Difference between Chaihu Shu Liver Pills and Longdian Diarrhea Liver Pills



The differences between Chaihu Shu Liver Pill and Longdian Diarrhea Pill include different drug composition and different main treatments.

Different drug composition: Chaihu Shu Liver Pill is composed of Poria cocos, fried Citrus aurantium dulcis, white peony in wine, licorice, cardamom, vinegared spices, Chen Pi, Platycodon grandiflorus, ginger and thick Park etc.; Gentian Liver Pill is composed of gentian, Chaihu, Scutellaria baicalensis, Gardenia jasminoides (fried), Ze Xeroderma japonica, Mutong, Plantago asiatica (fried in salt), Angelica sinensis (fried in wine), Dihuang (Chinese wildflower) and Radix et rhizoma Glycyrrhizae radix.

Different treatments: Chaihu Shu Liver Pill is used for chest and hypochondrium (a collective term for the chest and rib area) congestion, food stagnation, vomiting and acidity caused by liver-qi disharmony; Longdian Diarrheal Liver Pill is used for dizziness and red eyes caused by liver and gallbladder dampness-heat (damp-heat evil qi stagnation in the liver and gallbladder), tinnitus and deafness, dystocia and bitterness of the mouth (pain in the area of dystocia and rib area and bitterness of the mouth), redness of the urine, and damp-heat leucorrhoea.

Those with weak spleen and stomach should not take Gentian Liver Disease Pills for a long time, and pregnant women and those with stomach cold should be cautious of using Gentian Liver Disease Pills.

If you feel unwell, please consult a doctor. If medication is needed, it should be diagnosed by a doctor and regulated in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.