Are Jinkui Dihuang Wan and Jinkui Shenqi Wan the same?

Jinkui Shenqi Pills and Liuwei Dihuang Pills are two commonly used kidney-tonifying medicines. People who have yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, liver and kidney yin deficiency, and congenital renal insufficiency in daily life may take these two medicines. Many people think that these two medicines are both kidney-tonifying and yang-enhancing. Their effects are similar and they can replace each other or be taken together, but in fact there are some differences between these two medicines, and appropriate medicines should be selected for treatment according to different symptoms.

To put it simply, Liuwei Dihuang Pills are made up of six Chinese medicinal ingredients, namely, Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Chinese yam, Alisma orientalis, Cortex moutan and Coix seed. In the early days, Liuwei Dihuang Pills were mainly used to treat children with congenital developmental defects and language delays, but later people found that Liuwei Dihuang Pills had a very good effect on replenishing liver and kidney yin deficiency. Therefore, Liuwei Dihuang Pills are now mainly used to nourish kidney yang deficiency, and to treat symptoms such as tinnitus, dizziness, back pain, weak legs, thirst and frequent nocturnal emission caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency.

Jinkui Shenqi Pills, also known as Bawei Shenqi Pills and Bawei Dihuang Pills, is based on Zhang Zhongjing's Shenqi Pills for treating kidney deficiency and improving sexual ability, with the addition of Jiawei Achyranthes bidentata and Salt Plantago seed, thus expanding its therapeutic scope. It can be used to delay aging, enhance immunity, lower blood lipids and reduce blood fat, and it also has an improving effect on aortic atherosclerosis. The most important thing is that the two Chinese medicinal materials added to Jinkui Shenqi Pills can treat yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, and have a very good effect on the symptoms caused by yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, such as edema of the legs and feet.

On the surface, Jinkui Shenqi Pills and Liuwei Dihuang Pills are both used to treat kidney deficiency and improve sexual function, but the two medicines cannot replace each other or be taken together. Liuwei Dihuang Pills are a medicine for nourishing kidney yin, while Jinkui Shenqi Pills are a medicine for replenishing yang. If patients with liver and kidney yin deficiency take medicines for treating yin deficiency and excess fire, their condition will become worse. Therefore, Jinkui Shenqi Pills and Liuwei Dihuang Pills cannot replace each other, nor can they be taken separately. If you think you have symptoms of kidney deficiency, it is best to undergo a check-up and choose appropriate medication based on the doctor's professional judgment.