Though both of them are rhizomes of plants, they belong to different plants and their effects and functions are also different. Chijin vine is the root or stem and leaves of the plant Chijin vine in the family of Fangji, which is bitter, pungent and cold in nature. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxification (clearing away heat and toxicity in the body), dispelling wind and relieving pain (dissipating wind evil and relieving pain in the muscles and bones), and inducing diuresis and eliminating oedema (relieving urine and eliminating oedema). The main sore throat; carbuncle sores; poisonous snake bite; rheumatism paralysis; stomachache; foot edema. Chicken shit vine is the whole grass and root of the dicotyledonous plant medicine, Rubiaceae, with sweet taste and flat nature, it has the efficacy of removing dampness, eliminating food, relieving pain and detoxification. It is used in the treatment of rheumatism paralysis; food accumulation (the accumulation of food in the stomach due to indigestion) and abdominal distension; pediatric chancre (a kind of chronic disease of children, which manifests as emaciation, abnormal eating and drinking, abdominal distension, and thinning of hair withered and yellowish, etc.). The adverse effects of the above drugs are not known. Patients are advised to consult a doctor if they feel unwell, and should not self-medicate to avoid delaying their condition.