Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang (Trichosanthes, Allium, and Wine Decoction) — Herbal Remedy for Chest painful obstruction (xiong bi): chest pain radiating to the back, chest tightness, shortness of breath, worse in cold weather. Modern: angina pectoris, coronary artery disease, costochondritis, chest wall pain | Living Netism

The principal formula for "xiong bi" (chest painful obstruction), characterized by chest pain, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. In TCM, this pattern occurs when phlegm and qi stagnation obstr