Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicines with Similar Functions

Long-term use of Western medicine can lead to drug resistance and side effects. Therefore, many people seek Chinese patent medicines with similar efficacy for treating various illnesses. Many Chinese patent medicines share similar functions, and their usage should be tailored to the specific symptoms of the patient. What are some of the Chinese patent medicines that have the function of replenishing qi, strengthening the exterior, and stopping sweating? Let's introduce a few below.

1. Yupingfeng Granules (Oral Liquid, Soft Capsules)

Ingredients: Astragalus, Atractylodes macrocephala (fried), Saposhnikovia divaricata. Indications: It replenishes qi, strengthens the exterior, and stops sweating. Used for symptoms of insufficient exterior defense, spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind, pale complexion, or weakness and susceptibility to wind pathogens.

2. Beiqi Oral Liquid

Ingredients: Astragalus, Honey. Indications: It replenishes qi and strengthens the spleen. Used for symptoms of spontaneous sweating, weakness in the limbs, and prolonged illness causing weakness due to insufficient spleen qi.

3. Ganshuning Granules

Ingredients: Jujube, Chinese Wolfberry, Dogwood Fruit, Tussah Silkworm Larva, Schisandra, Ginseng Stem and Leaf Glycosides, Hawthorn, Yinchen. Indications: It replenishes qi and strengthens the spleen. Used for symptoms of fatigue, spontaneous sweating or loose stools, abdominal bloating after eating, yellow complexion, and poor appetite caused by spleen qi deficiency.

4. Runfei Gao

Ingredients: Laiyang Pear Extract, Codonopsis, Prepared Astragalus, Purple Coneflower (honey-fried), Stemona (honey-fried), Fritillaria cirrhosa. Indications: It lubricates the lungs, replenishes qi, stops cough, and resolves phlegm. Used for symptoms of weak lung qi, chest tightness, chronic cough with phlegm, and spontaneous sweating due to shortness of breath.

5. Lingzhi Yishou Capsules

Ingredients: Ganoderma lucidum, Astragalus, Panax notoginseng, Epimedium, Danshen, Prepared Polygonum multiflorum, Taxillus chinensis, Ginseng, Schisandra. Indications: It replenishes qi, strengthens the foundation, and nourishes the liver and kidneys. Used for symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath with spontaneous sweating, insomnia with dreams, dizziness, and soreness in the waist and knees.

6. Rongqi Shen Capsules

Ingredients: Chinese Wolfberry, Cistanche deserticola, Epimedium, Ginseng, Raspberry Leaf, Atractylodes lancea. Indications: It tonifies the kidneys and replenishes qi. Used as adjuvant therapy for spleen and kidney deficiency, manifesting as fatigue, shortness of breath with spontaneous sweating, abdominal bloating with poor appetite, and soreness in the waist and knees.

7. Qidong Yangxue Capsules

Ingredients: Astragalus, Polygonatum, Ginseng, Angelica sinensis, Poria cocos, Chicken Gizzard Membrane, Donkey-hide Gelatin, Cordyceps sinensis. Indications: It replenishes qi and nourishes the blood, strengthens the spleen, and benefits the kidneys. Used as adjuvant therapy for the elderly or those with prolonged illness, manifesting as fatigue, lack of energy, dizziness with spontaneous sweating, decreased appetite, and weakness due to muscle loss.

8. Shenrong Sanshen Capsules

Ingredients: Sun-dried Ginseng, Deer Antler, Cow Kidney, Donkey Kidney, Dog Kidney. Indications: It replenishes qi and supports yang. Used for symptoms of kidney yang deficiency, manifesting as fatigue, soreness in the waist and legs, tinnitus, and spontaneous sweating.