Bin-Gui Decoction

Bin-Gui Decoction,Chest pain.

Formulas Name : Bin-Gui Decoction

Chinese Name : 槟桂汤

Drug Formulation

Areca nut, Cinnamon Bark, Pueraria Root, Licorice (half the usual amount), Asarum, Pinellia (processed), Platycodon, Fructus Aurantii, Ligusticum, and Saposhnikovia—each in equal parts.

Source

*Complete Record of Medical Works*, Volume 183.

Benefits

Chest pain.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Bin-Gui Decoction,*Complete Record of Medical Works*, Volume 183.,Chest pain.

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