Once because of these two kinds of drugs, I once went home to take the bus car witnessed a couple to argue, the woman said: this drug is difficult to drink, drink the tears out of the eyes! The man said: not ah, how I remember a little sweet, not so exaggerated it! Finally two people for this also bet a meal, the loser please eat! In fact, I want to say:Betting with your girlfriend, winning counts as losing haha! What's more, it's not actually winning or losing!

To make it easier to understand, I've gone through it specifically2010 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and found that this is in fact the same drug that belongs to the same family!Does that mean it makes no difference? Not really, sometimes you can have serious adverse reactions if you drink the wrong one, and you may even go to jail for this drug!

Driving after drinking patchouli is a DUI, while patchouli liquid is not!

Turning to the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, you will find that the two main ingredients of Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui and Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Liquid are identical, except for the different excipients! But it's this different excipients that you'll find patchouli zhengqi water excipients are dried ginger and ethanol!

而The excipients of Patchouli Liquid do not contain ethanol! It's just polysorbate-80 and cinnamon oil, which improves the taste., which is the main reason why one of that couple drinks it bitterly and the other a little sweet, because the woman drinks patchouli water and the man used to drink patchouli liquid!

The reason for this difference is that the Chinese Pharmacopoeia records that the twoThe production preparation process is different! Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui takes ethanol percolation method and water decoction method to obtain, the leaching preparation contains ethanol as high as 40% to 50%; while Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Liquid uses water reflux distillation method and water decoction method, the leaching preparation does not contain ethanol.So pay attention: don't drive immediately after drinking patchouli, there is a possibility of drunk driving, and also can't take some cephalosporin antibiotic drugs, easy to produce disulfiram-like adverse reactions, facial flushing, palpitations, chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, dyspnea, chest pain, cardiac infarction, acute liver damage or even convulsions, which may ultimately lead to death!

So that's the difference why Patchouli Zhengqi Water has one more drug insert precaution than Patchouli Zhengqi Liquid!

Therefore.Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui has a fierce medicinal effect, and should be used under the guidance of a doctor when taken by children or the elderly and weak. And Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Oral Liquid does not contain alcohol, good taste, no stimulation to the stomach and intestines, suitable for the elderly, women and children!

Whether it's Patchouli or Patchouli Liquid, there's one thing you have to be reminded of!

Key Note: Neither should be taken for long periods of time! This is because both contain raw hemicrania as the main ingredient!

The Chinese herbal medicine "raw half-summer", also known as hemp taro, three-step jump, etc., taste pungent, warm, to the spleen, stomach, lung meridian, with drying dampness and phlegm, descending reversal to stop vomiting, eliminating the efficacy of plaque dispersal, and so on.However, note: Raw hemicrania is toxic and can be fatal if consumed in excess.

Patchouli Zhengqi Liquid and Patchouli Zhengqi Water are both derived from the same Chinese medicine formula - Patchouli Zhengqi San, which is further prepared, along with pills, capsules, drops and other dosage forms. Although they are prepared from the same formula, the dosage forms are different, the production process is different, and the clinical efficacy and application are different.

First, the original formula - Patchouli.

Ingredients: dahurica, dahuric dahurica, perilla, poria, semixiaquatu, atractylodes macrocephala, tangerine peel, Houpu, platycodonopsis, patchouli, roasted licorice, ginger, jujube

Effects: Relieving exterior dampness, regulating Qi and harmonizing the middle.

Indications: External wind-cold, internal dampness stagnation.

Explanation: The formula mainly uses patchouli to remove dampness, regulate qi and neutralize the middle part of the body as well as to relieve epidemics; supplemented with Su Ye and Angelica Dahurica to relieve epidemics and dispel cold as well as dampness stagnation, so that the three medicines are combined together to relieve epidemics and remove dampness more powerfully. Houpu and Dabu Pi remove dampness and stagnation, Semixia and Chen Pi regulate qi and harmonize the stomach, subdue rebelliousness and stop vomiting, and Platycodon grandiflorus declares the lung. Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala, licorice and jujube are complementary herbs to benefit qi and strengthen the spleen to help transportation and digestion. The combination of various drugs, so that the wind-cold can be relieved and cold and heat removed, qi smooth chest septum Shu, spleen and stomach harmonization, vomiting and diarrhea stop.

Secondly, patchouli.

Patchouli Zhengqi water contains not only water and alcohol, its alcohol content reached 40% to 50%, so some of the drugs inside the antidepressant active ingredient solubility is higher, so for the external wind-cold, bad wind, headache, fever is more suitable.

But it tastes bad and is, after all, a highly concentrated alcohol, so it should not be used by those with alcohol allergies, those who drive, or those who take cephalosporin antibiotics.

Third, Patchouli Liquid

Patchouli Liquid can be considered as an alternative to Patchouli Zhengqi Water, after all, Patchouli Zhengqi Water is really hard to drink, Patchouli Liquid is prepared without alcohol, it contains polysorbate-80 and cinnamon bark oil, so it has a slightly sweet taste.

