Yin deficiency and fire exuberance (deficiency of Yin essence in the body, resulting in hyperactive fire) and Yang deficiency and internal cold do not exist at the same time, but appear separately. Yin deficiency and fire can be treated with Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan and other medicines; Yang deficiency and internal cold can be treated with Pian Zi Li Zhong Wan and Gui Su Di Huang Wan and other medicines. The specific medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.
1. Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan: with the effect of nourishing yin and lowering fire (nourishing yin essence and lowering fire), it can be used for symptoms such as hot flashes (a burst of heat), night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping sweating after waking up), dry mouth and sore throat, etc., which are caused by yin deficiency and fire exuberance. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this product are not clear.
2. Radix Rehmanniae Pill: with the effect of warming the middle and strengthening the spleen, it can be used for cold pain in the epigastrium (feeling cold pain in the stomach and abdomen), vomiting and diarrhea caused by coldness in the spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach weakness and cold). It is forbidden for those who are allergic to this product, not suitable for patients with cold and fever, and should be used with caution in pregnant women, and should be taken under the guidance of physicians for patients with serious chronic illnesses, children, and breastfeeding women.
3. Gui Fu Di Huang Wan (桂附地黄丸): with the effect of warming and tonifying kidney yang (warming and replenishing kidney yang), it can be used for symptoms such as soreness and coldness of the waist and knees, urinary incontinence or reflux caused by insufficient kidney yang (lack of yang in the kidneys).
Note that this product is prohibited for those who are allergic to it, pregnant women should not take it, patients with cold and fever and those with Yin deficiency and internal heat should not take it, and patients with severe chronic diseases, children, and lactating women should take it under the guidance of a physician.
If you have a need for medication, go to a regular hospital to find a Chinese medicine practitioner to identify and guide the use of medication, not to buy their own medication to take, so as not to delay the condition.