Patent ID: 8182845

Claim:
A method of treating a disease selected from the group consisting of myocardial infarction, heart failure, Alzheimer's disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering an effective amount of Rikkunshi-to to the subject to treat the disease and promote production of ghrelin, wherein said Rikkunshi-to comprises 3.0 to 4.0 weight parts of Atractylodes Lancea or Atractylodes, 2.0 to 4.0 weight parts of ginseng radix, 3.0 to 4.0 weight parts of pinelliae tuber, 3.0 to 4.0 weight parts of Poria Sclerotium, 2.0 weight part of zizyphi fructus, 2.0 to 4.0 weight parts of aurantii nobilis pericarpium, 1.0 to 1.5 weight parts of Glycyrrhiza radix , and 0.5 to 2.0 weight parts of zingiberis rhizoma.