Can I take Liuwei Dihuang Pills when preparing for pregnancy?

The key effect of Liuweihuang Pills is to replenish qi and blood. The main ingredients of this medicine are cooked rhubarb, Chinese yam, cornus officinalis, Alisma orientalis, coix seed, moutan bark, etc. Traditionally, it is used to treat various symptoms such as kidney yang deficiency and deficiency-heat inflammation, which cause dizziness, sore waist and weak legs, tinnitus, frequent spermatorrhea, and hot hands and feet. However, in recent years, Liuwei Dihuang Pills are also used in disease prevention and health care. So can I take Liuwei Dihuang Pills during the pregnancy preparation period?

Can I take Liuwei Dihuang Pills during pregnancy preparation?

Liuwei Dihuang Pills have the effect of replenishing qi and blood. It is used to treat tinnitus and dizziness caused by kidney yin deficiency and liver yin deficiency, sore waist and weak legs, spleen deficiency and dampness, hot hands and feet, frequent spermatorrhea, night sweats, and thirst. If the patient has kidney deficiency, he can use Liuwei Dihuang Pills, which have the effects of replenishing Qi and blood. Modern pharmacological research shows that Liuwei Dihuang Pills can enhance immunity and replenish human essence. It can also be used for dizziness, insomnia, memory loss, back pain, weak legs, fatigue, etc. caused by excessive thinking and staying up late. Men can eat it during pregnancy preparation, but it is recommended not to self-diagnose, and take the medicine under the specific guidance of a doctor in the hospital.

Key effects of Liuwei Dihuang Pills:

Liuwei Dihuang Pills are mainly used to nourish and replenish kidney yang deficiency. Judging from the composition of the prescription, it can achieve the effect of tonifying the three yin simultaneously (tonifying kidney yin, clearing liver fire yin, and strengthening spleen yin). For example, cooked rehmannia can tonify kidney yin; Cornus officinalis can tonify the kidney simultaneously, and achieve the purpose of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang by clearing liver fire; Chinese yam can strengthen the spleen, stomach and kidney, and tonify the acquired nature by strengthening the spleen and stomach. It can be seen that Liuwei Dihuang Pills are more suitable for kidney yin deficiency, while those with yang deficiency should choose more suitable medicines.

To determine whether you have kidney yin deficiency, first look at the mouth, such as if the tongue is red and you often feel dry and thirsty; then look at the pulse rate to see if it is thin and beats fast; finally, whether you often have symptoms such as sweating, hot hands and feet, night sweats, frequent nocturnal emission, insomnia, dizziness, back pain and weak legs.