Therefore, in terms of efficacy, it is second to Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui, mainly used for external wind-cold, internal injuries and dampness stagnation evidence, the surface evidence of the milder.

Lastly, Patchouli Liquid and Patchouli Water are not for heat stroke!!!!

Love campaign, please stop giving away patchouli liquid and patchouli water!

Though Ichthyosis is able to get rid of heatstroke, what it can treat is actually yin heatstroke, not heatstroke in direct sunlight!

Yin heat mainly refers to: "air-conditioning disease", "refrigerator disease", the main manifestations are: heavy and aching limbs, fever without sweating, headache and dizziness, drowsiness, chest tightness, nausea and vomiting, lack of appetite, loose stools, etc.

Also Patchouli should not be used to prevent heat stroke.

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1 Medication distinction:

There is no ethanol (alcohol) in Patchouli Oral Liquid; Patchouli Zhengqi Water contains ethanol (alcohol).

Basis: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, a 2015 edition.

The details are as follows:

1.1 The preparation of Patchouli Zhengqi Oral Liquid is included in the In the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, a 2015 edition, page 1726:

Filtration, filtrate and ethanol extract combined, recovery of ethanol, add patchouli oil, perilla leaf oil mixture, mixing, add water to make the full amount of 1025 ml, with sodium hydroxide solution to adjust the PH5.8-6.2, filling, sterilization, that is, obtained. Therefore there is no ethanol (alcohol) in Patchouli Zhengqi Oral Liquid.

1.2 The method of preparation of Patchouli Zhengqi Water is included in the In the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, a 2015 edition, page 1728:

Cangzhu, Chenpi, Houpu, and Angelica dahurica were macerated with 60% ethanol as solvent for 24 hours and then percolated.

Patchouli oil and Perilla leaf oil are dissolved in ethanol in appropriate amounts.

Combine the above body fluids, mix, adjust the ethanol content with ethanol and water in the right amount, and make the full amount into 2050 ml, stand, filter, fill, that is. Therefore patchouli orthopedic water contains ethanol (alcohol).

2 Differences in use

2.1 You must not drive after taking Patchouli Zhengqi Water; you may drive after taking Patchouli Zhengqi Oral Liquid.

Basis: drug insert;

Because Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui contains ethanol, therefore, in the precautions of several manufacturers in the instructions of Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui, it is emphasized that: this product contains ethanol (alcohol), and it is not permitted to drive a machine, car, ship, engage in aerial work, mechanical work and operate precision instruments after taking the medicine.

In contrast, there is no alcohol in Patchouli Oral Liquid, and there are no no no-driving precautions in the instructions.

2.2 Some cephalosporins should not be taken after taking Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui; there is no such precaution for Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Oral Liquid.

Basis: drug insert;

Because Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui contains ethanol, it is emphasized in the precautions of several manufacturers in the instructions of Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui: this product contains ethanol (alcohol), and should not be used in combination with cephalosporins (e.g., cephalosporin, cefuroxime, ceftazidime, etc.), metronidazole, tinidazole, ketoconazole, and furazolidone during the administration of this drug in order to avoid a disulfiram-like reaction.

In contrast, there is no alcohol in Patchouli Oral Liquid, and the instructions do not include the above precautions.

The above is a personal argument, not as a medication guide, please use the medication after diagnosis by a TCM doctor, if you have any questions, please leave a comment at the bottom of the article.

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With the summer heat approaching, do you go to the drugstore and buy patchouli water or patchouli liquid? ...... buy both, the names are similar anyway.

I believe that many friends will have a similar experience, go to the pharmacy to buy drugs easily confused, especially patchouli Zhengqi water and patchouli Zhengqi liquid just a word difference, but the composition of the efficacy is not the same, if you are not careful to take the wrong will bring great harm to the body.

The biggest difference between the ingredients is whether or not they contain ethanol

Patchouli Zhengqi Liquid and Patchouli Zhengqi Water are both liquid preparations, but from the production process to the taste, they are two completely different medicines. The biggest difference lies in the fact that Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui contains 40%~50% ethanol, while Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Liquid does not contain ethanol, and Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui has a slightly bitter taste while Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Liquid has a slightly sweet taste.

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differing degrees of efficacy

The ingredients of Iohe Xiang Zheng Qi Shui are all herbs with pungent and warm medicinal properties, which are suitable for gastrointestinal colds caused by cold diseases. For example, frequent drinking of cold beverages, fruits and vegetables in summer, or prolonged exposure to cold air resulting in chills and fever, lack of appetite, accompanied by nausea and bloating, or even diarrhea and abdominal pain.

Patchouli Liquid is indicated for symptoms such as high fever, thirst, sweating, dizziness and nausea caused by prolonged exposure to summer heat and high temperatures.

It should be noted that in patchouli Zhengqi water contains alcohol, so before and after taking patchouli Zhengqi water 7 days, it is best not to take cephalosporins at the same time, in order to avoid the occurrence of disulfiram-like reaction, facial flushing, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and other symptoms, can also lead to severe chest pain, myocardial infarction, convulsions and other symptoms or even death!

You should avoid driving for 30 minutes after taking patchouli, to avoid "fake drunk driving".