pill is composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Poria, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, etc., which is known for its warming and tonifying effect on Qi and Blood. It is used for deficiency of qi and blood, pallor, shortness of breath and palpitation (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic), dizziness and spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, aggravated by sweating with slight movement). Avoid indigestible food, and should not be taken by patients with cold and fever. Six-flavored Dihuang Pill is composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Poria, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Cortex Eucommiae, Cortex Ovatae, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, and Rhizoma Zedoariae, which is nourishing and tonifying to kidney. It is used for kidney yin deficiency, dizziness and tinnitus, lumbar and knee soreness (a feeling of soreness and weakness in the waist and knees), night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, sweating stops after waking up) spermatorrhea. Avoid spicy food and should not take cold and flu medicines while taking the medicine. Both Shiquan Dazhuang Pill and Liuwei Di Huang Pill belong to the category of nourishing traditional Chinese medicine, and both contain Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata and Poria, which may cause excessive dosage of medicine if taken at the same time, aggravating the burden on the patient’s gastrointestinal tract, resulting in abdominal pain, diarrhea, stomach distension and other adverse reactions. Therefore, it is not recommended to take the two together, and should not be taken by patients with fever and cold. If you need to take the above drugs, should be used under the guidance of a doctor, do not blindly use their own medicine, to avoid the adverse consequences of self-medication.