Should I Choose Liuwei Dihuang Pills or Concentrated Pills?
Both Liuwei Dihuang Pill Capsules and Concentrated Pills are used to tonify the kidneys and strengthen yang, clearing liver fire and nourishing yin to tonify the kidneys. They have a significant therapeutic effect on symptoms such as male impotence and kidney deficiency. When men take Liuwei Dihuang Pills, the choice between capsules and concentrated pills mainly depends on the degree of kidney deficiency. Generally, mild kidney deficiency and impotence only require taking capsules with less potency, while concentrated pills have high active ingredients, so it is important to pay attention to not taking too much.
Liuwei Dihuang Capsules are mainly composed of prepared radix rehmanniae to nourish the kidneys and fill essence. It is supplemented by dogwood fruit to nourish the liver and astringe essence, and Chinese yam to nourish the spleen and solidify essence, which is the aspect of tonification. In addition, alisma orientalis is used to clear kidney fire and prevent the greasy nature of prepared radix rehmanniae; cortex moutan to clear liver fire and control the warmth of dogwood fruit; and poria cocos to infiltrate spleen dampness and assist in the healthy functioning of Chinese yam. These ingredients serve as adjuvant and messenger drugs, representing the aspect of purging. The six herbs complement each other, achieving a balance of tonification and purging, with tonification embedded in purging, complementing each other. They are a formula that combines tonification and purging, and are excellent medicines for nourishing the liver and kidneys, often used to treat symptoms such as liver and kidney insufficiency and flare-ups of deficient fire. Liuwei Dihuang Capsules can protect the kidney function of rats with chronic renal failure caused by adenine, significantly improve the kidney function of patients with chronic renal failure (cRF), and antagonize azidomycin-induced nephrotic syndrome in rats, manifesting as azotemia, hypoproteinemia, and hyperlipidemia. When combined with glucocorticoids, Liuwei Dihuang Capsules can assist in resolving edema, reducing urine protein, and alleviating centripetal obesity and femoral head necrosis. They have a significant therapeutic effect on chronic glomerulonephritis model rats and can protect the kidneys of elderly patients with hypertension when treating certain glomerulonephritis related to mesangial proliferation.
Concentrated pills are made by extracting and concentrating the active ingredients from medicinal herbs and then formulating them into pills. The extract is a viscous clear paste that replaces water and honey used in traditional preparation processes. Therefore, concentrated pills have the characteristics of high active ingredient content, easy absorption, no sugar content, small dosage, and stable quality. Capsules can mask the unpleasant bitter and odorous tastes of drugs, improve drug stability, have high bioavailability, compensate for the shortcomings of other solid dosage forms, and delay the release and targeted release of drugs.
