What is the difference between Jianpi Wan and Guipi Wan?
Disease description:
Recently, I need to purchase medicine for treating spleen and stomach weakness, but I'm unsure whether to choose Jianpi Pills or Guipi Pills. I would like to learn more about the differences between Jianpi Pills and Guipi Pills.
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Jianpi Pills and Guipi Pills are both traditional Chinese medicine preparations used for treating spleen and stomach weakness, but they differ in composition, effects, and indications. The details are as follows:
1. Composition Comparison
Jianpi Pill: The main ingredients include ginseng, white atractylodes, tangerine peel, barley malt, hawthorn fruit, and citrus aurantium, among others.
Guipi Pill: The primary components include codonopsis, white atractylodes, honey-fried astragalus, honey-fried licorice, angelica root, and poria, among others.
2. Efficacy Comparison
Jianpi Pill: Its main functions are to strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, invigorate the stomach, and regulate qi to relieve stagnation. It is suitable for symptoms such as poor appetite, loose stools, abdominal fullness, and distension caused by weakness of the spleen and stomach.
Guipi Pill: Its main functions are to tonify qi and strengthen the spleen, nourish the blood, and calm the mind. It is suitable for symptoms such as palpitations, insomnia, shortness of breath, and fatigue caused by deficiency of both the heart and spleen.
3. Indications and Contraindications
Jianpi Pill: Suitable for cases of food accumulation caused by spleen deficiency.
Guipi Pill: Suitable for symptoms of dual deficiency of heart and spleen or failure of the spleen to control blood.
Whether using Jianpi Pills or Guipi Pills, administration should be guided by a physician. Individuals allergic to any component of these medicines should not use them.
